What’s your favorite British slang word?

[mjkacmom]

Done and dusted.

 

[The Mayor]

Crikey...I think that’s how it spelled. Work with a guy from the UK for years and every time something went wrong he’d say Oh crikey.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Pop. Pop 'round the shops, pop into the pub for a pint...

 

[1420Elexismc]

Hearing someone call someone else an "Absolute Muppet" made me cackle for a good 5 minutes

 

[RoseColored97]

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

I was looking for this answer. I've started using this way too frequently (which says a lot about how people are acting lately!).

 

[JLTraveling]

Crikey...I think that’s how it spelled. Work with a guy from the UK for years and every time something went wrong he’d say Oh crikey.

I always thought that one was Australian...or maybe that's because Steve Irwin used to say it all the time. Oh crikey, she's a little unhappy today (referring to some deadly snake or another) lol

 

[Jangles]

Okay, I hate to break it to you Ladies and Gentlemen, but there are some naughty words here that you may want to reconsider using.
Bonkers, crazy fine; bonk (hit) on the head fine, but just be aware that whilst not rude, bonk also means rumpy pumpy.

If you are in the U.K. and call someone a w**k** (literally a person who masturbates) or a tw*t (a vulgar name for female genitalia) you may receive an aggressive response, ie, a fist in the face. The former isn’t used in the friendly and frequent way it is in Greece, where it is almost a form of male endearment. It’s an insult as is the second word. They are both considered swear words.
Personally, I wouldn’t use knackered either. It isn’t a swear word, and originates from horses being taken to the knacker’s yard to be slaughtered when they were injured or old, but it isn’t really a word used in polite company.
Keep them coming.

 

[Jangles]

Pop. Pop 'round the shops, pop into the pub for a pint...

Pop is also fizzy drinks, like cola, lemonade.

 

[Jangles]

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

Maybe try numpty instead.

 

[Dan Murphy]

bonk (hit) on the head fine, but just be aware that whilst not rude, bonk also means rumpy pumpy.

This is what Shirley educated me on.

 

[georgina]

Okay, I hate to break it to you Ladies and Gentlemen, but there are some naughty words here that you may want to reconsider using.

If you are in the U.K. and call someone a w**k** (literally a person who masturbates)

That's what I was referring to as Ted Lasso term and not fit to print!

 

[GAN]

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

Wow, didn't realize that was considered a swear

The “fe“ word? Really?

 

[Disney_David]

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

Came here to say this lol. As a Brit who lives in Winter Garden, I do miss the slang sometimes…and wanker is one of the best of all time

 

[Disney_David]

Okay, I hate to break it to you Ladies and Gentlemen, but there are some naughty words here that you may want to reconsider using.
Bonkers, crazy fine; bonk (hit) on the head fine, but just be aware that whilst not rude, bonk also means rumpy pumpy.

If you are in the U.K. and call someone a w**k** (literally a person who masturbates) or a tw*t (a vulgar name for female genitalia) you may receive an aggressive response, ie, a fist in the face. The former isn’t used in the friendly and frequent way it is in Greece, where it is almost a form of male endearment. It’s an insult as is the second word. They are both considered swear words.
Personally, I wouldn’t use knackered either. It isn’t a swear word, and originates from horses being taken to the knacker’s yard to be slaughtered when they were injured or old, but it isn’t really a word used in polite company.
Keep them coming.

Are you a Brit?!? Knackered is passable for referring to your own state of exhaustion.

But calling someone an old knacker, or knackered is totally different! I agree

 

[Jangles]

Are you a Brit?!? Knackered is passable for referring to your own state of exhaustion.

But calling someone an old knacker, or knackered is totally different! I agree

I am… a very polite one and I did say ‘personally’.

 

[Micca]

rumpy pumpy.

We have a winner, no further calls please.

@Dan Murphy I remember the live chats but I never participated. Shirley isn't familiar to me.

 

[steve_rob]

If you want some really obscure British slang, may I recommend this series from Achievement Hunter on YouTube where a British guy has to provide three possible words or phrases to his American colleagues and get them to guess which are the real slang terms and which is the one he just made up. It's really funny (or at least it is to me, a Brit!) and there's four videos in total to watch.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

The Welsh for "microwave"...

Pippety-pop.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Nippy-nippy

Slang for rumpy-pumpy

 

[Jangles]

The Welsh for "microwave"...

Pippety-pop.

Popty ping!