Two Countries Separated by a Common Language

[marmar]

What's your favorite British colloquialism? ..... Here are a few of mine, with translation:


Row - argument, dispute

Slapper - tramp

Pissed - really drunk

Bollocks - B.S., and many other meanings



Cheeky - state of being a smart ass

Tosser - idiot, though I think the direct translation is masturbator

Nutter - crazy person



Gobshite - asshole (person)

"I'm knackered. - "I'm tired."

On your jack - Solo; by yourself

[Glorfindel]

1. I rather like "I'll come 'round and knock you up"

As in "knock on your door." Also, the frequent use of "cheers" (which they pronounce "chizz") to mean just about anything from "well done" to "OK, fine" to "here's to you."

[lpbk2713]

3. I met a Brit lass in Spain once.

She told me during the course of a mundane conversation that someone knocked her up. There was a moment
of silence followed by several moments of awkwardness on my part before I eventually got her drift.



:rofl:

[ClassWarrior]

7. I met a Spanish lass in Britain once.

And, tho it wasn't with her, I had that awkward moment as well, when I first heard about getting "knocked up."

NGU.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. Potty is used for someone going mad “she has gone potty”.

[JackintheGreen]

4. Two of 'em: "fagged" as in exhausted

and indefatigable (which, to be fair, might be used in the US, too, but the Brits seems to love this word and I love the way it's pronounced on BBC).

[ClassWarrior]

5. The boot and the bonnet.

It's like your car got all dressed up for you!

:rofl:

NGU.

[PVnRT]

6. Are you taking the piss?

[ClassWarrior]

8. They have several meanings for "piss," and none of them has to do with angry.

Taking the piss = teasing.

Pissed = drunk.

NGU.

[PVnRT]

13. I take it as meaning "Are you fucking around with me?"

[Arugula Latte]

15. And then there is "Piss Off!"

[TlalocW]

9. All interesting but

I'm too busy taking the pram out of the lorry to put in the lift to go up to the flat to watch telly while eating bangers and mash with spotted dick from the sweetshop for afters.

TlalocW

[pipi_k]

11. I'll have the Bubble and Squeak, please.... n/t

:7

[pipi_k]

10. Keep your pecker up...

which translates to: Don't worry, be happy, etc.

Knickers: underpants


I also like "Cheeky"



Another thing besides the language I'm fond of is their sense of humor.

Droll and understated. It just makes me howl...

:7

[RainDog]

12. I can't believe how many rubbers I went through in printing class

er, erasers...

[ClassWarrior]

14. And you never call someone a "git" in polite company.

I dunno why.

:shrug:

NGU.

[cali]

16. git, yob, wanker, whinger, whinging, codswallop

[Agent William]

17. I've got a couple

"lost the plot" = gone insane

"chav" noun used to describe urban delinquent youths. Or NED as they are called in Scotland. Stands for Non educated delinquent.

"bent" or "bender" a gay person

"slag" a slutty person

"skint" being poor or broke.

The rest that come to mind are rude descriptions of genitals...and I don't think DU would appreciate that.

[marmar]

18. Isn't 'bender' considered derogratory?

nt

[Agent William]

20. I'm not sure, I'd imagine so. I can't imagine queen saying it in a speech.

Nt

[ClassWarrior]

19. How about "chuffed?"

Variously means immensely happy and extremely surly.

NGU