I'm moving to england and whould like to know some UK slang?

Question

I'm prob moving there by febuary and I want to learn some common terms so I won't make a fool of myself.

Answer 1

would you like a cup of tea?

Answer 2

Randy means Horny!!!

Also, if someone says "I'll knock you up after work" it means they will knock on your door, not get you pregnant!

loo= bathroom

chips=french fries but crisps= chips (like potato chips)

not fussed means you don't like it

bangers are sausages

telly= tv

nappies are diapers

p****r= your attitude... so you could say "keep your p****r up" and you wouldn't get slugged.  It means to keep your chin up or be happy.  

Hope this helps!

(oh, & I think if you are "stuffed" or "stuffed up" you don't have a cold, you are pregnant- so be careful who you tell you are congested)

Of course slang is regional!!! Someone from London will have different slang than someone from Oban (in Scotland).

Answer 3

omgoodness jealous! where are you moving from???

im not even from the uk but i know some slang like

they say innut after random sentences

bare means alot

muppet means a r****d

prat means an idiot

choice means excellent

mental means like amazing

heaps means a ton

theres a lot and im sure youll catch on after a while! your so lucky to be moving there i would kill to be you!! i went there a couple weeks ago and there so nice im sure youll have the best time ever!

Answer 4

Leilani im from the UK and half of that slang is wrong lol but interesting attempt!

Answer 5

A rubber is an eraser, not a contraceptive

We don't say bathroom unless we mean bathroom, we say "loo" or "toilet" or if you're a bit crude "bog."

P***ed, means drunk.

Some people in London still use rhyming slang, for example they may say "apples" short for "apples and pairs" meaning "stairs" Or "trouble" short for for "trouble and strife", meaning "wife"

Television is telly.

Mobile Phones are called Mobiles, not cellphones.

We usually say "The Pictures" not "The Movies"

Our babies such "dummies" not "pacifiers."

They wear "nappies" not "diapers"

"Dosh" is money.

"Booze" is alcoholic drink.

"f**s" are cigarettes, not homosexuals.

Hope that helps a bit, hope you have lots of fun.

Answer 6

I've never met an English person who said 'innit' after a sentence & I've met loads and talked to even more on the phone.  

Don't worry about learning slang, you'll pick it up as you go along & people will be more then happy to explain anything you don't understand.  If you have access to BBC America watch some of the programming or download some programmes, this is also pretty comprehensive:

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