常用英语俚语总汇

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常用英语俚语总汇

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Ace-Ifsomethingisaceitisawesome.IusedtohearitalotinLiverpool.Kidsthoughtallcoolstuffwasace,orbrill.

Aggro-Shortforaggravation,it'sthesortofthingyoumightexpectatafootballmatch.Inotherwords-trouble!Thereissometimesaggrointhecitiesafterthepubsshut!

Allright?-ThisisusedalotaroundLondonandthesouthtomean,"Hello,howareyou"?Youwouldsayittoacompletestrangerorsomeoneyouknew.Thenormalresponsewouldbeforthemtosay"Allright"?backtoyou.Itissaidasaquestion.Sometimesitmightgetexpandedto"allrightmate"?Mostlyusedbybluecollarworkersbutalsocommonamongyoungerpeople.

Anti-clockwise-ThefirsttimeIsaidthatsomethinghadgoneanti-clockwisetosomeoneinTexasIgotthisveryfunnylook.Itsimplymeans

counter-clockwisebutmustsoundreallystrangetoyouchaps!IthinkhethoughtIhadsomethingagainstclocks!

Anyroad-Upnorth(wheretheytalkfunny!!)insteadofsayinganyway,theysay"anyroad"!Weirdhuh?

Arse-Thisisawordthatdoesn'tseemtoexistinAmerica.Itbasicallymeansthesameasass,butismuchruder.Itisusedinphraseslike"paininthearse"(anuisance)orI"can'tbearsed"(Ican'tbebothered)oryou

mighthearsomethingwas"ahalfarsedattempt"meaningthatitwasnotdoneproperly.

Arseaboutface-Thismeansyouaredoingsomethingbacktofront.

Arseoverelbow-Thisisanotherwayofsayingheadoverheelsbutisalittlemoredescriptive.Usuallyhappensafter11pmonaSaturdaynightandtoomanylagers!SomeAmericanssayassoverteakettleapparently!

Arseovertit-Anotherversionofarseoverelbow,butabitmoregraphic!Arsehole-Assholetoyou.Notanicewordineitherlanguage.

Arseholed-Drunk!Usuallyintheadvancedstagesofdrunkenstupor,someonewouldbeconsidered"completelyarseholed".Neverme,ofcourse!

Aswell-Youchapssayalsowhenwewouldsay"too"or"aswell".ForinstanceifmyfriendorderedaMillerLite,Iwouldsay"I'llhaveoneaswell".

Ioftenheardpeoplesayingsomethinglike"I'llhaveonealso".You'dbemorelikelytohearsomeoneinEnglandorderingapintoflager!

Ass-Yourbackside,butmostlyadonkey!

Aufait-AnotheroneofthoseFrenchexpressionsthathaveslippedintotheEnglishlanguage.Thisonemeanstobefamiliarwithsomething.I'dsayattheendofreadingallthisyou'dbeaufaitwiththedifferencesbetweenAmericanandEnglish!

B

Baccy-Tobacco.Thesortyouusetorollyourown.

Bang-Nothingtodowithyourhair-thisisaratherunattractivewayofdescribinghavingsex.AlwaysgetsasmilefromBritsinAmericanhairdresserswhentheyareaskedabouttheirbangs.

Barmy-Ifsomeonetellsyouthatyou'rebarmytheymeanyouhavegonemadorcrazy.Forexampleyou'dhavetobebarmytovisitEnglandwithouttryingblackpudding!

Beastly-Youwouldcallsomethingorsomebodybeastlyiftheywerereallynastyorunpleasant.Mostpeoplewouldconsideryouasnoboranupper

classgitifyouusedthisword.PeoplelikeFergiecangetawaywithitthough.

BeesKnees-Thisisthepoliteversionofthedog'sbollocks.Soifyouareinpolitecompanyandwanttosaythatsomethingwasfabulous,thisphrasemightcomeinhandy.

Beltup-ForsomereasonIheardthisquitealotasakid.It'stheBritishforshutup.

Bender-IusedtogooutonabenderquitefrequentlywhenIwasatuniversity.Luckilybenderdoesn'tonlymeanagayman,italsomeansapubcrawloraheavydrinkingsession.

