butcher's

Where cuts hang

Butcher's is British rhyming slang for a look, from "butcher's hook": Let's have a butcher's at that.

The full phrase is rarely spoken—the rhyming word drops away, leaving only butcher's.

Common in casual London speech.

glance

look

Direct one's gaze

squint · eyeful · once-over

shop

meat

Animal tissue for food

steak · sausage · deli · shank · rib · tenderloin · brisket · mince · filet · marbling

rhyming-slang

hook

Curved catching device

lingo · vernacular · argot · slanguage · cant · jargon · dialect · colloquial · parlance

Opposites
type of food retail shop

butcher'sgreengrocer's

Fresh produce retail store

bakery · produce market · fishmonger's · delicatessen · florist's

dietary/ethical stance

butcher'shealth food store

Retailer of nutritious provisions

Phrases
Family

butcher, butchery, butchering, butchers, butchered, butcherbird

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G