Andy McNab

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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