Blogs about: British Slang

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Attenborough vs. Attenborough1 comment

eleventh stack wrote 1 month ago: Recently, I saw some episodes of Planet Earth (including the absolutely mind-blowing “Caves … more →

Tags: Tim, David Attenborough, Richard Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver

Lost in Translation: Trouser Tenting, Anyone?11 comments

delialloyd wrote 2 months ago: I think we can all agree that the Queen’s English is the English of grown ups. Don’t get … more →

Tags: Lifestyle, Expat Living, American Slang, Booker Prize, Fuller's Brewery, London Travel Log, Queens English, swim costume, The Believers

I just used the word codswallop!

Amber wrote 2 months ago: Don’t you just love British slang?  They have all the fun words like codswallop, bollocks, bug … more →

Tags: Prattle(ish), randamndom

British jargon for breakfast: Banger in the mouth, anyone?

epluribusgeenum wrote 3 months ago: Pish posh.  Codswallop!  Much of my morning internet rampage was spent at the wiki page for British … more →

Tags: n'importe quoi, Alchemy for boring days, french slang

esoteric lexicon

Sara Elizabeth wrote 4 months ago: For whatever reason, I keep being drawn towards words from the British slang vernacular.  Last night … more →

Tags: sex, pull, cane

British Slang

glorimar wrote 4 months ago: I went to Union Jack’s in Ballston and thought their napkins were cute so here’s why, th … more →

Tags: Union Jacks, Restaurant, ballston, Happy Hour

Austin Powers in North Carolina3 comments

Elena wrote 7 months ago: Okay, I know I’ve written about this before, but I never get tired of it.  Cracks me up every … more →

Tags: Art, North Carolina, austin powers, Shagging, beach music

Fighting Talk! They're words we use daily... but have bloodthirsty origins

royalandco wrote 9 months ago: The Daily Mail – October 13, 2008 Who do you think you are kidding? Our favourite expressions … more →

Tags: Arts, Culture & History, Linguistic

Why Daz76

daz76 wrote 9 months ago: Why daz76? I’ve only had a few nicknames in my life and when I was a teenager the first girl I … more →

Tags: What does Daz76 have to say about it?, Ireland, Romance

You'll need this if you run away to join the circus...

Paul Ritchie wrote 9 months ago: At least you’ll be able to talk the talk if you click here. … more →

Tags: Random, circus, slang, carny, Vaudeville, Carnival, American Slang, Roma, Gypsy

Greetings from my UK Vay-K

allthingspopculture wrote 10 months ago: Just to let all my readers know, I’m currently on vacay in the UK visiting my family. Since I … more →

Tags: culture and society, Humor, UK slang, UK dialect, Brit slang, British dictionary, British colloquialisms, UK colloquialisms

Cool Slang from the United Kingdom (A Quick Tutorial)1 comment

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 →

Tags: Blog, Tutorials, bloke, UK slang, quid, mincer, Innit, geezer, Geeza

British (& Australian) underworld slang, vol. 22 comments

emperorbananaketchup wrote 1 year ago: (Apologise for the reprint…when transferring my old posts to this new blog, I inadvertently de … more →

Tags: Language & semiotics, Australian Slang, Cockney, mockney, rhyming slang, underworld slang, Video

Shagging in North Carolina2 comments

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 →

Tags: Life, Comedy, Dance, North Carolina, shag, South Carolina

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 →

Tags: Language & semiotics, Music, Australian Slang, Cockney, rhyming slang

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 →

Tags: Language & semiotics, Music, Australian Slang, Cockney, rhyming slang

British (and Australian) slang, vol. 8

emperorbananaketchup wrote 1 year ago: Still tuff after fifteen years!!! Legend includes usage from recent UK films (AUST) Australian rhym … more →

Tags: Language & semiotics, Australian Slang, Cockney, rhyming slang

British (and Australian) slang, vol. 8

emperorbananaketchup wrote 1 year ago: Still tuff after fifteen years!!! Included here are Australian rhyming slang expressions that have … more →

Tags: Language & semiotics, Australian Slang, Cockney, rhyming slang

British (and Australian) slang, vol. 7

emperorbananaketchup wrote 1 year ago: Legend indicates usage from recent UK films: (AUST) Australian rhyming slang (S) SNATCH (SD) SL … more →

Tags: Language & semiotics, Cockney, Hot Fuzz, rhyming slang


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