British Words
Chips
Can you pass the mayo for my chips?
French Fries
Codswallop
Oh, what a load of codswallop!
Something untrue, often made up for dramatic effect
Car Park
Did you park the car in the car park?
Parking lot; parking garage
Cheers
Cheers, mate.
Thank you
Trainers
I wore trainers to the gym.
Sneakers; Tennis Shoes
Gobsmacked
I was gobsmacked!
Shocked and surprised beyond belief
Chinwag
Those two are having a proper chinwag.
A good chat, catch up, or gossip with someone
A few sandwiches short of a picnic
He's a few sandwiches short of a picnic.
Someone that lacks common sense
Blimey
Blimey, would you look at the time!
An expression of surprise
Pants
These ripped jeans are pants.
Rubbish; trash; garbage
Chuffed
I’m feeling proper chuffed.
Overjoyed; full of pride
Damp Squib
That soggy calamari is some damp squib.
Something which fails on all accounts
Tickety-boo
'Ello gov'nor, everything's tickety-boo.
Satisfactory and in good order
Full of Beans
She was laughing and shouting and full of beans.
Energetic, Lively, or Enthusiastic
Shirty
Bob gets shirty when he wakes up in the morning.
Someone short-tempered or irritated
Gallivant
Off they go again, gallivanting.
To set off on an expedition, with the sole intention of having some light-hearted fun
Brass Monkeys
It’s brass monkeys outside.
Extremely cold weather
Dog's Dinner
You've made a dog's dinner of that.
Mess; Fiasco
Over-egg the Pudding
Apple over-egged the pudding with the new iPhone.
Embellishing or over-doing something to the extent that it's detrimental to the finished product
Jammy
Wow, you won gold-plated sweatpants, proper jammy.
Lucky for something, without putting in much effort for it
Fortnight
I would love to spend a fortnight playing Fortnite.
Two weeks
Spend a Penny
You can't get to sleep when you want to spend a penny.
A polite euphemism for going to the toilet
Bob's Your Uncle
Get the food, put in the microwave, heat it up, then Bob’s your uncle, ready to eat.
Concludes a set of simple instructions or when a result is reached
Give me a Tinkle on the Blower
Ta-ta, give me a tinkle on the blower.
Give me a call on the phone
Pop your Clogs
Watch your step, you don’t want to pop your clogs.
To die