BRITISH SLANG
G'day guys,
Welcome to another list of British slang.
Wangle - Some people have all the luck.
I know some people that can wangle anything; upgrades on planes, better rooms
in hotels. You know what I mean.
Wank - This is the verb to describe
the action a wanker participates in.
Wanker - This is a derogatory term used
to describe someone who is a bit of a jerk. It actually means someone
who masturbates and also has a hand signal that can be done with one hand at
people that cannot see you shouting "wanker" at them. This is
particularly useful when driving.
Waz - On average, it seems that for
every pint of lager you need to go for a waz twice! A complete waste of time in
a serious drinking session. It means wee or pee.
Well - Well can be used to accentuate
other words. for example someone might be "well hard" to mean he is a
real man, as opposed to just "hard". Something really
good might be "well good". Or if you were really really pleased with
something you might be "well chuffed". Grammatically it's appalling
but people say it anyway.
Welly - If you "give it
welly", it means you are trying harder or giving it the boot.
An example would be when accelerating away from lights, you would give it welly
to beat the guy in the mustang convertible in the lane next to you. Welly is
also short for wellington boots, which are like your galoshes.
Whinge - Whingers are not popular in
any circumstance. To whinge is to whine. We all know someone who likes
to whinge about everything.
Willy - Another word for penis.
It is the word many young boys are taught as it is a nicer word than most of
the alternatives. Some people also use it for girls as there are no nice
alternatives. Hence "woman's willy". Also used by grown ups who don't
wish to offend (this word is safe to use with elderly Grandparents).
Wind up - This has a couple of meanings.
If something you do is a "wind up" it means you are making fun
of someone. However it you are "wound up" it means you are annoyed.
Wobbler - To "throw a wobbly"
or to "throw a wobbler" means to have a tantrum. Normally
happens when you tell your kids they can't have an ice cream or that it's time
for bed.
Wonky - If something is shaky
or unstable you might say it is wonky. For example I changed my chair in
a restaurant recently because I had a wonky one.
Write to - When visiting the US one can't
help noticing that you write each other. You don't "write to"
each other. Here it would be grammatically incorrect to say "write
me" and you would be made to write it out 100 times until you got it
right.
Yakking - This means talking
incessantly - not that I know anyone who does that now!
Yonks - "Blimey, I haven't heard
from you for yonks". If you heard someone say that it would mean that they
had not seen you for ages!
Zed - The last letter of the
alphabet. The English hate saying zee and only relent with names such as
ZZ Top (Zed Zed Top does sound a bit stupid!).
Zonked - If someone is zonked or
"zonked out" it means they are totally knackered or you might
say exhausted. When a baby has drunk so much milk, his eyes roll into
the back of his head, it would be fair to say he was zonked!
Clancy's comment: Yonks, I'm zonked out already, and feeling a bit wonky.
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