Bespoke-Wesaysomethingisbespokeifithasbeencreatedespeciallyforsomeone,inthesamewaythatyousaycustom.Forexampleacomputerprogrammightbebespokenforaclient,oryoumayorderabespokeholiday,wherethetravelagentcreatesanitineraryaroundyourexactrequirements.

BestofBritish-Ifsomeonesays"ThebestofBritishtoyou"whenyouarevisitingtheUK,itsimplymeansgoodluck.Itisshortfor"bestofBritishluck".

Biggie-Thisisunusual.Abiggieiswhatachildcallshispoo!HencethereasonWendy'sHamburgershasneverreallytakenoffinEngland-whowouldbuy"biggiefries"?Yuck-I'msureyouwouldn'tbuypoofries!TheothermeaningofBiggieiserection.Itjustgetsworse!

Biteyourarmoff-Thisisnotaggressivebehaviourthatafootballfanmightengagein.Infactitjustmeansthatsomeoneisoverexcitedtogetsomething.Forinstanceyoumightsaythatkidswouldbiteyourarmoffforanicecreamonasunnyday.

Bladdered-Thisratheruglyexpressionisanotherwayofsayingyouaredrunk.ThelinkisfairlyapparentIfeel!

Blast-Anexclamationofsurprise.Youmayalsohearsomeoneshout"blastit",oreven"buggerandblast"!

Blatant-Weusethiswordalottomeansomethingisreallyobvious.Bleeding-Analternativetothewordbloody.You'llhearpeoplesay"bleedinghell"or"notbleedinglikely"forexample.

Blimey-Anotherexclamationofsurprise.MyDadusedtosay"GawdBlimey"or"GorBlimey"oreven"CorBlimey".ItisallacorruptionoftheoathGodBlindMe.

Blinding-Ifsomethingisablindingsuccess-itdoesnotmeanthatanyeyeswerepokedoutwithsharpsticks-itmeansitwasawesome.

Blinkered-Someonewhoisblinkeredisnarrowmindedornarrowsighted-theyonlyseeoneviewonasubject.Itcomesfromwhenhorsesthatpulledcarriagesworeblinkerstostopthemseeingtothesideorbehindthemwhichstoppedthemfrombeingstartledandonlyletthemseewheretheyweregoing.

Bloody-OneofthemostusefulswearwordsinEnglish.Mostlyusedasanexclamationofsurprisei.e."bloodyhell"or"bloodynora".Somethingmaybe"bloodymarvellous"or"bloodyawful".Itisalsousedtoemphasisealmostanything,"you'rebloodymad","notbloodylikely"andcanalsobeusedinthemiddleofotherwordstoemphasisethem.E.g.

"Abso-bloody-lutely"!Americansshouldavoidsaying"bloody"astheysoundsilly.

Blooming-Anotheralternativetothewordbloody.Youmighthearsomeonesay"notbloominglikely"sothattheydon'thavetoswear.

Blowme-WhenanEnglishcolleagueofmineexclaimed"BlowMe"infrontofalargeAmericanaudience,hebroughtthehousedown.Itissimplyanexclamationofsurprise,shortfor"Blowmedown",meaningsomethinglikeIamsosurprisedyoucouldknockmeoverjustbyblowing.Similarto"Wellknockmedownwithafeather".Itisnotarequestforservicestobeperformed.

Blowoff-Whoblewoff?Meanswhofarted?ConstantsourceofamusementtousBritswhenyouguystalkaboutblowingpeopleoff.Conjoursupallsortofbizarreimages!

Blunt-Ifasaworaknifeisnotsharpwesayitisblunt.Itisalsothewaymostofusspeak!InAmericatheknifewouldbedull.

Bob'syouruncle-Thisisawellusedphrase.Itisaddedtotheendofsentencesabitlikeandthat'sit!Forexampleifyouaretellingsomeonehowtomakethatfabulousbanoffeepieyoujustservedthem,youwouldtellthemtoboilthecondensedmilkforthreehours,spreaditontoabasiccheesecakebase,slicebananasontop,addsomewhippeddoublecream,anotherlayerofbananaandBob'syouruncle!

Bodge-Webodgethingsallthetimehere.I'msureyoudotoo!Todoabodgejobmeanstodoaquickanddirty.Makeitlookgoodforthenextdayortwoandifitfallsdownafterthat-heywellweonlybodgedit!Appliestobuilding,DIY,programmingandmostotherthings.

