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Regional slangs -
Yorkshire colloquialisms, (sometimes referred to as Yorkshireisms), are colloquialisms or slang commonly spoken in Yorkshire, England. ...
London slang is a mixture of words and phrases from many sources, reflecting the diverse ethnic and cultural makeup of the citys population. ...
Cockney rhyming slang is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. ...
Differences with American slang
Spelling Some slang words are shared between British and American English, with a difference in spelling only. Slang naturally has no fixed orthography, and is written as whatever comes readily to mind. This can generate confusion with readers who do not pronounce letters the same way. One particular concerns the letter "r", which some dialects of British slang assume isn't emphatically pronounced. Spelling differences redirects here. ...
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| British | American | | erm | um | | arse | ass |
Meanings Rarted || Rough | Word | Meaning | | Bare | Much/Many | | Berk (from "Berkshire Hunt" or "Berkeley Hunt", Cockney rhyming slang for cunt) | Irritating person | | Bobby, The Fuzz | Police Officer | | Blagger | Liar | | Blates/Blatantly | Obviously, in full view of something | | Blindoh | Drunk | | Bloke | Chap | | Bloody | Damned (as an adjective) | | Bog off | Go away | | Bog roll | Toilet paper | | Bollocks | Testicles | | Bird | Girl | | Bugger | Anal sex | | Buffting | Attractive woman | | Camp | Effeminate | | Champers (also sometimes spelled Shampers) | Champagne | | Class | Cool | | Crew | Street gang, backup (in a fight/confrontation) | | The dog's bollocks (mutt's nuts), Bee's Knees, Cat's Pyjamas | The best there is | | Fag | Cigarette | | Fag end | The last part of a period of time | | Fanny, Minge | Vagina | | Bumbash, Knobjockey, Hermer, Chutney Ferret, ACDC | Homosexual | | Fit | Attractive | | Gaff | House | | Geezer | Man | | Git, Prick, Bell-end, Knob-end, Twat, Geb-end | Incompetent, stupid, annoying, or childish person | | Gob | Mouth; to spit | | Gobbens | Lose items, stuff, belongings ("I forgot my gobbens") | | Gobsmacked | Flabbergasted, dumbfounded, astounded, speechless | | Handbags | A harmless fight. Stems from handbags at dawn, which is a play on pistols at dawn | | Hench | A muscular, well-built male or a derogatory term for large females | | Ickle | Small | | Kip | Sleep, Nap | | Knackered | Exhausted, Tired | | Knobhead | Someone with a head resembling a phallus/a stupid, irritating person | | Loo | Lavatory | | Minger | Ugly or filthy-minded person | | Morfen | The desire to do something more often** | | Nick | Steal | | Nutter | Insane person | | Poof/Poofter, Fairy, Queen, Bender, Bent | Homosexual | | Scrote | Scrotum | | Shag | Have sex with | | Shit Stabber | Homosexual, referring to Anal Sex* | | Skint | Poor (having no money) | | Skank | Ripped-off, daylight robbery, expensive | | Sket | Sweaty, dirty girl | | Slag, Slapper, Tart, Scrubber | Prostitute, Loose woman | | Slash (noun) | the act of urinating "I need a slash" | | Smart | Clever | | Snog | Aggressive kissing | | Spawny | Lucky (e.g. a basketball shot that you would never expect to go in, and it does) | | Take the piss (out of) | To mock. "Are you taking the piss?" is most commonly heard | | Taxed | Mugged | | Tosser | Literally someone who masturbates (to toss off), but generally means an idiot or someone whom the speaker doesn't like | | Wank | Male masturbation | | Wanker | Literally someone who masturbates (verb - to wank), but generally means an idiot or someone whom the speaker doesn't like | | Wasteman | Someone who is a waste of life and is also known as Tharshan | Mut || a dog, someone dirty Cunt is an English language vulgarism most commonly used in reference to vulva or vagina and, more generally, the pubis, from the mons veneris to the perineum. ...
Bugger is an expletive used in vernacular British English, South African English, Australian English, New Zealand English and Sri Lankan English. ...
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A knacker is a person in the trade of rendering animals that are unfit for human consumption, such as work horses that have died in harness or are too tired to work any more. ...
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Manneken Pis of Brussels. ...
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See also British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world. ...
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