2021-01-18 11:40:30
10 Common slang words in Great Britain
Mate and
lad - mean “friend” and equal to American English “dude”, “pal” or “buddy”.
If you have ever watched any British movies, you could notice how often the British use words “mate” and “lad” in their conversations. If not, I do recommend to start with a short episode of “Grand Tour” because it’s just full of all possible British slang words.
Ace – “something brilliant”, more widespread in Liverpool.
In the sentence, it can be a noun and a verb as well, e.g. “He’s ace at writing posts”, “He’s aced dancing the cha-cha”.
Bloke – “a male”, the same as “guy” or “dude”.
This is the most common UK slang which refers to the stereotype of a man who goes to pubs and is quite ordinary in his habits.
Chinwag – describes a good chat and is mostly used as a verb.
Gutted – completely disappointed and awfully sad, the feeling of being emptied out.
The term appeared in 1984 and has been widely used in Scotland and other parts of the country.
Dishy – used to describe someone really attractive and hot.
Chuffed – being proud of your own accomplishments and pleased by something.
Gobsmacked – being shocked and astonished. The word also describes the shape of your mouth (aka “gob” in British English) when you are caught flat-footed.
Jammy – is usually said about the person who’s extremely lucky and comes from a colloquialism “jam” related to something easy to do or obtain.
Jimjams – is another term for “pyjamas”.
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