(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Well i made this thread because most of you americans dont know what we are saying in the sb most of the time if we speak slang so heres a translator thread basicly since i got kindly asked to make it by a few people so i thought why not lets get started

So heres the translator


Aye = Yes

Naw = No

Wit = What

Wae = With

Geese = Give is

Hawn = Hand

Oor = Our

Ye = You

Canny = Cant

Yir = Your

Acc = Actual

Oan = On

Tae = To

Git = Got

Cos = Cause

Ya = You (depends on how you use the word:p)

Gon = Going

Giro = Junkies money

Dole = Tramps money btw ^ and this one is the same lol

Wur = Were

Da = Dad

Maw = Mum

Tawk = Talk

Fur = For

Dinny = Dont

Score = £20 pounds

10nr = £10 pounds

fiver = £5 pound

quid = £1 pound

ok ill add more to this when i wake up tomorrow ok took my about a hour to do this ahha trying to think of words its easy speaking it but its hard trying to think of the words lol

this is all scottish i will be adding english slang and shit to the thread so dont say it isnt a brittish slang thread when im done with it:FU:

he gave up his seatbelt to save the girl everyone else lived because of the seatbelt

Did you copy and past this from a list of old British slang words from like the early 1900's to modern day?

I'm wanting to move from America to somewhere in the UK and well know that a lot of those words are not used as commonly. Look at us in America, you search up slang words and many are not used today, maybe 30 years ago, maybe 100 years ago. Slang words are always changing.

Why don't you just go to school and write down words that you hear that differentiate from the normal words found within that of a dictionary. If they are used 30 or 40 times from different people, then maybe they are common language, but as age plays a role...

Anything can be slang, but there is a difference between group slang and common slang.

More work needs to be done.

He saved the girls life by accident not everyone else's, what the **** was he doing at 2 in the morning driving around with his mates anyway?

lmfao it not copy and pasted and everyone speaks that what i have says in scotland im going to add more soon and add the english slang aswell so no its not copy and pasted

geezer - man
bird - woman
enit - isn't it
ya get me? - you understand?
munter - ugly
fit - sexy
gully - very good
nang - very good
heavy - very good
sick - very good
duppy - very good
seccle - as in settle - calm down
moved up/to - beaten up
shank - knife
shanked / jooked - stabbed
skeng - gun
grade / peng / green - weed
blaze - smoke weed
shot - sell weed
blower - phone
quid - £1
bluey - £5
browney - £10
score - £20
half a ton - £50 / ton or a bill - £100
monkey - £500
bag - £1000
chore - steal
earner - an opportunity to illegally make money
da boy dem - police
half breed - of mixed race
u dun know - "you know" or can be used the same as "I agree"
my man - talking about someone you don't know, example "look at my man's Nikes, they're nang"
yard - house
I swear down - I promise
blud - bro
fassy - jamaican for someone who is a pussy
batty boy - a homosexual man
old man - dad or husband
old dear - mother or wife
bredgrin - jamaican for friend
lipsing / lips up - chatting someone up

There's a few

True, But they do think that they the bee's knee's, It mostly because of there culture and the royal family and they're stupid government, As you said typical.

I'll take a shot at adding some from my area, if everyone does the same we can get a tidy list going. The way we speak is known as "Wenglish" not quite Welsh, not quite English. I can tell if someone lives near me just by the way that we structure our sentences, it's mental at best. Some of these might be phrases and not slang word.

All right
Pronounced 'awright'; one of the local greetings

'Ambarg
Wenglish for 'handbag'

Bag of nerves/Bag a nerves
In a sorry state, as in "Since that happened to her, she's been nothing but a bag of nerves."

Batch
A small round, flattish loaf of bread

Belter
A heavy blow or beating "You're asking for a belter if you don't shut up."

Beauties
Pronounced 'bewties', meaning excellant specimens; "Sorry we're sold out of them now, but we 'ad bewties in last week."

Beauty
Pronounced 'bewty'; a fine one in the derogatory sense "You're asking a bewty in 'im - he's hopeless."

Bell (... on/in every tooth)
Used to describe someone who speak soften - and loudly as in "She's at it again, you can hear her a mile off - she's got a bell on every tooth."

Beyond
Extremely, as in "That kid is cheeky beyond."

