I'm predictable on this issue. Here are the three words I can't go without using.
Sweet, usually said when I think something is cool
Nuts. Usually said in place of a bad word
Woo-hoo!: Usually said for excitement, like Homer Simpson
I'm a girl born in the wrong decade. I belong in the 1960s or the 1970s in my opinion. I bleed tie dye, my theme music is anything 1960s rock or 1970s rock or metal. I'm a hippie through and through. But also a hippie who loves old metal music. I believe that violence never solves anything, so why resort to it to solve problems? With all the wars the world has seen, there should be a clue somewhere in there!
Life is what happens when you are making other plans~ John Lennon
An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind~Gandhi
The time is always right to do what is right~ Martin Luther King Jr.
An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind~Gandhi
The time is always right to do what is right~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Showing posts with label Slang words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Slang words. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
"Aussie" Slang
This onr just came about because of curiosity
Aussie Slang
More Aussie Slang
Ace
-Excellent
Amber fluid
-Beer
Aussie Salute
-shooing flies away
Banana Bender
-Person from Queensland
Barbie
-Barbecue
Belt Up
-Shut up, stop talking
Bities
-Biting bugs
Bloke
-Guy
Bonzer mate!
-That's great friend
Brown Eyes
-Dropping your pants and mooning someone
Chokkie
-Chocolate
Coathanger
-Syndey Harbor Bridge
Cockroach
-Person from New South Wales
Crack a tinnie
-Open a beer
Daks
-Pants, trousers
Divvy van
-police vehicle for transporting criminals
Dropped a joey
-Phrase for a woman who recently gave birth
Face, off one's
-Drunk
Fifty k's south of Woop Woop
-Lost, in the middle of nowhere
G'Day
-Hello
Go and tart yourself up
-Dress up
Have a naughty
-Have sex
I'm nackered
-Tired, exhausted
Joey
-Baby kangaroo. Awww, that's so cute!!
Kangaroos loose in the top paddock
-Crazy, nuts
Liquid laugh
-Throw up
Lollies
-Candy
London to a brick
-Absolute certainty
Lucky Country
-Australia!
Mate
-Friend, buddy
Mystery Bag
-Sausage
Neddie
-Horse
Never Never
-The Outback
Nick off
-Get lost
Nipper
-Young surf lifeguard
Not the full quid
-Not exactly smart
Nuddy, in the
-Naked
No worries
-Don't worry about it
Oldies
-Parents
Pokies
-Poker machines
Pommie
-An Englishman
Quid
-Earn a living
Rage
-Party
Road Train
-Semi truck with many trailers
Root Rat
-Someone always looking to have sex
Scratchy
-Instant lottery ticket
Screamer
-Party lover
Sheepshagger
-New Zealander
Sheila
-Lady
Sunbake
-Sunbathe
Sunnies
-Sunglasses
Shut ya gob
-Shut up
Taking a sickie
-Taking a day off work when not really sick
Technicolor Yawn
-Throw Up
True Blue
-Totally Australian
Unit
-Flat, apartment
Uni
-University
Useful as an ashtray on a motorbike/tits on a bull
-Useless person, incompetent person
Vedgies
-Vegetables
Vee dub
-Volkwagen
Walkabout
-Walk in the Outback made by Aborigines
Weekend Warrior
-Army Reservist
Whacker
-Idiot, moron
White pointers
-Female topless sunbathers
Yobbo
-Uncivilized person
Your shout
-Your turn to buy drinks
Aussie Slang
More Aussie Slang
Ace
-Excellent
Amber fluid
-Beer
Aussie Salute
-shooing flies away
Banana Bender
-Person from Queensland
Barbie
-Barbecue
Belt Up
-Shut up, stop talking
Bities
-Biting bugs
Bloke
-Guy
Bonzer mate!
-That's great friend
Brown Eyes
-Dropping your pants and mooning someone
Chokkie
-Chocolate
Coathanger
-Syndey Harbor Bridge
Cockroach
-Person from New South Wales
Crack a tinnie
-Open a beer
Daks
-Pants, trousers
Divvy van
-police vehicle for transporting criminals
Dropped a joey
-Phrase for a woman who recently gave birth
Face, off one's
-Drunk
Fifty k's south of Woop Woop
-Lost, in the middle of nowhere
G'Day
-Hello
Go and tart yourself up
-Dress up
Have a naughty
-Have sex
I'm nackered
-Tired, exhausted
Joey
-Baby kangaroo. Awww, that's so cute!!
Kangaroos loose in the top paddock
-Crazy, nuts
Liquid laugh
-Throw up
Lollies
-Candy
London to a brick
-Absolute certainty
Lucky Country
-Australia!
Mate
-Friend, buddy
Mystery Bag
-Sausage
Neddie
-Horse
Never Never
-The Outback
Nick off
-Get lost
Nipper
-Young surf lifeguard
Not the full quid
-Not exactly smart
Nuddy, in the
-Naked
No worries
-Don't worry about it
Oldies
-Parents
Pokies
-Poker machines
Pommie
-An Englishman
Quid
-Earn a living
Rage
-Party
Road Train
-Semi truck with many trailers
Root Rat
-Someone always looking to have sex
Scratchy
-Instant lottery ticket
Screamer
-Party lover
Sheepshagger
-New Zealander
Sheila
-Lady
Sunbake
-Sunbathe
Sunnies
-Sunglasses
Shut ya gob
-Shut up
Taking a sickie
-Taking a day off work when not really sick
Technicolor Yawn
-Throw Up
True Blue
-Totally Australian
Unit
-Flat, apartment
Uni
-University
Useful as an ashtray on a motorbike/tits on a bull
-Useless person, incompetent person
Vedgies
-Vegetables
Vee dub
-Volkwagen
Walkabout
-Walk in the Outback made by Aborigines
Weekend Warrior
-Army Reservist
Whacker
-Idiot, moron
White pointers
-Female topless sunbathers
Yobbo
-Uncivilized person
Your shout
-Your turn to buy drinks
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Slang Words
Slang Words
I figured I'd do a post about slang. Everyone has probably used one slang word once or twice. Here's some slang words. I use alot of them, being that I grew up in the 90s where most of it might have been used. And as for some of these, I was laughing so hard my eyes began watering, and I almost wet myself laughing at some. Some of these words I use sometimes, my personal fave is Anywho. BTW, or By the Way, there is an occasional British slang word mixed in here.
