- Any road used in place of “any way,” primarily used in the north of Britain.
- Baccy shortened word for “tobacco;” also, “wacky backy” means marijuana.
- Barmy crazy, insane; always derogatory.
- Bender derogatory term for homosexual, like “poof.” (Note: You probably shouldn’t use it or you’ll get slapped, but it’s worthy of note for giving Futurama a very different meaning.)
- Biggie term children might use to describe feces; also, an erection.
- Bits ‘n Bobs various things. (Example: “My mother has a lot of Bits ‘n Bobs around the house.”)
- “Bob’s your uncle!” “There you go! You’ve got it!”
- Bollocks technically means “balls,” but often describes something seen as extremely negative or lacking in value; e.g. “total shit.”
- “Bugger off!” “Go away!” or “Leave me alone!” (Note: Bugger, used on its own, is akin to “Fuck!” or “Shit!”)
- Chav white trash.
- Cheeky to be not respectful of something, having a flippant or facetious attitude.
- Chin Wag to have a chat with someone.
- Collywobbles extreme queasiness or stomach pain brought on by stress, nervousness or anxiety.
- Crusty Dragon a piece of snot or booger.
- Daft Cow a very stupid person (See also “Wazzock.”)
- Dog’s Bollocks extremely good or favorable, great
- Dog’s Dinner to be dressed nicely or look dapper.
- Donkey’s Years ages, as in “I haven’t seen you in ages!”
- Fagged disturbed, bothered or interrupted (Example: If one were studying for a test, one would not want to be “fagged.”)
- Fall Arse Over Tit to have an embarrassing fall or to topple over.
- Fanny vagina.
- Fit hot or sexually desirable.
- The Full Monty going all the way with it, going big instead of going home.
- “Get stuffed!” “Beat it” or “Scram!”
- Gobby loudly opinionated, offensive or prickish. (See Donald Trump.)
- Gobsmacked amazed or awed by something.
- Gormless completely clueless, like Alicia Silverstone in the 90s film.
- To Have A Butcher’s to take a look at something or someone.
- Her Majesty’s Pleasure being incarcerated or put in prison.
- “How’s Your Father?” euphemism for sex (Example: “Have you and your wife had any of the ol’ ‘How’s your father?’ recently?”)
- “I’m Off To Bedfordshire!” “I’m hitting the hay!”
- “It’s Monkeys Outside!” “Wow, it’s very cold out!”
- John Thomas penis.
- Knackered phrase meaning “extremely tired,” often uttered after a long, exhausting day; also see “zonked.”
- Knees Up A term for a mixer or a dance party (Example: “I went to this wild knees up this weekend. I wish you could have been there.”)
- Legless totally, completely hammered.
- Lose The Plot to go “crazy” or become mentally unstable.
- Lurgy sick or under the weather.
- Made Redundant to be fired or let go from one’s position.
- Minted to be extremely rich.
- Off One’s Trolley mad, out of one’s mind.
- On The Piss binge drinking solely for the purpose of getting totally smashed.
- On The Pull cruising for sexual intercourse.
- Pavement Pizza euphemism for puke or vomit.
- “Pip pip!” archaic, out-of-use phrase used to say goodbye.
- Plonk a pejorative word used to describe red wine of poor quality, usually purchased at little expensive.
- Ponce a poser.
- Porkies old Cockney rhyming word used to mean “lies.” (Example: If one is “telling porkies,” you’re telling lies.) Comes from “pork pies,” which rhymes with lies.
- Puff a fart.
- Rumpy-Pumpy amazing phrase used as a euphemism for sexual intercourse.
- See A Man About a Dog what you say as an excuse for leaving, in order to hide your destination; also, to excuse oneself to take a giant shit.
- Shambolic in a total state of bedlam, chaos or dismay.
- Shirty ill-tempered, insolent.
- Skive a character deemed particularly lazy or incapable of being of use.
- Slap And Tickle making out or heavy petting.
- Slapper a promiscuous female.
- Spend A Penny to use the restroom.
- Snookered to be in a bad situation, totally fucked or otherwise without a paddle.
- Starkers completely naked.
- Stonker a boner.
- Strawberry Creams hunger-inducing term for a woman’s breasts.
- Sweet Fanny Adams code for “Sweet fuck all”, meaning little to nothing at all. (Example: “I thought I had a chance with her, but I ended up with Sweet Fanny Adams.)
- Taking The Piss messing or screwing around.
- Throw A Spanner In The Works to make a mistake or fuck up something.
- Tickety-Boo phrase for when everything’s going great (Example: “All is tickety-boo in my world.”)
- Todger another word for “dick.”
- Tosh total bullshit, nonsense or rubbish.
- Tosser derogatory term for male masturbator, used to indicate that you look upon someone unfavorably. (Example: “He fancies himself the bee’s knees, but frankly he’s quite the wanker.”)
- Twig And Berries male genitalia, the penis and balls.
- Up The Duff pregnant or with child.
- “Who blew off?” “Who farted?”
Original post: https://marcbradshaw.wordpress.com/2013/09/29/71-simple-british-slang-phrases-everyone-should-start-using/
