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Proper British English

Chuffed, knackered, a cuppa and a good bit of banter: the slang, idioms and habits that make English proper British.

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Proper British: slang

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All 57 Slang 40 British Culture 21 Idioms 10 Common Phrases 3 Photo Vocab 1

nowt slang

British Culture, Slang

Slang – Nowt

cheerio slang

Slang – Cheerio

hullabaloo slang

Slang – Hullabaloo

daft slang

Slang – Daft

chuffed slang

British Culture, Slang

Slang – Chuffed

gormless slang

Slang – Gormless

pear shaped

British Culture, Slang

Slang – Go pear shaped

Cartoon of a man and woman arguing and pointing at each other, with the British slang word 'kerfuffle', an example sentence and its meaning

Slang – Kerfuffle

Illustrated graphic for the British slang word 'chav': a cartoon young man in a baseball cap and gold chains, labelled 'a young person who behaves like a lout and is a bit of a troublemaker'

British Culture, Slang

Slang – Chav

cracking slang

Slang – Cracking

curtain-twitcher slang

Slang – Curtain-twitcher

mate slang

Slang – Mate

Slang - Dicky bow

Slang – Dicky Bow

skive slang

Slang – Skive

Twit

British Culture, Slang

Slang – Twit

Slang - Plonk

Slang – Plonk

slang - gobsmacked

Slang – Gobsmacked

Illustration of a golden retriever with a speech bubble asking Are you on the dog and bone, explaining the Cockney rhyming slang dog and bone, meaning telephone

Slang – Dog And Bone

A stack of British one-pound coins, with the slang word 'quid', its meaning (one British pound) and an example sentence

British Culture, Slang

Slang – Quid

Photo of two people walking up an outdoor staircase, illustrating the Cockney rhyming slang phrase apples and pears, meaning stairs

British Culture, Slang

Slang – Apples And Pears

Slang - Argy-bargy

British Culture, Slang

Slang – Argy-bargy

Slang - Tickety-boo

British Culture, Slang

Slang – Tickety-boo

Cartoon of a cheeky boy pulling a face and sticking out his tongue, with the slang word 'banter', an example sentence and its meaning: friendly, playful teasing and jokes between people

Slang – Banter

Slang - Codswallop

Slang – Codswallop

Person holding out an empty open palm, illustrating the British slang term skint meaning no money

Slang – Skint

Slang - dilly-dally

British Culture, Slang

Slang – Dilly-dally

A football stadium crowd with smoke flares and flags, overlaid with the word 'footy'

British Culture, Slang

Slang – Footy

Slang - Knackered

Slang – Knackered

Photo of a person wearing sunglasses on the back of their head, with the British slang word 'numpty', an example sentence and its meaning

Slang – Numpty

Photo of a smiling man in a jacket, with the British slang word 'bloke', an example sentence and its meaning

Slang – Bloke

Illustration representing the British slang term "well jel," meaning very jealous

Slang – Well Jel

Slang - Cuppa

Slang – Cuppa

A retro red television set with the word telly on its screen

Slang – Telly

A ginger kitten sitting beside the word moggy, illustrating the slang term for a cat

Slang – Moggy

A potato with googly eyes sitting on a pile of chips, illustrating the slang term spuds

Slang – Spuds

Close-up of a bare stomach beside the word belly, illustrating the slang term

Slang – Belly

Colourful umbrellas floating against a blue sky, illustrating the slang term brolly

Slang – Brolly

Rugby players competing for the ball during a match, illustrating the slang term rugger

Slang – Rugger

The word Dench in bold metallic text over a blurred night city street

Slang – Dench

Two British police officers in uniform standing at a gate, illustrating the slang term Old Bill

Slang – Old Bill

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01IdiomsRaining cats and dogs — and why 02SlangChuffed, knackered, gutted 03Phrasal VerbsGet on, get over, get by 04GrammarTenses without the tears 05Common PhrasesWhat people really say 06British CultureQueues, tea and ‘you alright?’07Photo VocabWords you can actually see 08ProverbsOld wisdom, still handy 09LessonsThemed deep dives 10In the NewsEnglish from the headlines

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