Bogey-Booger.Anyvariety,crustydragonsincluded!

Bollocks-ThisisagreatEnglishwordwithmanyexcellentuses.Technicallyspeakingitmeanstesticlesbutistypicallyusedtodescribesomethingthatisnogood(that'sbollocks)orthatsomeoneistalkingrubbish(he'stalkingbollocks).Surprisinglyitisalsousedinapositivemannertodescribesomethingthatisthebest,inwhichcaseyouwoulddescribeitasbeing"thedog'sbollocks".EnglishmenwholiveinAmericatakegreatdelightinorderingspecialisedregistrationplatesfortheircarsusingtheletters

B.O.L.L.O.X.Goodeh?

Bomb-Ifsomethingcostsabombitmeansthatitisreallyexpensive.WesayitwhenweseethepriceofinsuranceintheUS,youcouldtrysayingitwhenyouseehowmuchjeansorpetrolcostoverhere!

Bomb-Ifsomethinggoeslikeabombitmeansitisgoingreallywellorreallyfast.Oryoucouldsayaneventwentdownlikeabombanditwouldmeanthatthepeoplereallyenjoyedit.IntheUSthemeaningwouldbealmostexactlythereverse.

Bonk-Samemeaningasshag.Meanstohavesex.E.g."Didyoubonk

him/her?".

Botch-Therearetwoexpressionshere-tobotchsomethinguportodoabotchjob.Theybothmeanthattheworkdonewasnotofahighstandardorwasaclumsypatch.MyDadusedtoalwaystellmethatworkmenhadbotcheditupandthatheshouldhavedonetheworkproperlyhimself.

Bottle-Somethingyouhaveaftertwentypintsoflagerandacurry.Alottabottle!Thismeanscourage.Ifyouhavealottabottleyouhavenofear.

Boxyourears-ManyyoungchapsheardtheirdadsthreatentoboxtheirearswhenIwasalittlun.Generallymeantaslaparoundtheheadformisbehaving.Probablyillegalthesedays!!

Brassedoff-Ifyouarebrassedoffwithsomethingorsomeone,youarefedup.Pissedperhaps.

Brill-Shortfor"brilliant".Usedbykidstomeancool.

Budgeup-Ifyouwanttositdownandsomeoneistakinguptoomuchspace,you'daskthemtobudgeup-moveandmakesomespace.

Bugger-ThisisanotherfairlyuniquewordwithnorealAmericanequivalent.Likebloodyithasmanyusesapartfromtheobviousdictionaryonepertainingtoratherunusualsexualhabits.Myfatherwasalwaysshouting"bugger"whenhewasworkinginthegarageorgarden.Usuallywhenhehithisthumbordroppedanailorlostsomething.Todaywemightusethesh**orthef***wordsbutbuggerisstillascommon.Thefullerversionofthiswouldbe"buggerit".Itcanalsobeusedtotellsomeonetogetlost(buggeroff),ortoadmitdefeat(we'rebuggered)orifyouweretiredorexhaustedyouwouldbebuggered.Youcanalsocallsomeoneabugger.WhenIwon￡10onthelotterymymatecalledmea"luckybugger".

Buggerall-Ifsomethingcostsbuggerall,itmeansthatitcostsnothing.Meaningitischeap.Ifyouhavebuggerall,itmeansyouhavenothing.

Bum-Thisisthepartofyourbodyyousiton.Yourass!Itmightalsobesomeonewhoisdownandout,likeatramp.Youmightalsobumaround,ifyouaredoingnothinginparticular,justhangingout.Finallytobumsomethingmeanstoscroungeitfromsomeone.

Bung-Tobungsomethingmeanstothrowit.Forexampleastreettradermightbungsomethinginforfreeifyoupaycashrightnow!Oryoucouldsay"bungmycarkeysover,mate".

Bung-Abungisalsoabribe.

Butchers-Tohaveabutchersatsomethingistohavealook.Thisisacockneyrhymingslangwordthathasbecomecommon.Thereason"butchers"meansalookeventhoughitdoesn'trhymeisbecauseitisshortfor"butchershook"and"hook"ofcourse,doesrhyme.

