loaf of bread

loaf of bread

1. slang Dead. The term comes from rhyming slang in which "bread" rhymes with "dead." Primarily heard in UK. Don't worry, the informant will be a loaf of bread by the time Ray's finished with him.
2. slang One's head. The term comes from rhyming slang in which "bread" rhymes with "head." Primarily heard in UK. She hit him on the loaf of bread with her brolly and stormed off in a huff.
See also: bread, loaf, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (as) dead as mutton
  • dead as mutton
  • mutton
  • dead president
  • president
  • quick and the dead
  • quick and the dead, the
  • the quick and the dead
  • play possum, to
  • possum