My most beloved British slang is Knackered. Fucking knackered! It means very tired, exhausted. But those terms are sterlized of feeling, of life. You know that feeling after you finish moving? That total fucking exhaustion, you’re knackered my friend. I can’t think of a word that feels more accurate to the state of reality it describes. Knackered is a fucking gift.
Chuffed. If youre chuffed i believe that means your excited. I hate it but not for real good reasons. It sounds like a bad thing. Like i don’t want to be chuffed from the sound of it. It sounds like i chafed my lungs from sighing too much cuz I’m miserable.
Ok now for the linguistic crime known as snog or snogging. It means to make out or tongue kiss someone. But it sounds like a fucking sex act involving noses. And not a normal sex act. A fucking depraved dirty sex act, you’d feel shame even googling, but again it involves noses. And honestly it sounds like snot is likely involved with this sex act. Do better Britain stop saying fucking snogged you dirty bastards.
What is your most beloved and hated British slang?
I can’t pick a mere one.
Duk
Blimey
Bloody
Bugger
Cracker-Yank
Chuffed to bits
Hench
Knackered
On the drag
Plooked
Pillock
Tired and emotional
Wanker
I know both of these words individually but not the combo. Lived in manchester in the 90s, what am I missing?
my fav britishism was probably ‘bloody texan’ lol
It’s that kind of White American with a superiority complex and is certain that they aren’t racist, but even if they were it’s just as bad in Europe so it doesn’t matter and Europe should follow the US’s lead on race relations. Because obviously other countries’ historical context and events don’t matter, nor make race relations in the UK, France, or Romania unique and not analogous.