British Slang with Freddie Highmore




Hi, there biscuits!
Following our theme from the previous week, today we are going to talk about British Slang. As you are already familiar with the term, I think it is important to remind you that just because a slang is common from one place does not mean everyone from there will recognize the slang or use it on a daily basis. Take for example our country, if you will, we have many slangs of our own, yet we do not know or use all of them as its origin is regional and may also change depending on the generation – new slangs will come and old slangs will fade away, right? This post is once again based on a Vanity Fair video from their series of slangs presented to us by big personalities. To teach us some British slangs, we have Freddie Highmore, who you may recognize from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Bates Motel or Good Doctor. 
So, let’s get going with these slangs!


  • Peng Ting: it is a term used to call someone attractive, it is most used with females, so be careful who you are going to call a peng ting, not everyone is Freddie Highmore and might get offended.
  • All to Pot: This expression is used when something has gone horrible wrong.  You may say “It is all to pot”, as if it everything has gone down the toilet.
  • Minging:  this term means something is horrible.
  • Throwing a Wobbly: this expression is used to express when someone is having a moment – “He is throwing a wobbly”.
  • Kip: you may want to use kip as a synonymous to nap. As Americans may say they are “taking a nap”,  British will say they will “have a kip”.
  • Dosh: this word is the equivalent for money.
  • Snog: snog is a synonymous to kiss or to make out. Yet, you might hear it from an old aunt who wants to snog you, not very comfortable, but we all have been there.
  • Bits and Bobs: you can use this expressions to talk about things you have laying around the house our yet to talk about your arrangements, about thing you need to take care of, for instance “I just have got some bits and bobs to take care of”.
  • Have a Butchers: I admit that I had my share of problems understanding this one, but it is quite simple, have a butchers means to have a look.  As if  you are in a store with a friend and you want to show them something “Hey, have a butchers at this”.
  • Jammy: it would be the equivalent of luck, instead of saying “you’re in luck” people would say “you’re in a jammy”.
  • Anorak: this is a specific piece of clothing, it would be similar to a rain coat in America.
  • Gormless: this is a slang used to talk about someone who is a bit slow with things in general and just look like it is lost in his own mind.
  • Sixes and sevens: this expressions is used to say that everything is going wrong, either in a situation or for you. For example, we all remember the game between Germany and Brazil in 2014, we, as Brazilians, may say that in that game "everything went sixes and sevens".
  • On Your Bike: this is an expression used to tell someone to piss off in a gentle way.



This was it for this week guys, I hope you enjoyed. See you next week with more slangs!
Xoxo

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