Can anyone help me with british slang? ?

Question

i talk to like a few british guys from london. they talk really weird. can anyone tell me some slang that we dont use in the US?

i dont want them to think i dnt know the 'cool' words?

Answer 1

One of the google personalizations is a slang of the day dongle that has lots of British slang.  (Google has several, IDK which it is exactly)

Answer 2

call them smeg heads.  they'll laugh

Answer 3

say you facking imperialist b*****d !! they think ur hilarious

Answer 4

Check out this website. I always refer to it when I watch BBC America.

http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/

I know "snogging" is making out and "shagging" is having s*x

Answer 5

Just be yourself, that is the honest way to be "cool".

Answer 6

Try this page out:

http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml

It has a lot of examples.  You could also try watching some old British comedies (Like "Monty Python's Flying Circus", "Black Adder", and "The Young Ones") for a fun way to pick up slang fast.  Those are likely available on Youtube.  

Remember that a "rubber" is probably an eraser.  :)  Hope this helps!

Answer 7

Erm... Mate means friend.  :-)

a hoover is a vacuum...

uhh.. I've been over to visit my aunt there a couple times, but can't remember any of the slang! Sorry!

Good luck,

~A

Answer 8

Offer to trade your slang words for theirs.  That will be cool.

They know their slang is impenetrable.  They're proud of it.

Answer 9

Gods, there is tons of it, which varies depending usually which county you hail from.

As for London, there is a partially separate Cockney rhyming slang.

Some non-offensive examples you may wish to use >

Apples & Pairs = stairs

Boat race = face

2 & 8 = a state

Trouble & strife = wife

Barnet = hair (from Barnet fair)

Eddies = cash (readys)

Those are a bit old-fashioned, but are coming back.

Most "cool" words come from the USA.

How dare you corrupt our language ! (he he)

Bob