Editing Rhyming slang (section)

=== Taboo terms ===
Rhyming slang is often used as a substitute for words regarded as taboo, often to the extent that the association with the taboo word becomes unknown over time. "[[wikt:berk|Berk]]" (often used to mean "foolish person") originates from the most famous of all [[fox hunting|fox hunts]], the  "[[Berkeley Hunt]]" meaning "cunt"; "[[A load of old cobblers|cobblers]]" (often used in the context "what you said is rubbish") originates from "[[Stitching awl|cobbler's awls]]", meaning "balls" (as in testicles); and "hampton" (usually "'ampton") meaning "prick" (as in penis) originates from "[[Hampton Wick]]" (a place in London) – the second part "wick" also entered common usage as "he gets on my wick" (he is an annoying person).{{r|Franklyn|p=74}}

Lesser taboo terms include "[[Trap (carriage)|pony and trap]]" for "crap" (as in defecate, but often used to denote nonsense or low quality); to blow a [[Blowing a raspberry|raspberry]] (rude sound of derision) from raspberry tart for "fart"; "[[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company|D'Oyly Carte]]" (an opera company) for "fart"; "[[Jimmy Riddle]]" (an American country musician) for "piddle" (as in [[urinate]]), "[[J. Arthur Rank]]" (a film mogul), "[[M4 Sherman|Sherman tank]]", "[[Jodrell Bank]]" or "[[Ham hock|ham shank]]" for "[[wank (sexual act)|wank]]", "[[Bristol City Football Club|Bristol Cities]]" (contracted to 'Bristols') for "titties", etc. "Taking the Mick" or "taking the Mickey" is thought to be a rhyming slang form of "[[taking the piss]]", where "Mick" came from "Mickey Bliss".<ref>{{cite AV media |people= BBC Staff; Styles, Tania & Gilliver, Peter [''OED''] |date= 9 January 2009 |title= ''Balderdash and Piffle'': Who Were They?—Tricky Verdicts |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/wordhunt/whoweretheyextras.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090109062814/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/wordhunt/whoweretheyextras.shtml |archive-date= 9 January 2009 |publisher= BBC }}</ref>

In December 2004 [[Joe Pasquale]], winner of the fourth series of [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]'', became well known for his frequent use of the term "Jacobs", for [[Jacob's]] Cream Crackers, a rhyming slang term for knackers i.e. [[testicles]].