A
-A Solid : A favor
-A Sims Moment: Brief moment in which life seems to mirror the computer simulation game The Sims
-A Game: do your best effort
-Ace: One's best friend
-Addy: short form of address
-Agent 21: you and a group of friends who just turned 21
-Al-oholic: someone addicted to music of 'Weird Al' Yankovich
-All blown up: to be paged or called on phone alot
-All squared away: things have been taken care of
-Amtrak: to lose your train of thought
-Aneurism: freaking out
-Anime hair: hair defying gravity, sticking out at odd angles, looking like an anime character
-Anklebiter: short person
-Anorak: type of hoodless jacket or British slang for person into things almost to the point of geekiness, aka a dork, geek
-Anywho: usually supposed to be anyway, but followed by a brief pause and change of topic(I use this one ALOT, especially in my post b4 this)
-Area 51ers: Those who see a conspiracy in everything
-Arm candy: used to describe attractive woman on man's arm
-Ayrton: London slang for a ten pound note. Named after Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna
B
-B list: Those who did not make it to the top list
-B team: inferior group of people
-Bass-ackwards: doing something in ridiculously wrong order, or reverse way of saying ass backwards
-Baka: idiotic, foolish, stupid. Derived from Japanese word for foolish
-Balloon head: someone with big ego
-Banana hammock: Australian slang for Speedo
-Barley pop: beer
-Bazillion: a number so large it can't be counted to or reached
-Beacon: person who stands out from the crowd for some unknown reason, usually hilarious
-Beaky: Good. Early 90s UK slang. Confined to 2 people
-Beast of Burden: Those people who interfere with your daily life and cause stress and anxiety
-Beatdown: fight
-Bedhead: hair messed up after sleeping
-Beef: anger with someone
-Beemer: slang for BMW
-Beer thirty: any time after work
-Benjamins: 100 dollar bills
-Biddy: old woman, girls who work at fast food joints
-Bingo arm: flabby skin under the arm
-Blinkies: little flashing lights on technical equipment
-Blog: internet journal
-Blonde moment: I HAVE ALOT OF THESE!!! Blank stupid moment
-Bloody: British slang word for the F word
-Blowing chunks: throw up
-Bomb: greatest
C
-Cagey: cabin fever, feeling stuck inside
-Carding: UK for prostitutes leaving cards with their names in telephone boxes
-C Town: Cleveland
-Caf: short for cafeteria
-Captain Obvious: One who points out things already known
-Cat fight: fight between 2 women who can't fight, but instead scratch at each other
-Cellaholic: person addicted to using a cellphone
-Cha: Yeah. Made famous by Mike Myers in the movie Wayne's World
-Champers: British slang for champagne
-Cheddar: School bus- the yellow color looks like cheddar cheese. This one made me laugh
-Cheesed: extremely angry with someone
-Cherry: used to mean a virgin, but now describes something in pristine condition
-Chest shaver: incredibly vain male
-Cheddar: Money, cash
-Chilax: chill + relax
-Chimp: someone who follows instructions without understanding a reason
-Chippy: British slang for upper classes, including their accents
-Chucky Larms: Lucky Charms reversed. May get a huge laugh out of someone who is ont fully awake! And plus, this one made me laugh so hard my eyes started watering!
-Chump: loser
-City juice: Water from tap
-Cougar: middle aged woman who hits on young guys
-Crappucino: bad tasting, allegedly gourmet coffee
-Craptacular: remarkable for being so horrible that it is dull
-Crib: one's living place
-Cruisin for a bruisin: 80s slang term for someone who is gonna get beat up if they keep talking the way they do
-Cutesy pukesy: something new couples do that makes you wanna puke. They talk cute to each other and won't stop holding hands and whatknot. Welcome to... high school!!
D
-D'oh: said to keep from getting surprised or caught that you forgot to do something
-Dasiy Dukes: pair of extremely tight, short shorts worn by women in the American South and any where else
-Dashenka: Moscow slang for darling
-Dawg: greeting teen boys use if they are trying to be 'gangsta', like the rap stars they idolize
-Death rattle: smoker's cough
-Deniro jockey: woman who expects the male to pay for everything
-Desk jockey: describes someone who sits at desk all day
-Diaper diva: pre teens who are really into N*Sync, Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys
-Diddly squat: nothing
-Diddly: nothing
-Diddums: mocking word for someone being overly whiny
-Dime Bar: early 90s UK slang for someone slow on the uptake, who usually does not get something until later on
-Dine N Dash: Eat and leave without paying
-Dog: closely trusted friend. Also 'street' talk for those wanting to be 'gangsta'
-Dogs: feet
-Donut: drive your car in a tight circle
-Dressed in black label: drunk at a funeral
-Dumpster diver: someone who looks around in dumpsters for hidden treasure
E
-Earthy crunchy: someone who is in to hugging trees or hippies, someone stuck in the 1960s
-Eddie Haskell: someone who kisses up to the parents of friends
F
-F bomb: relates to a situation where someone said the f word
-Face card: 100 dollar bill
-Fake and bake: tanning salon
-Far Side ish: used to describe something that might be seen in a Far Side Comic
-Fat chance: no chance something will happen
-Five O: police.
-Foldies: lines in unusued clothing that never come out even after folding
-Four one one: info
-FUBAR: F---ed Up Beyond All Repair or F---ed Beyond All Recognition
-Fugly: f---ing ugly
G
-G'Day: Australian greeting for Good Day
-Gangsta: person living the street lifestyle, the way hip hop life would suggest
-Garbage juice: liquid leaking from garbage bag
-Gas: fun, hilarious
-Gear head: someone devoted to their cars and engines
-Gig: party, gathering
-Git: person under age of 16
-Goblimey: British slang for word of shock
-Golddigger: woman who hooks up with man for money
-Grampage: when someone over the age of 40 begins killing people
-Gremlin: little kids who annoy you
-Gun fu: a type of action movie where gun acrobatics and martial arts are combined. Chow Yun-fat's specialty is these types of movies
-Gym pig: someone who spends too much time at the gym
H
-H E Double Hockey Stick: used in place of the word Hell
-Hair band: any short lived band of the 1980s with hair going every which direction, and usually down to their shoulders. (I.e. Poison, Ratt, Cinderella, Skid Row, Motley Crue, etc.)
-Hammer of the Gods: TV remote control
-Handbag: effeminate man
-Headbanger: someone who listens to heavy metal music
-Heat: cops
-Heater: gun. Derived from the novel The Outsiders
-Homie: good friend. More 'street' talk
-Hook up: get together romantically
-Hooker boots: knee high boots or go-go boots
-The House: Waffle House
-Hussy: female who is provacative and somewhat immoral
I
-I'm doin' cartwheels: used when you want to show excitement, yet, you could care less
-Ice: to kill
-Idiot sandwich: group of people sitting around having a stupid conversation
-Idiot box: UK slang for television
-Iron box: virgin
J
-J-Lo: butt
-Jacked: muscular
-Jacksons: Twenty dollar bills
-Jagger: to throw a wild looking, violent tantrum possibly while dancing or could be a type of dancing. I.e.: Meaning "The Rooster"(bobbing head back and forth while pouting lips) type dancing Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones did in the beginnging of the video for Start Me Up.
-Jamjams: pajamas
-Jarhead: male athlete or nickname for US Marine
-JCR: Jenny Craig Reject. Overweight. To be used within earshot of someone who is heavyset, meaning to hurt their feelings. Used by popular girls who are like walking stick bugs they're so skinny!!!
-John and Yoko: when 2 people are so in love you think they're one person
-Join the club: Me too
-Juju: feeling or vibe, usually a bad one
-Junk in the Trunk: large bottom
K
-Kawaii: Japanese for cute
-Kick back: relax
-Kicks: shoes
-Kitty litter: Formula 1 slang for the gravel traps on the sides of the road to prevent accidents
-Knuckle dragger: Naval term referring to any one in the Machinists Mate rating. Anyone who does mechanics jobs
L
-La de freaking da: used when someone tells you some pointless piece of information you could care less about
-Label whore: someone who wears name brand clothing with the name brand somewhere for all to see, like an advertisement for that clothing company.
