An impeccable Cockney rhyme, though it may offend purists of speech, is burnt cinders ‘windows’; whilst fairy snuff ‘fair enough’ is certainly a true rhyme despite its extra s.
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fairy snuff ! — Exclam. That s reasonable! A pun on fair enough. Cf furry muff and hairy muff … English slang and colloquialisms
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furry muff — interjection fair enough Syn: fairy snuff … Wiktionary
furry muff ! — Exclam. That s reasonable! A pun on fair enough. Cf. fairy snuff … English slang and colloquialisms
hairy muff! — Exclam. O.K., that s reasonable! A pun on fair enough. Cf furry muff , fairy snuff … English slang and colloquialisms
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