A friendly farewell is just as important to a pleasant interaction as a greeting. We can sometimes struggle with how to say goodbye in a way that feels natural and unforced. In Britain, slang has adapted to meet this need, coming up with many friendly … Read more
The most common and uniquely Australian slang term for lucky is “tinny”. This one is used throughout Australia and can be used to describe many kinds of good luck. “Chookas” is another unique Australian phrase for good luck which has the sense of “break a … Read more
Fear is one of the most basic human emotions that we all fell from time to time. Whether it’s that rush of fear you get when some inconsiderate drive cuts you off on the highway, or the creeping dread you feel when watching a scary … Read more
Canadians refer to snowmobiles as “sleds”, or the act of riding them as “sledding”. Sometimes, a snowmobile is a “Canadian jet-ski”. You may also call snowmobiling “ski-dooing”, although this is more commonly used among those that do not do snowmobile riding. Sled or sledding is … Read more
Canadians most often refer to money as “bucks”, just as is the convention in the United States. However, Canadians also have a variety of terms for different denominations, such as loonie and toonie, nickle and dime as in the US, and things like fin, ten-spot, … Read more
A fist fight in British English is most likely to be referred to as a just a fight. This is by far the most likely word for it. Other than that, you may hear it called a scrap, a punch-up, a scuffle, or a dust-up. … Read more
The most common British slang term for alcohol is booze. This is the most widely used, generic term for alcohol. You also have more specific terms like “bevvy” which usually refers to beer or cider. Some British people also use the term “sauce” to refer … Read more
The most common Australian slang terms for liquor store are “bottle-o” or simply “bottle-shop”. These are more or less universal across Australia and used by people of all generations. Other terms you may more rarely hear include things like “off-license” or “offy”. Liquor stores tend … Read more
“Cool” is one of those things that we all find ourselves needing to express, so naturally there are a great many different ways to do so. Whether the person using the slang means that something is interesting, hip, impressive or any number of other things, … Read more
The British have a huge variety of colorful slang and this does not stop before it reaches teeth. Given how important they are to virtually everything we do, teeth are the kinds of things which tend to get a lot of slang language arising to … Read more