a few British expressions
Here is a list of expressions I've been saving up for all of you to read:"mingin" - ugly (ie. feet are mingin) and drunk (ie. he was mingin last night)
"piss up" - drinking party
"nutter" - a crazy person
"yob" - uncouth man
"rat-arsed" - drunk
"rucksack" - backpack
"que" - line ie that's a long que for lunch
"take the piss" - making fun of (ie. are you taking a piss at me?)
"nick" - steal, jail, arrest, or catch
"snog" - kiss
"what are you on about now" - what are you complaining about now?
"gaffer" - boss
"off your trolly" - crazy, as in off your rockerd
"bees knees" - somone or something that is great
"leggit" - run fast
"rubish" - garbage
"lorry" - truck
"telly" - television
"bonnet" - hood of a car
"boot" - trunk of a car
"loo" or "toilet" - bathroom
"biscuit" - cookie
"malarkey" - stuff and nonsense ie What a load of malarkey.
"bunny boiler" - your ex who stalks you after you've broken up
"gutted" - choked up
"crisps" - potato chips
"stuck on" - involved"gutted" - upset
"mate" - friend
"local" - the pub you commonly frequent
"doris" - girl
"bloke" or "geezer"- guy
"tosser" - looser
"kit" - uniform
"knackered" - tired
"kip" - sleep
"bloody" - put in front of any expression you want to make stronger - ie bloody knacked
"lift" - elevator
"flat" - apartment
"kick it off" - start something, a fight
"blimey" - oh my gosh
"gob" - mouth
"done over" - beat up ie He was done over by that bloke.
"brilliant!" - great! awesome!
"cakehole" - mouth ie Shut your cakehole
"dodgy"- shady
"gab" - to talk a lot
"chips" - french fries
posted by Sara @ 4:40 pm
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