-Lack-a-nookie: no sex for a long time. This one made me choke on the juice I was drinking, made it come out my nose!!!
-Lay down the law: take control of a situation
-Lickety split: fast
-Lip rippler: a louder than usual burp.
-Looky loo: nosey person
-Lung cookie: mucous you cough up after a night of partying
M
-MacGuyver: name given to someone who make something out of other things, like MacGuyver
-Mailbox head: someone who has an unusually squarish head or a stupid, foolish person
-Mall job: actually having a job at the mall
-Mall rat: someone who spends all their free time at the mall
-Mary jane: slang for marijuana
-Moo juice: milk
N
-Nerdbox: computer
-Nickel in the can: 5 years in jail
-Noseeums: little bugs that fly around your face but can be seen as a fuzzy gray cloud
-Nuke: cook something in the microwave. This is how I cook when it's just me at home and no one else!
O
-OD: Over Doing It
-Okie dokie: All right
-One time: police
P
-Paint the town red: have a wild, fun time
-Panhassling: aggressive panhandling
-Peach: cute in a very special way
-Pity whore: person who tries to get others to feel sorry for her.
-Po po: police
-Poindexter: nerd
-Pop: British slang for champagne
-Prairie doggin': desperate for a bathroom!
-Pumpkinhead: someone addicted to the band The Smashing Pumpkins
-Punch buggy: Volkswagen Beetle
Q
-Q tip: white haired elderly person
R
-Rabbit food: what healthy people eat, fruits and veggies
-Radiohead: the phenomena when someone says what someone else is thinking. This happens ALOT in my house! I'll be thinking something and either my stepdad or sister will say it!
-Rainbox: shower
-Rave goo: slime found on ceilings, walls and floors from rave parties
-Red neck disorder: the family tree does not extend out very much
-Rice burner: Japanese made car, motorcycle, etc.
-Rich kid killer: expensive import racing motorcycle
-Riff raff: people up to no good
-Road pizza: the aftermath of some animal getting hit by a car, truck, bus, etc. AKA roadkill
-Rock: display a certain style
-ROTFLMAO: text for Rolling on the Floor, Laughing My Ass Off. I love this one, makes me laugh, lol!! This is my favorite text word
S
-Salad dodger: obese person
-Sand clock/timer: hourglass
-Sausage party: party where the ratio of men to women is high, more men than women
-Sawbuck: 10 dollar bill
-Scarf: wolf down food
-Scooby gang: group of people who investigate paranormal happenings
-Sheila: Aussie slang for a woman, girl
-Short bus: bus that escorts special needs people to school
-Shotgun wedding: when bride is pregnant and marriage is forced upon, with a shotgun present
-Skank: dirty, nasty looking woman
-Skinny mini: person who is skinny, does not eat very much
-Smetal: false metal
-Smiley: smiling for no apparent reason
-Snail jockey: mailman
-Snog: to kiss, also British slang for kiss
-Snork: accidentally inhaling drink through nose, during laughing
-Springer moment: a feeling of finding yourself surrounded by rednecks, the kind who usually end up on Springer
-Stop n rob: convenience store
-Suburbia: that boring neighborhood where all the houses look alike
-Sugar fairy: someone who is overly nice and sees through rose colored glasses. Possibly a nickname or word for hippie
T
-Table butt: when an overweight person has a butt that could double as a table
-Taking the piss: British slang for pulling someone's leg, almost embarassing them
-Tanorexic: someone who goes to the tanning bed TOO much
-Technicolor yawn: throw up
-The Grey: Greyhound bus
-Threads: clothes
-Timbuktu: in the middle of nowhere
-TMI: Too Much Information
-To rock: to wear
-To the nines: dressed very nicely
-Totty: British slang for extremely beautiful woman
-Townie: people who wear brand names usually worn by the younger crowd. I.e: Adidas, Puma, Roca Wear, etc.
-Tree hugger: environmentalist or hippie
-Tree rat: squirrel
U
-Ubercute: so cute you wanna die
-Uggies: abbreviation for the uglier than hell Ugg boots everyone is so fascinated by. I don't get it, they're uglier than hell and you can't wear them in the snow. Any fashionista should know suede and water DO NOT MIX!!!
-Ugly lights: the lights the nightclub turns on when it's close to closing time
-Ugly tree: fake tree causing disturbing appearance
-Unibrow: having your two eyebrows be so long they seem to be just one big brow
V
-Valet bank: highest income level before filthy rich
-Vanilla: plain, boring
-Vegie: annoying 13 year old, like in 8th graders
-Village green: local environment activist
W
-Waffle: hit an animal and leave the waffle imprint of your tire on it
-Wally World: slang for Wal-Mart, a department store over here in the States
-Warden: parents
-Weekend warrior: slang term and sometimes hilarious term for National Guard. I think the National Guard are all a bunch of weekend warriors.
-Welfaremart: Wal-Mart
-Wet burp: burp that has stomach acid coming back up, almost a feeling of throwing up
-What's his face: used when you can't remember someone's name or don't want to. This one I use quite often when I can't remember people's names
-White guy shuffle: dance done by white guys with no rhythm
-Wife beater: type of undershirt worn by people who live in the country, or seen on people who live in trailers who get arrested on COPS
-Wigger: white person trying to be black. Somehow this word sounds wrong. But this is the perfect word for almost every guy I graduated high school with. They thought that if they talked like how they thought a black person would, they'd wake up black. Hahahahahahahahaha, yeah right!! Most black people don't talk like that, I should know because quite a few friends of mine are black.
-Wooden kimono: coffin
-Word on the street: rumor
X
-X tan: the tan you get from swimsuits that make weird shapes on your back. I usually end up getting an H tan because the back of my swim top is shaped like a sports bra
Y
-Yapper: telephone
-Yardrat: Prison inmate
-Yippies: women who think it's necessary to scream each other's names at the top of their lungs
-Yokel: person who does seem to get anything right
-Youngin: southern slang for a child or someone young
-Yuppie food stamp: 20 dollar bill
Z
-Zoinks: surprise. Made famous by Shaggy in the Scooby cartoons
-Zone out: stare off into space
I figured I'd do a post about slang. Everyone has probably used one slang word once or twice. Here's some slang words. I use alot of them, being that I grew up in the 90s where most of it might have been used. And as for some of these, I was laughing so hard my eyes began watering, and I almost wet myself laughing at some. Some of these words I use sometimes, my personal fave is Anywho. BTW, or By the Way, there is an occasional British slang word mixed in here.
