bristol
n. countablen. a slang word for a woman's breast. It comes from Cockney rhyming slang where 'Bristol City' rhymes with 'titty'.
n. a slang term for a female breast, derived from the Cockney rhyming slang 'Bristol City'. Usually used in the plural form.
He made a rude comment about her Bristols.
The tabloid used a crude pun about Bristols in its headline to grab attention.
Inherited from Middle English Brigstow, from Old English Bryċġstōw (literally “the place by the bridge”), from bryċġ + -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hypercorrection from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more. The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Almost exclusively used in the plural ('Bristols').
Last updated May 2, 2026