BRITISH: Slang

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Subject: BRITISH: Slang Thu Apr 13 2006, 09:14

English can be a very hard language to master, especially with all the slang involved in every day speak.
Within this post, you will learn some common slang words in the English language used in Britain.
Feel free to add to it, though please keep the slang suitable!

To start you off we will start with the 'A's

Ackers - money - from Egyptian akka
Adam and Eve - believe - Cockney Rhyming slang
Aerated - over excited
Afty - Afternoon - north west slang
Airy Fairy - Lacking in strength
All over the shop - in a mess
Anchors - Brakes
Ankle-biters - Children
Any road - Anyway - northern use
Apples and pears - stairs - cockney rhyming slang
Axe - a guitar
Ay-up - a greeting - hello

Subject: Re: BRITISH: Slang Thu Apr 13 2006, 09:14

Here I will continue with some B's (please remember these are only a few of the slang words around!

Babby - baby - Northern and Midlands use
Backhander - a bribe
Bad - good/excellent (lol i never understood that one lol)
Badger - to bother
Bad Hair day - difficult day
Bag of Bones - A very thin person
Baked Bean - The queen - Rhyming Slang
Balm - bread bun
Banjo - to hit or puncg - Scottish use
Bar - One Pound sterling
Barking - insane/crazy - as in barking mad
Barney - trouble - rhyming slang - barney rubble
Barry - Good/nice
Bedfordshire - bed or bedtime
Bell - to telephone
Best of British - Good luck
Big White telephone - toilet
Blabbermouth - someone who reveals too much in conversation
Blart - to cry - midlands use

More to come with B's....

Subject: Re: BRITISH: Slang Thu Apr 13 2006, 09:15

Here are some more B's

Blaze - to set alight
Blimey - Exclimation of surprise!
Blinder - Excellent Achievement
Bloke - A man
Boat - Face - rhyming slang - boat race
Bobbins - rubbish/nonsense
Bo-Boes - sleep
Bog - Toilet
Bosh - nonsense/rubbish
Brass - money
Bread - money
Brew - cup of tea
Bubble - to speak - rhyming slang bubble and squeek
Bug - to annoy
Bungalow - an idiot - from not having much upstairs

At this point i would just like to point out - I hardly use slang at all lol

Subject: Re: BRITISH: Slang Thu Apr 13 2006, 09:16

I will continue now with some 'C' slang

Cacky- Dirty/Rubbish
Canny- Good/nice - Scottish use
Cats whiskers - the best!
Chalk - arm - rhyming slang - chalk farm
Chap - man
Char - tea
Cheap as chips - extremely cheap
Cheerio - goodbye
Chin-wag - to have a conversation
Choppers - teeth
Chord - bad mood
Chow - food and goodbye
Chuck - a term of endearment
Clock - to notice someone
Clue up - to inform
Common or garden - plain/ordinary
Conflab - a chat
Cool - Excellent/Great
Corker - Excellent thing or person
Cotch - to relax - london use
Couch potato - lazy person
Coupon - the face - Scottish/Irish use
Crabby - moody
Cracking - brilliant
Crown - to hit on the head
Curtains - the end
Cushty - Excellent/Fine

Subject: Re: BRITISH: Slang Mon Apr 17 2006, 07:58

Ok - onto some of the D's

dab hand - Highly skilled
dabs - finger prints
daft - silly
daft as a brush - very silly - northern use
Dagenham - totally crazy
daisies - boots - rhyming slang - daisy roots
damage - cost/expense
daps - trainers - welsh use
David Gower - shower - rhyming slang
dead cert - sure thing
deep sea diver - £5 note - rhyming slang - fiver
dhoby - to wash - navy use
dial - a persons face
dibs - a claim
diddy - small
diddly-squat - nothing, zero
dilly-dally - to dawdle
ding-dong - an argument
dinky - small, cute
do a bunk - to leave very quickly, escape
do a runner - as above
doobrie - something whos name has been forgotten or unknown
doolally - crazy, mad
doormat - someone who is easily walked over by others
dosh - money
doughnut - an idiot
dozy - dimwitted, slow
drama queen - someone who makes a huge fuss over nothing
drop a clanger - to make an obvious mistake
drum - a house or home
duck - a term of address, used a lot by older people
dustbin lid - child - rhyming slang of kid
dust bunnies - clums of dust over the floor

Subject: Re: BRITISH: Slang Mon Apr 16 2007, 13:18

I havent updated this for a while so I thought I would continue whilst I have a spare minute

We have reached the 'E's

eager-beaver Noun. An enthusiastic person.
ear bash Verb. To talk unceasingly.
ear bashing Noun. A severe reprimand.
earwig Verb. To eavesdrop
eating irons Noun. Cutlery.
ecky thump ! Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or shock
eejit Noun. An idiot
egg banjo Noun. A fried egg sandwich
egghead Noun. 1. An intelligent person, an intellectual person. {Informal}
2. A person who is bald.
eggy Adj. Slightly annoyed, irritated.
eh up! Exclam. Hello
elbow grease Noun. Manual hard work
evils Noun. A hateful look.

