In the US, thin bastardized versions of British chips might call themselves french fries.Ī place that is very busy. In the UK, chips are deep-fried strips of potato, and chunky ones at that. Many an American has come ashore and innocently ordered chips, only to be right royally cheesed off. The British population spends most of their time cheesed off with the weather. It means you are a bit barmy (see above!).Īnnoyed or displeased. If someone calls you this then they’re not being kind, it means you are bonkers (see below). Something that has not gone according to plan. British people will often find themselves bustin’ for the bog. Not a muddy marsh, unless you’ve got digestive problems, but a toilet. The tobacco that you use to roll your own fags (no, that’s not what you think it is - see below). What in American English might be called a dude. The equivalent of calling shotgun, a successful Bagsy is legally binding in an English court of law (not really).Ī man. One of the first words learned by children throughout the British Isles, shouting bagsy is a way of staking a claim on something. In the British English dictionary, this is not really a curse word, just a donkey.

The undignified process of falling over, most commonly occurring when completely arseholed (drunk). Referring to what in the US would be your ass, this word can be coupled with a variety of other words to create whole new realms of British slang (see below). There could be an entire English dictionary devoted to variations of this single word.

Brits will welcome friends and family members alike by grunting these two words to one another. Used most commonly as a greeting and certainly not one that requires a response. 101 Must-Know British Slang Words and Phrases

Another word for sign off