Example:“We’re having bangers and mash for dinner.” Bellend Definition: An insulting term for a foolish or annoying person. Example:“That guy is such a bellend; I can’t stand him.” Bevvy Definition: A drink, especially alcoholic. Example:“Let’s go for a few bevies at the...
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Spoiler alert: Brummie is spoken by Tom Shady in Peaky Blinders.Aside from the accent, regional variations of British English also include different slang words used in different regions of the UK. Here are some of the
At Christmas we often receive bottles of booze we don’t really like as gifts. My most hated alcoholic drink is whisky, but it is delicious in a hot toddy. Well I was recently gifted some and that’s why it is this year’s Christmas boozy drink post. What do you think of when imag...
andledgeis no exception. This term is short forlegend, and though it can be used in a genuine way, it’s often used ironically or in good-natured jest. Think:Paul saved me a seat in the cafeteria like a total ledge.Ledgeis a good example of British slang that might be used as text...
I saw this expression online when I was looking for British slang Harry might use in 1998, and I absolutely love it. Does it fit with Harry and the time period, though? For context, people crowded into a large stadium are pushing and shoving, craning forward for a better vew, and he ...
A month ago I had the pleasing experience of packing for Perth. In South African slang, ‘packing for Perth’ means immigrating to Australia. In the decade that followed thetransition to democracy, around800,000 mainly white South Africans left– some for New Zealand, Britain, and the United...
AnotherKen Loachslice of unflinchingly-real social examination, another masterpiece that the masses probably won't have seen. Again focusing on poverty-stricken individuals trapped in the system,My Name Is JoefollowsPeter Mullan's reformed, alcoholic nutter Joe who coaches the local football team in...
Slang term for a girl or woman. BIRO (bi-row) n. 1. Ball point pen. The name biro was named after the inventor - Hungarian Laszlo Biro - who made the first ball-point pen in 1938. In 1944 the US Army bought 30,000 of them because the soldiers could write with them outside ...
‘autobiographical’, the film’s astute portrait of macho violence, alcoholic excess, drug addiction and petty criminality nevertheless benefitted from Oldman’s proximity to such behaviour in his early years, and that, coupled with a style partly inspired by Cassavetes, makes for a movie as ...