Expression

"Bloody hell! You are Harry Potter" (Ron Weasley, in the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) British people love to use express their mood, and slangs act as spice to heat up their expressions.

Learn British slangs for expression. But be careful, some of the slang words listed here might be offensive and rude.

Blimey

Blimey

: My goodness

Blinding

Blinding

: excellent, amazing

Bloody

Bloody

: Damn

Cheeky

Cheeky

: used to describe the joy in doing something naughty

e.g. Fancy a cheeky Nandos, or a cheeky pint of beer?

Chuffed

Chuffed

: proud, pleased

e.g. I'm so chuffed after passing my driving test in one go.

Do your nut

Do your nut

: get really angry

e.g. I did my nut when I saw the gas bill, it was more than twice as much as usual!

Dodgy

Dodgy

: Suspicious (used for people, places, things you should avoid)

e.g. That guy looks a bit dodgy...He's been hangining around outside for ages.

gutted

Gutted

: extremely disappointed, upset

e.g. Sergio didn't get into UCL. He must be gutted about it.

meh

Meh

: used to show indifference, lack of enthusiasm

miffed

Miffed

: annoyed at someone's behaviour

e.g. Sonia is a bit miffed because her boss didn't give her the promotion she was expecting.

sod off

Sod off

: piss off

Wicked

Wicked

: cool