WTF are you talking about.

[Orfy]

This may help.

Bollocks - This is a great English word with many excellent uses. Technically speaking it means testicles but is typically used to describe something that is no good (that's bollocks) or that someone is talking rubbish (he's talking bollocks). Surprisingly it is also used in a positive manner to describe something that is the best, in which case you would describe it as being "the dog's bollocks". Englishmen who live in America take great delight in ordering specialised registration plates for their cars using the letters B.O.L.L.O.X. Good eh?

More here.

 

[DeathBrewer]

lol, i'm going to have to look through that list some time. great stuff in there!

Crusty dragon - A booger. One of the really crispy ones.

 

[Orfy]

Blimey: surprise/shock/amazement. May also hear the phrase
"cor blimey" or "crikey" which have the same meaning.

Spiffing: very good/excellent/splendid.

******: original meaning was "one who wanks" (masturbates). Now
more commonly used as a form of insult ie. "he's a
******" (dick).

Trump: a fart.

Bill, Old Bill or Bobbie: police.

Cuppa: as in "cup of tea". The british are very particular about their
tea. Most commonly it is drank black with milk. Don't ask for
ice-tea, you will get funny looks.

Boot: trunk of a car.

Bonnet: hood of a car.

Shirt Lifter: homosexual.

Lift: an elevator.

Bender: drinking session, as in "going on a bender". Occasionally
used to describe homosexuals so be careful!

Lorry: a semi-truck.

Cheerio: goodbye.

Chippie: a fish and chip shop. Fish and Chips are a British
Institution.Typically you will be served haddock in the north
and cod in the south. It is probably best to avoid "mushy
peas" if it is your first fish and chips experience.

Queue: a line. The British are very particular about forming orderly
queues. Never jump the queue (push in line) as this will
not be taken well.

Crisps: potato chips. Not to be confused with chips which are french
fries.

***: homosexual or cigarette, so be careful of the context. When
phrased as "going for a ***" this is referring to a cigarette.

Bin: trashcan.

Plaster: band aid.

Bog or loo: toilet. Very common to hear the phrase "where's the loo?".

Dapper: well spoken, well dressed. Often used in the term "your
looking very dapper".

Bollocks: testicles. Also used as a term of general surprise. The
phrase "dog's bollocks" refers to something that is very good
and the phrase "load of bollocks" means something is
rubbish. While the term "bollocking" refers to getting told off
(being in trouble).

Gaffer: bloke (person) in charge.

Blower: telephone. Often heard as in the phrase "get on the blower".


Bloody: swearing. Most commonly used in the phrase "bloody hell"
which is an exclamation of surprise or shock.

Cotton Bud: Q tip.

Bog Roll: toilet paper.

Tube: the London Underground.

Kitchen Towel: paper towels.

Bonk/shag: having sex.

Guv'nor: the boss. A term very commonly used by cockneys.

Doddle: something easy, as in "that was a doddle".

Narker: annoyed or grumpy.

Dummy: pacifier.

Boozer: pub.

Gobsmacked: taken aback.

Take-away: take out.

Estate agent: realtor.

Taking the piss/taking the mickey: making fun of someone.

Telly: television.

Number plate: car licence plate.

Brolly: umbrella.

Bugger: an inoffensive insult. When used as in the term "bugger off"
this is considered more polite and less offensive than "f-off".

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Here's one that is not on your list:

When I was in high school, we had an English exchange student. One day in class, she turned around and asked the guy behind her -loudly- if he had a rubber. When the classroom laughter died down, we explained to her that, in America, a rubber is a condom, not a pencil eraser.

 

[Fingers]

Chippie: a fish and chip shop. Fish and Chips are a British
Institution.Typically you will be served haddock in the north
and cod in the south. It is probably best to avoid "mushy
peas" if it is your first fish and chips experience.

Fish and chips are one of my favorites. Do you guys have it with mayonnaise?

So come on, Guv,nor, what are 'mushy peas'? Don't make me get all narky on your ass.

 

[torgan]

Fish and chips are one of my favorites. Do you guys have it with mayonnaise?

So come on, Guv,nor, what are 'mushy peas'? Don't make me get all narky on your ass.

Wouldn't that be Narky on your bum?

 

[EdWort]

It's missing Flaps like a Wellington Bomber.

 

[the_bird]

My new years' resolution a couple of years back was to increase my use of the word "bollocks!"

One of the (many) good parts of watching mostly British telly is picking up on the interesting vernacular. I got quite the chuckle when James May made reference to his "wedding vegetables" on Top Gear.

