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, ...
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...
Dogsbody –a junior or unimportant person who does all the running around and menial tasks for others (a) Domestic– short for “domestic dispute”; an argument, usually between a husband and wife Dosh– slang term for “money” Drink driving– drunk driving ...
George Bernard Shaw once mused that “The British and the Americans are two great peoples divided by a common tongue.” This is a truth I often experience after a few weeks alone in England. I find that I’m much more careful about my slang and perform exhausting linguistic acrobatics to ...
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 ...
Conversely, there are manyBritish idiomsthat are not heard in the US, as well as a lot of colorful slang language that we won’t repeat here. Some of the more family-friendly terms found in British English with no American equivalent are ‘faff’ (to dither or waste time – also a nou...
into which we put a well-integrated region of the Roman Empire, and out of which emerges a patchwork of new kingdoms, cultures and languages. Explaining the workings of this change on the basis of the available evidence is a challenge that continues to keep historians very busy, and keeps ...
In the 1970s, fashion favored careless pronunciation and a language full of jargon, slang and “in” words, a great quantity of which couldn’t be understood by the outside world. What is considered modern and fashionable in Britain today is often not the kind of English taught in...
The incredibly catchy tune’s lyrics repeatedly reference an upcoming tryst (a “sweetheart’s holiday”) with a “steady” (slang for boyfriend or girlfriend); personified aspects of nature (the moon and the birds, for example) are described as taking part in the preparations for lovers’ ...
When interacting with British ladies, you shouldn’t expect a major language barrier. English is the predominant language spoken by the vast majority of them. Due to their upbringing and training system, fluency in English is widespread among British women. While using slang could appear cool or...