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Clover Clogs
It’s like ‘smarty pants’, but can be either complimentary or derogatory in a teasing way, I think. (Aren’t you a clever clogs for visiting the site today?!)
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Tick the Box
‘Tick the box’ is a term used very often in London to mean that one has placed a figurative or literal tick in a box next to an item in a To Do list to denote that the ticked item has been done.
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Orientate
Here, we use it the way we use the word ‘orient’. I think the meanings have just been confused.
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Theatre
Operating Room, as in a surgical theatre. (It makes surgery sound so dramatic, don’t you think?!)
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Sparkling
Carbonated (as in a carbonated beverage).
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Still
Non-carbonated, as in still water.
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Sponge
Cake.
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Git
Idiot, someone stupid (like an idjit.)
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Wind
Gas – the kind your body makes. Â (see also Trapped Wind.)
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Piles
Hemorrhoids.
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Starters
Appetizers.
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Afters
Dessert(s).
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Flat
Similar to an apartment or condo; I’ll let you know what the difference is when I figure that bit out.
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Tube
The Underground, subway, public transport via underground train.
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Wee
Pee. (i.e. I need to take a wee.)
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Crumble
A dessert like cobbler that has a crumble topping of flour, butter, and sugar.
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Do.
A party or event, like a hen do or a stag do. (Similar in meaning to a big “tuh-do”.)
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Stag.
Bachelor.
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Hen
Bachelorette.
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Twat
A good name to call someone who is stupid, mean, ignorant, drunk, rude, or otherwise unpleasant.
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Loo roll.
Toilet paper.
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Toilet
Bathroom. Restroom. Loo.
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Loo
Bathroom. Restroom. Toilet.
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Minger
Someone ugly. See minging.
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Rubbish
Trash. Â It goes in the bin.
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Bin
Trash can.
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Cuppa
Cup of tea. Â If you are worried about steeping your tea for the wrong amount of time, check this out.
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Bill
Check. Â You ask the waiter for the bill, not the check. Â (A check is a thing write on to make a payment.)
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Pull
Sleep (fill in the gap) with.
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Guillotine
Paper cutter. Â [Yeah, they say this ’round the office all the time. Â Bit creepy.]
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Off the Rails
Crazy, like a train wreck metaphor. Â Think Amy Winehouse or Britney Spears; they’ve both gone off the rails.
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Bag
The thing that holds your “purse“. And shoes, computer, brolly, granola bar, map, bottled water, a half eaten sandwich from lunch, glitter eyeshadow (just in case), tissues, hand sanitizer (pro’ly not), iPod, phone, sunglasses, oyster card, and keys.
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Purse
The thing that holds your money, used like the word “wallet”. Boys still carry “wallets” and girls have “purses” in their bags. I think.
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Dog’s Bollocks
The cat’s meow, all that and a bag of chips, the stuff, something especially good.
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Whilst
While, in the time between one point and another.
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Ta
(Slang, informal, colloquial, considered more of an east London expression by some proper British people) Thanks.
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Potty
Nutters, bonkers, crazy, or something similar.
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Knock on effect
Domino effect.
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Flagging
Unmotivated, unbothered.
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Handy Andy
A brand of pocket tissue.
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On About
(slang) Complaining about or long-winded excited conversation about any subject, i.e. “What are you on about?”.
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Bush Party
A party “in the bush” or without an address, like the woods or some remote location.
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Tommy
A British private soldier, especially of the first world war.
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Cello
(slang) short for cellophane, I think. Used like this: ‘May I use your “cello”tape?’
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Gannet
(slang) A person who steadily overindulges in food, especially at public events. Â Like the bird.
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Sorted
Settled, taken care of.
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Cracking
Good, sometimes better than good.
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Snog
Kiss or “make out”.
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Beer Mat
Coaster; can be used with any beverage.
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Cornet
Ice cream cone of the sugar or wafer variety.