there are so many words we use in the UK that someone in the US may be a little confused by.. we will make this a game, see if you guys in the US can guess what us in the UK are saying when we use slang.. (there are also different ones from different parts of the UK, so maybe i can learn a few too)
ohh im knackard -
i dont get paid for a fortnight -
wow hes hench -
y'alright? -
thats bollocks is that-
theres loads more, ill let others post some, lets see what you think they mean
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it.
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Post by jengurl1987 on Feb 9, 2015 11:40:15 GMT -5
I love the thread, Callie! I know that a fortnight is a 2 week thing and y'alright sounds like "OK" to me. But, I never heard knackard, hench, or bollocks. Cher would know of course. Aussie slang is cool as well. "She'll be apples" means that everything will be fine. Canadians have a bit of slang as well, so Suzy and Suzanne will have to inform us of that. Good job, you bloody Brit!
Knackard is, really tired. to say someone is 'hench' it will mean they are big built, muscly. i dont really use this its more a Essex thing. y'alright is asking someone if they are okay, or we do say 'alright' to say okay too to say something is bollocks, it does kinda mean bullsh*t, like a load of rubbish
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it.
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ‘til tomorrow For babies grow up we've learnt to our sorrow, So quiet down cobwebs Dust go to sleep I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep
Never heard of, 'she'll be apples' that actually made me laugh a little lol
heres some more
whats with all the Aggro? -
oopps almost went arse over tit then -
get me some bacci from shop please -
no need to bite my head off -
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it.
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ‘til tomorrow For babies grow up we've learnt to our sorrow, So quiet down cobwebs Dust go to sleep I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep
I mean, obviously we do but I don't know if it's slang or not.
I know we call soda "Pop" but I think you guys know that. We also have ketchup chips. That isn't a slang but they are very tasty chips and I don't know why USA doesn't have them, let alone the rest of the world. And there are these candies called smarties that are not the US smarties (we call those "rockets") but smarties is circular pieces of chocolate coated with candy. Yum! Wayyy better than M&Ms.
We work with one British guy at work. A lot of people nickname him "Bullocks." Lol.
Post by britishbea on Feb 10, 2015 10:32:37 GMT -5
Yeah i picked up that in US there isnt many slang words, i guess we are more... whats the word im looking for, informal? we talk loss 'posh' haha
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it.
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ‘til tomorrow For babies grow up we've learnt to our sorrow, So quiet down cobwebs Dust go to sleep I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep
1. For the birds Trivia or useless..."I don't like this thing at all. It is for the birds"
2. Put up your dukes Being told to “put up your dukes” is an instruction to “get ready for a fight.” Interestingly, it is rumored to be of British as well as American origin;
3. Bought the farm “Bought the farm” is a euphemism for dying.
4. Jonesing If someone says that they’re “really jonesing” for something (usually a guilty pleasure), they mean they are craving. Again, there are several versions of the origin but its general association is with drugs. “Jones” was a term used for a heroin or narcotics addiction, but now the word can be applied to anything. Brits in the U.S. can be said to be jonesing for a decent cuppa or good chocolate.
5. Shoot the breeze “shooting the breeze” means to engage in idle, empty chatter. One explanation is that in the old days, particularly in the Wild West, people with time on their hands would literally shoot into the air at nothing.
6. John Hancock If you are asked for your John Hancock, you’re being asked for your signature. The phrase is a reference to one John Hancock, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence; his signature was one of the more flamboyant on the document.
7. Monday morning quarterback(ing) To be a “Monday morning quarterback” is to criticize or pass judgment from a position of hindsight. The quarterback is a football team’s key leader and decision maker out on the field. Since many people watch football games over the weekend, there’s usually lots of heated discussion about the quarterback’s performance on Monday mornings around the water cooler and on TV.
8. Taking a rain check Originally a rain check was a baseball term whereby, if the game was rained out, spectators received a rain check or ticket to allow them entrance to a future game. These days it has little to do with weather and is used more widely, to mean that the event will be re-scheduled for a mutually agreeable date. When turning down a dinner invitation, for example, you can subtly communicate your desire to be re-invited by asking for a rain check.
lol the ones I gave are basically only used by younger people. Most people I know grow out of using those type of slangs.
I have never heard of "bought the farm". From what I read it's more related to the military, is that true?
Val, I think your examples are more oldschool than mainstream =p Aside from "taking a rain check", "jonesing", and "John Hancock", those are the only ones I really hear anymore, and they aren't dependent on the generation as much.
Actually scots is even sillier, we often have the same slang word for more than one meaning.
eg Stoatin' means either 'great' or it means 'bouncing'. As in "the stoatir [great looking person] was stoatin' [bouncing] the stoatin' [great] wee ball against the wall."
Though I would just have said:
Re stoatir wiz stoatin' re stoatin' wee ba' agin re wa'."
That was clear enough I think?
Last Edit: Feb 10, 2015 18:43:06 GMT -5 by a_muppet
skint or brassic means you have no money, if i say 'oh im on my arse this week' it means i have little to no money.
Bacci is tobacco, aggro is short for aggrivation and to fall arse over tit yeah it means your falling over..
ill find some more
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it.
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ‘til tomorrow For babies grow up we've learnt to our sorrow, So quiet down cobwebs Dust go to sleep I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep
When guys say "That is the dog's bolllocks!" Believe it or not, they mean it is good.
Wait.... bollocks are TESTICLES?
Oh man this whole time I thought it meant bullsh*t. This entire time!
I have an English co-worker who says "bullocks" all the time... This is bullocks, that is bullocks, and the other day he said something about kicking someone right in the bullocks so I thought it meant ass but I kinda stopped to think about that one.
thats a 'essex' thing over here or saying 'oh im well jel' - really jealous
so annoying
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it.
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ‘til tomorrow For babies grow up we've learnt to our sorrow, So quiet down cobwebs Dust go to sleep I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep
Okay, I'm going back to bollocks... My boyfriend sent me the wiki for it the other day, and there are SO MANY different uses for it. It blew my mind LOL
If you all don't already know about all the uses, then I recommend looking it up for fun! lol
Post by jengurl1987 on Apr 6, 2015 16:32:29 GMT -5
Your post about your Mum caused me to think of another UKism. We say going to the hospital, going to the university, etc. You say going to hospital, going to Uni and so on. You leave out the THE.
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