British slang

UK English that sounds completely foreign to Americans.

165 terms
ace Internet slang: ace. aggravating Internet slang: aggravating. allow it British: let it happen, be lenient, or accept something. alright Internet slang: alright. animatedly W A animatedly win. animatedly ate Performed animatedly excellently. anyroad Internet slang: anyroad. banging Internet slang: banging. banter Playful, teasing, witty exchanges between friends. bants Shorter form of banter. bare A lot of, many, or very. British slang quantifier. bare with me Internet slang: bare with me. been on one Internet slang: been on one. bellend A British insult for a stupid or obnoxious person. bibble Internet slang: bibble. bird A woman. British slang, informal and sometimes considered dated. bloke A man. British slang for a regular guy. bloody Internet slang: bloody. bobbins Internet slang: bobbins. bodged Internet slang: bodged. bonkers Internet slang: bonkers. boss Internet slang: boss. bother Internet slang: bother. brill Internet slang: brill. brilliant Internet slang: brilliant. budge up Internet slang: budge up. bung it in Internet slang: bung it in. buzzing Very excited or pleased. British for feeling great. can do Internet slang: can do. caught off side Internet slang: caught off side. char British for a cleaning person, or informal for a character. chav Internet slang: chav. cheeky Playfully disrespectful or boldly irreverent. cheers mate Internet slang: cheers mate. chuffed British for very pleased. clapped Internet slang: clapped. class Internet slang: class. collared Internet slang: collared. consummate W A consummate win. crack on Internet slang: crack on. crackers Internet slang: crackers. dead ting Internet slang: dead ting. doing bits Internet slang: doing bits. donkey Internet slang: donkey. drastic Internet slang: drastic. dressing down Internet slang: dressing down. duvet day Internet slang: duvet day. faffing Internet slang: faffing. fam Family or close friends. fit birds Internet slang: fit birds. flog Internet slang: flog. footie Internet slang: footie. gaffer Internet slang: gaffer. gander Internet slang: gander. gassed Very excited or pleased. British. get in Internet slang: get in. give over Internet slang: give over. gobsmacked Internet slang: gobsmacked. gone off Internet slang: gone off. gone pear shaped Internet slang: gone pear shaped. gorge British slang for gorgeous. grimy Acting in a deceptive or disloyal way. gutting Internet slang: gutting. hanging out of my body British for extremely excited or overwhelmed. having it large Internet slang: having it large. howling British expression for laughing extremely hard. innit tho Internet slang: innit tho. job done Internet slang: job done. kerfuffle Internet slang: kerfuffle. knackered British for completely exhausted. lad British for a young man, often with boisterous energy. lads British for a group of men, often used affectionately. lads on tour Internet slang: lads on tour. leg it Internet slang: leg it. legitimately W A legitimately win. leng British slang for very attractive. let down Internet slang: let down. link British for arranging to meet someone romantically. link up To meet up, usually informally. loo Internet slang: loo. losing the plot Internet slang: losing the plot. lout Internet slang: lout. lovely jubbly Internet slang: lovely jubbly. lw Lightweight, meaning barely or just slightly. lw slime British gen-z for lightweight friend. mad lad British for someone impressively reckless or bold. maladaptive daydreaming Internet slang: maladaptive daydreaming. mate British for friend. minging British for ugly or unpleasant. minging behavior Acting in a minging way. mint British for excellent or great. moist British slang for weak or pathetic. mug British for face, or to rob someone. mugged off British for disrespected or taken advantage of. munter Internet slang: munter. nan British for grandmother. Also used as a meme. neck it Internet slang: neck it. nick Internet slang: nick. nicked Internet slang: nicked. no motion British for no plans, nothing happening. no worries Without worries. nowt Internet slang: nowt. numpty British for a foolish person. obvs British for obviously. off side Internet slang: off side. on it Internet slang: on it. packing it in British for giving up and going home. pattern up British for get yourself together, sort out your behavior. peak British slang for bad luck or an unfortunate situation. peak ting British slang for a very unfortunate thing. pecked Internet slang: pecked. peng British for very attractive or excellent. pissed Internet slang: pissed. platonic soulmate Internet slang: platonic soulmate. plonker Internet slang: plonker. pop round Internet slang: pop round. posh British for upper class or expensive. proper British for real, genuine, or very. pull Internet slang: pull. punching above weight Internet slang: punching above weight. put your back into it Internet slang: put your back into it. quick maths Internet slang: quick maths. result Internet slang: result. right laugh Internet slang: right laugh. rinsed Internet slang: rinsed. roadman British for a street-oriented, gritty young man. rough night Internet slang: rough night. rubbish Internet slang: rubbish. ruck Internet slang: ruck. runner up Internet slang: runner up. sacking off Internet slang: sacking off. safe British for okay or a greeting equivalent. sesh British for a session, often of drinking or gaming. skint British for broke, no money. soggy behavior Acting in a soggy way. sorted Internet slang: sorted. sound British for good or okay. sozzled Internet slang: sozzled. spanner Internet slang: spanner. spent Completely exhausted. spit roast Internet slang: spit roast. straight away Internet slang: straight away. suss British or gaming: suspicious. ta Internet slang: ta. taking the mickey Internet slang: taking the mickey. taking the piss British for mocking or being sarcastic. ting British slang for a person or thing. tosh Internet slang: tosh. touch me not Internet slang: touch me not. twatted Internet slang: twatted. twit British for a foolish person. twit behavior Acting in a twit way. ultimate L A ultimate loss. ultimately W A ultimately win. ultimately ate Performed ultimately excellently. ultimately cooked In ultimately trouble. unit British: an impressive or large person or thing. up the duff Internet slang: up the duff. wank Internet slang: wank. wanker Internet slang: wanker. wasteman British for a useless or worthless person. we move British: we are proceeding. Move on. well up for it Internet slang: well up for it. wet wipe British for a weak, ineffectual person. wife material Internet slang: wife material.