Daily Communication

Listen closely to the daily conversation with your friend. If that friend is British, he or she will definitely use at least one British slang in the conversation.

Take a look at some of British slangs we've collected, and use them in your next conversation with that British friend!

anti-clockwise

Anti-clockwise

: counter-clockwise

Bob’s your uncle

Bob's your uncle

: There you go!

Bog Roll

Bog Roll

: toilet paper

bugger

Bugger

: a total jerk

cheers

Cheers

: thanks

cock up

Cock up

: screw up

fancy

Fancy

: want

: be attracted to

give you a bell

Give you a bell

: call you

hoover

Hoover

: vacumm

kerfuffle

Kerfuffle

: fight

kip

Kip

: sleep, nap

Know your onions

Know your onions

: knowledgeable

one off

One off

: one time only

puke

Puke

: vomit

quid

Quid

: another word for British pound, £

skint

Skint

: without money

skive

Skive off

: pretend to be sick to get time off work or school

e.g. Just skive off the work! It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

sound

Sound

: good, awesome

e.g. My new boss? she's sound.

ta

Ta

: thanks

tad

Tad

: little bit

Taking a piss

Taking a piss

: screwing around

the old bill

The old Bill

: police officer

Throw a spanner in the works

Throw a spanner in the works

: screw up

toff

Toff

: upper class person

wanker

Wanker

: idiot

wonky

Wonky

: no right

yem

Yem

: home

zed

Zed

: we say zzz