Vera

idiom

Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London

Meaning

'skin' or cigarette paper, eg, "got any Veras?", or chin, or gin

Origin

via Vera Lynn

Examples

SIMPLE

Do you have any Veras left for a cigarette?

CONTEXTUAL

He reached into his pocket to check for his tobacco and a pack of Veras.

COMPLEX

The old man sat on the porch, carefully rolling his tobacco into a thin Vera while watching the sunset.

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