Archive for March 25th, 2010

 

New to the UK from America? You will probably intrigued by the language of British people. We have compiled a list of common  Brit words to help you better understand your Brit counterparts.

Ace – Used to describe something good. ”Beckham’s goal was ace!”

Aubergine – Eggplant.

Blag - To lie or embellish the truth to get something for nothing. ‘She blagged her way into the nightclub by convincing the bouncers that she was famous.’

Chuffed – If you are chuffed, you are happy with something. ‘I was chuffed for passing my Physics exam’

Dishy – A man who is sexy can be described as dishy. Reference to ‘quite a dish’.

Gobsmacked – Incredibly amazed. Your gob is the same as your mouth and if you smack your gob, it would be out of amazement.

Gutted – Not happy because of an event that has occured which didn’t go your way. ‘Gunter was gutted to learn that his favorite sports team didn’t make the finals.’

Knackered – Same as tired. You could also use the word ‘shattered’ for tired.

Luvvly-jubbly – Just another way of saying ‘lovely’.

Nick – Means ‘steal’. ‘He nicked a mobile phone from the table!’

Pull – Means picking someone up. If you are “on the pull”, you are scouting for a mate.

PTO – This is an abbreviation for “please turn over”. Sometimes used in letter writing if the letter extends to the other side of the paper.

Scrummy – When something is scrummy, it is delicious. Shortened from scumptious.

Skint – Broke. ‘It is the beginning of the month and I am already skint.’

Skive – To skive is to avoid something. ‘I skived off work the other day’.

Slapper – A slapper is a female who is a bit loose. US equivalent = ‘ho’.

Stonking – Means huge. ‘I had a stonking headache this morning after drinking too much wine!’

Sweeney – Another word for the Police.

Tosser or Tosspot- Not a nice expression. Usually used referring to a male who is a jerk.

Totty – A sexy person. Usually used in reference to girls. Men can be described as ‘dishy’.

Suss – If you heard someone saying they had you sussed they would mean that they had you figured out! If you were going to suss out something it would mean the same thing.

Wally - Idiot. Jerk.

Whinge – To whine or complain.

Wicked – Excellent, outstanding, awesome, great.

Wonky - Not quite right. Something a little bit off about it.

Y’alright? - Typical greeting used by the English. Shortened form of ‘Are you alright?’. Liken it to ‘How are ya?’ as a typical American greeting.

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