British slang
Informal English expressions
British slang refers to informal words and expressions originating in or primarily used in the United Kingdom.
It encompasses regional variations from Cockney rhyming slang to Scottish dialect, alongside nationally recognized terms like knackered (exhausted), chuffed (pleased), or dodgy (suspicious).
British slang often differs markedly from American informal speech, which can lead to confusion or amusement across the Atlantic.
I had no idea what he meant by "having a butcher's" until someone explained it was rhyming slang for "look."
- blokeInformal British man
- matePartner or companion
- quidBritish pound, informally
- bits and bobsMiscellaneous small items
- knackeredBritish for exhausted
cheeky · bollocks · dodgy · gobsmacked · rubbish · pub · wanker · bloody · innit · snog · chat up · pissed · loo · bog roll · naff · gutted · blimey · arse
- dialectsregional dialect, local dialect, patois, vernaculars, vernacular
British slangQueen's English
Standard British formal speech
King's English · BBC English · Standard English · academic English · proper English
Britain, Briton, Britons, Brit, Brits, Britisher, Britannia, slangy, slangily