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
The main slang term for Americans in Australia is “seppo”. This is a slightly teasing slang term that Australians use for any American. However, they do also use other terms, such as the more common “yanks” or some borrowed slang terms such as “septic”. But … 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
Australians refer to the afternoon colloquially as the ‘arvo’ or ‘s’arvo’. This is simply a shortening and rearranging of the word afternoon, as well as a consonant change—switching F to V. So, an Australian might say “I’ll see you this arvo” to mean I’ll see … 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
To be weird is not always a bad thing. It can carry a fairly vast array of subtly different connotations depending on the context and the person using it, and so out of this arises also an equally vast lexicon of slang terms to describe … Read more
The most common British slang term for expensive is “dear”. This is used throughout the country by most people and is not widely used outside of Britain. Other terms you might hear used include “steep” or “fancy”. “Posh” can also sometimes be used to mean … Read more
The most common British slang terms for sandwich are “butty” and “sarnie”. These are by far the most widely used, and you’ll hear “butty” more often in the north and “sarnie” more often in the south. The American “sammich” is sometimes used. For more specific … Read more
The most common British slang terms for easy include “easy peasy”, “piece of cake” and “nae bother” or “no worries”. These are all used throughout Britain to mean something is easy and simple, and have the sense of telling someone not to worry about a … Read more
The British refer to glasses in slang either as “specs” or in some areas as “bins”. There are not a great deal of other slang terms used for glasses in Britain, though there are some archaic terms, such as “goggles” that are still heard from … Read more