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CofE-TheChurchofEngland.Ourofficialprotestantchurch-ofwhichtheQueenisthehead.

Chatup-Tochatsomeoneupistotryandpickthemup.Ifyouspottedascrummygirlyinabaryoumighttrytochatherup.Oragirlmighttryand

chatupachap!

Cheeky-"Eeeyoucheekymonkey"waswhatmymothersaidtomeallthetimewhenIwasakid.Cheekymeansyouareflippant,havetoomuchliporareabitofasmartarse!Generallyyouareconsideredtobeabitcheekyifyouhaveananswerforeverythingandalwayshavethelastword.MylicenceplateonmyMX5(MiatainAmerican)wasCHEEKY,whichmostTexansthoughtwassomethingtodowithbottoms-wrong!!

Cheerio-Notabreakfastcereal.Justafriendlywayofsayinggoodbye.Orinthenorth"tara"whichispronouncedsortoflike"churar".

Cheers-Thiswordisobviouslyusedwhendrinkingwithfriends.However,italsohasothercolloquialmeanings.Forexamplewhensayinggoodbyeyoucouldsay"cheers",or"cheersthen".Italsomeansthankyou.AmericanscoulduseitinEnglishpubs,butshouldavoidtheothersituationsasitsoundswrongwithanAmericanaccent.Sorry!

Cheesedoff-Thisisapolitewayofsayingyouarepissedoffwithsomething.

ChinWag-ThisisanotherwordforaChat.Youcanprobablytellwhy!

ChineseWhispers-Thisagoodone.Itreferstothewayastorygetschangedasispassesfromonepersontothenextsothattheendresultmaybecompletelydifferentfromwhatwasoriginallysaid.Soundfamiliar?

Chivvyalong-WhenI'mstandingpatientlyinthecheckoutqueueatTescoIliketochivvyalongtheoldladiesinfrontofme.Ifonlytheywouldstopfannyingaroundandhurryup!

Chuffed-Youwouldbechuffedtobitsifyouwerereallypleasedaboutsomething.

Clearoff!-Thisexpressionbringsbackmemoriesofbeingakidandstealingapplesfrompeople'sgardens.Sometimeswewouldgetcaughtandsomeoldblokewouldcomeoutandshout"oiclearoffyoulot".Itbasicallymeansgetlost.

Cobblers-Ihaveheardpeoplesay"whataloadofcobblers"morethanonce.Maybethat'sbecauseItalksomuchrubbish.Anequivalentwouldbewhataloadofbollocks.Itmeansyouaretalkingoutofyourbuttandhasnothingtodowithanykindofdessert!DerivedfromthecockneyrhymingslangwhereCobblersAwls=Balls!

Cockup-Acockupmeansyouhavemadeamistake.Ithasnothingtodowithpartsofthemalebody.

Cockneyrhymingslang-Therearelotsofwordsthatmakeupcockneyrhymingslang.Thesearebasicallyrhymingwordslike"butchershook"whichmeans"look".IfyouareinLondonandyouhearsomeonetalkaboutaSeptictheyareprobablytalkingaboutyou-becauseit'sshortfor"Septictank"whichequals"yank",whichisourwordforanAmerican.Howdoyoulikethat!

Codswallop-AnotheroneIheardalotasakid-usuallywhenIwasmakingupexcusesforhowthewindowgotbrokenorwhymydinnerwasfoundbehindthesofa.MyDadwouldtellmeIwastalkingaloadofcodswallop.Americankidsmightbetalkingbaloneyunderthesamecircumstances.

Cor-You'lloftenhearaBritsay"cor"!Itisanotheroneofthoseexpressionsofsurprisethatweseemtohavesomanyof.Itwillsometimesbelengthenedto"corblimey"or"corloveaduck",dependingonwhereyouare."Corblimey"isavariationof"GawdBlimey"or"GorBlimey".Theyareallacorruptionoftheoath"GodBlindMe".

Cracking-Ifsomethingiscracking,itmeansitisthebest.Usuallysaidwithoutpronouncingthelast"G".Ifagirliscrackingitmeanssheisstunning.

Cram-Beforeabigexamyouwouldbeexpectedtocram.Thissimplymeanstostudyhardintheperiodrunninguptotheexam.