Black as the Ace of Spades
Very dirty (sometimes used as a racist slur)

Bloke/Bloak
Man, as in "He's the bloke from the Prudential."

Botch
Mess, or not very well-completed job; "Don't you get 'im to do it - 'e'll only botch it for you."

Cack/coggy handed
Left handed

Can't miss him/her
Cannot possible mistake him/her for someone else; "You can't miss him - he's the one behind the counter - with a little twsh... "

Cap it all
On top of everything; "... and then to cap it all, after all the fuss we had, the car wouldn't start!"

Carn
Wenglish for can't

Case
Comical person; "We do 'ave some fun with all 'is yarns and antics - 'e's a real case that one!"

Clobber
Clothing, belongings, as in "You are never taking all that clobber? Just for the weekend?"

Cop
(a) value as in "I thought I had a real bargain, but there's not much cop in this... "
(b) Catch, or get, as in "You'll cop it from your father when he gets home!"

Couple
Rarely meaning two in local useage, more usually a small quanity as in "Let me have a couple of them apples please?"

Cun
Wenglish word for 'can; "You cun usually find 'im in the club."

Cwtch
A much loved and much used local word having a number of uses:
(a) The coal cwtch, or the cwtch under the stairs/cwtch dan star - a storage place: derived from the Welsh 'cwt'.
(b) To keep concealed; "Keep that cwtched by there now - don't want anybody to see it... "
(c) Lie down, as in the order to a dog - "Go (and find your) cwtch!"
(d) To be fondled and snuggled up in an especially loving way "Cwtch up to your mam now". A child nursed "Welsh fashion is well and truly being 'cwtched'
(e) To warn off (now seemingly obsolete in local usage); "Bar cwtch, bar cwtch, don't come to my cwtch" A warning issued by children to others when out blackberry picking

Dab-hand/ Dab 'and
Excelling at something; "She's a dab-(h)and with 'er Welsh cakes!"

Dap
(a) The same size and shape as "He's the same dap as his father exactly!"
(b) An article of footwear for games and P.E.
(c) The right thing; "Just my dap, this is!"

Dap it
Run away. "We were pinching sheep when the police showed up so we had to dap it."


Dock
To deduct; "They docked 'im half a turn for being late."

Done up
(a) Improved, 'tarted-up'; "It looks lovely with them now, they've had the whole (whool) place done up!"
(b) Dressed to kill; "Off she went on 'er date - all done up to the nines!"

Dribs and Drabs
A little at a time, as in"That's the trouble with them in that shop - only in dribs and drabs they get things in!"

'Ell
Not classified under 'H' because, without doubt, "how the hell" always seems to emerge in local speech as "'ow the 'ell", as in "'ow the 'ell am I 'sposed (supposed) to get down by there?", and "It's an 'ell of a way off...", or "I 'ad an 'ell of a job finding them!"

End (no... )
Abundant, plentiful, as in "There;s no end of bargains to be 'ad in the sales."

Expect
Believe, as in "They've been therethis ages, and it'll be a tidy spell before thay get back, I expect!"

Fair do's
Fair dues, fair play

Fancying
Wishing, longing for the unattainable; "Only fancying I was! You know I've got strict orders not to eat that!

Fine one
Used in the context of "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."; "You're a fine one to talk, telling him not to do that - you're always doing it yourself!"


Full of it
(a) Exhuberant, mischevious, as in "Look at 'im - like as if 'e was at death's door yesterday - and today, there he is, full of it"
(b) In the throes of a bad attack of an illness; "I was sure yesterday I was over the worst of this flu, but look at me today - full of it again

Full pelt
With all speed, as in "When I told him about it, he was on pins to get there, and then of he went, full pelt!"

Gammy
Lame, as in "Pooer dab, he've still got his gammy leg... " This word is believed by some to be a derivation of the Welsh word 'igam-ogam' meaning zig-zag.

Good
Definite; "There was a good fifty in there, I'd say!"

Gorrw
Wenglish for 'got to


Great
Much used in Wenglish with a long 'a' sound - 'graate', to mean 'splendid'' "We had a graate time - we're really glad we went!"

Half soaked, 'alf soaked
Slow in movement and/or wit; "He's proper 'alf soaked - too slow to catch a cold.!

Hammer and Tongs
Loudly, passioately; "You could 'ear them 'alf way down the street - quarreling 'ammer and tongs they was!"

