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Vera Lynn; Vera
noun- gin UK, 1952
Rhyming slang, based on the name of singer Vera Lynn (b.1917) known from World War 2 as “the forces’ sweetheart”. - [S]he schlumphed her Vera [gin] down the screech at a rate of knots[.] — James Gardiner, Who’s a Pretty Boy Then?, p. 123
- I’m getting out the vera for a celebration bevvy [drink][.] — Derek Raymond (Robin Cook), The Crust on its Uppers, p. 41, 1962
- Now–what was it? Vera and Harmonic [tonic] for the lady–and an orange juice for you. — Anthony Masters, Minder, p. 16, 1984
- — Paul Baker, Polari, p. 194, 2002
- a cigarette paper UK
Rhyming slang for SKIN (a cigarette paper). - Has anybody got any veras? — The Shamen, Ebeneezer Goode, 1992
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