Crap-Thesamewordinbothcountries-butlessrudehere.IlovedwatchingBritsbeinginterviewedonUSchatshowsandembarrassingtheinterviewerwhentheysaidsomethingwas"totalcrap".

Crikey-Anotherexclamationofsurprise.Somepeoplesay"CrikeyMoses".

Crustydragon-Abooger.Oneofthereallycrispyones.

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Daft-MyDadusedtocallmeadaft'apethwhichisshortforadafthalf

penny(inoldmoney).Itbasicallymeansstupid.

Dekko-Tohavealookatsomething.

Dear-Ifsomethingisdearitmeansitisexpensive.IthoughtTexaninsurancewasdear.

Dicky-Dickyrhymeswithsickyandmeansyoufeelsick.

Diddle-Toripsomeoneoffortoconsomeoneistodiddlethem.WhenyouvisitEngland,checkyourchangetomakesureyouhaven'tbeendiddled!

Dim-Adimpersonisstupidorthickoradimwit.Dimwit-Someoneabitonthedimside.

Dishy-Ifsomeoneisabitofadishorabitdishyitmeanstheyareattractiveorgoodlooking.

DIY-ThisisshortfordoityourselfandappliesnotjusttotheDIYstoresbutalsotoanythingthatyouneedtodoyourself.Forexample,ifwegetreallybadserviceinarestaurant(oh,younoticed!)thenwemightaskthewaiterifitisaDIYrestaurant-justtowindthemup.

Do-Aparty.YouwouldgotoadoifyouweregoingtoapartyintheUK.

Do-Ifyougointoashopandsay"doyoudobatteries?"itmeans"doyousellbatteries".

Do-Ifyoudrivealongamotorwayinthewronglanethepolicewilldoyou.Youcouldthentellyourfriendsthatyouhavebeendonebythepolice.Prosecuteisanotherwordforit!

Doddle-Somethingthatisadoddleisacinch,it'seasy.UnlikeorderingwaterinTexaswithanEnglishaccent,whichisdefinitelynotadoddle!Dodgy-Ifsomeoneorsomethingisabitdodgy,itisnottobetrusted.Dodgyfoodshouldbethrownawayathome,orsentbackinarestaurant.Dodgypeoplearebestavoided.Youneverknowwhattheyareupto.Dodgygoodsmayhavebeennicked.WhenvisitingMiamiIwasadvisedbysomeEnglishchumsthatcertainareaswereabitdodgyandshouldbeavoided!

Dog'sbollocks-Youwouldsaythatsomethingreallyfantasticwasthedog'sbollocks.Comesfromthefactthatadog'sbollocksaresofantasticthathecan'tstoplickingthem!Nicehuh?Oftenshortenedtojust"Thedog's".

Dog'sdinner-Ifyoumakearealmessofsomethingitmightbedescribedas

arealdog'sdinner.AbitlikesomejointAnglo-AmericanapproachestoEasternEuropeforexample!

Donkey'syears-Someonesaidtometheotherdaythattheyhadn'tseenmefordonkey'syears.Itmeanstheyhadn'tseenmeforages.

Dropaclanger-WhenIaskedalargeladyonthetubeifshewouldlikemyseatsinceshewassoobviouslypregnant,shetooktheseatthentoldmeshewasfat,notpregnant!BoydidIdropaclanger.Youmightmakeagaffe.Eitherwayitwashorrendouslyembarrassing,especiallyashalfthepeopleonthetubehadheardme!

Duck-InandaroundLeedsyouwillfindolderpeoplemightcallyou"duck"inthesamewaythattheymightcallyou"love"or"dear"inotherplaces.Usuallypronouncedmorelike"dook",whichrhymeswith"book".

Duff-Anythingthatisduffisuseless,junk,trash.Itusuallymeansthattheobjectdoesn'tdothejobitwasintendedfor.OurlastPrimeMinisterwasprettyduff!

Duffer-Anypersonthatisduffcouldbereferredtoasaduffer.ThePrimeMinisterwasaduffer.

Dull-Youwouldsaysomethingthatwasnolongersharpwasdull.Wewouldsayblunt.Toussomethingisdullifitisboring.Itcanapplytothings-likeafilmcouldbedull.Italsoappliestopeople-Icanthinkofseveralpeoplewhoaredull!

