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The long-running and hugely successful Law & Order franchise has finally made it’s way across the pond from The USA to the UK. The new series boasts exciting new characters, new stories and a whole lotta’ new lingo that can’t be deciphered with a dictionary. To help you out, we’ve pulled together a list of some of the most common cockney terms.

Put on the dock – Put on trial
DS – Detective Sergeant
DI – Detective Inspector
Barney – A Fight
Copper  - police
Flog – Sell
Guv – Boss
Kip – Sleep
Nicked – Arrested
Bird – Girl
Old bill – Police
Lad – Boy
Mate - Friend
Pictures – Cinema
Muckin’ about – Being Silly
Uniform – Police
Tick Tock – Hurry Up
Canteen – Food Hall
Go spare – Get angry
Quid – Dollars
Bloke – Guy
Stitched Up – Set Up
Telly – TV
Tube – Subway

Watch LAW & ORDER: UK Every Monday @ 10pm/9pm THAI-JKT from August 22.

Written by Universal ChannelEditor

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