Slang/British
British slang. Select a slang term for more details.
afters
dessert, sweet dish eaten after the main course of a meal
aggro
aggressive, violent
arse-licking
saying nice things to someone in order to get something from them
bloody
an intensifying expletive used before an adjective, adverb or noun; very, really; total, complete
bugger (1)
a disliked or pitiful person, usually a man
cock-up
a big mistake, something done badly
cuppa
a hot drink, cup of tea, cup of coffee
effing
used as a less offensive substitute for the highly-offensive taboo word "fucking"
fanny (2)
a woman's vagina
flick
a movie
gaffer
the manager, the boss
git
a fool, a stupid person
gob (1)
mouth
gob (2)
to spit
gutted
very upset, devastated
hack
a newspaper reporter
knackered (1)
very tired, exhausted
knackered (2)
severely damaged
knock off (3)
to steal something
knockers
a woman's breasts
lav
toilet, lavatory
nick (1)
to steal something
nick (2)
to arrest somebody
nut | nutter
a crazy or strange person
oi!
a sound used to attract someone's attention, like "hey!"
pain | pain in the arse | pain in the backside
someone or something that's annoying or troublesome
pissed off
angry, annoyed
posh
high-class, stylish
prat
a fool
quad (1)
an open space between buildings, usually at a school or a university
quid
one pound sterling
rubbish
to make very negative comments, to strongly criticise
scarper
to run away
sickie
a day taken off work after calling in sick when one is actually well
toff
a wealthy, upper-class person
toffee-nosed
snobbish, pretentiously superior towards people of lower social class or income
up the duff
pregnant
vac (1)
vacation, holiday
wicked
very good, excellent, outstanding
wog
an offensive, derogatory term for a person whose skin colour is not white
yob | yobbo
an aggressive, impolite, crude person