Saturday, May 21, 2016

Not The King's English...



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!

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