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« on: January 29, 2010, 05:56:39 AM »

Slang is another word for popular statement.
and Britain ( British ) is a kingdom-based country..
so English Slang is a word that commonly used in Britain..without further ado..
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barney
    trouble (from Barney Rubble, Cockney rhyming slang - or from 19th century 'barney' meaning an ineffective fight or unconcluded argument)
berk
    idiot, irritating person (from Berkeley Hunt, Cockney rhyming slang for cunt)
Billy
    amphetamines (from Billy Whizz, a British comic strip character.); friendless (Billy No-Mates)
bird
    girl, woman; Also a term for jail time, e.g. "He's doin a bit of bird at the minute"[cite this quote]
blagger
    liar or robber. Also 'blag' is 'lie to' or 'rob' someone. Also somebody who boasts a lot or gets away with things.
cor blimey
    said to be an abbreviation of 'God blind me'. An interjection that has changed meaning over time. In early novels it was used in the same way as 'damn' to express exasperation or frustration In recent years it is regarded as a mild expression of surprise or shock. Sometimes used to comic effect, in a deliberate reference to it being archaic usage.
bloke
    man
blooming, blummin'
    euphemism for bloody
bog
    toilet
bog off
    go away
bog roll
    toilet paper
bollocks
    Vulgar term used for testicles.
boozer
    a pub or bar
boracic
    Without money. From rhyming slang 'Boracic Lint' = skint.
broke
    Without money, usually temporarily such as between pay days. Similarly 'stoney broke', or just 'stoney'.
brown bread
    dead
buff
    Sexually attractive; e.g : She is so buff
bunking off (school)
    be truant from school.
bugger
 an exclamation of dissatisfaction, ( oh, bugger ), to signify something annoying
bum 
    buttocks
chav, charver, ned, bam, scally, townie
    person who dresses in a certain style, typically badly or in sports clothing. Often used as a form of derogation.
cheers
    "Thank you", or a drinking toast
clock
    to spot, notice
c***k
    (or craic in Ireland) good times
div
    idiot
duff
    broken, not working, "these batteries are duff"[cite this quote] or beat "let's duff him up"
fag
    cigarette.
fag end
    the used stub of a cigarette, and by extension the unpleasant and worthless loose end of any situation. "It was the fag end of me shift, and I was knackered"
fit
    sexually attractive
fiver
    five pounds
gaff
    house
gaffer
    boss
gay
    bad, terrible e.g. "It was 'gay' being mugged"
git, bell-end, knob-end
    incompetent, stupid, annoying, or childish person
geezer
old man (informal)
gob
    mouth; to spit, spittle
gobsmacked
    flabbergasted, dumbfounded, astounded, speechless
grand
    used in place of thousand (eg. "this house is worth 140 grand")
half-inch
    to steal (rhyming slang for 'pinch')
handbags
  a harmless fight (from "handbags at dawn" an allusion to duelling)
innit
    shortened from "aint it"
jammy
    lucky. (also 'spawny')
kip
    sleep, nap
knackered
    exhausted, tired, also 'broken' e.g. 'Me motor's knackered, I'll 'ave to blag a lift'
knackers
    vulgar name for testicles
knob head
    a stupid, irritating person
lashed
    very inebriated. Also 'on the lash' meaning to go out drinking with the intent of getting lashed.
loo
    lavatory.
Manc
    someone from Manchester
manky
    dirty, filthy
minger
    ugly or filthy-minded person.
minted
    wealthy
monged (out)
    severely drunk/high
munter 
    ugly person
nick
    steal, or Police Station
nicked
    arrested or stolen i.e. "He got 'nicked' after he'd 'nicked' that car"
nowt
    nothing (northern England dialect)
numpty
    idiot, reckless/unwise person (eg. "he rolled his car? what a numpty")
nutter
    insane person
owt
    anything, something
pikey
    pejorative term used, mainly in England to refer to travellers, gypsies or people of low social class
pillock
    someone who is stupid
pinch 
    steal
pissed, pissed up
    drunk
on the piss
    getting drunk, drinking alcohol
taking the piss
    mocking, taking advantage of, someone (e.g. to a traffic warden "£45? are you taking the piss or what?")
plastered
    extremely drunk
plonker
    Idiot, Stupid Person, Foolish
porkies
    lies (shortened from the cockney rhyming slang pork pies)
punter
    a customer/patron, or gambler
rate
    northern term, as in alright (e.g. that's rate that is)
safe
    good, agreed
scrubber
    someone who is dirty or perceived poor, an offensive term
see a man about a dog
    attend a secret deal or meeting or to go to the toilet.
scouser
    someone from Liverpool
shagged
    either the past historic of shag or extreme tiredness ('I'm shagged out').
shattered
    Tired
shiner
    black eye
skint
    without money
skanked
    ripped-off, daylight robbery, expensive
skanky
    vile
slag off
    to denigrate someone, start rumours, usually in the victim's absence.
slap head
    a bald man.
slash
    urinate, urination (eg. "I need to take a slash")
snog
    French kiss, or any prolonged physical intimacy without undressing or sexual contact.
sod
    idiot, moron, or annoying person (from sodomite)
sod off
    "Go away".
steaming
    extremely drunk, or extremely angry.
spawny
    lucky
tad
    little "It's a tad bigger than that"
take the piss (out of)
    to mock, "Are you taking the piss?"
tenner
    ten pounds
toff
     posh person
tosser
   generally means an idiot or someone who the speaker doesn't like.
tube
    idiot or fool
twat
   idiot
whizz
    amphetamines (see also 'Billy'), or to urinate ("I'm off for a whizz!")

