British slang
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[edit] Regional slangs
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[edit] Differences with American slang
[edit] Spelling
Some slang words are shared between British and American English, with a difference in spelling only. Slang naturally has no fixed orthography, and is written as whatever comes readily to mind. This can generate confusion with readers who do not pronounce letters the same way. One particular concerns the letter "r", which some dialects of British slang assume isn't emphatically pronounced.
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British American erm um arse ass
Some words are slang in American but mean something ordinary in British, for instance "rubber", which means "eraser" in the United Kingdom but is a slang term for "condom" in the United States.
[edit] Meanings
| Word | Meaning |
| Bare | Much/Many |
| Berk (from "Berkshire Hunt" or "Berkeley Hunt", Cockney rhyming slang for cunt) | Irritating person |
| Bobby, The Fuzz | Police Officer |
| Blagger | Liar |
| Blates/Blatantly | Obviously, in full view of something |
| Blindoh | Drunk |
| Bloke | Chap |
| Bloody | Damned (as an adjective) |
| Bog off | Go away |
| Bog roll | Toilet paper |
| Bollocks | Testicles |
| Bird | Girl |
| Bugger | Anal sex |
| Buffting | Attractive woman |
| Camp | Effeminate |
| Cock blocker | Idiot. |
| Champers (also sometimes spelled Shampers) | Champagne |
| Class | Cool |
| Crew | Street gang, backup (in a fight/confrontation) |
| The dog's bollocks (mutt's nuts), Bee's Knees, Cat's Pyjamas | The best there is |
| Fag | Cigarette |
| Fag end | The last part of a period of time |
| Fam | Good friend |
| Fanny, Minge | Vagina |
| Bumbash, Knobjockey, Hermer, Chutney Ferret, ACDC | Homosexual |
| Fit | Attractive |
| Gaff | House |
| Geezer | Man |
| Git, Prick, Bell-end, Knob-end, Twat, Geb-end | Incompetent, stupid, annoying, or childish person |
| Gob | Mouth; to spit |
| Gobbens | Lose items, stuff, belongings ("I forgot my gobbens") |
| Gobsmacked | Flabbergasted, dumbfounded, astounded, speechless |
| Gormless | idiotic, acting without common sense, switched off |
| Handbags | A harmless fight. Stems from handbags at dawn, which is a play on "pistols at dawn" |
| Hench | A muscular, well-built male or a derogatory term for large females |
| Ickle | Small |
| Kip | Sleep, Nap |
| Knackered | Exhausted, Tired |
| Knobhead | Someone with a head resembling a phallus/a stupid, irritating person |
| Loo | Lavatory |
| Mandem | Thug or Hooligan |
| Minger | Ugly or filthy-minded person |
| Morfen | The desire to do something more often** |
| Mut | a dog, someone dirty |
| Nick, Jack, Raise | Steal |
| Nutter | Insane person |
| Ponce | A pimp; a posh, effeminate man. |
| Poof/Poofter, Fairy, Queen, Bender, Bent | Homosexual |
| pussio/pussyole | someone who is a pussy, and backs out of things. |
| rare | when something is rare, it is weird, "that was rare mate" |
| Rarted | Rough |
| Red | Manchester United fan |
| Scrote | Scrotum |
| Shag | Have sex with |
| Shit Stabber | Homosexual, referring to Anal Sex* |
| Skint | Poor (having no money) |
| Skank | Ripped-off, daylight robbery, expensive |
| Sket | Sweaty, dirty girl |
| Slag, Slapper, Tart, Scrubber, Scutter | Prostitute, Loose woman |
| Slash (noun) | the act of urinating "I need a slash" |
| Smart | Clever |
| Snog | Aggressive kissing |
| Spawny | Lucky (e.g. a basketball shot that you would never expect to go in, and it does) |
| Take the piss (out of) | To mock. "Are you taking the piss?" is most commonly heard |
| Taxed | Mugged |
| Tosser | Literally someone who masturbates (to toss off), but generally means an idiot or someone whom the speaker doesn't like |
| wag1 | gangsta way of greeting people, "wag1 peeps" |
| Wank | Male masturbation |
| Wanker | Literally someone who masturbates (verb - to wank), but generally means an idiot or someone whom the speaker doesn't like |
| Lachmo, Lachcake, Dinlo, Fruitbat, Dopelegs, Spazmo | All refer to someone who is an idiot or retarded |
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