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. ...
meaning “foolish.” This sense was first recorded in the 1800s and has an interesting history. Before baker’s yeast was widely available, bakers used a “barmtub” to let bits of dough ferment into leavening. Some would drink this fermented alcoholic brew, making thembarmy. ...
But these more surreal scenes aside, the film’s success is down to its detail: Sherwin and Anderson well knew the world they were satirising, which is why the rituals, slang and behaviour all ring so disturbingly true. That said, the film’s knock-out scene is a rousing, shocking, ...
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
(Enva Lewis). They drink, they dance, they drink again – but when things heat up with their hotel neighbours, Tara is pushed to (and beyond) her limits. It’s a riveting, emotional, stomach-churning story of one girl’s discomfiting experience with sex and consent, but has had such...
we mark certain birthdays/ages milestones; 16, 18, 21, etc. In most states, you can acquire a driver's permit at 16 and some parents buy cars for their teenagers for this birthday. When I turned 21, I wouldn't let anyone buy me an alcoholic drink until I had bought my first one....
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...
I have long wondered where we get the name of schnapps, the infused alcoholic drink. Lars (the original one) says July 26, 2018 at 3:04 am Etymonline has it: derived from the same verb as E snap, for a small glass emptied (“snapped”) in one mouthful, and by extension the dr...
Not apple juice, but a rather strong alcoholic drink made from apple juice. CINEMA n. (1) A movie theater. This is not to be confused with a THEATRE. CLEVER adj. 1. bright or intelligent. A clever student is an intelligent student. CLOTTED CREAM n. 1. A cream so thick that you...
Blag(slang) – to get something for free, usually by persuasion (“I blagged that bird into buying me a drink”) but also perhaps by robbery (“They blagged that bank for £100,000”). Blimey(informal) – An expression of surprise, as in “Blimey! I didn’t expect to see you her...