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Researchers from WordTips say that 'bloody' tops the list as the outdated slang term Britons love the most, while 'canny' is the word we'd be happy to get rid of.
A recent list of "30 British slang words that will confuse anybody who didn't grow up in the UK" serves as a delightful and sometimes frustrating guide to this linguistic divide.
The British laguage is rich with its own unique slang, from describing something as 'ace' and relaxing with a 'cuppa', through to saying someone's 'dishy' or you're too 'skint' to go out. Where do ...
The British, known for delightful digs like “tosspot,” “prat” and “plonker,” are facing a crisis of slang as TikTok turns younger generations onto more basic turns of phrase.
In MobLand Episode 10, Anson Boon’s Eddie Harrigan delivers a harsh insult to his mother, calling her a “slag” after discovering a shocking family secret. But what does this British slang ...
This list of slang and idioms defines the weird and wonderful British dialect we grew up with.
Your handy guide to the baking vocabulary -- and British slang -- on the PBS favorite.
In fact, some schools have even introduced anti-slang posters and stickers, grammar police badges and word jails, where slang is written on posters with jail images.
As Michiganders, we have plenty of slang in our own vocabulary, from embracing “pop” to the nearly reflexive “ope” utterance. But across the pond, things sound a bit different. Vanity Fair ...