source *with a few editing
Code:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_slang


The British like to use these terms even though they're not in Britain..and even though they're having conversation with a non-Britain..
so they're kind of "bugger"..when it comes to have a chit-chat with them..
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2010, 09:57:40 AM »

first blood ndan..
i hear the wordblimey a lot in british movies..
so that what it means..

nice info..
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« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2010, 11:39:07 PM »

second blood ndan,haha...

i don't understand...(bnr ra tulisan e?)
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« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2010, 11:54:46 PM »

hmmm,,,on my monthly hello magazines, there are one full page of dirty slang(yeah dirty slang!!!) and it has been there for about 50 edition start from a to z and now has reach r....damn, it's a lot of dirty slang!!!

i can't remember any of it at these time, but i can assure you gonna laugh it loud when you're read it
maybe when i go home i should scan some of it and  upload it
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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2010, 04:18:36 AM »

hmmm,,,on my monthly hello magazines, there are one full page of dirty slang(yeah dirty slang!!!) and it has been there for about 50 edition start from a to z and now has reach r....damn, it's a lot of dirty slang!!!

i can't remember any of it at these time, but i can assure you gonna laugh it loud when you're read it
maybe when i go home i should scan some of it and  upload it
yeah i know..
almost all of the slang is designed specifically for profanity.
there's also few of them in the source..
but i didn't put it in here..you know the rules man..
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« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2010, 04:53:30 AM »

nice thought,,,you still remember the rules....
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« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2010, 09:19:05 AM »

hoaah.. so that snog means to.. rrr my gf talk about it all the time..

how can i be that stupid.. errrrr
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« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2010, 10:32:51 PM »

@Lupek,,,wooaa now you know how to respond when she says it Grin

wait, i remember a friend of mine use 'plastered'.....hahaha
i ask him to send something via email and he replied via sms "sh*t man, i got plastered"
and i replied then releas the plaster around you, and if you got plaster around you, how did you reply my sms???

hahaha i don't know if that word mean almost jackpot
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« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2010, 10:35:03 AM »

wew. so British has a lot of slang.
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« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2010, 10:59:10 AM »

@cefer..
oops.. first rule on the board.. english is a must..
even though they didn't say any other language is forbidden..
but yeah..

so i'm afraid i have to modify your post..
hope you don't mind.
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« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2010, 10:59:48 AM »

wew banyak juga ternyata british slang

english please... :|
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« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2010, 06:02:46 PM »

there are not many british movie that i've watched,. so honestly, almost of all that slang thingy above are ..mm.. strange for me... except one or two... 

i think i get used to use US slang than british...
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« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2010, 02:00:46 PM »

i think i get used to use US slang than british...

arent they [most of them] just the same ?
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« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2010, 08:29:36 PM »

i think i get used to use US slang than british...

arent they [most of them] just the same ?

some of them... yes.. Grin
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« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2010, 11:06:39 PM »

but states prefer phrases more than slang.
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