British slang
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British slang
Regional slangs
Differences with American slang
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.
British American
erm
um
arse
ass
Other equivalent words
British American
Berk (from "Berkshire Hunt", cockney rhyming slang for cunt )
Irritating person, jerk
Bobby
Police Officer
Blagger
Liar
Bloke
Man, Dude
Bloody
Damn (as an adjective)
Bog off
Fuck off
Bog roll
TP (toilet paper)
Bollocks
Nuts (male genitalia)
Bugger Anal sex, screw
Buffting
Hottie
Camp
Flamer (as in overly flamboyant)
Class
Cool, Awesome, Pimp
Crew
Street gang, backup (in a fight/confrontation)
The dog's bollocks (mutt's nuts)
The best there is
Fag
Cigarette
Faggot
Gay, Homosexual
Fit
Good-looking, hot
Geezer Man, Guy, Unknown Person
Git
Incompetent, stupid, annoying, or childish person
Ickle
Li'l
Knackered Exhausted, Wiped, Crashing
Knobhead
Dickhead
Loo
Toilet, the John, Pisser
Minger
Ugly person
Nick
Jack, Lift, Grab, Steal, Rob
Nutter
Crazy person
Poof/Poofter, Fairy, Queen, Bender, Bent
Homosexual
Scroat
Jackass, Asshole
Shag
Screw, fuck, have sex with
Skint
Broke (as in "penniless")
Skank
Ripped-off, daylight robbery, expensive
Slag, Slapper, Tart, Scrubber
Slut, Skank, Ho
Smart
Sharp
Taxed
Jacked, Stolen, Robbed, Mugged
Wank Male masturbation
Wanker
Crude name for a jerk (male)
Words with no American equivalent
Word Meaning
Bare
Very, enough, alot
Morfen
The desire to do something more often**
Blates/Blatently
Obviously, in full view of something
Fag end
The last part of a period of time
Gob
Mouth; spit
Gobsmacked
Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless
Handbags
A harmless fight. Stems from handbags at dawn, which is a play on pistols at dawn
Scabby
Lucky (e.g. a basketball shot that you would never expect to go in, and it does)
Tosser
Literally someone who masturbates (to toss off), but generally means an idiot or someone whom the speaker doesn't like
Wanker
Literally someone who masturbates (verb - to wank), but generally means an idiot or someone whom the speaker doesn't like
Hench
A muscular, well-built male or a derogatory term for large females
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