buckle my shoe n.
1. a Jew.
(con. WW1) Patrol 105: ‘’E may be a bleedin’ Buckle, but ’e can scrap’. | ||
(con. 1914–18) Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier. | ||
Dict. of Rhy. Sl. 44/2: buckle my shoe Jew. Early 20 C., and used in the army 1914–18. It is still occasionally used. | ||
Up the Frog. | ||
Cockney Rabbit. |
2. (bingo, also buckle me) the number two.
Reported Safe Arrival 85: ‘Two’ is [...] ‘Buckle me’ or ‘buckle’. | ||
Ridgey-Didge Oz Jack Lang 18: Buckle my shoe Two. | ||
Guardian G2 8 May 4: ‘Thirty-two, buckle my shoe’ will give way to ‘Jimmy Choo’. |