radio rental

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A reference to the former business Radio Rentals.

Adjective[edit]

radio rental (comparative more radio rental, superlative most radio rental)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Mental; crazy; insane.
    • 2007, Ian Hough, Perry Boys: The Casual Gangs of Manchester and Salford:
      The croc went radio rental and ended up stood right up with its teeth bared, stock-still like a statue.
    • 2010, Siobhan Curham, Dear Dylan, page 147:
      Don't worry, I haven't gone radio rental, as Jamie would say (it's cockney rhyming slang for mental but don't ask me why!!)
    • 2017, Paul Larkin, Albert, Dougie and Wim, page 156:
      I went radio rental and started battering the car horn like a demented Italian.
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