75 Simple British Slang Expressions You Should Probably Start Using
Oh, the Brits. No-one can snark quite like they do, and there are certain turns of
phrase that are so utterly delightful, the rest of the world really should sit up and
take note. Below are just a few common British expressions that you might like
to work into your daily vernacular, as they can pepper any conversation with a
little extra something.
Aggro: Aggressive/in someone’s face.
“Are you having a laugh?”: Statement of incredulity, like “you’ve got to be
kidding”, and such. “You think I’ll hire your brother after he gets out of prison for
armed robbery? Are you having a laugh?”
Argy-bargy: Quarrelsome, arguing.
Arse: One’s backside/buttocks.
Arsed: Bothered. “I can’t be arsed to go to my cousin’s third wedding.”
Balls-up: “Gone wrong”, as in a situation that hasn’t gone according to plan.
Barmy: Crazy, insane.
Bimble: An ambling walk.
Biscuit arsed: Dirty, filthy.
Bog: Toilet/restroom.
Bog roll: Toilet paper.
Bollocks: Nonsense.
Buggered: Worn out, broken, ruined.
Catch flies: To sit with one’s mouth hanging open.
Chav: An ignorant, trashy, lower-class person.
Cheeky: Playfully impertinent. “Did you just whistle at that old lady? You cheeky
monkey.”
Chin-wag: A chat or brief conversation.
Chuffed: Pleased, delighted.
Clanger: A mistake.
Cock up: Make a mess of something. “He really cocked up his job interview
when he mentioned that he’d shagged the boss’s daughter.”
Collywobbles: Nervousness; butterflies in the stomach.
Crease up: To laugh heartily (so one’s face creases up).
Crumpet: A sexually desirable person.
Dodgy: Suspicious, dubious. “I ate a dodgy curry last night and now my
stomach’s off.”
Dogsbody: The person who takes care of most tasks, especially menial ones.
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Drop a clanger: To make an obvious mistake or terrible faux-pas.
Dull as dishwater: Exceedingly, horribly boring or plain.
Ear-bashing: A severe reprimand. “He got a right ear-bashing after crashing his
dad’s car into that buffalo.”
Fall arse over tit: Take a tumble/head over heels.
Gammy: Injured, lame, or painful. “My gran’s had a gammy leg ever since she
fell off a horse.”
“Get stuffed!”: An angry rebuke, similar to “Go f*ck yourself!”
Giddy kipper: An overly excitable person.
Ginger: A red-haired person.
Gobby: Offensively outspoken.
Gobsmacked: Stunned/utterly blown away.
Grotty: Unpleasant/disgusting.
Gutted: Devastated. “She was gutted after her boyfriend left her for her
nephew.”
Knackered: Exhausted.
Legless: So drunk, one has difficulty standing.
Liquid lunch: A meal that consists mostly of alcohol, rather than food.
Lost the plot: Lost one’s mind/gone senile. “My great-uncle thinks he’s an
admiral with the United Federation of Planets, but of course, he lost the plot
years ago.”
Lurgy: The flu, or other illness that makes you feel horrible.
“Mad as a bag of ferrets”: Utterly and completely insane.
Manky: Disgusting. “The chicken you left on the counter for a week has gone
manky.”
Miffed: Irked.
Moggy: Cat.
Muck up: Ruin something.
Murder: Devour. “I could murder a sandwich right now.”
Naff: Unfashionable.
Nethers: Euphemism for genitals.
Pants: Rubbish. “She said the film was pants, but I rather liked it.”
Peckish: Slightly hungry.
Peevish: Petulant and sullen.
Plonk: Horrible, cheap wine.
Prat: An idiot.
Rubbish: Terrible, crap. “I’m totally rubbish at math—can’t even add.”
Sad arse: Pathetic person.
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Sausage fest: An event that has a disproportionate amount of males to
females… like a comic convention.
Shag: Have sex.
Shattered: Worn out, exhausted.
Shufflebutt: A restless, fidgety person.
Slag: A contemptible person; possibly a promiscuous one.
Smarmy: Creepy, sleazy.
Smashing: Brilliant, wonderful.
Snog: To make out/fool around.
Snookered: Defeated/thwarted.
“Sod it.”: “I give up.” Used in a sentence: “I’ll never understand this math
problem. Sod it, let’s go down to the pub.”
Sprog: A child/offspring.
Starkers: Naked.
Taking the piss: Making fun of something.
Tosh: Rubbish/nonsense.
Tosser: A contemptible idiot.
Twee: Overly dainty, delicate, cute, or quaint. “Her bunny-themed tea set is so
utterly twee.”
Wazzock: Imbecile.
Wonky: Unstable. “The table leg’s a bit wonky; you might want to slide a book
under it.”
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