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Still amazed that most Americans i have met didn't understand Snog and shag.

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I think Bonk is a much better term here. I'm shocked that you don't use the term wanker in the USA. It is a staple part of any decent vocabulary. I may have to start up an online course on how to properly use this word.

First lesson; as somebody walks away after pissing you off, just turn to the people around you and mutter, "What a wanker." It has to taper off at the end, no exclamation marks etc.

Taking the piss is excellent but if you really want to step up a notch then you can use the advanced phrase, Having a go.

For example; "Are you having a go, mate?" This translates to, are you insulting me? An example conversation could go something like this;

1: Do ya like me new fishing rod?
2: Are you having a go?
1: what?
2: I said, are you having a go, mate?
1: No, mate. I'm not having a go.
2: Do you want to step outside?
1: No, no, mate. I'm not having a go, dinkum.
2: All right. Just watch it next time though.
1: I've had a gutfull.

There are some more advanced terms here such as, I've had a gutfull, which should only be attempted after a good deal of experience, but you get the general idea.

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When in Vegas last summer, I referred to a very ugly girl as a 'munter' the yanks I was talking to thought this was great.

Oh and it is so so wrong to hear an american say 'wanker' and it is equally wrong to hear a brit say 'jerk'

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"I surrender"

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i want to work "fit" into my vocabulary when referring to a hot chick

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Is "craic" used in america? You have a lot of irish people, has this word survived over the years? I met a few australian people last year who had no idea what the craic was and never really fully understood the concept.

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Does it mean a really horrible movie alleging to be a comedy but which is, in reality, just [censored]?

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I love "Having a go" and "taking the piss." I remember watching an Oasis interview one time when I was on acid and they kept using the word "nipple" as an adjective which I couldnt get enough. They were both "on the piss" and you couldnt make out much, but every once in awhile you would hear
"Yeah, but he's a nipple." Not sure if thats British, but I couldnt stop laughing.

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me and my roomate use the word "minga" a lot. I also use the word "telly" all the time, but no one else I know does. I've been known to say "[censored] hell" with a British accent after a bad beat (dunno why I started that one).

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Just an FYI its minger, not minga. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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haha nipple is good, it's used very very sparingly which makes it better.

do you guys use 'prick'? i know dice used it a ton to refer to his member, but i'm not sure if it's used as insult over there

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giving it large
t-word
berk
bender
doing my nut in


These are some of the words I hear the most every day !

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Test yourself on your knowledge of Australian speach.

Explain the following passage:
In the arvo last Chrissy the relos rocked up for a Barbie, some bevvies and a few snags. After a bit of a Bex and a lie down we opened the pressies, scoffed all the chockies, bickies and lollies. Then we drained a few tinnies and Mum did her block after Dad and Steve had a Barney and a bit of biffo.

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I assume all Australian slang I don't understand means "beer" or "boomerang" occuring 5:1

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guys please don't circumvent the profanity filter

i just edited two posts, i'm pretty sure before that no one else offended

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wow, she deserves a hearty pat on the back for ridiculing those stupid Americans.

but srsly I was under the impression that cockney and people saying "guv" would be contained the to east end of London and other similarly dodgy parts. so i'm not sure your girlfriend and her gaggle of friends from Surrey are exactly supreme arbiters of this particular subset of slang.

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Ridicule is the wrong word. She says that every time she tells an American she's from Britain, the first thing they say is guv'nor, and it's annoying. I suppose it would be as if an American went to Britain, and 80% of the people you met made some apple pie reference.

Anyway, even if the term guv is used regularly in some circles, I sincerely doubt guvnor is. It seems too outdated - unless it's ironic.

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Still amazed that most Americans i have met didn't understand Snog and shag.

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I think Bonk is a much better term here.

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I prefer root or rooting when used as a verb.

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Test yourself on your knowledge of Australian speach.

Explain the following passage:
In the arvo last Chrissy the relos rocked up for a Barbie, some bevvies and a few snags. After a bit of a Bex and a lie down we opened the pressies, scoffed all the chockies, bickies and lollies. Then we drained a few tinnies and Mum did her block after Dad and Steve had a Barney and a bit of biffo.

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In the afternoon, last christmas, the relatives came over for a BBQ, some drinks and a few sausages. After a bit if of a cup of tea and a lie down we opened the presents, ate all the choclates, biscuits and lollies. We proceeded to drink a few cans of beer. Mother was none too please with father and steve had an argument and a bit of a fight.

ya great galar

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Test yourself on your knowledge of Australian speach.

Explain the following passage:
In the arvo last Chrissy the relos rocked up for a Barbie, some bevvies and a few snags. After a bit of a Bex and a lie down we opened the pressies, scoffed all the chockies, bickies and lollies. Then we drained a few tinnies and Mum did her block after Dad and Steve had a Barney and a bit of biffo.

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In the afternoon of last Christmas, the family came for a BBQ, some beers and sausages. After a bit of a bex ( Im an Aussie and never heard this ) and a nap/sleep we opened the gifts, ate chocolate, biscuits and sweets. We then drank a few beers and Mum lost her temper after Dad and Steve had a fight and threw some punches.

