British Phrases and Slang

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Cock-up – Screw up
Bloody – Damn
Give You A Bell – Call you
Blimey! – My Goodness
Wanker – Idiot
Gutted – Devastated
Bespoke – Custom Made
Chuffed – Proud
Fancy – Like
Sod Off – Piss off
Lost the Plot – Gone Crazy
Fortnight – Two Weeks
Sorted – Arranged
Hoover – Vacuum
Kip – Sleep or nap
Bee's Knees – Awesome
Know Your Onions – Knowledgeable

Dodgy – Suspicious
Wonky – Not right
Wicked – Cool!
Whinge – Whine
Tad – Little bit
Tenner – £10
Fiver – £5
Skive – Lazy or avoid doing something
Toff – Upper Class Person
Punter – Customer/Prostitute's Client
Scouser – Someone from Liverpool
Quid – £
Taking the Piss – Screwing around32. Pissed – Drunk
Loo – Toilet
Nicked – Stolen
Nutter – Crazy Person
Knackered – Tired
Gobsmacked – Amazed
Dog's Bollocks – Awesome
Chap – Male or friend
Bugger – Jerk
Bog Roll – Toilet Paper
Bob's Your Uncle – There you go!
Anti-Clockwise – We Say Counter Clockwise
C of E – Church of England
Pants – Panties
Throw a Spanner in the Works – Screw up
Zed – We say ZZZZZZZ
Absobloodylootely – YES!
Nosh – Food
One Off – One time only
Shambles – Mess
Arse-over-tit – Fall over
Brilliant! – Great!
Dog's Dinner – Dressed Nicely
Up for it – Willing to have sex
On the Pull – Looking for sex
Made Redundant – Fired from a job
Easy Peasy – Easy
See a Man About a Dog – Do a deal or take a dump
Up the Duff – Pregnant
DIY – Do It Yourself home improvements
Chat Up – Flirt
Fit – Hot
Arse – Ass
Strawberry Creams – Breasts
Shag – Screw
Gentleman Sausage – Penis
Twigs & Berries – Genitalia
Fanny – Vagina
Bollocks – Balls
Ponce – Poser
Don't Get Your Knickers in a Twist – Don't Get worked up
The Telly – Television
Bangers – Sausage
Chips – French Fries
Daft Cow – Idiot
Do – Party
Uni – College/University
Starkers – Naked
Smeg – From Red Dwarf
Bits 'n Bobs – Various things
Anorak – A person weirdly interested in something
Shambles – bad shape/plan gone wrong
I'm Off to Bedfordshire – Going to bed
Her Majesty's Pleasure – To be in prison
Horses for Courses – Won't work for someone else
John Thomas – Penis
Plastered – Drunk
Meat and Two Veg – Genitalia
Knob Head – Idiot/Dickhead
Knob – Penis
Chav – White trash
It's monkeys outside – it is very cold
Stag Night – Bachelor Party
Ace – Cool!
Plonker – Idiot




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