I accidentally asked for a "skip" when ordering a dumpster over the summer.

Now, Orfy, can you explain Cockney slang to us? That's an art form all into itself.

 

[zman]

So does the Sex Pistols album Never mind the Bollocks Here come the Sex Pistols refer to testicles?

 

[Orfy]

Cockney's easy. - here

Boat race - Face.
Apple and Pears - Stairs.

When you really know it the it's done by proxy.

So some one coming down the apple is ........coming down the stairs.

That's a load of pony.........That's a load of crap.
He's tellin' porkies............he's telling lies.

It's not only used around London, you can here it to a lesser extent up north.

• Adam and Eve = believe[5]
• apples = apples and pears = stairs
• Barnet = Barnet Fair = hair
• boat = boat race = face
• boracic = boracic lint = skint
• brass = brass cart = tart (prostitute)
• bristols = Bristol Cities = ******* = breasts
• bubble = bubble bath = laugh
• Butcher's = Butcher's hook= Look
• china = china plate = mate (friend)
• dead 'orse = dead horse = tomato sauce
• dog = dog and bone = telephone
• Eartha = Eartha Kitt = ****
• frog = frog and toad = road
• J. Arthur = J. Arthur Rank = bank/**** (masturbate)
• jam = jam jar = car
• plates = plates of meat = feet
• pony = pony and trap = crap (to defecate or meaning something is rubbish = not very good)
• porkies = pork pies = lies
• raspberry = Raspberry Tart = fart (to break wind)
• Rosie = Rosy Lee = tea/gypsy
• Ruby = Ruby Murray = Curry
• saucepan = saucepan lid = kid
• skin = skin and blister = sister
• Tom = Tom Tit = **** (to defecate or meaning something is rubbish = not very good)
• tom = tomfoolery = jewellery
• trouble = trouble and strife = wife (if she is listening: Duchess of Fife)
• water = water bottle = throttle
• whistle = whistle and flute = suit

 

[Orfy]

Round here this is a split.

Mushy peas are dried marrowfat peas which are first soaked overnight in water and bicarbonate of soda, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup. Sometimes mint is used to alter the flavour. Green colouring is often used

 

[Fingers]

Holy.....!

 

[Orfy]

So does the Sex Pistols album Never mind the Bollocks Here come the Sex Pistols refer to testicles?

Yes.

friggin' in the riggin' is of a similar elk.

Twas on the good ship Venus,By Christ you should have seen us,The figureheadWas a whore in bed,And the mast a rampant penis.

 

[DeathBrewer]

man, i won't be able to communicate with anyone if i go to england, will i?

 

[david_42]

Spiffing: very good/excellent/splendid.
In the Navy, we used Spiffies to keep the points on our shirt collars in place.

Bonk/shag: having sex.
Loved how this got past the blue-noses in the USA when used in a movie title.

 

[Orfy]

bonk, shag, bugger are all very mild and are used on pre watershed (early evening) TV and you wouldn't flinch if your granny used them.
It amazes me how top gear get away with the word cock about 20 times a show.
I guess it's one notch up from dick and hardly seen as a swear word any more.

I don't think any one says spiffing any more.

 

[Brewing Clamper]

...Surprisingly it is also used in a positive manner to describe something that is the best, in which case you would describe it as being "the dog's bollocks".

That's the name of a great little dive bar in Prague that the SWMBO and I stumbled (literally) upon. I've been using the phrase on and off ever since...

 

[Desert_Sky]

I cant be arsed to use brit speak, cause I speak english instead



see what I did there?

happy new year

 

[hungrymonkey]

lived in the uk for a few years. mostly suffolk and norfolk. Got a few odd looks when ordering two beers in a noisy bar with my hands. Also for asking for napkins and explaingin that I could not wipe my hands on my pants.l

happy new year to you!!!

 

[hungrymonkey]

btw, my first son was born in the UK. So he would be brittish by birth. Of american parents.


it that means anyhting.

 

[menschmaschine]

Use of the word "do" in the UK...

......When asked a question, e.g., "shall I get us another pint?"... a response might be, "You can do." I always thought it was an extra word at the end of a statement.

Also, one time my wife's cousin from Chester was giving us directions... it was the usual "straight through the round-about", "turn right", etc. But he kept saying "and then follow your nose." So of course the first picture in my mind is that I'm suddenly a toucan. I guess it means "go straight".

 

[Duckfoot]

Englishmen who live in America take great delight in ordering specialised registration plates for their cars using the letters B.O.L.L.O.X. Good eh?

Friend who was with us at a track day last time has "dgsbllx" as his vanity plate....

:rockin: