BRITISH SLANG
G'day folks,
I am always pleased to enlighten you, especially you authors, who are seeking new words to use in your novels. Look no further.
To - We go to school from ages 5 to 18. You might go
to school from ages 5 thru 18. We don't say thru in that context
at all. If we did though, we would say "through"!
Todger - As if we don't have enough of them already, this
is yet another word for your willy, or penis.
Toodle pip - This is an old expression meaning goodbye.
However, I only hear it when Americans are doing impressions of Brits as it has
fallen into disuse, along with steam trains and gas lights.
Tool - Yet
another word for your willy or penis. You'd think we were
obsessed.
Tosser - This
is another word for wanker and has exactly the same meaning and shares
the same hand signal. Unfortunately my house in Texas was in Tossa Lane, which
was a problem when telling older members of the family where to write to me!
Totty - If a
chap is out looking for totty, he is looking for a nice girl to chat up.
There is an Italian football player called Totti - which is pronounced the
same. It's really funny hearing the commentators when he gets the ball saying
"it's Totty for Italy". It sounds like some beautiful Italian girlies
have invaded the pitch.
TTFN - Short for "ta ta for now". Which in
turn means goodbye! Said by older folks and one Radio Two DJ in
particular.
Twat - Another word used to insult someone who has
upset you. Also means the same as fanny but is less acceptable in front
of your grandmother, as this refers to parts of the female anatomy. Another use
for the same word is to twat something, which would be to hit it hard.
Get it right or I'll twat you over the head!
Twee - Twee is a word you would generally hear older
people say. It means dainty or quaint. A bit like the way you
chaps think of England I suppose.
Twit - You
twit! Not so rude as calling someone an idiot but it amounts to the same
thing. Remember Monty Python's "Twit of the Year" competition? Other
versions include "nitwit".
Two finger salute - When you see a Brit stick up two fingers at you
in a V shape, he may be ordering two of something (if his palms are toward
you). The other way around and it's an insult along the lines of your one
finger salute. Which, by the way, is very popular here now too!
U - A letter used far more in British. It is in
words like colour, favour, labour etc. I think this is why UK keyboards have
102 characters on them instead of your 101, or is it because they have a pound
sign on them?
Uni - Short for university, we would say we went to
uni like you would say you went to school. School here is just for kids.
Wacky backy - This is the stuff in a joint, otherwise known as pot
or marijuana!
Waffle - To waffle means to talk on and on about
nothing. It is not something you eat. Americans often think that Brits waffle
on about the weather. The truth of course is that our news reports last 60-120
seconds and the weather man is not hyped up to be some kind of superstar as he
is on the TV in the US. If you want to see an example of real waffle watch the
weather channel in Texas where there is nothing to talk about other than it is
hot and will remain so for the next 6 months. Another example is the ladies who
waffle on about anything on the Home Shopping Network. They would probably be
classed as professional wafflers!
Clancy's comment: Toodle pip and TFN ...
I'm ...
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