British Terms
Tea Time
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Don't quite understand what they're sayin'? Here's a list to help!
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Londoner's English
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English Transliteration
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ain't half
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for sure
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any joy
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success
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bangers
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sausages
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barmy
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crazy, mad
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bit of alright
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phrase for describing women
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bird
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girl
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bleedin'
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very
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blimey
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Oh My God
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bloke, geizer,
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man
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tele
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telephone
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Bob's yer uncle
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you've got it
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bog
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toilet
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bog roll
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toilet paper
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bollocks, rubbish
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nonsense
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bollocking
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severe reprimand
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bolshie, cheeky
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rude
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local boozer
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local pub
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bottle
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nerve, bravery
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bugger all
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nothing!
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bunk off from school
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skip classes
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gone for a Burton
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completely lost it
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clear off
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go away
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codswallop
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nonsense
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come again?
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say that again?
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come off it
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Are you kidding!
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come up lovely
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turned out fine
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copper, bobby
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policeman
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cor blimey
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wow!
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to cotton on
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to understand
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cuppa
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a cup of tea
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cushy (number)
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easy
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a dead cert
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a definite winner
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diabolical
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terrible
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do a runner
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leave suddenly
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doddle
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easy
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dodgy
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risky
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fags
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cigarettes
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fell off the back of a lorry
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stolen
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a fiver
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five pounds
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to flog
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to sell
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grub
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food
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guv
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boss
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had a few
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drunk several beers
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knackered
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extremely tired
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knockers, boobs
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a woman's breasts
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knocking around
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marital infidelity
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to take a leek
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to go to the lavatory
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go on my son
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affectionate call of encouragement
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motor
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car
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musn't grumble
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can't complain
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naff
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poor quality
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to give the needle
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to aggravate
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not half
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for sure
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nut, nut case, nutter
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crazy
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on the game
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working as a prostitute
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get on on yer bike
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get out of here
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pissed
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drunk
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pissed off
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angry
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piss off
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get out of here
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put a sock in it
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be quiet!
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to be skint/broke
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without money
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you're having me on
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you're kidding me
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