radio rental

English

Etymology

A reference to the former business Radio Rentals.

Adjective

radio rental (comparative more radio rental, superlative most radio rental)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Mental; crazy; insane.
   • 2007, Ian Hough, Perry Boys: The Casual Gangs of Manchester and Salford:

     The croc went radio rental and ended up stood right up with its teeth bared, stock-still like a statue.

   • 2010, Siobhan Curham, Dear Dylan, page 147:

     Don't worry, I haven't gone radio rental, as Jamie would say (it's cockney rhyming slang for mental but don't ask me why!!)

   • 2017, Paul Larkin, Albert, Dougie and Wim, page 156:

     I went radio rental and started battering the car horn like a demented Italian.