Rio Ferdinand claims 'choc ice' term is common slang, not racist Rio Ferdinand has responded to the furore surrounding the Ashley Cole 'choc ice' tweet he found amusing. The fallout from John Terry's court case rumbled on this morning when Rio Ferdinand provided what is believed to be a defence of yesterday's controversial tweet, in which he reacted laughingly to the description of Ashley Cole as a "choc ice" on Twitter, prompting the Chelsea's left-back's lawyers to issue a statement on their client's behalf. But with his response, which appears to have been deleted from the Manchester United defender's Twitter page, having provoked a widespread reaction, Ferdinand took to Twitter again this morning in what appears to be a bid to defend it. "What I said yesterday is not a racist term," he tweeted. Its a type of slang/term used by many for someone who is being fake. So there. The Manchester United defender has played dozens of times for England with Cole, who described himself at Terry's trial as a long-standing friend of the Ferdinand brothers. Rio Ferdinand's original "choc ice" tweet generated sizeable reaction, prompting him to return to Twitter to write: "And if I want to laugh at something someone tweets....I will! Yesterday's episode drew a response from Cole's lawyers: "Ashley Cole has been made aware of the discussion following comments appearing on Twitter and wishes to make it clear that he and Rio Ferdinand are good friends and Ashley has no intention of making any sort of complaint. Cole or his representatives have yet to comment on Ferdinand's latest tweet.