A
-A Solid : A favor
-A Sims Moment: Brief moment in which life seems to mirror the computer simulation game The Sims
-A Game: do your best effort
-Ace: One's best friend
-Addy: short form of address
-Agent 21: you and a group of friends who just turned 21
-Al-oholic: someone addicted to music of 'Weird Al' Yankovich
-All blown up: to be paged or called on phone alot
-All squared away: things have been taken care of
-Amtrak: to lose your train of thought
-Aneurism: freaking out
-Anime hair: hair defying gravity, sticking out at odd angles, looking like an anime character
-Anklebiter: short person
-Anorak: type of hoodless jacket or British slang for person into things almost to the point of geekiness, aka a dork, geek
-Anywho: usually supposed to be anyway, but followed by a brief pause and change of topic(I use this one ALOT, especially in my post b4 this)
-Area 51ers: Those who see a conspiracy in everything
-Arm candy: used to describe attractive woman on man's arm
-Ayrton: London slang for a ten pound note. Named after Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna
B
-B list: Those who did not make it to the top list
-B team: inferior group of people
-Bass-ackwards: doing something in ridiculously wrong order, or reverse way of saying ass backwards
-Baka: idiotic, foolish, stupid. Derived from Japanese word for foolish
-Balloon head: someone with big ego
-Banana hammock: Australian slang for Speedo
-Barley pop: beer
-Bazillion: a number so large it can't be counted to or reached
-Beacon: person who stands out from the crowd for some unknown reason, usually hilarious
-Beaky: Good. Early 90s UK slang. Confined to 2 people
-Beast of Burden: Those people who interfere with your daily life and cause stress and anxiety
-Beatdown: fight
-Bedhead: hair messed up after sleeping
-Beef: anger with someone
-Beemer: slang for BMW
-Beer thirty: any time after work
-Benjamins: 100 dollar bills
-Biddy: old woman, girls who work at fast food joints
-Bingo arm: flabby skin under the arm
-Blinkies: little flashing lights on technical equipment
-Blog: internet journal
-Blonde moment: I HAVE ALOT OF THESE!!! Blank stupid moment
-Bloody: British slang word for the F word
-Blowing chunks: throw up
-Bomb: greatest
C
-Cagey: cabin fever, feeling stuck inside
-Carding: UK for prostitutes leaving cards with their names in telephone boxes
-C Town: Cleveland
-Caf: short for cafeteria
-Captain Obvious: One who points out things already known
-Cat fight: fight between 2 women who can't fight, but instead scratch at each other
-Cellaholic: person addicted to using a cellphone
-Cha: Yeah. Made famous by Mike Myers in the movie Wayne's World
-Champers: British slang for champagne
-Cheddar: School bus- the yellow color looks like cheddar cheese. This one made me laugh
-Cheesed: extremely angry with someone
-Cherry: used to mean a virgin, but now describes something in pristine condition
-Chest shaver: incredibly vain male
-Cheddar: Money, cash
-Chilax: chill + relax
-Chimp: someone who follows instructions without understanding a reason
-Chippy: British slang for upper classes, including their accents
-Chucky Larms: Lucky Charms reversed. May get a huge laugh out of someone who is ont fully awake! And plus, this one made me laugh so hard my eyes started watering!
-Chump: loser
-City juice: Water from tap
-Cougar: middle aged woman who hits on young guys
-Crappucino: bad tasting, allegedly gourmet coffee
-Craptacular: remarkable for being so horrible that it is dull
-Crib: one's living place
-Cruisin for a bruisin: 80s slang term for someone who is gonna get beat up if they keep talking the way they do
-Cutesy pukesy: something new couples do that makes you wanna puke. They talk cute to each other and won't stop holding hands and whatknot. Welcome to... high school!!
D
-D'oh: said to keep from getting surprised or caught that you forgot to do something
-Dasiy Dukes: pair of extremely tight, short shorts worn by women in the American South and any where else
-Dashenka: Moscow slang for darling
-Dawg: greeting teen boys use if they are trying to be 'gangsta', like the rap stars they idolize
-Death rattle: smoker's cough
-Deniro jockey: woman who expects the male to pay for everything
-Desk jockey: describes someone who sits at desk all day
-Diaper diva: pre teens who are really into N*Sync, Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys
-Diddly squat: nothing
-Diddly: nothing
-Diddums: mocking word for someone being overly whiny
-Dime Bar: early 90s UK slang for someone slow on the uptake, who usually does not get something until later on
-Dine N Dash: Eat and leave without paying
-Dog: closely trusted friend. Also 'street' talk for those wanting to be 'gangsta'
-Dogs: feet
-Donut: drive your car in a tight circle
-Dressed in black label: drunk at a funeral
-Dumpster diver: someone who looks around in dumpsters for hidden treasure
E
-Earthy crunchy: someone who is in to hugging trees or hippies, someone stuck in the 1960s
-Eddie Haskell: someone who kisses up to the parents of friends
F
-F bomb: relates to a situation where someone said the f word
-Face card: 100 dollar bill
-Fake and bake: tanning salon
-Far Side ish: used to describe something that might be seen in a Far Side Comic
-Fat chance: no chance something will happen
-Five O: police.
-Foldies: lines in unusued clothing that never come out even after folding
-Four one one: info
-FUBAR: F---ed Up Beyond All Repair or F---ed Beyond All Recognition
-Fugly: f---ing ugly
G
-G'Day: Australian greeting for Good Day
-Gangsta: person living the street lifestyle, the way hip hop life would suggest
-Garbage juice: liquid leaking from garbage bag
-Gas: fun, hilarious
-Gear head: someone devoted to their cars and engines
-Gig: party, gathering
-Git: person under age of 16
-Goblimey: British slang for word of shock
-Golddigger: woman who hooks up with man for money
-Grampage: when someone over the age of 40 begins killing people
-Gremlin: little kids who annoy you
-Gun fu: a type of action movie where gun acrobatics and martial arts are combined. Chow Yun-fat's specialty is these types of movies
-Gym pig: someone who spends too much time at the gym
H
-H E Double Hockey Stick: used in place of the word Hell
-Hair band: any short lived band of the 1980s with hair going every which direction, and usually down to their shoulders. (I.e. Poison, Ratt, Cinderella, Skid Row, Motley Crue, etc.)
-Hammer of the Gods: TV remote control
-Handbag: effeminate man
-Headbanger: someone who listens to heavy metal music
-Heat: cops
-Heater: gun. Derived from the novel The Outsiders
-Homie: good friend. More 'street' talk
-Hook up: get together romantically
-Hooker boots: knee high boots or go-go boots
-The House: Waffle House
-Hussy: female who is provacative and somewhat immoral
I
-I'm doin' cartwheels: used when you want to show excitement, yet, you could care less
-Ice: to kill
-Idiot sandwich: group of people sitting around having a stupid conversation
-Idiot box: UK slang for television
-Iron box: virgin
J
-J-Lo: butt
-Jacked: muscular
-Jacksons: Twenty dollar bills
-Jagger: to throw a wild looking, violent tantrum possibly while dancing or could be a type of dancing. I.e.: Meaning "The Rooster"(bobbing head back and forth while pouting lips) type dancing Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones did in the beginnging of the video for Start Me Up.
-Jamjams: pajamas
-Jarhead: male athlete or nickname for US Marine
-JCR: Jenny Craig Reject. Overweight. To be used within earshot of someone who is heavyset, meaning to hurt their feelings. Used by popular girls who are like walking stick bugs they're so skinny!!!
-John and Yoko: when 2 people are so in love you think they're one person
-Join the club: Me too
-Juju: feeling or vibe, usually a bad one
-Junk in the Trunk: large bottom
K
-Kawaii: Japanese for cute
-Kick back: relax
-Kicks: shoes
-Kitty litter: Formula 1 slang for the gravel traps on the sides of the road to prevent accidents
-Knuckle dragger: Naval term referring to any one in the Machinists Mate rating. Anyone who does mechanics jobs
L
-La de freaking da: used when someone tells you some pointless piece of information you could care less about
-Label whore: someone who wears name brand clothing with the name brand somewhere for all to see, like an advertisement for that clothing company.
