Blogs about: British Slang
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British (& Australian) underworld slang, vol. 2
(Apologise for the reprint…when transferring my old posts to this new blog, I inadvertently deleted this post by accident) If you wish to view all 12 parts of this classic British gangster film… more →
Bwaaiin!!!
Archaic Definition of the Week
nelsonleith wrote 1 month ago: POMPKIN. A man or woman of Boston in America: from, the number of pompkins raised and eaten by the … more →
Language - American and British Slang
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dmariemart wrote 4 months ago: I’m off my game, I guess. I was only familiar with one of these expressions, “chin wag. … more →
Attenborough vs. Attenborough
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eleventh stack wrote 6 months ago: Recently, I saw some episodes of Planet Earth (including the absolutely mind-blowing “Caves … more →
Lost in Translation: Trouser Tenting, Anyone?
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delialloyd wrote 7 months ago: I think we can all agree that the Queen’s English is the English of grown ups. Don’t get … more →
I just used the word codswallop!
Amber wrote 7 months ago: Don’t you just love British slang? They have all the fun words like codswallop, bollocks, bug … more →
British jargon for breakfast: Banger in the mouth, anyone?
epluribusgeenum wrote 8 months ago: Pish posh. Codswallop! Much of my morning internet rampage was spent at the wiki page for British … more →
esoteric lexicon
Sara Elizabeth wrote 9 months ago: For whatever reason, I keep being drawn towards words from the British slang vernacular. Last night … more →
British Slang
glorimar wrote 9 months ago: I went to Union Jack’s in Ballston and thought their napkins were cute so here’s why, th … more →
Austin Powers in North Carolina
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Elena wrote 1 year ago: Okay, I know I’ve written about this before, but I never get tired of it. Cracks me up every … more →
Fighting Talk! They're words we use daily... but have bloodthirsty origins
royalandco wrote 1 year ago: The Daily Mail – October 13, 2008 Who do you think you are kidding? Our favourite expressions … more →
Why Daz76
daz76 wrote 1 year ago: Why daz76? I’ve only had a few nicknames in my life and when I was a teenager the first girl I … more →
You'll need this if you run away to join the circus...
Paul Ritchie wrote 1 year ago: At least you’ll be able to talk the talk if you click here. … more →
Greetings from my UK Vay-K
allthingspopculture wrote 1 year ago: Just to let all my readers know, I’m currently on vacay in the UK visiting my family. Since I … more →
Cool Slang from the United Kingdom (A Quick Tutorial)
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egoassassin wrote 1 year ago: Welcome to my quick and raw UK slang vocab lesson. I always think to myself that I should have been … more →
British (& Australian) underworld slang, vol. 2
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emperorbananaketchup wrote 1 year ago: (Apologise for the reprint…when transferring my old posts to this new blog, I inadvertently de … more →
Shagging in North Carolina
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Elena wrote 1 year ago: I’ve gotten used to a lot of things here in North Carolina, but I still can’t help giggl … more →
British (and Australian) slang, vol. 9
emperorbananaketchup wrote 1 year ago: NME staffers (the BEST music mag in the world – EVER!!!) pick their Top 5 singles and albums … more →
British (and Australian) slang, vol. 9
emperorbananaketchup wrote 1 year ago: NME staffers (the BEST music mag in the world – EVER!!!) pick their Top 5 singles and albums … more →
British (and Australian) slang, vol. 8
emperorbananaketchup wrote 2 years ago: Still tuff after fifteen years!!! Legend includes usage from recent UK films (AUST) Australian rhymi … more →
