Knackeredis British slang for “very tired.” It was first recorded in English in the late 1880s fromknacker, or “to tire.” It’s related to an earlier sense ofknackerthat meant “to kill.” Luckily, the meaning today is much less shocking. Though it’s an older word,knackeredis s...
Evidence of how this impacted the closed-off Sten Gudme is glimpsed in his papers—for example, in a report to Møller in January 1945 he referred to the Germans as "huns", a derogatory (and quite British) kind of slang he had not used before.56 He also seems to have intensified ...
Butchers- To have a butchers at something is to have a look. This is a cockney rhyming slang word that has become common. The reason "butchers" means a look even though it doesn't rhyme is because it is short for "butchers hook" and "hook" of course, does rhyme. C of E- The Ch...
a story of love and lust burning in all its teenage intensity that manages both realism and unspeakable hilarity without ever forgetting to sympathise with its subjects.John Gordon Sinclairis the youngster struck down with adoration for the gorgeous, football-playing Dorothy (Dee Hepburn...
for all the family staples, and when I was off school on holiday and it was raining outside she would entertain me and my brother by giving us pastry trimmings to cut out. As we got older we chose recipes fromThe Be-Ro Bookand cooked them with help from Mum. So I was essentially ...
So, if you’re an aspiring Anglophile looking for some new lingo to help fuel your love for all things British, or you just fancy seeing what kind of words the British find themselves using their day-to-day, check out our 50 best British slang terms for you to start using and incorpora...
aBritish actress Emma Thompson,the star of Harry Potter and Nanny McPhee movies, tod the Brirlsh niagazine Radio Times that she thought too many people in Britain didn't speak slang properly. 英国的女演员埃玛・汤普森, Harry Potter星和保姆McPhee电影, tod Brirlsh niagazine收音机时代她在英国...
Serious Tingz looks at the role of the screwface (slang for a ‘cold contorted facial expression made out of anger or frustration, worn to look tough or unapproachable’) and its effect on young men from inner-city environments. The 3-minute think-piece aims to dispel the look’s reputati...
It’s not just the occasional slang and the quaint British countryside that make it feel warm and cosy, it’s the tried-and-tested battle system, the ever-hopeful dialogue, the generous stream of new, wild Pokemon – it calls to mind everything I love about the series. Pokemon Sword ...
and slang—youpoomplexes! Close associations with Sidemen and Giggs (as well as his brother, Skepta, of course) have given Jme a glimpse of the commercial side of life, but really, he’s focused on retaining the purity of the game he loves so much: grime. —HC ...