"radio rental" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more radio rental [comparative], most radio rental [superlative]
Etymology: A reference to the former business Radio Rentals. Head templates: {{en-adj}} radio rental (comparative more radio rental, superlative most radio rental)
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Mental; crazy; insane. Wikipedia link: Radio Rentals Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-radio_rental-en-adj-HDk0GXmV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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