British Phrases or well known Slang.

Well I'm writing this as people in China always ask me what is British Slang, and sometimes I can't even think about it to realise what it is... This entry is also prompted by a friend from US, who was commenting on my Blog recently and had to ask for what word meant what....

Got Beef with you- I’m angry (pissed) at you for something…

Brolley- Umbrella

Britain, UK, = England

Pair of Brassy ones – Balls (on men)
Have you got any Stones- same as above

Chav- Person always dressed in sports wear, young, rude, always noticeable by their loud mobile phone pumping out loud MP3 pop / Rap / Hip Hop music.

Chugger- A person stopping you in the street, to sign you up to something… in London most cases are Monthly Direct Debit for Charity.
Nick named after Charity and Mugger… 2 words into 1.

Flip Flop- aka slippers

Aga – A traditional Oven, that bakes things at really high temperatures. Needs special cookware to use.

Bling- Shiny Big flashy Jewellery, so obvious you need to blind to miss it… normally big Rings with Rocks… or necklaces with a stone.

Wellingtons- Big Boots to keep your feet wet in the rain

Marks and Sparks- M&S aka Marks and Spence’s, A department Store in the UK that sells most things (However there are still international branches in the world like Hong Kong)

Andrew Lloyd Webber- makes loads of well known Musicals like Cats.

Gay / Fag / Homosexual / Dyke / - means you like the same sex as yourself. However the way it’s all used nowadays it’s damn hard to work out what it all means…e.g. Your bag is so gay…. Your phone is so gay

Slang – An insult … pretty close to slut.

Wank

Cunt – aka C U Next Tue

Central Heating- Way of heating up your House / Flat / Apartment using radiators (heating water over pipes)

Pantomime- A play traditionally @ xmas with lots of songs .

Knick-Knacks means Snacks

Eagle Eyed- Someone who spots unobvious things

Hide the Cigar – Hide the sex

Buck Rogers- Old Space TV Show of a guy who travelled the universe saving humanity.

Great Telly- Very Good TV Show

Mate- Used often in a sentence, Hey Mate, Yo Mate, Cheers Mate. Just to acknowledge a guy.

Love- Used often in a sentence, Hey Love, Cheers Love. Just to acknowledge a girl.

Lame Duck to Golden Goose- Well from poor to golden (rich).

Time Off in Lieu- Time given back to you… as hours, Days Off.

Hoodies- Thugs that wear tops (jumpers) with hoods to mug you.

Taking the Piss / mickey (now offensive? To the Irish) / - means are you making fun of this or me?

Lads- Guys

Filofax- an Organizer / Calendar / Address book / Note book

Lewd / Innuendo Remarks – found this really hard to explain, but I try again… it’s when a guy makes comments to provoke a reaction out of a girl, it’s kind of flirting but not…


Fight Talk
Gave him a Lynching / Let him have it / Give him a beating – beat the shit out of him.

Go Down like a sack of Potatoes – Let just say I would use one of the phrases above and tie it in with this one… its in addition like sugar / Cherry on top of a cake.

Finish it… outside… Finish it… - Generally used by passer bys jeering you on to beat the living snot out of the other man.

You’re a Nob! You’re a Dick

Slapper Bitch Whore from Hell – Well this is just a bitch of a statement isn’t it… A Slapper is a girl who sleeps around a lot… aka a slut.



TV shows well known in UK
I’m a Celebrity get me out of here- Lame Reality show dumping A-C list celebrities into jungles and watching them moan and bitch about the simple shit and doing really weird and disgusting stuff… modelled on Jap reality shows

X Factor / Pop Idol

Dragon’s Den

Ready Steady Cook

The Weakest link

Who wants to be a Millionaire