skinheads on a raft

English

Etymology

Because the smooth white haricot beans resemble bald heads.

Noun

skinheads on a raft pl (plural only)

1. (UK, humorous) beans on toast
   • 2006 May 7, MSeries, “RR: Buttys Brid Trip 300”, in uk.rec.cycling‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Before we knew it we arrived at the first control, Rebeck Cafe, Christines Diner or whetever its called now. Shared some road tales with a truck driver who joined us for skinheads on a raft and hit the road again.

   • 2008, Jeff Green, The A-Z Of Being Single: A Survival Guide to Dating and Mating, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     After all, who wouldn't want an exciting life of endless evenings spent watching the telly alone, tucking into a sumptuous banquet of cheap lager and skinheads on a raft (beans on toast),

   • 2015, Melanie Hudson (Fiction writer), The Wedding Cake Tree (Choc Lit), Choc Lit →ISBN

     'My signature dish,' he answered confidently, 'skinheads on a raft.'