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baked Bean

idiom
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London
Meaning

queen


Examples
SIMPLE

The queen is the baked bean of this country.

CONTEXTUAL

In the local slang of this small village, everyone refers to the monarch as the baked bean.

COMPLEX

Although the term is highly unconventional, the citizens affectionately refer to their sovereign as the baked bean during the annual festival.

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