Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. Plant your Be careful what you say or speak. Slang words may have various meanings or usages, and not all of these meanings may be present in music. It's slang, rude words and euphemisms from all over Britain. • Spin / Spinner / Spinners / Spin ting • Hot • Bruck / Bruk • Hunna • Dead / Dead ting / Deadout • Wooly Road / Wooly Hood • Nick / Nicked Our dictionary aims to be authentic - not made-up (like Roger's Profanisaurus - which we love by the way). • Showerman / Shower man Prig-napper A Horse-stealer. As Pike on the been; Run for it as fast as you can. • Plonker / Plonkers • Hype / Hyping / Hyped, • I and I • Tark Remember to try to include sources whenever possible, and please follow our formatting: If you don’t have editing powers, submit a comment • Bits • Badness • Tug • No Cap • Sweets / Sweeties This extensive slang dictionary, first published in 1996, presents slang & informal expressions currently in use in the UK, listing over 5500 slang expressions. • Chinging / Chingings The Canting Academy - Prig-nappers. We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. Danny, 6-Aug-2007 • Smackers • Tips • NFA Some of the slang here is often described as “grime slang”, “roadman slang”, or “drill slang” by the media in reference to its usage in genres such as grime and UK drill. • Clap Town • Brown • Drill / Drills / Drilling / Drillings • Poomplex • Mac / M10 / M11 • Civilian / Civilians / Civ • Sparko • Bars • Bagged • Fence • Drop • Bunda I used to hear it a lot in Liverpool. • Barbie Some of this slang enters the mainstream vernacular—and by that point, is no longer cool—or "sic." • Elizabeth British Slang is a fountain of beautiful words that we don’t normally use in America. Pad The High-way. Slang. • Wing Specifically, hip hop slang makes use of alternative pronunciations, mostly drawn from AAVE. from • Woi-oi MLE / Multicultural London English / UBE / Urban British English, Jafaican / Blinglish / Tikkiny / Blockney, Back it / Back / Backed it / Backed out / Back out, Brudda / Bruddas / Bredda / Breddas / Bruddah / Breddah, Cat / Cats / Catty / Kat / Kit Kat / Katty, Cheff / Cheffer / Cheffed / Cheffing / Cheffers / Cheffy, Choong / Choong ting / Chung / Chungting / Choong tings / Choongest / Choongers, Clap / Clappin' / Clapping / Clappaholic / The clap, Cor blimey / Corblimey / Gorblimey / Gor blimey, Cotch / Cotched / Cotching / Kotch / Kotched / Kotching, Crash / Crashed / Crashing / Crashing corn, Done out / Dun out / Done out here / Dun out here, Dunkno / Dunknow / Dun know / Dun kno / Done know, Gorblimey / Gor blimey / Cor blimey / Corblimey, Gyaldem / Gyal dem / Girl dem / Girls dem / Gyallie / Gyal, Jook / Jooked / Jooks / Jooking / Jookings, Kat / Kit Kat / Katty / Cat / Cats / Catty, KMT ("Kiss / Kissing my teeth" or "Kiss / Kissing your teeth"), Kotch / Kotched / Kotching / Cotch / Cotched / Cotching, Kweff / Queff / Kweffer / Queffer / Kweffed / Queffed / Kweffings / Queffing, Kweng / Kwenger / Kwengers / Kwengings / Kwenged, Leg it / Legged it / Legging it / Legs it, Merk / Murk / Merking / Murking / Merked / Murked / Murker / Merker, Moola / Moolah / Mola / Mulla / Mula / Mulah / Mulla / Mullah, Mr Plod / Plod / Plods / The plod / PC Plod, 'Narm / Nizzy / Nizzy Narm / Pecky / Pecknarm / Peckyside / Pecknizzy / Pecks / Peckz, Pecknarm / 'Narm / Pecky / Peckyside / Pecknizzy / Nizzy / Nizzy Narm / Pecks / Peckz, Plod / Plods / The plod / Mr Plod / PC Plod, Pussio / Pussy'ole / Pussy'oles / Pussyoles / Pussyole / Pussy hole / Pussyhole / Pussyholes / Pussy / Pussies, Rahtid / Raatid / Rhaatid / Rarted / Ratid, Rambo / Rambz / Rambzy / Rammy / Rambizzy / Ramsey, Shank / Shanks / Shanked / Shanking / Shankings, Skeng / Skengs / Skengaleng / Skeng-a-leng, Spondulicks / Spondoolicks / Spondulics / Spondulacks, The plod / Mr Plod / Plod / Plods / PC Plod, Wank / Wanks / Wanker / Wankers / Wanking / Wanked, Pecknarm / ‘Narm / Pecky / Peckyside / Pecknizzy / Nizzy / Nizzy Narm / Pecks / Peckz, Romania Slang Dictionary by Genius România, Make sure to keep the list alphabetical and use the proper, Quoted example of it being used in a song by a UK artist (with a link to said song). The above annotation has quick links that'll take you to a specific part of the page! • Wano Road Each slang is rateable for authenticity: The very best of up-to-the minute modern slang as voted for by you! • Jeet • Drop top • Tre Pound / Trey • 'Ments / 'Mense • Grub • Bag of / Bagga / Baggaman / Bagga man • Punani / Punanis 12-May-2014 • Man • Shave • Live corn • Whistle / Whistles • Rahtid / Raatid / Rhaatid / Rarted / Ratid • [on] Tick • Clock / Clocked • Man step / Step • Borer / Bora • Bang • Cut / Cutting, • Dank Ace – Used to describe something that is awesome. • The Sweeney List is updated in real time. • Dunkno / Dunknow / Dun know / Dun kno / Done know • Ponce / Ponces / Poncy / Poncing This dictionary consists of text slang and internet acronyms that users have submitted. • Link / Linking Mostly it is stuff like; innit chav well good brill mingin' wkd etc. • Bogtrotters • Bird / Birds • Stiver Here’s an example, google the following: And you’ll see that most of the results are slang related. Kaita, 12-May-2014 • Bando • Four four / .44 / 4's • Slag off / Slagging / Slagged • Splurt That sounds complicated, but it’s really not. from • Top / Toppers • Ones Often UK singers sing in American accents without realising. • Bujj / Buj / Bujju / Booj • Manky • Panda Car / Panda cars British Slang Dictionary. • Feen / Fiend • Gyalchester • Bummy / Bum • Mr Plod / Plod / Plods / The plod / PC Plod • Ringer • 110s • Cheff / Cheffer / Cheffed / Cheffing / Cheffers / Cheffy • Cor blimey / Corblimey / Gorblimey / Gor blimey • Field Rate it Fake. • Pecknarm / 'Narm / Pecky / Peckyside / Pecknizzy / Nizzy / Nizzy Narm / Pecks / Peckz • Snap • Green • Shell / Shellings / Shelling from • Readies • Beef / Beefing / Beefin' Slang is informal or casual language and is commonly used, particularly by teenagers and young people. Never heard it being used? from What is slang? • Five O / Five-O / 5-0 • Hang tight • More Time • Swim / Swimming Kids thought all cool stuff was ace, or brill. • Crud / Cruddy • Tum-tum • Brooklyn • Arsehole / Arseholes • Khalas • G-Check • Chinged • Got-got / Got got • Blicky • Bingo wings • Can't be arsed / CBA / Can't be asked • 12 • Strap / Straps / Strapped • Kweff / Queff / Kweffer / Queffer / Kweffed / Queffed / Kweffings / Queffing Open yourself up to the delights of the English language with some local UK slang lingo. • Izzy, • Jack Jones / Jacks • Touched • Ching Slang from the UK (United Kingdom, or Britain) is significantly different from American slang. • 'Low / Lowe / Allow My gut is that these might not be at home in a UK slang dictionary. • Stick / Sticks • 10 Toes / 10 Toe / Ten toes / Ten toe • Burner / Burna • Three man step / 3 man step • Pum pum • Aggy / Aggiest • .45 / 4's / Four fifth • Slang / Slanging • Chiefed All terms are reviewed by a real person before being added to the dictionary. • Baghdad • On road • Dumpies • Birded UK slang is quite a wide field and varies beyond regions; English slang, Scottish slang • Brap / Blap • Gwop • Tosser / Tossers • Bradistan • Bully van / Bully vans Nigel Palmer, 11-Apr-2014 • Upsah, • Verbal • Pack / Packs • Rozzer / Rozzers • Holla / Holla'd • Mill' Ben, 11-Apr-2014 UK slang is quite a wide field and varies beyond regions; English slang, Scottish slang, Northern Irish slang, Welsh slang, and related dialects (Cockney slang, MLE, and so on) are all unique in their own ways. • No Face, No Case • Boyed Kniggles, 24-Mar-2014 • Russian, • Sammy / Sammi That includes England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the floaty, rocky bits nearby. • Cold • Road / Roads • Stain See more words with the same meaning: buttocks, butt, ass. • Macaroni • Bread Dode, 21-Jan-2014 • Codswallop • Trident from • Crow / Cro / Chro • Gelato • AM / M Fun facts and variations are welcome too. • Jawn / Jawns • Fanny • Leg it / Legged it / Legging it / Legs it However, generally, all meanings/usages of a slang term is included in the annotation. • Bag of sand • Mazza / Mazzaleen / Mazzaleeni Reckon it's fake? • Patty Dictionary of British slang. • Shift / Shifted / Shiffed • Seen / Skeen • Wank / Wanks / Wanker / Wankers / Wanking / Wanked Learn the different British slang words. • Back it / Back / Backed it / Backed out / Back out • Twang • Cheddar • Bredrin / Bredrins • Fiver • Cake English slang words beginning with A. • Pussio / Pussy'ole / Pussy'oles / Pussyoles / Pussyole / Pussy hole / Pussyhole / Pussyholes / Pussy / Pussies, • Rack / Racks • Matic It’s very simple to find sources for slang using google advanced search. In particular, “MLE” (“Multicultural London English”) is a socialect popular among British youth which mixes English, Jamaican and Arabic slang terms together. from • Iron • Mains • Bells from • Clart / Clartin' / Clarting / Clarter One rule: never use Urban Dictionary or Wikipedia. • Joint / Joints Gregory Milik, 3-Apr-2014 • Creasing / Creasing up • Illyside / Gullyside • Wetter / Wetters • Whip • Glizzy • Pen • Yellow Brick • Wass / Wassy • Blues and twos • Wet / Wetty / Wet up / Wetted • Woosher • Bun • Machine from, 21-Apr-2000 • Ped • Skate / Skating / Skeet • Dash / Dasheen / Dashing Trying to figure out what teens are saying is particularly challenging now, as the past decade's explosion of social media, memes, digital communication, and the ever-present-cellphone means teen-speak evolves faster than ever. • Arselick / Arse lickers • Dotty / Dotties • Pebs • Reload / Re-up • Hat / Hatterz • Glide / Glides • Wrap / Wrapped, • Yard • Famalam • M-Way, • Nang • Butters, • Cabbaged • The Six / The 6 Today, there may not be as many poets and playwrights playing around with language as there was then (or rather: there are more, they just play with language less as a general rule as plays are no longer written in verse). • Loo / Loo roll • Lurk / Lurking / Lurky, • M / AM • Ned / Neds • MLE / Multicultural London English / UBE / Urban British English (aka Nang Slang / Nang Teen or Jafaican / Blinglish / Tikkiny / Blockney) In fact, much of the language used in hip hop is drawn from African American Vernacular English (AAVE). • Ken Definition of slang in the Idioms Dictionary. This slang dictionary is created by real Brits. The most popular dictionary and thesaurus. Leave a comment in the thread. • Vex / Vexed • .44 / Four four / 4's • Boomting / Boom ting / Boom-ting • Charver / Charvers / Charva / Charvas • Bloke • Kotch / Kotched / Kotching / Cotch / Cotched / Cotching • Cah / Cuh • Four Fizzy / Fizzy • The bill / Old bill Young British people use lots of language that you usually can’t find in most dictionaries. It’s more than just a noun we define on Dictionary.com. Updated in real time. • Chips • Opp Block • KMT ("Kiss / Kissing my teeth" or "Kiss / Kissing your teeth") • Amp Goodshizzle, 2-Jun-2007 • 4-door / Four door • Siraq • 5-0 / Five O / Five-O Started in 1996, The Online Slang Dictionary is the eldest slang dictionary on the web. • Funds • Bollocks • Bust / Bustin' • Catfish • Slapper / Slapper • Tester • Bags • Bollocksed Copyright (c) 2012 BritishSlang.co.uk. • Neek / Neeks / Neeky • Bugger off / Buggered off These extremely informal words and … What does slang expression mean? from • Criss • On Tag All rights reserved. • Home V's You'll find more than 5,700 citations from TV shows, movies, news publications, and other sources. • Ting / Tings • Pree / Preeing It can offend people if it is used about other people or … • Dinger / Ding-Dong / Ding from • Rubbish • Gaff • Hooptie / Hoopties / Hoopty / Hoop • Hoover • Cockblock • Hammered • Wank bank • Strally • Landing / Landings • Bruv • Skank • Hold tight • Shotty This is similar to Toronto, since both Toronto and the UK (in particular London) have a very big Jamaican population, which has in-turn had a huge effect on the local culture. • Done out / Dun out / Done out here / Dun out here Slang deriving from Britain. • .9 / .9mil / Nine / Nina • Noddy Check out the full list of cockney rhyming slang phrases below • Bonkaz / Bonkers • Blue Borough • Splash / Splashed / Splashy • Two man step / 2 man step, • Uck / Uckers / Ucky • Minging / Minger • Line • Food • Spanner • Bro from Our dictionary aims to be authentic - not made-up (like Roger's Profanisaurus - which we love by the way). • PCD / Pull Up, Crash, Dash • Pissed / Pissed off A Dictionary of English Slang & Colloquialisms. • Beat / Beater • Ooter / Ooters • .38 • Bollocking • Breh / Brer / Bre Essentially, if you blink, you're likely already out of touch. See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of). • Bocat / Bocats / Bow cat / Bowcat • Vietnarm • Likkle • Big up • Broski • Ratchet / Ratch' • Bubble / Bubblin' • Head Having trouble understanding somebody from across the pond? • Brick / Bricks We bring you more than 24,000 real definitions for over 17,000 slang words and phrases. • Bare • Gully • Opping • Paper / Papes • Duppy / Duppying You probably know that one common slang for a smoke in the UK is fag. • Drum • Bill / Billing • Darg / Dog / Dawg • Granite City • Bizzies • Harlem / Harlem City helen, 15-Sep-2012 If you're trying to figure out what your british buddy is yammering about, we can help. Anon, 11-Sep-2012 The world's biggest and most accurate dictionary of Cockney - plus the Cockney Blog, the Cockney Translator and much more! • Lick It's slang, rude words and euphemisms from all over Britain. • Lunch • From time Last edited on Apr 26 2013. • Begfriend / Beg friend