Thieves, as far as we can tell, have been around as long as people have. If someone has called something theirs, there has been someone around who wanted to take it without their permission. Unsurprisingly, this has led to a lot of colorful language being … Read more
The most common British slang terms for walking include common terms like “stroll” or “strut”. In more specific circumstances you may hear terms like “swagger” or “saunter”. When it comes to walking as an activity, you might hear the term “rambling” widely used. “Plodding” is … Read more
The most common Australian slang term for thank you is “cheers”. This is universally used and understood more commonly than any other. You do also have the term “ta”, another virtually universal way to say thank you in Australia. Other than that, you have the … Read more
The language you use and the clothes you wear are two of the most immediately obvious and recognizable things about your identity. Those two things can very often meet somewhere in the middle, then, and thus arises tons of different slang terms for different items … Read more
The most common British slang terms for knife are “shiv” or sometimes “chiv” or “chive”. “Shank” is also used. Knives are also sometimes referred to as “chings”. Particular kinds of knife are sometimes colloquially referred to as “Stanleys”. “Drum and fife” is popular Cockney rhyming … Read more
It is almost certainly the greatest cliché about Britain that it rains constantly, and the greatest cliché about the British people than that they love nothing more than to complain about it. It will come as a surprise to no one, then, that the British … Read more
In Spanish slang, to call someone or something fat, you would say gordo or gorda. These are masculine and feminine forms of the same word. You can also say gordito, which means someone or something that is small and fat. You might otherwise call them … Read more
Common British slang terms for gun include words like shooter, piece, and rod. You might also hear terms like “hardware” or “gear” used for guns in Britain. Some more specific kinds of slang for gun include the term “Lady of Bristol” for pistol used regionally. … Read more
There are a few specific Australian slang terms for boyfriend. One common one is to call them a wombat, or sometimes a possum. You may also hear “my fella”. Other than that, though, they mostly share their slang terms with other English slang, including terms … Read more
Australians have a real way with slang that’s unmatched on the international scale. No one does it like the Aussies, it’s really that simple—and when it comes to terms of endearment, they really come into a league of their own. They have a ton of … Read more