The British are not known for their patience. They like to get things done and get them done quickly without messing around. Those on the neighboring European continent are perhaps known for taking things a bit slower, and that must work for them! Whether you … Read more
The most common British slang terms for wife are “missus,” “old lady” and “wifey”. Some more old fashioned ones include terms like “the boss” or “ball and chain”. In Cockney rhyming slang, a wife is referred to as “trouble” or “trouble and strife”. If any … Read more
The British have an international reputation for their drinking. Some of the biggest binge drinking in the world goes on in the UK, though at the same time, it’s certainly not as bad as you might have been led to believe. In any case, one … Read more
The most common slang term for a woman in the 1920s was “flapper”. You would also hear “doll” and “dame”. These were the most widespread, all-purpose terms. Other terms that were more specific included “fire alarm” and “fire bell” for divorced and married women respectively. … Read more
In Canadian slang, cigarettes are usually referred to as darts or sometimes lung darts. Less commonly, you might hear them called bogies or rigs. Canada naturally shares a lot of slang with other countries, so it does use other slang terms such as cig, quirly … Read more
It’s probably not much of a surprise to anyone that Australians are world leaders in their lexicon of slang terms for kangaroo. They have a number of different slang terms describing different kangaroos, in terms of their sex, their maturity, their temperament, and a few … Read more
Anything that sits outside the realm of strictly legal is likely to attract a great deal of slang lingo in any language. Drugs are no exception to this rule, and you’ll know this if you’re an English speaker. Whether you’ve ever touched a drug in … Read more
Australians have a certain reputation for having, if nothing else, a kind of great excitable energy and an extreme enthusiasm about many things. Unsurprisingly, this has led to a great many aspects of the language and slang being turned to describing that excitement in different … Read more
Common slang terms in the 1950s for police included some widely used today, such as “pigs”. Other, more specifically 1950s slang for police included the term “heat”, “the fuzz,” and in Britain they were sometimes called “Old Bill” or “Old Bill Peace”. They may also … Read more
The most common British slang term for cat is “moggy” or “mog”. This is widely used and understood throughout Britain. Other commonly used slang terms include things like pussycat or kitty. Other terms with more specific meanings but which are still widely applied to all … Read more