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EasyPeasy-Achildishtermforsomethingveryeasy.Youmightsayit'sasnap.

Engaged-Whenyouringsomeoneandtheyarealreadyonthephoneyouwillgettheengagedtone.Inotherwords,theywillbeengaged.Youwouldsayyougetthebusysignalorthelineisbusy.

Excuseme-Thisisagreatone!It'swhatkidsaretaughttosaywhentheybelchinpublic.Wearealsotaughttosay"pardonme"ifwefartoutloud.UnfortunatelyinAmerican"excuseme"meansyouareencroachingin

someone'spersonalspaceandyousay"pardonme"whenyoudon'thearsomeoneproperly.ImagineoursurprisewhenwediscoveredthatactuallyAmericansarenotbelchingandfartingallthetime.

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Faff-Tofaffistoditherortofannyaround.Ifweprocrastinatedwhengettingreadyforbed,askids,ourDadusetelluswewerefaffingaround.

Fagged-Ifyouaretoolazyortiredtodosomethingyoucouldsay"Ican'tbefagged".Itmeansyoucan'tbeBothered.

Fagging-Faggingisthepracticeofmakingnewboysatboardingschoolsintoslavesfortheolderboys.Ifyouarefaggingforanolderboyyoumightfindyourselfrunninghisbath,cleaninghisshoesorperformingmoreundesirabletasks.

Fancy-Ifyoufancysomethingthenitmeansyoudesireit.Therearetwobasicformsincommonuse-foodandpeople.Ifyoufancyacakeforexampleitmeansyoulikethelookofitandyouwanttoeatit.Ifyouseesomeoneof(hopefully)theoppositesexthenyoumightfancythemifyoulikedthelookofthemandwantedtogettoknowthemalittlebetter!!!Fanny-Thisisthewordforawoman'sfrontbits!Onedoesn'tnormallytalkaboutanyone'sfannyasitisabitrude.Youcertainlydon'thaveafannypack,orsmackpeopleontheirfannys-youwouldgetarrestedforthat!CarefuluseofthiswordintheUKisadvised!

Fannyaround-I'malwaystellingpeopletostopfannyingaroundandgetonwithit.Itmeanstoprocrastinate.Drivesmemad!

Fiddlesticks-IhaveanoldAuntwhoismuchtoowellmanneredtoswear.Sowhentheneedarisesforaswearword,shewillsubstitute"fiddlesticks".Filch-Tofilchistostealorpilfer.Theoriginisapparentlyunknown.

Fit-FitisawordthatIhaveheardalotrecently-itseemstobemakingacomeback.Afitbirdmeansagirlwhoisprettygoodlookingortasty!Afitblokewouldbethemaleequivalent.

Flog-ToFlogsomethingistosellit.Italsomeanstobeatsomethingwithawhip,butwhenyourwifetellsyoushefloggedtheoldTVitismorelikelyshehassolditthanbeatenit(hopefully!).

Fluke-Ifsomethinggreathappenedtoyoubychancethatwouldbeafluke.WhenIwasakidmyMumlostherengagementringonthebeachandonlyrealisedhalfwayhome.Wewentbacktothespotandshefounditinthesand.Thatwasafluke.

Flutter-Iliketohaveaflutteronthehorses.Itmeanstohaveabet,usuallyasmallonebysomeonewhoisnotaseriousgambler.

Fortnight-Twoweeks.Comesfromanabbreviationof"fourteennights".Hencetermslike"I'moffforafortnightsholiday"meaning"Iamgoingonatwoweekvacation".

Fruity-Ifsomeoneisfeelingfruitythentheyarefeelingfrisky.Watchout!

Fullmonty-SincethemoviehascomeoutofthesamenameIhaveheardsomeoddTexandescriptionsofwhatthefullmontymeans.Itreallyhasnothingtodowithtakingyourclothesoff.Itjustmeansthewholethingorgoingthewholeway.That'sit.Clearlywhenappliedtostrippingitmeansnotstoppingatyourunderwear!Theoriginsoftheexpressionarestillunderdiscussion.Therearemanytheoriesbutnoconclusiveevidenceatthemoment.

