by Nosferatu 30 Replies latest jw friends
braces = suspenders
suspenders=those things that hold up your stockings, don't know what they're called in American English
rubber=eraser
waistcoat=vest
spunk=semen, so do not go to england and describe yourself as spunky!
and last but not least
fanny=a woman's temple of delight (also known in Ireland as your Front Mary, or so I have heard)
Never heard of "raw ramp." But it sound nasty and painful. I'll be using it next time a Witness crosses my path.
I 'm 47 and I just heard"Cock of the walk" here in the states we call it 'cat's meow'.
Minger = Blimey look at that ugly bitch
Kagmag = Bad meat
Codswallop, tripe, piffle, crap, bollocks as in f****** bollocks = Your talking daft, though of course the first three are more polite ways of saying so.
Balmpot = Village idiot, also used as sense of endearment, from the county of Derbyshire.
Boy = Mate
Cut her adrift = Get rid of the slag
Slag = Female who sleeps around
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Twat = Idiot
Give im some slack = Give him/her room to have their say
Bent as a ten bob note = Poofter
Howler = good joke or someone lying
theres hundreds, if not tens of thousands more, but right now I'm too busy to write any further.
Ahhhh Thanks Celty!!!! I dont know if I'm relieved that I can now understand some of your choice phrases, or if I should be offended considering I never understood what you were saying before and now I do
Is it necessary to say to any potential visitors to the UK: Don't go using all these words when you get here. Some are best used only with good friends.
Celtic, you'll get their heads kicked in!
Scotsman, the first time I visited the UK I got a kick out of the grafitti there. I took a picture, all smiles, in front of a building with the word W*nker (rhymes with banker) written in great big letters. When I got my pictures developed I sent copies back to my friends in the UK. I got several phone calls explaining to me what that word meant
Chevy
That reminds me of being on holiday with two pioneer sisters in Italy. They insisted on taking photos of a van with Smeg (quality kitchen appliance maker) written on it, for the school friend of one of them who had the same delightful nickname. Took me years to tell these girls that the nickname was short for smegma and that the congregation thought their photos a little weird.
artist: T-Rex
song title: Raw Ramp
Baby I've got metal knees ooh.
Lady I'm beggin' of you please
Baby you think you're a champ but
Girl you ain't nothin' but a raw ramp.
Lady, your lips are the most
Baby, your mouth is like a ghost
Lady, you think you're a champ but
Girl you ain't nothin' but a raw ramp.
Woman, I love your chests ooh,
Baby, I'm crazy 'bout your breasts
Woman, you think you're a champ but
Girl you ain't nothin' but a raw ramp
garrity....... Crazy (as in she's a bit garrity)
drain off/ a slash.........Urinating
doesn't know shit from dirty pudding.......... Dense
apples and pears......... Stairs
Dog and Bone............Telephone
Blood and Blister........ Brother and Sister
Shrapnel........... Loose change
chuck it in the back of the motor........... place it in the trunk of the car
J. Arthur Rank............ (work it out)
Get the Roger Moore.......... answer the door
Me old china.......... (as in china plate) ..........mate
A turd in his beer............ a word in his ear
your pork pies........ your eyes
Half inched........ pinched/stolen
Bung it in yer sky rocket.......... put int in your pocket.
etc etc etc...... listened to my dad for far too long now! Lol
Scoob