Subject: Re: BRITISH: Slang Mon Apr 16 2007, 13:28

And onto the 'F's

face-ache Noun. Mildly offensive name given for a miserable looking person.
faffer Noun. A person who fusses, or dithers
fair dos Exclam. An exclamation that a thing is reasonable or accepted.
fancy (!) Verb. To like, to desire.
fat chance (!) Noun. No likelihood of something happening
fess up Verb. To admit, to confess
fiddle Verb. To cheat.
fill your boots (!) Exclam. Help yourself! Enjoy yourself!
filthy Adj. Extremely (wealthy)
fin Noun. A £5 note.
fit Adj. 1. Attractive
2. Ready, prepared
five finger discount Noun. The act of shoplifting,
flannel Noun. Nonsense
flicks Noun. 1. The cinema
flog Verb. 1. To sell.
flop Verb. To fail.
flower Noun. An affectionate term of address
fluff Verb. To make a mistake
folding Noun. Money
footy Noun. The game of football
for crying out loud! Exclam. An exclamation of anger or frustration.
for Pete's sake! Exclam. An exclamation of anger, or frustration.
forty winks Noun. A short sleep
founder Verb. To freeze, to become chilled
freebie Noun. Something given free, a free sample.
fresher Noun. A first year undergraduate.
frit Adj. Frightened.
frog and toad Noun. Road. Cockney rhyming slang.
fubared Phrs. Tired, exhausted
full whack Phrs. The maximum price or rate
funky Adj. 1. Of music, earthy, bluesy and very rhythmic.
2. Exuberantly fashionable.
funny business Noun. Misbehaviour or deception.

Subject: Re: BRITISH: Slang Tue Apr 17 2007, 13:27

And onto the G's:

gab Verb. To chatter, talk
gabby Adj. Talkative.
gaff Noun. 1. Place of residence or work
gaffer Noun. The boss
gaga Adj. Insane, just a little crazy.
gander Noun. A look
gansie Noun. A pullover, jumper, woollen sweater, cardigan
garm Noun. Clothes
garyboy Noun. A male who drives a sporty car.
gas Verb. To chat, talk incessantly.
gee-gees Noun. Horses
Geordie Noun. A person from Tyneside or Newcastle, and consequently the dialect of such a person
German (bands) Noun. The hands. Rhyming slang.
get away! Exclam. No kidding!
ghoster Noun. A late night work shift, done immediately after a day shift
gippy Adj. Sickly
giraffe Noun. A laugh. Rhyming slang.
give a monkey Vrb phrs. To care, to be concerned with.
glad-rags Noun. One's finest and dressiest clothes.
glug Noun. A drink of something, particularly a large mouthful.
gob Noun. 1. The mouth. [1500s]
gobbledygook Noun. Unintelligible jargon, nonsense.
go belly up Verb. To fail
gogglebox Noun. Television. [1950s]
gooseberry Noun. A person who is an unwanted extra, usually to a courting couple.
go postal Vrb phrs. To go crazy, go insane.
Gordon Bennett! Exclam. An exclamation of anger or surprise.
gormless Adj. Lacking sense, foolish.
graft Verb. 1. To work hard.
2. To steal. Criminal parlance. [Northern use]
grand Adj. Excellent, lovely
gravy Adj. Good, OK, easy.
grub Noun. Food.

Subject: Re: BRITISH: Slang Thu Jun 07 2007, 16:00

H

habdabs Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves.
hack (it) Verb. To manage, cope
hacked off Adj. Annoyed
ha ha! Exclam. A sarcastic verbally represented laugh exclaimed at a persons attempt at wit.
hairy Adj. Frightening, alarming.
half soaked Adj. Slow witted or slow in movement, laid back. [South Wales/W. Midlands use]
hames Noun. A mess, a shambles [Irish use]
hammy Adj. Over-theatrical. Usually applied to an actor.
Hampsteads Noun. Teeth. From the Cockney rhyming slang Hampstead Heath, a suburb of London
hang about! Exclam. Wait a moment! Hold on!
hang a left / right Vrb phrs. Turn left / right.
Hank Marvin Adj. Starving. From the Cockney rhyming slang as starvin'.
happy as Larry Phrs. Very happy.
hard cheese! Exclam. Hard luck! Often said cynically or sarcastically.
have arms Vrb phrs. To fight.
have a screw loose Vrb phrs. To be a little insane
have it Verb. 1. To go for it, in the sense of not holding back.
hen Noun. A form of address or a term of endearment such as sweetheart. [Mainly Scottish use]
here's looking at you! Exclam. A drinking toast.
her indoors Noun. One's wife
hippy Noun. A person who adopts the characteristic style of 1960s look with long hair, worn jeans, etc.
hole in the wall Noun. A bank's externally accessible cash dispenser.
hols Noun. Abb. of holidays
homie Noun. A friend
hooey (!) Noun. Nonsense.
hoo-ha Noun. A commotion, trouble, a row
hot air Noun. Empty talk, nonsense
hovis Adj. Dead. A progression from the rhyming slang ' brown bread',
howler Noun. A blunder, a stupid mistake.
huggins Adj. Many, a large amount
humpty Adj. Annoyed, irritated.
hunky-dory Adj. O.K., fine, erring on the side of wonderful.
hurl Verb. To vomit.

Subject: Re: BRITISH: Slang Sat Aug 09 2008, 08:12

Erm, I noticed two things with the Scottish use (but this may be because I'm from Glasgow and it varies throughout Scotland.)
"Canny: Good/ nice" I've never heard this one, only Cannae: can't
"Gabby": In Scotland, this means "mouth" in slang terms.

Thanks,
Shadow.

Subject: Re: BRITISH: Slang Sat Aug 09 2008, 11:10

Norn Nirn- Nothern Ireland (my home)

Subject: Re: BRITISH: Slang Thu Aug 14 2008, 05:13

La Le Like (here i will use them in a sentance)

I was just in the park there la

What are you at le?

You know what i mean like

(lol chavvy people *rolls eyes*

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