Slang in the UK?

Question

I went to london the otherday and sat next to a man from london who taught me all sorts of english slang word, such as:

muppet- sometype of r****d?

choice- i think this meant great?

mental- also meant great

bare- alot of?? like a bare joke? or something...

Can you help me with those definitions haha and give me more english slang words??

Thanks alot

Leilani

Answer 1

Dipstick - idiot

skint - no money or short of cash

duck - friendly way to greet a man or woman here in yorkshire "aye up duck, how are you?"

bender - g*y

numpty - stupid

there are loads,try looking at other counties in England rather then the city of London you will find a lot more slang words

Answer 2

Attached in the source is an online UK slang dictionary. These are their definitions for your four words.

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bare:

Adj. A lot of, significant amount. E.g."It's just bare hype, the film's just famous faces and no plot." [London use]

Adv. Significantly. [London use]

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choice  

Adj. The best, excellent. E.g."Your new boyfriend is choice; we get on really well."

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mental

Adj. Insane, crazy. {Informal}

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muppet  

Noun. An idiot, an objectionable person.

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Here is a slang word that was the subject of a recent argument. We were discussing where this word came from and how it got it's meaning.

divvy   Noun. Idiot. [ Derogotary ]

Answer 3

Ok,

Yes,  you have all of them right.

And bare?

Bare is like.. totally... alot...

It's hard to describe.

You have plonker- idiot

prat- [pregnant goldfish] but you say it to mean idiot

Not on your nelly- h**l no!

Wanker- Jerk off

Bollocks- ****!

Bum- ***

****-***

sod off- **** off

Bum-mooch

Brolly- Umbrella

Lorry- truck

Lift- Elevator

that's all I can remember off hand sorry!

Answer 4

I've heard of "donut" to describe a stupid or ignorant person - a donut has a hole in it you know.