Andy McNab

English

Etymology

From the name of Andy McNab (Steven Billy Mitchell), novelist and former soldier, as a rhyme for cab

Noun

Andy McNab (plural Andy McNabs)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A taxi.
    • 2012, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, The Shelbourne Ultimatum:
      I look in the rear-view. There's an Andy McNab parked behind me, with the meter running.

References
  • Tony Thorne (2014) “Andy McNab”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  […]: Bloomsbury
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