Fullofbeans-Thismeanstohaveloadsofenergy.Itisapolitewayofsayingthatachildisamaniac.Iwasoftendescribedasbeingfullofbeansasakidandnowitismywife'swayoftellingmetokeepstillwhensheistryingtogettosleep.StrangelythesameexpressioninsomepartsoftheUSmeansthatyouareexaggeratingortalkingbollocks!

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Gagging-Desperate,inafatslaggykindofaway.Notnice.

Gallivanting-Thedictionarysays"togadabout",whichprobablydoesn'thelpmuch!Itmeansfoolingaroundorhorseplay.

Gander-WhenIwasakid,myDadoftenusedtogooffforaganderwhen

wewerevisitinganewtownorvillage.Itmeanstolookaround.

Gen-Genmeansinformation.Ifyouhavethegenthenyouknowwhatisgoingon.

Genup-Toresearchasubjectortogetsomeinformation.

Getlost!-Politelytranslatedasgoaway,thisisreallyamildwayoftellingsomeonetof***off!

Getstuffed!-Evenpoliterwaytotellsomeonetogetlostistotellthemtogetstuffed.However,thisisstillnotanicethingtosaytosomeone.

Gettingoff-Thisseemstobetheobjectiveofmostteenagersonabignightout.Gettingoffwithsomeonemeansmakingoutorsnogginghthem.

Giveusabell-Thissimplymeanscallme.Youoftenhearpeopleusetheword"us"tomean"me".

Gobsmacked-Amazed.Yourgobisyourmouthandifyousmackyourgob,itwouldbeoutofamazement.

Goodvalue-Thisisshortforgoodvalueformoney.Itmeanssomethingisagooddeal.

Goolies-Ifyouhavebeenkickedinthegoolies,youreyeswouldbewateringandyouwouldbeclutchingyourballs!

Gormless-Agormlesspersonissomeonewhohasabsolutelynoclue.Youwouldsayclueless.Itisalsoshortenedsoyoucouldsaysomeoneisatotalgormorcompletelygormy.

Grem-Theformofgobmeaningtospitsomethingout.e.g.Didyouseehimgrem?Yuck.Usuallyassociatedwiththatghastlynoiseasthecontentofthelungsarecoughedintothemouthbeforegremmingcantakeplace.Gremisalsothewordthatdescribesthegreenlumpthatiscreatedintheprocess.Youmightcallithackingupahacker.

Grub-Food.Similartonosh.IremembermyDadcalling"grub'sup",whendinnerwasreadyasakid.Agrubisalsoaninsectlarva.NotusuallyeateninEngland.ActuallyisavailableinsomeAustralianrestaurants!

Gutted-Ifsomeoneisreallyupsetbysomethingtheymightsaythattheyweregutted.Likewhenyouaretoldthatyouhavejustfailedyourdrivingtest!

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Haggle-Tohaggleistoargueornegotiateoveraprice.Mostpeoplethatwanglestuffareusuallyquitegoodathaggling.IjustlearntthatintheUSAyoudickeroveraprice,particularlyforusedcars!

Hankypanky-Hankypanky-or"slapandtickle"assomeolderfolkscallit-wouldbemakingoutinAmerica.

Hard-Afteryour20pintsoflager,thecurryorthedoner,youraverage20yearoldfeelshard.Sincehismaleorganhasnochanceofworkingatthisstage,hardclearlyreferstosomethingelse-itmeansheisreadytofightanythingoranybodyortotakeonanybet.Thisisthetimetomakefunofdrunkenladsbybettingthemtheycan'tjumpofftheendofthepier,hang

ontothebackofabusetc.

Hardlines-Thisisanotherwayofsayinghardluckorbadluck.

Hash-Thethingyoucallapoundsign!Beforeyouask,yesitisalsosomethingyousmoke-seewackybacky.Alsotomakearealhashofsomethingmeansyoureallyscreweditup.

Have-ThisoneusedtowindmeupatreatinTexas.Whenwewereinrestaurantswithfriends,theywouldsaytothewaitersomethinglike"CanIgetarefill".Andthewaiterwouldgoandgetthemarefill.Nonono-that'scompletelywrong.It's"CanIHAVEarefill".NotGET!Ifyousay"CanIGETarefill"intheUK,thewaiterwillgiveyouafunnylookandtellyouwheretogoandGET