Radio Rental

Radio Rental
• Modern Rhyming Slang for 'mental' (crazy / angry). Coined from the well known chain of TV hire shops in the UK. e.g. "You wait till Dave sees the state of his car, he'll go Radio Rental !". Thanks to Alex Birkett.

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