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basin of gravy

Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London

baby


SIMPLE

Look at that cute little basin of gravy.

CONTEXTUAL

The new parents were exhausted but happy to finally bring their basin of gravy home.

COMPLEX

The entire family gathered around the cradle to catch a glimpse of the sleeping basin of gravy.


Suggestive of the softness of the foods on which babies are fed.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    babies in the eyes

    The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.

  2. 02

    baby and bathwater

    Used in reference to an error in which something valuable is discarded in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted.

  3. 03

    baby elephant in the room

    An obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.

  4. 04

    baby step

    A small effort made towards the completion of a much larger task.

  5. 05

    baby up

    To treat as a baby.

  6. 06

    be left holding the baby

    To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.

  7. 07

    black babies

    Third-world charities, the missions.

  8. 08

    food baby

    A protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.

Last updated June 7, 2026