-Lack-a-nookie: no sex for a long time. This one made me choke on the juice I was drinking, made it come out my nose!!!
-Lay down the law: take control of a situation
-Lickety split: fast
-Lip rippler: a louder than usual burp.
-Looky loo: nosey person
-Lung cookie: mucous you cough up after a night of partying
M
-MacGuyver: name given to someone who make something out of other things, like MacGuyver
-Mailbox head: someone who has an unusually squarish head or a stupid, foolish person
-Mall job: actually having a job at the mall
-Mall rat: someone who spends all their free time at the mall
-Mary jane: slang for marijuana
-Moo juice: milk
N
-Nerdbox: computer
-Nickel in the can: 5 years in jail
-Noseeums: little bugs that fly around your face but can be seen as a fuzzy gray cloud
-Nuke: cook something in the microwave. This is how I cook when it's just me at home and no one else!
O
-OD: Over Doing It
-Okie dokie: All right
-One time: police
P
-Paint the town red: have a wild, fun time
-Panhassling: aggressive panhandling
-Peach: cute in a very special way
-Pity whore: person who tries to get others to feel sorry for her.
-Po po: police
-Poindexter: nerd
-Pop: British slang for champagne
-Prairie doggin': desperate for a bathroom!
-Pumpkinhead: someone addicted to the band The Smashing Pumpkins
-Punch buggy: Volkswagen Beetle
Q
-Q tip: white haired elderly person
R
-Rabbit food: what healthy people eat, fruits and veggies
-Radiohead: the phenomena when someone says what someone else is thinking. This happens ALOT in my house! I'll be thinking something and either my stepdad or sister will say it!
-Rainbox: shower
-Rave goo: slime found on ceilings, walls and floors from rave parties
-Red neck disorder: the family tree does not extend out very much
-Rice burner: Japanese made car, motorcycle, etc.
-Rich kid killer: expensive import racing motorcycle
-Riff raff: people up to no good
-Road pizza: the aftermath of some animal getting hit by a car, truck, bus, etc. AKA roadkill
-Rock: display a certain style
-ROTFLMAO: text for Rolling on the Floor, Laughing My Ass Off. I love this one, makes me laugh, lol!! This is my favorite text word
S
-Salad dodger: obese person
-Sand clock/timer: hourglass
-Sausage party: party where the ratio of men to women is high, more men than women
-Sawbuck: 10 dollar bill
-Scarf: wolf down food
-Scooby gang: group of people who investigate paranormal happenings
-Sheila: Aussie slang for a woman, girl
-Short bus: bus that escorts special needs people to school
-Shotgun wedding: when bride is pregnant and marriage is forced upon, with a shotgun present
-Skank: dirty, nasty looking woman
-Skinny mini: person who is skinny, does not eat very much
-Smetal: false metal
-Smiley: smiling for no apparent reason
-Snail jockey: mailman
-Snog: to kiss, also British slang for kiss
-Snork: accidentally inhaling drink through nose, during laughing
-Springer moment: a feeling of finding yourself surrounded by rednecks, the kind who usually end up on Springer
-Stop n rob: convenience store
-Suburbia: that boring neighborhood where all the houses look alike
-Sugar fairy: someone who is overly nice and sees through rose colored glasses. Possibly a nickname or word for hippie
T
-Table butt: when an overweight person has a butt that could double as a table
-Taking the piss: British slang for pulling someone's leg, almost embarassing them
-Tanorexic: someone who goes to the tanning bed TOO much
-Technicolor yawn: throw up
-The Grey: Greyhound bus
-Threads: clothes
-Timbuktu: in the middle of nowhere
-TMI: Too Much Information
-To rock: to wear
-To the nines: dressed very nicely
-Totty: British slang for extremely beautiful woman
-Townie: people who wear brand names usually worn by the younger crowd. I.e: Adidas, Puma, Roca Wear, etc.
-Tree hugger: environmentalist or hippie
-Tree rat: squirrel
U
-Ubercute: so cute you wanna die
-Uggies: abbreviation for the uglier than hell Ugg boots everyone is so fascinated by. I don't get it, they're uglier than hell and you can't wear them in the snow. Any fashionista should know suede and water DO NOT MIX!!!
-Ugly lights: the lights the nightclub turns on when it's close to closing time
-Ugly tree: fake tree causing disturbing appearance
-Unibrow: having your two eyebrows be so long they seem to be just one big brow
V
-Valet bank: highest income level before filthy rich
-Vanilla: plain, boring
-Vegie: annoying 13 year old, like in 8th graders
-Village green: local environment activist
W
-Waffle: hit an animal and leave the waffle imprint of your tire on it
-Wally World: slang for Wal-Mart, a department store over here in the States
-Warden: parents
-Weekend warrior: slang term and sometimes hilarious term for National Guard. I think the National Guard are all a bunch of weekend warriors.
-Welfaremart: Wal-Mart
-Wet burp: burp that has stomach acid coming back up, almost a feeling of throwing up
-What's his face: used when you can't remember someone's name or don't want to. This one I use quite often when I can't remember people's names
-White guy shuffle: dance done by white guys with no rhythm
-Wife beater: type of undershirt worn by people who live in the country, or seen on people who live in trailers who get arrested on COPS
-Wigger: white person trying to be black. Somehow this word sounds wrong. But this is the perfect word for almost every guy I graduated high school with. They thought that if they talked like how they thought a black person would, they'd wake up black. Hahahahahahahahaha, yeah right!! Most black people don't talk like that, I should know because quite a few friends of mine are black.
-Wooden kimono: coffin
-Word on the street: rumor
X
-X tan: the tan you get from swimsuits that make weird shapes on your back. I usually end up getting an H tan because the back of my swim top is shaped like a sports bra
Y
-Yapper: telephone
-Yardrat: Prison inmate
-Yippies: women who think it's necessary to scream each other's names at the top of their lungs
-Yokel: person who does seem to get anything right
-Youngin: southern slang for a child or someone young
-Yuppie food stamp: 20 dollar bill
Z
-Zoinks: surprise. Made famous by Shaggy in the Scooby cartoons
-Zone out: stare off into space
Thursday, December 15, 2011
British Slang
I know I did a post on this already, but I'm reposting it to see if someone out there actually reads my posts, more curiosity than anything, really.
Brit Slang
All mouth and no trousers
-All talk and no action, braggart
All to cock
-Unsatisfactory, mixed up, screwed up
Arse
-Buttocks; someone who acts in a disapproving manner
arse bandit
-Homosexual(offensive, derogatory)
Bang to rights
-Caught in the act
Bent
-Dishonest, corrupt; homosexual(mildly derogatory)
Bang up
-Lock up in prison; inject lethal drug
Berk
-Idiot, stupid person
Bird
-Girl, woman
Bizzie
-Policeman
Blighty
-Britain, used by British troops serving abroad
Bloke
-Any man or man of authority
Blow off
-Fart
Blimey
-Blah blah blah; worthless talk
Blooming
-Another way of saying "Bloody"
Bogtrotter
-Derogatory term for Irishman
Bollocks
-Vulgar term for male genitals; also used to describe something as useless
Bristols
-Female breasts
Bugger off
-Go away
Cheesed off
-Fed up, angry
Chippy
-Carpenter
Codswallop
-Nonsense
Conk
-Hit on the head
Copper
-Policeman
Crackers
-Insane
Darbies
-Handcuffs
Donkey's years
-Very long time
Eating irons
-Cutlery
Flasher
-One who indecently exposes himself
Fag
-Cigarette
Flick
-Film
Fuzz
-The police
Gassed
-Drunk
Gander
-Usually preceded by 'to have a' or 'take a'. To look
Geezer
-Man, an old one
Git
-Stupid, incompetent, annoying
Gob
-Mouth; spit
Gogglebox
-TV
Hard cheese
-Bad luck
Headbang
-To nod/shake one's head violently to rock music
Headbanger
-One who listens to or is a fan of heavy metal music
Honk
-Vomit
Hook
-Steal
Hooter
-Nose
Hump
-To carry; have sex with
Idiot Box
-TV
Jack up
-Inject drug
Jag
-Drug taking, binge; period of uncontrolled activity
Jessie
-Term for effeminate man or one that is weak or afraid
Knackered
-Exhausted, tired
Knob jockey
-Homosexual
Knockers
-Breasts
Loo
-Lavatory(bathroom)
Mick
-Derogatory term for Irishman
Mental
-Crazy/insane
Moniker
-Nickname, signature, mark
Nick
-Steal; police station or prison; arrest
Nobble
-Disable
Nonce
-Sex offender
Nookie
-Sex. My mom likes this word, makes her laugh!!!
Off one's nut
-Crazy, foolish
Pickled
-Drunk
Pig
-Derogatory term for police
Pillock
-Stupid or annoying person
Plastered
-Extremely drunk
Queer as a clockwork orange
-Odd indeed; homosexual
Rozzer
-Police
Shag
-To have sex
Shiner
-Black eye
Scouser
-Someone from Liverpool
Sod off
-Go away
Take the piss(out of)
-To mock
Tart
-Shortened version of sweetheart
Tube
-The London Underground
British words not widely used in the US
Anorak
-In the US, a type of hoodless jacket. In the UK, a nerd, a dork
Adder
-Viper
Baby minder
-Babysitter
Banger
-Sausage; type of small firework; stock car racing
Banknote
-Paper money issued by central bank
Barrister
-Only type of lawyer qualified to argue a case in both high and low courts
Black pudding
-Aka blood sausage
Bleeder
-Derogatory term for bloke(what's the stupid bleeder done now?)
Blimey
-Exclamation of surprise
Boardies
-Long shorts used for surfing or beachwear
Bobby
-Police officer
Boffin
-Scientist, engineer
Bonnet
-Hood of a car
Boot
-Trunk of car
Brass monkeys
-Cold(cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey)
Brekkie
-Synonym for breakfast
Brolly
-Umbrella
Brown bread
-Dead. (You're brown bread, mate!)
Bugger
-Word for alarm, frustration
Car hire
-Car rental
Cheeky
-Impertinent
Cheerio!
-Friendly exclamation of farewell
Chimney pot
-Smoke stack on top of a house
Chip shop
-Fish and chip shop
Chuck
-Throw
Cobblers
-Shoemakers
Daft
-Odd, eccentric
Dibs
-Cash
Dodgems
-Bumper cars
Fairy Lights
-Christmas lights
Fish fingers
-Fish sticks
Fiver
-5 pound note(bill)
Fortnight
-Period of 14 days or 2 weeks
Funfair
-Traveling carnival
Gaol
-Prison
Headmaster, Headmistress
-Person in charge of a school
High street
-Primary business/shopping street
Holidaymaker
-Person on vacation
Ice lolly
-Popsicle
Jam sandwich
-Police car
Knickers
-Ladies undergarments
Letter box
-Slot in wall/door in which mail comes in.
Lollipop man/woman
-School crossing guard
Lorry
-Large motor vehicle
Motorway
-Controlled access highway
Newsagent
-Store owner that sells strictly newspapers
Panda car
-Police car
Petrol
-Gasoline
Phonebox
-Phone booth, payphone
Pillar box
-Tall, red box on street for outgoing mail.
Parcel
-Package
Pram
-Victorian England term for baby carriage
Prat
-Fool, idiot
Quid
-Pound sterling monetary unit
Randy
-Horny, made popular by the Austin Powers movies
Row
-Fight; argument
Rubbish
-Trash; worthless
Salad dodger
-Overweight person
Skive off
-Sneak off, avoid work
Snog
-Kiss
Spiv
-Unemployed person who lives by their wits; someone who deals in black market goods
Telly
-TV
Totty
-Sexually alluring woman
Yonks
-A long time
Zebra crossing
-Crosswalk
Brit Slang
All mouth and no trousers
-All talk and no action, braggart
All to cock
-Unsatisfactory, mixed up, screwed up
Arse
-Buttocks; someone who acts in a disapproving manner
arse bandit
-Homosexual(offensive, derogatory)
Bang to rights
-Caught in the act
Bent
-Dishonest, corrupt; homosexual(mildly derogatory)
Bang up
-Lock up in prison; inject lethal drug
Berk
-Idiot, stupid person
Bird
-Girl, woman
Bizzie
-Policeman
Blighty
-Britain, used by British troops serving abroad
Bloke
-Any man or man of authority
Blow off
-Fart
Blimey
-Blah blah blah; worthless talk
Blooming
-Another way of saying "Bloody"
Bogtrotter
-Derogatory term for Irishman
Bollocks
-Vulgar term for male genitals; also used to describe something as useless
Bristols
-Female breasts
Bugger off
-Go away
Cheesed off
-Fed up, angry
Chippy
-Carpenter
Codswallop
-Nonsense
Conk
-Hit on the head
Copper
-Policeman
Crackers
-Insane
Darbies
-Handcuffs
Donkey's years
-Very long time
Eating irons
-Cutlery
Flasher
-One who indecently exposes himself
Fag
-Cigarette
Flick
-Film
Fuzz
-The police
Gassed
-Drunk
Gander
-Usually preceded by 'to have a' or 'take a'. To look
Geezer
-Man, an old one
Git
-Stupid, incompetent, annoying
Gob
-Mouth; spit
Gogglebox
-TV
Hard cheese
-Bad luck
Headbang
-To nod/shake one's head violently to rock music
Headbanger
-One who listens to or is a fan of heavy metal music
Honk
-Vomit
Hook
-Steal
Hooter
-Nose
Hump
-To carry; have sex with
Idiot Box
-TV
Jack up
-Inject drug
Jag
-Drug taking, binge; period of uncontrolled activity
Jessie
-Term for effeminate man or one that is weak or afraid
Knackered
-Exhausted, tired
Knob jockey
-Homosexual
Knockers
-Breasts
Loo
-Lavatory(bathroom)
Mick
-Derogatory term for Irishman
Mental
-Crazy/insane
Moniker
-Nickname, signature, mark
Nick
-Steal; police station or prison; arrest
Nobble
-Disable
Nonce
-Sex offender
Nookie
-Sex. My mom likes this word, makes her laugh!!!
