What’s your favorite British slang word?

[CindysFriend]

I don’t know why, but I LOVE the word “chuffed”. My cat often looks chuffed when he knows he’s about to get fed some treats.

Do you have any favorite British slang?

 

[Imzadi]

I like the word "bonkers." Some people are just bonkers.

And once, Emily Blunt called some guy a "stuffed shirt."

 

[Marrila]

Is a phrase ok?
I've always loved, "Oh my giddy aunt."
It's used as an expression of surprise or mild shock.

 

[georgina]

The word they call Ted Lasso a lot. Not sure it’s fit for print.

 

[Skywalker3]

Have started watching a lot of British vloggers
Love when they say something is brilliant, and also bonkers.
I now use 'gutted' when something really makes me sad, upset.
Will have to think about some more. So many good ones.

 

[JaxDad]

Gobsmacked

 

[JaxDad]

Blimey! Double post.

 

[jump00]

One of my favourites - “if…….it’s and buts were whiskey and nuts we’d all have a Merry Christmas “

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Rubbish!
Sacked!
I agree, so many good ones.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Rubbish!
Sacked!
I agree, so many good ones. I chuckle when I read commentary.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Snogging

Kip

Knackered

 

[AndreaDM]

"I need a lie-down" - for a nap.

 

[ronandannette]

Wanker. It just fits so many people in so many different situations!

 

[Micca]

****. "He was invited to the party but couldn't be arsed to attend."

Also, from Mary Poppins, Tuppence. (We named one of our cats Tuppence)

 

[Shellsbutt]

Cheeky
Don't **** it up-makes me laugh

Wow, didn't realize that was considered a swear

 

[Mysterian]

****. "He was invited to the party but couldn't be arsed to attend."

Ditto!


I had no clue "Bonkers" was British, I've been saying it for ages thinking it was a Yank term.

 

[Kitty 34]

I will have to say bonkers......didn't know it was British but it works for me.

 

[SheSingsAlong]

I love the phrase "mooch about the shops" I watch a lot of UK WDW vloggers and I just love the idioms and other unique phrases in the language (I actually love reading about idioms in all languages). My favorite single word is ...probably technically a swear word: twat

 

[Karin1984]

Oh so many:
Damp squib
Blimey
Bonkers
Knackered
Kerfuffle
Throwing a wobbly
Calling all desserts 'pudding'.

Emma Cruises is a UK cruise youtuber and a standard part of her videos is her explaining a britishism. Worth watching

 

[Dan Murphy]

Many years ago, there used to be live chat in the evenings here on the dis. Not sure if that still exists, I don't think it does. Who here reading this thread recalls the live chat in the evenings here?

Anyway, the conversations really were hilarious at times, really fun times. Sometimes, I would say that I was going to (and I won't say it here, but it would be like the 3 Stooges saying what they were going to do to one another's head) I said, 'I am going to (blank) you in the head.'

Well, there was a moderator type person who was an early moderator on the UK forum. Her name was Shirley (dis name WDWfan.uk). I was a moderator at the time also, so knew Shirley pretty well. When I said that, Shirley goes like, 'Dan, you can't say that!'. I said, 'say what?' She said, 'the B word.' I replies, 'really, why not?' Shirley said, ;that means a whole lot different here in the UK than it does there in America!' I think the moderators could private message each other in chat, and Shirley let me in on the meaning. Big difference between the two countries. So (blank) was gone from my chat vocabulary, at least when Shirley or other UK folks were there in chat.

I don't think Shirley visits here anymore, another great old-timer. Anybody here remember Chat or Shirley?