Also remember drinking with a bloke many years ago who had his own version of rhyming slang that included words that were already slang for something else. He once talked about having a nice bit of charlie for his dinner which sounded fairly dangerous until we worked out it was Charlie Drake / steak
Are there words that I think of as "Brighton" that are actually more widespread - or local?
I was just reminded of a BBQ we had on Saturday with one of my mates who's lived in Portslade all his life who described someone as being "a bit aggy after a shant" (aggressive after drinking). I knew...