These are example of British slang, and they can be difficult for non-native speakers to understand and use correctly.这些是英国俚语的例子，而非母语人士很难理解和正确使用它们。But don't worry, we're going to help.但是别担心，我们会帮助大家理解的。Well, you're going to help.是你会帮忙的...
Definition:Slang term for pounds sterling (currency). Example:“It cost me twenty quid to get this repaired.” Rubbish Definition:Garbage or something of poor quality. Example:“Throw that rubbish in the bin” or “The movie was rubbish.” ...
Synonym: fellow, guy, man. While we were talking, a bloke came up. He’s a dodgy bloke. I wouldn’t trust him an inch. Fag A fag is a cigarette. Synonym: cigarette. Hey, pal, gimme a fag. Fancy To fancy is to want something or want to do something. Synonym: like He is not...
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, ...
Starring:Michael Caine, Gordon Jackson, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd Since it simply wasn't possible to compete with Connery's 007 in the super-spy stakes during the '60s, Sidney J. Furie's first adaptation of cook-turned author Len Deighton's Cold War novels goes the other way...
Jimmy- Actually short for Jimmy Riddle. i.e. I'm off for a Jimmy Riddle. This is Cockney rhyming slang for piddle! John Thomas- Yet another word for a blokes willy! I always felt a bit sorry for people who were actually called John Thomas. What were their parents thinking?
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:...
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
Actually childish slang for pinafore. You might call it an apron, to protect the clothes from washing and cooking. It originates from "pin - afore". In other words you would "pin" it "afore" (in front of) your dress. Plimsolls - See Pumps. Polo neck - I can't believe they've ...
I wouldn’t suggest holding out for any sort of logic there. Slang isn’t answerable to careful reasoning. And now, let’s drop that thread before we give up on the topic altogether. Moving right along How did the word transition from a sausage to a dessert? Well, in Tudor times it ...