He is not at all the kind of man I fancy. Do you fancy going out this evening? Hoover To hoover is to clean a carpet, floor, etc. with a vacuum cleaner. I haven’t been able to hoover the carpet because my vacuum cleaner is on the blink. I’d like to hoover up all the dust...
Walking into a pub and saying, “I’ll havea pintplease,” always means a pint of beer, don’t expect to get a pint of water or lemonade handed to you. More British Slang words 3. Budge Up This means “move over” or “make space for me to sit down”. Say this to someone you...
Money. Cash. Slang for all types of currency. Dog’s Bollocks A strange but surprisingly popular term in British slang. If something is exceptionally good it is known as the dog’s bollocks. Easy peasy If something is not difficult then it is loudly pronounced as being easy peasy. Faff Fa...
British pub slang: ‘Getting a round in’ If you’re drinking with British people this is IMPORTANT! Buying a round of drinks – a drink for everyone in your party – is an unspoken social contract. If someone has ‘got a round in’ it is expected that you’ll reciprocate!
At the London School of English we have students who come from all over the world and regardless of what they are studying they always ask about slang words they have heard. So, as requested, this is the first of two blogs that I’m writing on slang. Working and living in London I ...
Bob (“spare a bob or two”) –a pound; (historically, a bob was slang for a shilling but inflation has raised its value!) Bobby –affectionate slang term for a policeman; derived from the nickname for Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the Metropolitan Police. Often used in the phrase:...
In the sixteenth century, in fact, if you talked about puddings, plural, you were talking about someone’s intestines, so we’ve got a pretty strong set of sausage-y connections here. But in that same century,puddingwas slang for vagina. And–not to be outdone–for penis. ...
“Come heeere”. If you asked for “a glass of beer” that would be modern accent, while the old fashion would be “be-er”, a slightly more formal sound. If something is old, then “eweld” is the traditional way, more...
Slang Excellent WIRELESS. n. Olf fashion name for the radio. WONKY. adj. 1. Not straight, crooked, kilter / out of line. 2. Shaky or weak. Y Back to the top YORKSHIRE PUDDING n. 1. Not a dessert but a kind of baked batter mix mostly eaten with roast beef. (Visit our ...
upfor it: enthusiastically available upthe duff: pregnant wank: to masturbate wedge: money windup: to tease This dictionary is by no means exhaustive, but it should give you an idea of the most common British slang terms and their proper use. So get off your duff, youwanker, and grab ...