British Slang

[Mr Clean]

I can't believe you came up with that first, you spawny get.

Haha. Can't believe I forgot it in the first post.

 

[Steenamaroo]

Try reading it properly and you might see what I said.

Wait up...he might BE from Glasgow.
Perhaps you should read it to him.

 

[kcearl]

When I was in england, everyone did seem stuffy and miserable. Stand off-ish. They all seemed to trudge along in their bleak dreary miserable lives. No one smiled, no one laughed, everything was stiff and drab. But! As a young energetic american pain in the ass with not much else to do, I forced myself on to these people. I asked for directions, I asked for recommendations, I asked for help, I asked how they were doing, and every single fucking limey that I forced myself on to, they all ended up being super nice and friendly and very chatty once I got them going. I had one guy in "the tube" literally pull his newspaper up over his face as I approached, but I pestered him anyway, and we ended up bullshitting for about half an hour. I make fun of them all the time, but I really like the fucking limeys.

whilst I agree with your observations on England somewhat Im not sure as its as annoying as the have a nice day mentality Ive came across some places here...I loved London, lived there for 13 years, but mainly because there were no Brits left in it


btw you want miserable Americans? Come to Pennsylvania...its so fucking miserable even Dracula left

 

[Mr Clean]

Wait up...he might BE from Glasgow.
Perhaps you should read it to him.

 

[kcearl]

Try reading it properly and you might see what I said.

oh yeah...lol

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Wait up...he might BE from Glasgow.
Perhaps you should read it to him.

If I was a mod Id ban you for that...Glasgows a shitehole

 

[Steenamaroo]

oh yeah...lol

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If I was a mod Id ban you for that...Glasgows a shitehole

Never been, in fairness.
Did find Liverpool and Manchester much more welcoming than London, though. Shock, huh?

To quote the great BBC Broadcaster, Alan Partridge, "Go to London! I guarantee you'll either be mugged or not appreciated.".

 

[kcearl]

In Glasgow they say something is "gallous" if its nice

I Edinburgh we say something is "braw" if its nice

thats the only slang we have

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Never been, in fairness.
Did find Liverpool and Manchester much more welcoming than London, though. Shock, huh?

never been to 'pool, but been to Manchester loads in the late 80's early 90's, it was like cowboy country, gangs and shootings everywhere...liked it

 

[Steenamaroo]

In Glasgow they say something is "gallous" if its nice

I Edinburgh we say something is "braw" if its nice

thats the only slang we have

Yup. I think you covered all of it!

never been to 'pool, but been to Manchester loads in the late 80's early 90's, it was like cowboy country, gangs and shootings everywhere...liked it

Sounds like home.

 

[kcearl]

The dogs bollocks = good

Bog standard = average


both come from Meccano sets at the turn of the last century....Box Deluxe = good, Box Standard = Average

 

[Steenamaroo]

The dogs bollocks = good

Bog standard = average


both come from Meccano sets at the turn of the last century....Box Deluxe = good, Box Standard = Average

Heard that on QI; The UK's primary source of trivia.

 

[kcearl]

Heard that on QI; The UK's primary source of trivia.

lol...great series

 

[fat_fleet]

So when you're prancing through a field of daisies like Julie Andrews singing ecstatically about the unfathomable beauty of all living things- no word for that kinda thing?

 

[Mr Clean]

No, we don't have anywhere over here like that anymore. It was concreted over in the 60's.

 

[Greg_L]

So when you're prancing through a field of daisies like Julie Andrews singing ecstatically about the unfathomable beauty of all living things- no word for that kinda thing?

Mary Poppins was pretty fucking hot for a british chick.

 

[Greg_L]

 

[Bubba po]

So when you're prancing through a field of daisies like Julie Andrews singing ecstatically about the unfathomable beauty of all living things- no word for that kinda thing?

Happy as a pig in shite. Or grinning like a wanking Jap.

 

[Mr Clean]

Happy as a pig in shite. Or grinning like a wanking Jap.

Good one but my answer was betterer.

 

[Greg_L]

Or grinning like a wanking Jap.

holy fuck that's awesome.

 

[Mr Clean]

"Happy as a sand boy" is an old one you could use also.

 

[Mr Clean]

Here's a fantastic list of English Slang. EffingPot

As my old man would say, "Dip your bread".

One that is missing from that list is "Bocker". You don't hear it much any more but a tramp or someone scruffy would be a bocker. The word came from a local Derby tramp called Bocker Wright.