British slang really depends on your region just because there are so many accents. Overall though, I'm quite a fan of plonker, pillock, (all)reet, mooch, and bog (as in shitter).
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I like the phrase "tell a lie" used right after you misspeak or remember something to the contrary of what you just said.
I hate clunge and minge. I'm not generally opposed to vulgarity but these are just taking the piss. On a similar note, the cockney rhyme for Eartha Kitt is just distasteful.
When it's raining, and someone inevitably tells me it's raining, I like to say 'perfect weather for ducks, innit'
I also like 'Kuch' which is Welsh slang for 'cuddle'
Love it gonna steal it the next time it rains!
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Is calling someone Petal a slang or a regionalism? I, 30-something male, love doing that, petal.
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These:
Some of those are British versions of American terms and some are slang.
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"Loads a money!"
More of a meme than slang, but I also like "dosh".
Most hated is “boffin” for scientist—“boff” is American slang for sex, so it sounds like calling them “fuckers” (which generally doesn’t seem to be the intended connotation).
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I use "proper" a lot, so that one is inevitably favourite, unless it's not an exclusive UK slang
A fucking depraved dirty sex act, you'd feel shame even googling
Only if you're doing it right!
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hated, well there are lots, but I think the word "bellend" is stupid for its purpose.
mixed, also like hearing some brittish dialects say the word "water bottle" as wuh-er boh-ol. like wow. lol
loved, "bullocks!" has always been a chuckle-able reaction to things. like wtf is that.
Bellend it’s just the tip of the shaft - the bell shaped bit at the end… also used to signify a stupid person.
that is a good explanation, thank you.
'Bollocks' as in another way of saying 'bullshit'... When you hear someone say something that's totally not true... What a load of bollocks.
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The dog's bollocks and the dog's breakfast.