Off one's nut
-Crazy, foolish
Pickled
-Drunk
Pig
-Derogatory term for police
Pillock
-Stupid or annoying person
Plastered
-Extremely drunk
Queer as a clockwork orange
-Odd indeed; homosexual
Rozzer
-Police
Shag
-To have sex
Shiner
-Black eye
Scouser
-Someone from Liverpool
Sod off
-Go away
Take the piss(out of)
-To mock
Tart
-Shortened version of sweetheart
Tube
-The London Underground
British words not widely used in the US
Anorak
-In the US, a type of hoodless jacket. In the UK, a nerd, a dork
Adder
-Viper
Baby minder
-Babysitter
Banger
-Sausage; type of small firework; stock car racing
Banknote
-Paper money issued by central bank
Barrister
-Only type of lawyer qualified to argue a case in both high and low courts
Black pudding
-Aka blood sausage
Bleeder
-Derogatory term for bloke(what's the stupid bleeder done now?)
Blimey
-Exclamation of surprise
Boardies
-Long shorts used for surfing or beachwear
Bobby
-Police officer
Boffin
-Scientist, engineer
Bonnet
-Hood of a car
Boot
-Trunk of car
Brass monkeys
-Cold(cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey)
Brekkie
-Synonym for breakfast
Brolly
-Umbrella
Brown bread
-Dead. (You're brown bread, mate!)
Bugger
-Word for alarm, frustration
Car hire
-Car rental
Cheeky
-Impertinent
Cheerio!
-Friendly exclamation of farewell
Chimney pot
-Smoke stack on top of a house
Chip shop
-Fish and chip shop
Chuck
-Throw
Cobblers
-Shoemakers
Daft
-Odd, eccentric
Dibs
-Cash
Dodgems
-Bumper cars
Fairy Lights
-Christmas lights
Fish fingers
-Fish sticks
Fiver
-5 pound note(bill)
Fortnight
-Period of 14 days or 2 weeks
Funfair
-Traveling carnival
Gaol
-Prison
Headmaster, Headmistress
-Person in charge of a school
High street
-Primary business/shopping street
Holidaymaker
-Person on vacation
Ice lolly
-Popsicle
Jam sandwich
-Police car
Knickers
-Ladies undergarments
Letter box
-Slot in wall/door in which mail comes in.
Lollipop man/woman
-School crossing guard
Lorry
-Large motor vehicle
Motorway
-Controlled access highway
Newsagent
-Store owner that sells strictly newspapers
Panda car
-Police car
Petrol
-Gasoline
Phonebox
-Phone booth, payphone
Pillar box
-Tall, red box on street for outgoing mail.
Parcel
-Package
Pram
-Victorian England term for baby carriage
Prat
-Fool, idiot
Quid
-Pound sterling monetary unit
Randy
-Horny, made popular by the Austin Powers movies
Row
-Fight; argument
Rubbish
-Trash; worthless
Salad dodger
-Overweight person
Skive off
-Sneak off, avoid work
Snog
-Kiss
Spiv
-Unemployed person who lives by their wits; someone who deals in black market goods
Telly
-TV
Totty
-Sexually alluring woman
Yonks
-A long time
Zebra crossing
-Crosswalk
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
British Slang
I was inspired by Child of the Sixties post about 60s slang, so I thought I would do one on Brit slang, because in 1997, the movie The Full Monty came to American theatres and most of them were issuing brochures to translate the British slang used in the movie. Also included will be words used in both England and the US that have different meanings in both England and the US. Sorry, but some of these words are kinda funny, especially if someone is saying one in surprise with an accent to go with it.
So that people don't think I'm stealing!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_words_not_widely_used_in_the_United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_words_having_different_meanings_in_British_and_American_English:_A–L
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_words_having_different_meanings_in_British_and_American_English:_M-Z
A&E
US: US TV channel
England: accident and emergency department of a hospital
Ace
US: to perform outstandingly, best starting pitcher on baseball
England: good, excellent(1980s slang)
Amber
US. English: orange-yellow color
England: traffic light color
Anorak
US: Hooded, rainproof jacket with out zipper
England: parka; a socially awkward person interested in something to the level of obsession(i.e. geek, nerd, dweeb, etc)
Arse
US: behind
England: your behind
Asian
US: East Asia, southeast Asia
England: originating from Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka
Athletics
US: sports
England: sports comprising of track and field, cross country and walking
Balmy
US: hot and humid
England: insane, aka barmy
Banger
US: particularly club friendly beat or song, a gang member
England: type of sausage, i.e. bangers and mash, an old car in disrepair (in US aka a beater)
Batty
US: crazy, nuts
England: homosexual
Bender
US: binge drinking, bending over to puke
England: derogatory term for gay man, for the act of bending over to have anal sex.
Bill
US: paper money
England: the police, aka banknote
Bird
US: avian creature, derogatory gesture of flipping the middle finger up, i.e. flipping someone the bird
England: one's girlfriend, female slang
Biscuit
US: type of quick bread served with savory foods. In the UK, it is similar to a scone
England: baked sweet or cake like item which is hard when baked and softened over time
Blinkers
US: lights on a car to indicate direction
England: leather flaps on a bridle to restrict a horse's lateral vision
Bloody(this one for some reason cracks me up if I hear someone say it, I die laughing!)
US: covered in blood
England: used in place of the f word i.e Bloody hell, bloody nightmare. People say this in place of saying f---. A bad word used to express anger.
Blow Off
US: not to show up and meet someone
England: break wind
Bog
US: partially flooded farmland used to grow cranberries
England: toilet
Bogey
US: unidentified aircraft
England: dried nasal mucus- yuck!!
Bonnet
US: hat worn over the head
England: hood of the car
Boot
US: type of shoe
England: trunk of car
Bent
US: not straight
England: gay
Callbox
US: emergency phone
England: telephone booth
Canteen
US: cafeteria
England: where you get food
Chaps
US: leather leggings worn by cowboys and designed to protect against thorns.
England: men or boys
Chips
US: long cuts of deep fried potato, aka French fries
England: Crisps
Commissioner
US: political head of police department
England: head of Metropolitan Police Service and City of London Police
Constable
US: peace officer in a township without organized police department
England: police officer of any rank
Faggot
US: derogatory term for gay man
England: type of meatball
Flapjack
US: pancake
England: flat oak cake
Flat
US: flat tire, level and smooth
England: apartment
Frock
US: type of jacket worn as outer garment that goes to the knee
England: shirt
Geezer
US: old person(derogatory)
England: gangster, man(in Cockney accent)
Gob
US: large amounts of
England: mouth, spit
Hole in the Wall
US: out of the way place, i.e. restaurant, can be used as a compliment
England: automatic teller machine
Homely
US: plain, ugly
England: cozy, comfortable
Hooker
US: prostitute
England: rugby position
IRA
US: Individual Retirement Account
England: Irish Repbulican Army
Knickers
US: pants
England: pants, ladies underwear
Knock Up
US: impregnate
England: practice tennis
Mad
US: enraged
England: crazy
Make Out
US: kissing
England: snog, to kiss
Nick
US: small cut, sometimes someone's name
England: to steal, police station
Panda
US: cute little black and white bear
England: police car
Shag
US: type of furry looking carpet
England: to have sex
Smashed
US: extremely drunk
England: destroyed beyond reasoning
Tart
US: sour flavored
England: female prostitute
Tea
US:
England: afternoon snack, sometimes called high tea.
