Nausea Rhymes

[Birchy]

Is the rhyming word of Cockney rhyming slang supposed to be said? When asking for a gin you'd just say "Vera" wouldn't you? I once heard that this slang was originally used as a type of code to confuse toffs...is this true?

[Birchy]

I apologise for not consulting past articles before posting this. What an oil I am!

[boatman]

Perhaps I'm too much of a 'toff', as you so quaintly put it, put what's an 'oil' rhyming-slang-wise, Birchy?