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sausage and mash

What does sausage and mash mean?

Cash. Classic Cockney rhyming slang — sausage and mash rhymes with cash, and in true Cockney style the rhyme usually gets chopped, so you just hear 'sausage'. Pure East End plate-of-grub money talk.

"Sorry mate, card machine's down — got any sausage on you?"

Frequently asked questions

What does sausage and mash mean in slang?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for cash.
How do you use sausage and mash in a sentence?
"I'm a bit short on sausage and mash this week."
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