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Making jokes, often at the expense of others in your company. While from the outside it may look like we’re insulting each other, it's actually a sign of affection.
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| Used mostly in London to mean "a lot of". “There were bare man at the rave”. |
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| Crazy. “That’s a barmy idea”. |
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| Used in Scotland, this word means "pretty" or "beautiful", and is normally used in reference to a woman. Some think it has its origins in the French word bon, meaning "good". |
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| Nothing. “I did bugger all today”. |
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| To be happy or satisfied with something. Often preceded with the word "quite" or "pretty" because British people don’t like to show off. “I’m pretty chuffed with my results on that exam”. |
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| London street slang for sneakers (which British people call trainers). |
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| Untrustworthy. A person can be dodgy but so can an object: “I think I ate a dodgy curry”. |
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| A British slang term for money. |
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| London slang for the area you’re from. It’s important to represent your ends. |
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| London slang for the area you’re from. It’s important to represent your ends. |
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| This slang word for a cigarette has no pejorative associations in the UK, but causes all sorts of problems for Brits visiting the US. They just want a cigarette, guys. |
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| While most British people think “food” is something you eat, it’s also street slang for drugs. Think twice before you ask someone if they know a good place to get some food... |
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| A slang term for the national sport—football. That’s the game you play with your feet, hence the name. Don’t say soccer to a British person. You might get a bollocking |
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| Home. “Do you want to come round my gaff? |
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| Boss or manager. Often referred to as "The Gaffer". |
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| Used in the north of England to mean "thirsty" |
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| Mostly heard in London, this means "ladies". See also mandem |
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| To inform on someone to the authorities. You can refer to a person who grassed you up as a "grass". |
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| To have a tantrum or go into a rage. Used with toddlers, teenagers and adults alike. |
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| Used as an adjective, to mean “funny” or just “fun”. “Let’s go into town tonight mate, it’ll be jokes” |
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| Extremely tired. A possible result of a knees-up. |
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| A lively party. “We had a bit of a knees-up last night” |
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| A penis, but also an annoying person. “Don’t be such a knob”. |
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| Mostly heard in London to mean a "lot of effort" or "annoying". |
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| Mostly heard in London, this means "men". See also galdem. |
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| Another London term to mean the area you come from. |
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| You’ll find multiple spellings of this word, largely used in London, to mean "to kill". “He got merked last wee |
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| Mostly heard in Manchester to mean "great". |
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| Very wealthy. “She’s absolutely minted, mate”. |
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| Tasteless, cheap-looking. Normally used together with "a bit". “Those curtains are a bit naff, don’t you think?” |
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| To be arrested. Possibly because you nicked something |
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| A crazy person. “He’s a complete nutter”. |
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| London street slang for someone untrustworthy. |
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| Another London term, for someone or something that is attractive or desirable. A person can be peng, but so can food. Check out some peng chicken |
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| When you’ve made a pig’s ear of something, you’ve really messed it up. “He’s made a complete pig’s ear of that project |
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| An idiot, or annoying person. |
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| Someone who is a bit stupid or annoying. A little bit more affectionate than calling someone a pillock. “Don't be such a plonker” |
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| Cockney rhyming slang: pork pies = lies. No one likes someone who tells porkies. |
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| London street slang for money, from a shortening of "pounds" |
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| A customer. “You’ve got to keep the punters happy”. |
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| A pound. Like “grand”, quid only ever appears in the singular. |
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| A not so delicate way to refer to sexual intercourse. Can be a verb (“I'd love to shag him”) or a noun (“she was a great shag”). |
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| To criticize. “Stop slagging him off behind his back”. |
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| A crude term for urinating. “I'm just going for a quick slash” |
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| Much more fun than a slog, this is a term for a french kiss. Can be a noun (“fancy a snog?”) or a verb (“did you snog him?”). |
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| A not so polite way to ask someone to go away. “Oh, sod off, won’t you?”. |
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| To take a chance on something. Originally a reference to gambling but can be used in a broader context now. |
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| Something or someone that is the best it/they could be. “Our new defender’s the dog's bollocks”. “That new chippy is the dog's bollocks”. |
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| Used in Wales to mean "fantastic". The Welsh clearly place a high value on tidiness |
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| A thing, person or even a situation, this is a great multi-purpose word. Coming originally from Caribbean English, it’s most prevalent in London. Can be combined with other slang for extra effect: “Check out that peng ting over there fam”. |
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| A pejorative term for someone from the upper classes of British society. |
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| Similar to a pillock, a tosser is someone who is annoying or a bit of an idiot. Calling someone a tosser to their face won’t normally go down well. |
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| Imported from Jamaica to the streets of London, this reduced form of "what’s going on" is used as a greeting between friends. |
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| Usually used together with "completely", this means to be drunk. “I got completely wankered last night”. |
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| A London street insult which seemingly is derived from the idea of someone who is wasting their lives or is a waste of space |
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