British Words
Gobsmacked
I was gobsmacked when I found out England won the world cup!
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. Not the sharpest tool in the shed
stupid or silly
Blimey
Blimey, would you look at the time!
An expression of surprise
Slag off
To “slag someone off” means to make fun of a person by verbally attacking them.
Chuffed
I’m feeling proper chuffed at this achievement.
Overjoyed; full of pride
Damp Squib
He tried to win the race, but in the end, he was a damp squib and came last.
Something which fails on all accounts
crackers
He's crackers
mad or crazy
Full of Beans
She was laughing and shouting and full of beans.
Energetic, Lively, or Enthusiastic
Bird
British slang for a girl or woman.
"Mate do you see that bird over there!"
Gallivant
The boys went gallivanting around town on the weekend.
To set off on an expedition, with the sole intention of having some light-hearted fun
Butchers
Take a butchers at that Ferrari!
Look
Butcher's hook - look
Poxy
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
Quid
British pounds.
"Mate I've only got a few quid, can you buy me dinner?"
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
A face only a mother could love.
So ugly that only your mother could love you. She doesn't have a choice.
got a bee in their bonnet
To leg it
To run away fast.
"I legged it from the police!"
Knackered
My needle was totally knackered.
Tired, exhausted
Skint
I'm skint.
Broke, no money
Trollied
To be very drunk
"Mate you were absolutely trollied last night!"