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# brown bread

adjective (rhyming slang: brown bread = dead); noun (literal)

«brown bread» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (slang, euphemism, UK, Cockney) dead (rhymes with «dead»).
2. (literal) bread made from wholemeal flour, brown in colour.

### In the lessons

Cockney rhyming slang used for a joke, often in London films and TV crime shows; makes death sound light. UK, mostly London; also known in Australia.

### Examples

- If the boss finds out, you're brown bread, mate.
- The gangster said the informer was brown bread.
- Chat: «Missed the bus again, Mum's gonna kill me, I'm brown bread.»
- Can I have a slice of brown bread with my soup? (literal)
- «The old goldfish? Brown bread, I'm afraid.»
- Brown bread is healthier than white bread (literal).

### Note

Trap: in a sandwich shop it is just bread. In slang it means «dead» or «in big trouble». Sounds jokey; never use it about a real death in front of family.