Underground
US: subterranean
England: train system, like in London
Yankee
US: player for the New York Yankees baseball team
England: name for someone from the US
British slang
Baby Minder
England: baby sitter
Barrister
England: judge
Blimey
England: expression of suprise
Bobby
England: police officer
Boffin
England: scientist/engineer
Bollocks
England: talking weird, lies, crazy talk
Brekkie
England: synonym for breakfast
Bristols
England: breasts on a woman
Fortnight
England: period of 14 days and nights or 2 weeks
Git
England: idiot, annoying person
High Street
England: primary business and shopping street
Lollipop Woman/Man
England: school crossing guard
Loo
England: toilet
Lorry
England: in US truck, but in England, a large moving van
Nobble
England: sabotage
Petrol
England: gasoline
Pillar Box
England: for getting outgoing mail, in England these are the tall red mailboxes with black tops on them.
Pillock
England: foolish person, used in northern England
Postie
England: nickname for a postman/woman
Pub
England: bar
Prat
England: incompetent, fool, idiot
Quid
England: money, monetary unit, probably coins
Randy
England: Horny; used in the Austin Powers movies, along with shag
Rozzers
England: police, male genitals
Rubbish
England: worthless unwanted material
Rucksack
England: backpack
Rug Muncher
England: lesbian
Sod Off
England: go away, get lost, buzz off, or another one, piss off
Spiv
England: unemployed person who lives by their wits
Telly
England: Television
Totty
England: sexually alluring ladies, in 19th century a term for prostitutes
So that people don't think I'm stealing!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_words_not_widely_used_in_the_United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_words_having_different_meanings_in_British_and_American_English:_A–L
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_words_having_different_meanings_in_British_and_American_English:_M-Z
A&E
US: US TV channel
England: accident and emergency department of a hospital
Ace
US: to perform outstandingly, best starting pitcher on baseball
England: good, excellent(1980s slang)
Amber
US. English: orange-yellow color
England: traffic light color
Anorak
US: Hooded, rainproof jacket with out zipper
England: parka; a socially awkward person interested in something to the level of obsession(i.e. geek, nerd, dweeb, etc)
Arse
US: behind
England: your behind
Asian
US: East Asia, southeast Asia
England: originating from Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka
Athletics
US: sports
England: sports comprising of track and field, cross country and walking
Balmy
US: hot and humid
England: insane, aka barmy
Banger
US: particularly club friendly beat or song, a gang member
England: type of sausage, i.e. bangers and mash, an old car in disrepair (in US aka a beater)
Batty
US: crazy, nuts
England: homosexual
Bender
US: binge drinking, bending over to puke
England: derogatory term for gay man, for the act of bending over to have anal sex.
Bill
US: paper money
England: the police, aka banknote
Bird
US: avian creature, derogatory gesture of flipping the middle finger up, i.e. flipping someone the bird
England: one's girlfriend, female slang
Biscuit
US: type of quick bread served with savory foods. In the UK, it is similar to a scone
England: baked sweet or cake like item which is hard when baked and softened over time
Blinkers
US: lights on a car to indicate direction
England: leather flaps on a bridle to restrict a horse's lateral vision
Bloody(this one for some reason cracks me up if I hear someone say it, I die laughing!)
US: covered in blood
England: used in place of the f word i.e Bloody hell, bloody nightmare. People say this in place of saying f---. A bad word used to express anger.
Blow Off
US: not to show up and meet someone
England: break wind
Bog
US: partially flooded farmland used to grow cranberries
England: toilet
Bogey
US: unidentified aircraft
England: dried nasal mucus- yuck!!
Bonnet
US: hat worn over the head
England: hood of the car
Boot
US: type of shoe
England: trunk of car
Bent
US: not straight
England: gay
Callbox
US: emergency phone
England: telephone booth
Canteen
US: cafeteria
England: where you get food
Chaps
US: leather leggings worn by cowboys and designed to protect against thorns.
England: men or boys
Chips
US: long cuts of deep fried potato, aka French fries
England: Crisps
Commissioner
US: political head of police department
England: head of Metropolitan Police Service and City of London Police
Constable
US: peace officer in a township without organized police department
England: police officer of any rank
Faggot
US: derogatory term for gay man
England: type of meatball
Flapjack
US: pancake
England: flat oak cake
Flat
US: flat tire, level and smooth
England: apartment
Frock
US: type of jacket worn as outer garment that goes to the knee
England: shirt
Geezer
US: old person(derogatory)
England: gangster, man(in Cockney accent)
Gob
US: large amounts of
England: mouth, spit
Hole in the Wall
US: out of the way place, i.e. restaurant, can be used as a compliment
England: automatic teller machine
Homely
US: plain, ugly
England: cozy, comfortable
Hooker
US: prostitute
England: rugby position
IRA
US: Individual Retirement Account
England: Irish Repbulican Army
Knickers
US: pants
England: pants, ladies underwear
Knock Up
US: impregnate
England: practice tennis
Mad
US: enraged
England: crazy
Make Out
US: kissing
England: snog, to kiss
Nick
US: small cut, sometimes someone's name
England: to steal, police station
Panda
US: cute little black and white bear
England: police car
Shag
US: type of furry looking carpet
England: to have sex
Smashed
US: extremely drunk
England: destroyed beyond reasoning
Tart
US: sour flavored
England: female prostitute
Tea
US:
England: afternoon snack, sometimes called high tea.
Underground
US: subterranean
England: train system, like in London
Yankee
US: player for the New York Yankees baseball team
England: name for someone from the US
British slang
Baby Minder
England: baby sitter
Barrister
England: judge
Blimey
England: expression of suprise
Bobby
England: police officer
Boffin
England: scientist/engineer
Bollocks
England: talking weird, lies, crazy talk
Brekkie
England: synonym for breakfast
Bristols
England: breasts on a woman
Fortnight
England: period of 14 days and nights or 2 weeks
Git
England: idiot, annoying person
High Street
England: primary business and shopping street
Lollipop Woman/Man
England: school crossing guard
Loo
England: toilet
Lorry
England: in US truck, but in England, a large moving van
Nobble
England: sabotage
Petrol
England: gasoline
Pillar Box
England: for getting outgoing mail, in England these are the tall red mailboxes with black tops on them.
Pillock
England: foolish person, used in northern England
Postie
England: nickname for a postman/woman
Pub
England: bar
Prat
England: incompetent, fool, idiot
Quid
England: money, monetary unit, probably coins
Randy
England: Horny; used in the Austin Powers movies, along with shag
Rozzers
England: police, male genitals
Rubbish
England: worthless unwanted material
Rucksack
England: backpack
Rug Muncher
England: lesbian
Sod Off
England: go away, get lost, buzz off, or another one, piss off
Spiv
England: unemployed person who lives by their wits
Telly
England: Television
Totty
England: sexually alluring ladies, in 19th century a term for prostitutes
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