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“As a patchwork nation made up of counties upon countries upon kingdoms, Britain wears its idiosyncratic quirks of language like fans wear the T-shirt of their favorite band… Popular Britishisms like cheerio and tickety-boo are just colorful ways to use language. And the Brits do love a bit of color in their social discourse.
Chunder — vomit
Fizzog — face
Hobbledehoy — a swaggering youth or awkward buffoon
Knackered — tired, as in ‘fit for the knackers yard,’ where horses were taken to die
Lurgy — cooties
Rat arsed — drunk
Sod off — ‘go away’
Take the piss — mock or satirize
Twee — cardigan-wearing cupcake fan (a mocking term)
Wazzock — idiot (affectionate term)”
Back catalogue: Anglophenia: 5 Newish British Slang Terms From the Kids
Anglophenia: Fraser’s Phrases: British Nerd Slang, ‘Swots and Boffins’
Anglophenia: Fraser’s Phrases: More British Nerd Slang, ‘Spods and Anoraks’
Anglophenia: 10 Old British Slang Terms That Deserve A Revival
Anglophenia: 10 Old Slang Terms for Crimes that Don’t Happen Anymore
Anglophenia: St. Patrick’s Day: 10 Irish Slang Terms Americans Should Adopt
Anglophenia: 10 British Words for Illness
Anglophenia: 10 Victorian Swears from the Real ‘Ripper Street’
Anglophenia: The Brit List: 10 Stinging British Insults
Anglophenia: Fraser’s Phrases: A Rhyming Slang Special
Anglophenia: 20 Victorian Terms That Seem Oddly Modern
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