English edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

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