'Wig' in cockney rhyming slang. The term is probably in more common usage than the laxative from which it ...

27 мар. 2018 г. · It comes from Cockney rhyming slang, 'Syrup of figs'- wigs. Thanks. I'm Australian, so rhyming slang is not really the same here.

22 мая 2022 г. · 'Syrup', aka 'Syrup of Figs' is Cockney Rhyming Slang for a wig. Not the many actors who wear rugs in real life (as well as in their movies), but films where ...

Syrup of Figs is cockney rhyming slang for wig. Wig. “That's a definite syrup if ever I saw one!“ Classic 634 Modern 34 Mockney 115

syrup of figs (countable and uncountable, plural syrups of figs). A type of laxative made from figs. (Cockney rhyming slang, countable) A wig.

Thus, a wig is a 'prunes', from 'syrup of prunes', an obvious parody of the Cockney syrup from syrup of figs – wig.

A common criminal expression, as wigs are not infrequently used as disguises and are often worn by prostitutes. Guardian 12 Nov.

11 авг. 2010 г. · Wig in hands man please! One of the few bits of cockerney slang that is pretty universal imo. Wig in hands man please!

Short for "Syrup of Figs" which is cockney rhyming slang for a wig. My syrup blew away in the wind. by Adrian Harding November 11, 2004.