Uni– commonly used abbreviation for “university” Undies– slang for “underwear” Union Jack –the national flag of the United Kingdom, formed by combining the red and white crosses of St George, St Andrew, and St Patrick and retaining the blue ground of the flag of St Andrew ...
Definition:Underwear or bad. Example:“These pants are uncomfortable” or “That movie was pants.” Pear-shaped Definition:When something goes wrong or becomes a mess. Example:“The party went pear-shaped when the power went out.” Peckish ...
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...
In British English, a quid is slang for a pound sterling – the British currency. Like the US, the UK has plenty of terms for money – but none of them are the same as the US. Dosh, cash, quid, bunce, bangers and mash (cockney rhyming slang = cash) all mean money. Aubergine...
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Pants - Don't make a comment about an Englishman's pants - they are his underwear! Same for ladies too, though knickers would be more common. We were in a pub in England one day when two attractive American girls walked in wearing quite short skirts and one loudly said to the other ...
1. Leg wear for boh men and women. U Back to the top UNDERGROUND n (With a capital letter) the London subway system. Also called The Tube UNDIES n. 1. Underwear (see also Pants) V Back to the top VACANT adj. 1. The state a lavatory is in when it's not ENGAGED. VERGES n...
One pair of wool lightweight baselayer pants. Mostly for sleeping. One pair of hiking shorts. Two pair Exoffcio briefs. Great underwear for hiking. One synthetic collared, long sleeve, sunproof hiking shirt. One synthetic technical long-sleeved t-shirt. 90% of the time, my sleeping shirt....
Unfortunately the heathen youth in Britain now use ‘Yard’ as a slang term for home! In fact they use slang for everything, which drives me absolutely potty. As in ‘Yeah blud, wanna come over my yard? Safe innit.’ (‘Hello friend, would you like to come and spend some time at ...
Sarkyis British slang for sarcastic. Something with elastic in it iselasticated,not elasticized. Aleaving dois a goodbye party, usually thrown by your colleagues on your last day of work (sometimes the night before your last day, which is dangerous when there’s alcohol involved and you have...