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Browsing page 1 of words meaning British, UK slang (list of) (193 words total)
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- Alexandra Burke – anorak – arse – bap – Barney – barnshoot – beak – be arsed – Beeb, the – bender – bible basher – bird – bleeding – blimey – bloke – bloody – bloody hell – bobby – Bodgie – bollocks – bostin – browned off – bugger – bugger that for a game of Soldiers – bum – bum bag – bum chum – bummer – bun fight – bust a gut – butters – CBA – char – chav – chawner – cheers – cheesed off – chinwag – chip butty – chopper – clinkers – clunge – CNS-QNS – codswallop – cor – corth – cottage – craic – crockadillapig – CTD – Daily Fail – dash – DBI – dekko – departure lounge – dial – dig for worms – dingleberry – dog's nuts, the – doss – dosser – dust – Erk – face like a workman's bench – faff – faff about – faff around – fag – fancy – fanny – fed – flange – flash – flid – FLK – flutter – Freud Squad, the – front bottom – gaff – gasser – geezer – git – GLM – gobbling rods – God botherer – goosed – GPO – grass – GROLIES – gutted – handbag positive – have I 'eck as like – hen night – hen party – holiday – in it – keep (one's) pecker up – kit – knackered – lamp – leave off – limey – LOBNH – lush – manky – merc – munter – muppet – naff – NFN – nick, the – Norwegian – nosh – offie – oppo – out of (one's) tree – pad – pain in the arse – pash – pecker – PFO – PGT – pile of pants – pip pip – piss off – plonker – point Percy at the porcelain – pom – Pommy – pong – poove – posh – pratt – pumpkin positive – punter – queue – queue up – recce – rheumaholiday – roger – row – sambo – Seppo – septic tank – shady – shag – shite – shit the bed – skeet – skint – skive – slag – slasher – snarky – snog – sod that for a game of Soldiers – sorted – spiv – squat – swish – ta – take a skeet – take the piss – Teddy boy – TEETH – tickety-boo – tight – tired and emotional – tit – titch – todger – toff – toffee-nosed – toss off – trainers – trouser – TTFO – turd – TV – UBI – wag – wally – wank – wazzock – wedge – well – what it says on the tin – whinge – who hit John – widger – Wog – wonger – Yank
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Alexandra Burke
- a day off from work. Rhyming slang - Burke - work. Also "take an Alexandra." From Alexandra Burke - X Factor (UK) winner 2009.
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Last edited on Apr 06 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 06 2010.
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anorak
noun
- "nerd"; "geek". From the preferred outerwear of birdwatchers, trainspotters, etc. Origin: British.
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- See more words with the same meaning: a nerd, geek, dork.
Last edited on Apr 25 2013. Submitted by Dylan H. from Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK on Jun 17 2003.
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arse
interjection
- an exclamation of frustration.
Oh, arse!
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Last edited on Oct 24 1999. Submitted by Cyberchick from UK on Oct 24 1999.
noun
- buttocks. Most uses of ass apply to arse, e.g. arsehole (asshole); dumb arse (dumb ass); etc. Origin: UK.
Stick it up your arse!
You can kick his arse.
That bloke is a right arsehole.
My boyfriend loves it in the arse.
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- See more words with the same meaning: buttocks, butt, ass.
Last edited on Apr 26 2013. Submitted by Wendy from Purley, Greater London, UK on Oct 22 1999.
- idiot.
She's always terrible to have around, always being an arse.
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Last edited on May 31 2004. Submitted by Matthew R. from Blackpool, United Kingdom on May 31 2004.
- something incorrect, broken; MESSED UP.
I made an arse of that.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.
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Last edited on Oct 05 2006. Submitted by Brian B. from Ireland on Oct 05 2006.
- when combined with an adjective, a person who that adjective strongly applies to.
Citation from "Episode 5", Whites (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 15 2011.
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bap
interjection
- verbal imitation of gunfire.
Bap bap bap bap!
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Last edited on Jun 28 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 28 2018.
noun
- a breast. Usually used in the plural. From a type of large bread roll. British.
She's got huge baps!
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Last edited on Mar 29 2011. Submitted by Dylan H. from Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK on Jun 17 2003.
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Barney
noun
- the police.
Keep an eye out for Barney.
That Barney busted up our party.
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Last edited on Feb 24 1999. Submitted by Justin A. from Fresno, CA, USA on Feb 24 1999.
- a heated discussion or argument.
Your Mam and Dad were having a real Barney last night.
- See more words with the same meaning: to attack, to fight.
Last edited on Nov 14 1999. Submitted by Leigh S. from Longnewton, Stockton-on-Tees, UK on Nov 14 1999.
- an unusually loud or violent argument.
He had a barney with his mate.
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Last edited on Feb 22 2000. Submitted by tom m. from Brisbane, QLD, Australia on Feb 22 2000.
- an ungainly, awkward newcomer to surfing -- unschooled in proper etiquette, apparel and technique; WANNABE. Formerly "hodad" (1960's), "nerd" (1970s) and "wally" (1980's.)
That beach is overrun with Barneys.
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Last edited on Mar 03 2000. Submitted by Chris P. from CH Hill Rd, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, USA on Mar 03 2000.
- an unattractive male.
He is such a Barney.
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Last edited on Jul 30 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 30 2007.
- Someone You Love or have a deep affection for Synonyms may include Babe,Bad e.t.c E.g I Love You Barney
Last edited on Feb 15 2015. Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 15 2015.
noun - uncountable
- trouble. Origin: British. Most likely originated as a rhyming phrase: "trouble" -- "Barney Rubble" and later shortened. (Barney Rubble is a character from the Flintstones cartoon.)
We're gonna be in deep Barney.
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Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Karl from Chicago, IL, USA on Sep 08 2002.
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barnshoot
noun
- Corruption of "bahine ka chut" which means "sister's cunt" in Hindi. Abusive term for a person one does not like. British military slang from the time British troops served in India. Also "banchoot".
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Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on Jan 06 2011.
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beak
noun
- nose.
Citation from "Family Ties", Arrested Development (TV, 2006), Season 3 Episode 11 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: a nose.
Last edited on Dec 08 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 08 2010.
- a judge or magistrate. British slang.
Citation from "Judgment day beckons for our well-paid, elitist beaks", Independent.ie, John Drennan, July 10 2011 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Somerset skipper Marcus Trescothick faces ECB ban", Bristol Evening Post, July 15 2011 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
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Last edited on Jul 19 2011. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on Dec 08 2010.
- Slang for popular drug cocaine. Usually used in the South of England.
Joe sniffed 3 grams of beak last nightLast edited on Nov 26 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Nov 26 2018.
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be arsed
verb
- be bothered. Usually used in the negative, i.e. "can't be arsed."
I can't be arsed to read the whole thing.
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Last edited on Oct 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.
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Beeb, the
noun - uncountable
- The BBC: British Broadcasting Company.
The Beeb made an announcement today.
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Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Robbie G. from Stroud, Hampshire, UK on Feb 13 2006.
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bender
noun
- an extended period of alcohol or drug use. Usually more than a single night.
Citation from "Reconstructing Alice", Raines (TV), Season 1 Episode 3 (2007) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Weekends At Mort's", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.My plans to write The Great American Novel were thwarted by a 3 day bender.
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Last edited on May 13 2013. Submitted by Ellwood from Wien, Austria on Dec 20 1998.
- a male homosexual - i.e. a male who is not straight. UK slang.
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Last edited on Nov 18 2010. Submitted by Daniel from Westminster, London, UK on Nov 17 2010.
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