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Originally Posted by spitalhouse
Although the term "Going for a piss" would have outraged polite Victorian society, they did often remark: "I'm going for a Jimmy", sometimes adding: "I might as well try for pony as well whilst I'm there". I think it was Oscar Wilde who claimed that it was to avoid social awkwardness and embarrassment that Cockney rhyming slang first came into usage amongst the upper classes.
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'Going for a Jimmy' - still used today, at least by me! Short for 'Going for a Jimmy Riddle' - rhyming slang for piddle. I've no idea if Jimmy Riddle ever existed or who he was if he did!