Britain has some of the oldest and most notorious prisons in the world. Its rich history involves a great many kings and other high and mighty folks imprisoning their political enemies and being imprisoned themselves. Out of such a long history of imprisoning and prisons, … Read more
The most widely used British slang words for poor are skint or strapped. These are ways of saying you or someone else has no money. There are other phrases such as “tightening your belt,” though this just implies a careful budgeting as opposed to outright … Read more
Hair can be one of the single most distinguishing features a person can have. Whether they’ve got long, flowing locks, a fine buzzcut, an exotic style or a good old fashioned mullet, it’s one of the first things we look to when we’re trying to … Read more
The most common British slang word for sexy is “fit”. This one is more or less universal in the country and the most widely known. Other terms are less common, such as “peng”, but you will still be understood for the most part when using … Read more
The way that cars dominate our lives even for those of us who don’t drive is hard to deny or ignore. They are everywhere, all the time, and we dedicate massive amounts of our public space to their use. Though they’ve existed for little more … Read more
Slang terms are often used to refer to those parts of language that are somewhat less acceptable areas of discussion in general discourse. Slang thrives under these conditions, and depending on the word, you may end up with countless examples of slang for a thing, … Read more
Slang terms for men and boys are perhaps some of the most universal and fundamental to any language. Almost any language will have colloquial ways of referring to men and boys at all ages, and British English is no exception. Today, we’re going to look … Read more
For good or ill, it’s a fact that there is virtually any given vernacular with a good amount of slang to describe a fat person. From the heartwarming and endearing things you might call your friend to the more derogatory and unpleasant things others might … Read more
Pajamas are one of those things which simply tend to attract slang terms, for one reason or another. Among other things, with pajamas, it’s the simple linguistic elasticity of the word itself that lends it so well to so much varied slang. In Britain, this … Read more
The police are an organization that tends to attract a lot of slang names and terms for themselves. Whether that’s because of criminal activity or just a broad tendency towards a certain perception of the police, the result is the same. There are many different … Read more