Hammering/'ammering, a good...
A thrashing, as in "When I get you home by damn you're in for a good 'ammering!"

Heaving/'eaving
Crowded, as in "I'm gone. I 'ate all this Christmas shopping - everywhere's 'eavin(g), innit??"

Hope in hell/'ope in 'ell
No chance at all, as in "I told 'em to forget it - they 'aven't an 'ope in 'ell."

How's it looking?
What are my prospects?; "How's it looking to borrow a couple of quid??"

Hump/'ump
Carry; "When you've finished youer shopping, you gorrw 'ump it all the way back!"

I Been
Wenglish for 'I have been'; "Porthcawl? I been there 'eaps a times/heaps of times.", or "I been down the shops, I have."

In a minute
(a) Shortly, presently, as in "Don't keep on will you? You shall 'ave it now - in a minute!"
(b) Willingly; "You should 'ave asked 'er - she'd 'ave done it for you in a minute!"

Is it?
Often used as an interrogative, this is a working translation of the Welsh form "going shopping is it?" or Having a bit of dinner is it?"

Jest/Just
Nearly, as in "I can tell you I'm jest going mad with this toothache!"

Job
Bother, trouble; "There's a job we had finding shoes to fit 'im!", or "You'll have a job on with that!"

Keeping on
Making constant references to... :"I thought he was happy about it, but now he's keepin(g) on all the time.

Knock about with
Keep company with; "... 'e' do knock about with a funny lot I cun tell you!"

Know for
Know the whereabouts of, as in "I know for your shoes - they're upstairs."

Lick, a tidy...
At a good pace; "They've nabbed him again for speeding, he must've been going at a tidy lick!

Like a shot
Without delay, as in "I only had to ask him the once - he did it like a shot - fair play!"

Look-in
The faintest, outside chance, as in "He thought he was a cert for that job, but when it came to, he didn't even have a look-in!"

Lump
Big, as in "He's a real lump of a boy - got to have his school clothes made special for him!"

Most probably/most probly
Almost certainly, as in "He's most probly with 'is brother down the club."

Nasty
Severely, as in "Take your umbrella with you because it might come on to rain nasty!"

Neely
Wenglish for 'nearly'.

Noise, a big...
Someone of importance, as in "He's a big noise with the Legion/Buffs/Masons... "

Off (h)is head
Behaving strangely, showing signs of mild derangement

Old
Strange; "Funny old day, innit?", or "Funny old stick 'e is!".

On a course of tablets/tabluts
Many Wenglish speakers like to give their ailments a certain significance so that, instead of saying merely that they have been prescribed drugs or pills, they prefer, "I was under the doctor and he put me on a course of tabluts!"

On me
In my possession, as in "I'll have to pay you again - I don't 'ave enough on me right no!"

On (h)is own
A humorous comical character; "'E's a real scream - 'e's on 'is own that one! Aye!"

Packman's Puzzle
A street or housing estate where the house numbers are allocated in a complicated fashion which causes problems to visitors, tradesmen etc., etc.,

Patch, not a...
Not to be comparedwith, as in "These cakes are not a patch on those ones last week!"

Pay your way
To meet one's committments; "By the time I paid my way, there's nothing left..."

Pelting
(a) raining heavily
(b) Throwing stones

Pewer
Wenglish for 'pure'

Picking up on
Criticising; "She's always picking up on the way I do talk!"

Piece
(a) A young woman; "Have you met his new girlfriend? - a tidy piece she is!"
(b) A round of bread and butter

Proper
Interchangeable with 'real' meaning 'definite', as in "Don't give it to him - he's a proper flag!"

Pulled to pieces
Very severely criticised; "The teacher pulled her to pieces about the way she was carryin(g) on!"

Put
(a) Place, as in "When she told me that, it shook me rigid - I didn't know where to put myself for a minute!"
(b) Provide, as in "... and of course, I put tea for all of them... "
(c) Serve with; "Put me a couple of them pears please?"

Putickler/particular
(a) Fussy, as in "...very putickler about 'is food 'e is..."
(b) In question, as in "... well as I was saying, this particular man was looking for 'is butty.... "

Quid
Originally a guinea, now a pound (sterling).

Quids in
Well off; "Since he's got a job there, he's quids in..."

Regular/Reg'lar
Regularly, as in "'E's one of the lucky ones I reckon - 'e's days reg'lar, top pit!"

