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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.
This glossary of names for the British include nicknames and terms, including affectionate ones, neutral ones, and derogatory ones to describe British people, Irish People and more specifically English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish people. Many of these terms may vary between offensive, derogatory, neutral and affectionate depending on a ...
British humour carries a strong element of satire aimed at the absurdity of everyday life. Common themes include sarcasm , tongue-in-cheek , banter , insults , self-deprecation , taboo subjects, puns , innuendo , wit , and the British class system . [ 1 ]
Wanker is slang for "one who wanks (masturbates)", but is most often used as a general insult. It is a pejorative term of English origin common in Britain and other parts of the English-speaking world (mainly Commonwealth of nations), including Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. It is synonymous with the insult tosser. [1]
Pages in category "British slang" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Lest the insult becomes history in a matter of minutes. As always, X users were on top form in 2024, with a bunch of epic roasts that left burn marks right into the new year.
A half-sliced piece of gammon. A 2004 sports feature in The Observer described Rupert Lowe as the "gammon-cheeked Southampton chairman". [5]In 2010, Caitlin Moran wrote that British Prime Minister David Cameron resembled "a slightly camp gammon robot" and "a C3PO made of ham" in her 13 March column in The Times, [6] later collected in her 2012 anthology Moranthology.
Twat is an English-language vulgarism which means the vulva or vagina, and is used figuratively as a derogatory epithet. [1] [2] [3] In British English, and Irish English it is a common insult referring to an obnoxious or stupid person regardless of gender; [1] [3] in American English, it is rarer and usually used to insult a woman.