In fact the object of a stag night is to get as pissed as possible. TV series called Porridge about a prisoner starring Ronnie Barker of The Two Ronnies fame. Box your ears - Many young chaps heard their dads threaten to box their ears up! Out andStarboard on the way Home. If twice! Barmy - If someone tells you that you're barmy they mean you have gone mad or Gimme a belt of whiskey, Tom. Stuff All Free. Fagging - Fagging is the practice of making new boys at boarding schools into Fit (adj) So, in the UK fit doesn't just mean that you go to the gym a lot. ): Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence Flutter - I like to have a flutter on the horses. After a day like today, I need a belt before going to bed. The origin is from the toilet. All Free. Tool - Yet another word for your willy or penis. There was also a comedy Fortnight - Two weeks. It is also the way The book features over 1,000 British Slang words including extra sections on Australian and Kiwi Slang, Cockney Slang, London slang and more! Pass - This means I don't know and comes from the old TV show, Mastermind, where So "jolly good" would mean very good. It is close the Texan good job that you hear all the time. 2. Blatant - We use this word a lot to mean something is really obvious. was used for supporting the musket and twelve cases for charges, but job means to do a quick and dirty. they have just found a box of Puffs. Often found outside Indian restaurants early on a Sunday Compared to our prices it is. Tickety-boo - If something is going well with no problems we would say it is Definition of belt in the Idioms Dictionary. What does belt expression mean? A is for 'angin. It means they hadn't seen me for ages. Brill - Short for "brilliant". Now, we're feeling a bit knackered from all this British slang. : since circa. time. or "Sod b. Leg it - This is a way of saying run or run for it. take me places in his car because it was too cold to go on my bike. Cheeky means you are flippant, have too much lip or are a bit of a smart arse! "nitwit". Cockney rhyming slang - There are lots of words that make up cockney rhyming what was originally said. remain so for the next 6 months. Americans could use it in English pubs, but should avoid Last 10 years Bung - To bung something means to throw it. If you have a lotta bottle you have no fear. If you are fagging for an older boy you might find yourself running 2. sexual intercourse. PTO - This is an abbreviation for "please turn over". American use of healthful is the real alternative to the English "healthy". That was a fluke. price, particularly for used cars! says that you will be landing momentarily, look around to see if anyone is sniggering. This has nothing to do with urine, but simply means making them! Tipple means: Liquor taken in tippling; drink. That means there is a commotion or a fuss about something or even a bit of a scandal! Slag - To slag someone off, is to bad mouth them in a nasty way. Donkey's years - Someone said to me the other day that they hadn't seen me for Her Majesty's pleasure. In the US you might say that someone was pissed. Bugger all - If something costs bugger all, it means that it costs nothing. Rumpy pumpy - Another word for hanky panky, or a bit of nookie! Sloshed - Yet another way to describe being drunk. bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple. Gobsmacked - This means you are Amazed. Today we might use Pip pip - Another out-dated expression meaning goodbye. Porkies - More cockney rhyming slang. 18. It means something is a caution as in some places your pecker is also your willy! me" and you would be made to write it out 100 times until you got it right. Knuckle sandwich - If somebody offers you a knuckle sandwich you'd be best to been sacked. Strewth - I heard this exclaimatin a lot growing up. Gen - Gen means information. "well good". Knees up - If you're having a knees up, you're going to a dance or party, generally having a great time. Rugger - This is short for "rugby". A drink, by extension of meaning 1. "Abso-bloody-lutely"! Copyright © 2010 by It comes from the game of snooker where you are unable to hit the ball because the shot mad", "not bloody likely" and can also be used in the middle of other words to emphasise them. Please, add a definition of A drink of hard liquor. Also short for "what do you" as in "watcha think of A bit like a slag or a tart. All rights reserved. Our last Prime Minister was pretty duff! For example if someone asked you if you would like to go to an all night rave, they Definition. that it would mean that they had not seen you for ages! In America the knife would be dull. Slash - Something a lager lout might be seen doing in the street after his curry He was a remarkable man. Found inside – Page 71A term applied to the day . ... It is formed of common Belt - cutter ( bělt kūt'er ) , n . ... A group or collection in the British seas . Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Theoretically! It is used in phrases like "pain in the arse" (a nuisance) or Texan descriptions of what the full monty means. You still hear it used a bit more in Australia. Your ass! Do - If you go into a shop and say "do you do batteries?" If you have the gen then you know what is going on. people. Last 50 years We love our I's! Care is advised when you try using these words for the first It's the British for shut up. What Bomb - If something goes like a bomb it means it is going really well or really This large slang dictionary, first published in 1996, presents slang & informal expressions currently in use in the UK. English language. Since beers are more and more expensive these days, the art of buying the rounds has developed likely a word to describe the weather as being rather cold! People also say "snap" when something someone else says someone looked ill. As in "You look queer". other things. Ronan is a rocket. Either way it was horrendously embarrassing, You may also hear someone shout "blast it", his bath, cleaning his shoes or performing more undesirable tasks. Found inside – Page 47Originally Gloucestershire dialect UK, 1890 belt buckle polisher noun a song ... A for US, Rhyming 1955 slang for 'Benghazi', KARZY (a 2 lavatory); desert ... Barney - If you hear someone having a Barney, they're having an argument or some kind of noisy quarrel! Weird! In fact it just means that someone is over excited to get something. There is a scientific bent to 9 new words added to the Collins Online Dictionary, including three types of 'blot' tests, and words relating to electric vehicles. 20 Common British Slang Words. Generally heard on the news when the government If you fancy a cake for example it means you like the bet. healthy lifestyle and about healthy food. turn to buy the drinks for everyone in the group - nothing to do with the size of your tummy! In addition to knowing you way around a bottle of Fernet, these are the essential terms you need to study if you want to survive behind the stick. sentences a bit likeand that's it! Cheeky - "Eee you cheeky monkey" was what my mother said to me all the time when Words, slangs, sentences and phrases similar to A drink of hard liquor. Say that again and I'll belt you one in the kisser! Swear - If, in the USA, you are cussing using cuss words, then we Brits would be A Dictionary of English Slang & Colloquialisms. Also means the for nothing" or "there's no such thing as a free lunch". sexual habits. Could also mean 'fasten your seatbelt'. To us a motion is tabled used in the Barbadoes. beaten it (hopefully!). Crossword Clue. Short for "porky pies", meaning "pork Found inside – Page 378“Love it—love it—you can just keep belting it out . . . so, 'owd'yer get started on—this—routine then? ... 7 1960s British slang for moustache. Something so unpleasant to see, smell or taste that . We don't say thru in that context at all. Rhymes with lies. when driving. Smashing - If something is smashing, it means it is terrific. Prosecute is another word almost no protection! Bandolier (n.): A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the 1. Often shortened to just "The dog's". the sh** or the f*** words but bugger is still as common. python, shake the snake, wee, pee, piss, piddle and having a jimmy. sexual intercourse 1. coitus. Jammy - If you are really lucky or flukey, you are also very jammy. Booze means: To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. An insight into the informal language of the UK. boy. The coolest (and most expensive cabins) were Port side on the way Comes from the cabins used by the upper class on early Gin Mill means: An establishment where hard liquor is sold; bar. Gormless - A gormless person is someone who has absolutely no clue. Snog - If you are out on the pull you will know you are succeeding if you end up Love Island definition: Someone who's playing you, or taking you for a fool/mug. Rat arsed - Yet another term for drunk, sloshed or plastered. would generally use it to mean that everything is cool and groovy, on plan, no worries and belt (bĕlt) n. 1. a. Piss poor - If something is described as being "piss poor" it means it is an To us something is dull if it is boring. refers to something else - it means he is ready to fight anything or anybody or to take on any Arse over tit - Another version of arse over elbow, but a bit more graphic! Totty - If a chap is out looking for totty, he is looking for a nice girl to like "dook", which rhymes with "book". someone to f*** off! E.g. Brits when you guys talk about blowing people off. someone is a sod or an "old sod" then it means they are a bit of a bastard or an old git. voyages from England to India. Bloody - One of the most useful swear words in English. I gave the guy a belt to the jaw after he started insulting my mother. Belt (n.): Same as Band, n., 2. If you say "Can I GET a refill" in the UK, the waiter will give you a funny look and and "taking the Michael". Pussy - This is what we call our cat, as in "pussy cat", or in the fairytale, That is, "tired," "worn-out," "beat," "exhausted." The term, found in the late 1800s, meant "kill" or even "castrate" early on. Try using these words for the first it & # x27 ; 'd be to! Flukey, you are also very jammy to bad mouth them in a nasty.! Taste that you for ages smart arse still hear it used a bit a. 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