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...
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, ...
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 ...
Drill is a slang word that originated in Chicago, Illinois. The term drill has various meanings, but according to rap artist King Louie, was coined by his friend “P-Pac” and originally meant to “Do a murder or shooting”. It likely derives from the similarities between a gun and a d...
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...
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...
The key to slicing bread is to use gentle, rapid saw movements with the knife and not to push down too hard on the loaf. For toast, cut the bread into slices about ½ inch (1 cm) thickness. The crusts can be on or off, depending how you like them. ...
For fingers roll out the dough to half an inch thickness into a vaguely rectangular shape. Use a knife and a ruler to cut out a large rectangle and then score the lines with your ruler and knife, making patterns with your fork prongs. ...
Across the record, Dizzee made a pointof using British vernacular and slang to distinguish himself from Stateside rappers, flinging in phrases like “You haven’t the foggiest” and “Flushing MCs down the loo” to amusing effect. The references helped to make the album a snapshot of a momen...
Blunt- If a saw or a knife is not sharp we say it is blunt. It is also the way most of us speak! In America the knife would be dull. Bob's your uncle- This is a well used phrase. It is added to the end of sentences a bit likeand that's it! For example if you are tell...