If you are one of these tourists or learners, you are very likely going to hear plenty of British slang spoken in pubs, restaurants, public transport and on the television. So, it would be no bad thing to familiarise yourself with s...
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...
Q What does this British slang word mean? any road A anyway 6 Q What does this British slang word mean? arse A ass 7 Q What does this British slang word mean? arse about face A doing something back to front 8 Q What does this British slang word mean? arse above elbow ...
Mush- Rhymes with "push". Slang word for your mouth as in "shut your mush". Also meansmate as in "Alright mush?. Which means "Hi"! Mutt's nuts- If something is described as being "the Mutt's" then you'll know it is fantasticor excellent. "The Mutt's" is short for "The Mutt...
plainorunattractive) hoover(nounandverb)vacuum(nounandverb) vacuumcleaner(noun) illsick "infuture""fromnowon" inhospitalinthehospital "jointhetrain""getonthetrain" jumpersweater licencelicense(noun) licenselicense(verb) lieinsleepin liftelevator...
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...
And less likely for a back-pack type bag than for a shoulder-bag similar to a mailman’s purse. I even see it used for a hobo’s bindle, but I think that must be a modern confusion. It’s probably better known as a slang term for “attractive woman”, but that too is somewhat ...
Number eight, a verb on its own, ‘to scoff’. To scoff. And this in British English slang means to eat something quickly and greedily. So if I see someone eating their lunch really, really quickly, I might say, you scoff that. You ate that quickly and greedily. It’s very informal...
PillsTabletsin US, you take pills if you are sick. It could be for common cold or allergies, etc PantsTrousersYou buy a pair of pants in US. There is no Jeans pant, you just refer as Jeans ClippersNail CutterYou cut your nails by clippers in US ...