Yeah..yeah...God Save The Queen and all that.
Today we take a brief look at British slang. This is the low-country, Cockney version of The King's English.
First of all you can ditch the letter "H" completely.
'ello, 'abit, 'orny, 'elp....you get the idea.
Which is how our friend, LuAnn, became known as "Tha 'Orny "Ussy" compliments of Dave long long after the Pennsylvania Gathering was over.
Also why we learned NOT to ask him if he wanted coffee every morning! See Coffee...
So anyway, a few examples of British slang.
Ace: If something is Ace or Aces it is AWESOME.
Arse Over Elbows: The same thing as Head over Heels in The States.
Baccy: Tobacco for roll-your-own cigs.
Bang: Not a sound...euphemism for sex.
Belt Up: Shut up.
Biggie: Two meanings. This is what a child calls his poo. Or what a guy calls his erection.
Blinkered: Narrow minded.
Blow me: Not request for services to be rendered. This is simply an expression of surprise.
Bob's Your Uncle: That is it!
Brassed off: Pissed
Butcher: To have a look at something.
Bloody or Bugger: Synonymous with using the word "fucking" in The States
Chat Up: To try to pick someone up.
Cheers: It can be a toast when drinking, a way of saying goodbye, or thank you.
Chuffed: Quite excited!
Cock Up: A Mistake.
Coffee: Out of context this is equivalent to a quickie or a quick bit of sex. British Coffee
Crusty: Homeless.
Cuffy: Down on one's luck.
Daft: Stupid
Diddle: To Con someone
Do: A Party
Duff: Useless
Fanny: Unlike The States a woman's Fanny is her front bits...use this word with care in the UK.
Flog: To sell something.
Gen: Information
Gen Up: To Research something.
Gob-smacked: Amazed.
Goolies: That would be your jewels, guys. Balls.
Grub: Food
Honking: Throwing Up.
I'm Easy: This means I don't care or it makes no difference to me.
Knock Up: Completely different from its meaning in The States. It simply means to wake someone up.
Mate: Friend or Chum
Mug: Gullible
Mush: Slang for Mouth also Gob.
Nicked: Stolen
Nowt: Nothing
Owt: Anything
On About: Talking About
One Off: A One Time Event
Pardon Me: In the UK this is reserved for only when you fart.
Pavement Pizza: Vomit
Pissed: Not angry...just drunk.
Porkies: Lies
Pull: Looking for a date
Quite: Absolutely
Redundant: Laid off
Ring: To Telephone someone
Roger: Screw (copulate)
Sacked: Fired
Shambles: Chaos. Mess.
Shite: Just another way of saying Shit.
Slag: To Badmouth someone.
Smashing: Terrific.
Snogging: Making out.
Sorted: Fixed.
Stonking: Huge.
Ta: Thanks
Tosser: Wanker...Jerk Off...an insult.
Two finger salute: Two fingers up in a V with the back of the hand towards someone means the same as flipping the bird here.
Uni: University
Waz: to pee
Wind up: To annoy
Yonks: Ages
Zonked: Exhausted.
For more check out
http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml
Later, we will check out Tea Time!
More anon...
