Phrases & SayingsSport and recreationRhyming slang
Merv Hughes
Shoes.
In a sentence
Chuck on your Merv Hughes and we’ll head off.
Where it came from
Modern rhyming slang from the name of Australian cricketer Merv Hughes, whose surname rhymes with “shoes”.
- First recorded
- early 21st century
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australia-wide; sporting and playful