TBH I would use half of these in daily convo.

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ajfsakdjfa;lkf didnt see vbm's response

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Guv’nor kind of belongs to an older generation it shows deference to the person it’s applied to.
The only places I know of that it is still living on are the Police who use it as an informal greeting to direct superiors and football players who refer to the Manager as guv'nor.
Gaffers a more informal version that’s used in the building trade to refer to the Forman and in the film industry for a particular skilled trade I can’t remember which.

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Gaffers move lights they are def not skilled

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Bob's your uncle.

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Both family members and a neighbour have said this before.

(Canada)

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Do you guys use tw*t atall? This thread makes me realize how much you suck at swear words! Be creative!

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Related amusing link:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news...es_flap_to_row

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Do you guys use tw*t atall? This thread makes me realize how much you suck at swear words! Be creative!

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that's another one I got from Mike Skinner

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Yeti,

How is t*at and another term (for male genitalia/slang term for male chicken) profanity and yet the word wanker is openly used on this forum !

Apologies for the circumvent of filter, but I didn't consider those words to be obscene...

It definitely is a US thing and not a UK thing...

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I don't know, I don't make the profanity filter. The t word is pretty rude imo, the male chicken word is not.

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I love "dodgy". I nearly fell in love with the last English girl who told me that something was "a bit dodgy, i'nnit?" Actually, I don't know what it is but I love when girls in general say dodgy.

Brilliant I've heard used a lot recently in the States, probably influenced by the Guinness commercials.

With regards to guv'nah, the only time I heard it used a lot was while I was in London. Everyone was either guv'na or a geezer. The person who I heard most often referred to guv'nah was the proprietor of the local pub.

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yes I say cheers all the time. Actually I say oy vay alot too. That's not british but it's half

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I'm pretty sure I'm responsible for this. I started saying it 2 years ago, and it finally has spread across America

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Another term that I've heard more and more in recent times is the German word "Scheiße", used interchangeably with [censored] (censored synonym for "poop").

I love hearing German girls say "Scheiße". Acutally, I think I love hearing girls swear in any language.

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This is one of my favourite English insults, because it does not sound very rude at all but in fact could hardly be much ruder (rhyming slang for Berkshire Hunt).

My Mum uses it and clearly has no idea what it really means.

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meh, that's the etymology but pretty much no-one really knows that, it's a harmless word

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Slag and slag heap are being used frequently around these parts.

Also, sod, as a noun.

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This is one of my favourite English insults, because it does not sound very rude at all but in fact could hardly be much ruder (rhyming slang for Berkshire Hunt).

My Mum uses it and clearly has no idea what it really means.

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I love rhyming slang. I think it needs to be imported to the U.S. though it'd most likely flop.

"Thrups", "Khyber", "Shermans", "apples", "skyrocket", "Chevy Chase". The list goes on. So colorful; I love it.

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Thrups...hahahahahaha- BOOOOOOOBIES !!!

Dog (Dog n bone)
loaf
ruby
bubble

I use most of these instead of the proper words...and I'm not a proper cockney...albeit I'm from London !

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Oh yeah, at my last job "Boffin" was catching on, presumably because we all read TheRegister way too much; great semi-perjorative word for intellectuals. As in "The boffins at Intel are giving us a 16-way core whether we want it or not"

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Anyway, even if the term guv is used regularly in some circles, I sincerely doubt guvnor is. It seems too outdated - unless it's ironic.

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i do agree, the entire "guv'nah" sounds kind of dated unless you're using it ironically. but for whatever reason I like "guv." [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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Guv’nor kind of belongs to an older generation it shows deference to the person it’s applied to.
The only places I know of that it is still living on are the Police who use it as an informal greeting to direct superiors and football players who refer to the Manager as guv'nor.
Gaffers a more informal version that’s used in the building trade to refer to the Forman and in the film industry for a particular skilled trade I can’t remember which.

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I had a cab driver in London call me gov'nor last year. It was absolutely the highlight of my trip.

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Guv’nor kind of belongs to an older generation it shows deference to the person it’s applied to.
The only places I know of that it is still living on are the Police who use it as an informal greeting to direct superiors and football players who refer to the Manager as guv'nor.
Gaffers a more informal version that’s used in the building trade to refer to the Forman and in the film industry for a particular skilled trade I can’t remember which.

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I had a cab driver in London call me gov'nor last year. It was absolutely the highlight of my trip.

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Black Cab drivers I should of know there would be some one id leave out. I bet he was middle aged though.
Did he use the clichéd phrase “where to guv'nor”?

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I wanna know if the following are used in the US:

sh*te
Gaffa/ Gaff
you're having a laugh
well in, son

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I've taken to saying "knackered", as in "worn out / tired".

People need to start throwing around the c* word as a term of endearment like it is used in the UK.

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Black Cab drivers I should of know there would be some one id leave out. I bet he was middle aged though.
Did he use the clichéd phrase “where to guv'nor”?

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Yup, middle-aged guy, "where to, guv'nor?"