Right-o
Used to express agreement, to show willingness; "Right-o then, tell her I'll be up, now... " The alternative to this, is "Right you are then".

Right off
(a) Straight away, as in "I won't hang about with this - I'll do it right off for you."

Rolling in it
Having it in abundance; "'E don't give much money when they come 'round collecting - an 'e's rolling in it!"

Rotten
Badly, as in "He promised faithful - and 'ere it is again - 'e've let me down rotten!"

Rough
Not really well, as in ".... damn aye mun, I feel rough this morning!"

Samwidge
Wenglish for 'sandwich'.

See is she in
See if she is in; "Knock the door and see is she in?"

Scrammed
Wenglish for 'scratched'

Sharp
(a) Sternly, as in "If 'e don't take no notice, I'll affto speak to him sharp!".
(b) Cold, as in "It's a sharp one this morning!"
(c) 'On the ball', clever; "You carn fool 'im - 'e's a sharp one."
(d) Cheat; one who cheats at cards is a 'card-sharp'

Smack in front
Directly, as in "When you get there, you'll see the shop youer after - smack in front of you!"

Smack in the chops
A disappointment, as in "... she didn't get it after all - real smack in the chops it was!"

Spiteful
Unwilling or nasty, as in "Sorry the fires slow coming - being spiteful it is!

Spouting
Talking; "Where's 'e off spouting tonight then?"

Straight
In a direct manner; "I've had just about as much as I can take, and I told 'er straight!

Swill
(a) Empty and rinse the teapot
(b) Have a quick wash, as in "You better swill youer hands in the bosh before youer dinner."

There is a gradation of various 'swills' which one may have in the bosh, you can: -
swill your hands
have a quick swill ('a cat's lick and a promise'
have a tidy swill (a good wash)

Tack
Produce; used in a derisory sense to mean 'inferior'; "Fancy buying all that cheap tack.", or "I won't have any of that old foreign tack in this house!"

Taffy
The old Wenglish word for 'toffee'

Thar wun
Wenglish for 'that one'.

There's nice/lovely/posh etc.
How nice/lovely/posh etc.; "There's nice you've got it now after doing the whool place up!". Another variation is "There's posh for you!". Such expressions are a direct translation from the Welsh form.

There's times...
There are occasions, as in "There's times I could cry when I stop to think about it all."

These days
Nowadays, currently, as in "Say what you like, you don't seem to get nice jaffas these days... "

Tidy
One of the most over-worked Wenglish words, as the following examples show:

tidy! - fine splendid
a tidy spell - quite a long time
a tidy few - quite a number
a tidy feller - a decent chap, probably 'good with his hands'
a tidy step - back and fore - quite a long way
a tidy swill - a wash involving at least face and hands.
a tidy bit in the bank - plenty of money - especially 'filthy-wealthy'
talk tidy! - speak properly

Trewth
Truth

Tricks, how's...
A local greeting; "Hi-ya kid - (h)ow's tricks with yew then?"

Turned it over
Changed TV channels; "I wasn;t struck with anything on BBC, so I turned it over to the other side."

Twang
An affected accent, as in "She've got a twang you could cut with a knife."

Under my feet
In the way; "Since he's been retired, I can't seem to get on with my work like I used to - under my feet all day he is!"

Under the doctor
A delightful local expression meaning under the doctor's care; "'E've been bard alright - 'e've been under the doctor this ages, but I think 'e's coming now!"

Up to the mark
(a) When you don't feel 'up to the mark' you are not as well as you might be, although the cause is probably not clear.
(b) Up to the expected standard, as in "These pillow slips are not up to the usual mark, but they know how to charge for them!"

Wonky
Defective; "That new car of 'is, is wonky for sure - he's back and fore (to) the garage with it every whip-stitch!"

Wossname
Wenglish form of 'whotsisname'.

Wrap up warm
An injunction to put on warm clothing before braving the cold weather.

Wyer
Wenglish for 'wire', similarly for 'fyer', 'lyer' etc.

Yearins
Wenglish for 'ear-rings'

Year
Wenglish for 'ears

Years, this...
For many a long day; "It's not a new outfit, I've 'ad it this years!"

That's all for now, I'm sure I'll come up with summit later.

Can someone tell me what a chav is? People use it alot.