The British are universally known as a no-nonsense kind of people. They don’t mess around and they don’t deal with nonsense or look on it kindly. That said, perhaps for this very reason, they have developed a wide lexicon of slang terms that mean nonsense, … Read more
The most common Australian slang greeting is the famous “g’day” or “g’day mate”. This one is used throughout the country and by all age groups. Other than this, Australians will employ all kinds of generic English greetings, like “hey,” “hi” or even “howdy”. Younger Australians … Read more
There are some simple expressions that inevitably grow and grow over the centuries to become expressible in countless different ways. To call something “wonderful”, or some equivalent term, is something that most of us probably find ourselves doing all the time, and the British are … Read more
The most common Australian slang term for cigarette is “dart”. This one is not really used outside Australia and is the most widely used term in Australia. People of all generations this is a stand in for the word cigarette. Other than that, common terms … Read more
Phones are something which all now use more than ever. Every single day we have phones on us constantly, and even for more than a century now, phones have been one of the main ways people have communicated with one another across distances. Unsurprisingly, then, … Read more
The most common Australian slang term for chocolate is simply “choccy” or “chockie”. These are widely if not universally used and understood, and can be used for just about any kind of chocolate. Other terms you might hear are “choccy bickie,” “hocho”, “sweetmeat”, or even … Read more
There are a great many ways to say that someone is silly in the English language. British slang is incredibly rich and varied, and has over the centuries developed multiple slang terms for just about anything. One notion that always tends to attract a lot … Read more
British slang tends to be pretty robust in just about any area, and so that naturally includes insults, too. There are quite a few different ways to call someone a loser in British slang, some of these terms being a good deal less friendly than … Read more
In Spanish slang, “brother” is carnal. This is mostly used to refer to your actual, biological brothers, although it can also be used in the closest of friendships. Hermano can also be a slang term in this sense, as it is used in a non-standard … Read more
The most likely slang term the British will use for coffee is either “brew” or “cuppa”. These usually refer to tea but tend to be interchangeable with just about any hot drink, at least one made at home. American slang terms like “joe” may sometimes … Read more