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British slang. British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.
British sailor, circa 1790. " Limey " (from lime / lemon) is a predominantly North American slang nickname for a British person. The word has been around since the mid-19th century. Intended as a pejorative, the word is not commonly used today, though it retains that connotation. [2][3] The term is thought to have originated in the 1850s as ...
Bolton. Trotters (originally a football term, it is now used to describe anyone from Bolton and surrounding area), Noblot (collective noun, anagram for Bolton) Bo'ness. Bo'neds (pejorative) Bournemouth. Coffin Dodgers (due its popularity as a retirement area) Bradford. Bradfordians, Bradistanis (pejorative) Bramley.
Meanings common to British and American English. American English meanings. backside (n.) posterior, buttocks. (as two words, back side) rear of anything [11][12][13][14] banger (n.) a sausage, as in "bangers and mash". an old motor car in a state of disrepair (US: beater or jalopy) a type of firework.
100 Weird Words. 1. Abaft: toward or at the stern of a ship; further aft. 2. Abatjour: skylight or device to direct light into a room. 3. Agastopia: admiration of a particular part of someone’s ...
Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).
Pages in category "British slang" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
British English (abbreviations: BrE, en-GB, and BE) [3] is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [6] More narrowly, it can refer specifically to the English language in England, or, more broadly, to the collective dialects of English throughout the British Isles taken as ...