Roadman: Generally someone from London, characterized by heavy use of London-centric slang (modern, not cockney), full matching tracksuits, expensive trainers (sneakers, in American), and hanging around outside shops on street corners.Fancy Dress: not "dressing fancy." Kind of the opposite-if you're being invited to a fancy dress party, you're being invited to a costume party." Other British slang words for attractive include fit, lush, a sort, piff, buff, leng. Peng: good, or (of a person) attractive.Chuffed: very happy, for example at not being skint after a windfall of fivers and tenners.Cwtch: an incredibly Welsh term for a hug (pronounced "kutch," as if it rhymes with "butch.") Specifically, a nice, cozy hug that makes you feel all warm inside, like from your nan or something.Originally meant "penis," but barely anyone remembers that. Tosser: a casual insult, equivalent to jerk-off.Similar to a liquor store, but usually has a greater variety of non-alcohol products. Offie: short for off-license a shop that can sell alcohol for consumption off the premises. Learn new words and improve your language level to be able to communicate in English effectively.Tory: a member of the British Conservative Party, used casually in a slightly demeaning way to denote a posh person.Bare: lots of, as in "man's making bare peas.".Except don't actually use it, because you'll sound a) like a dad and b) sexist. Bird: A woman, usually in the 18-40 age range.The third meaning? A sex worker's client. It can be used to describe paying customers, usually as part of a crowd or audience, or it can be someone who's gambling (i.e. Punter: This one has a few meanings and it's fairly important not to mix them up.The British have a lot of words for being drunk. Insert any noun, add ed on the end of it, and it means "drunk" if you give it the right emphasis. Kecks: a bread rol-hang on, no, trousers.Mad as a hatter: madstemming from back in the day when hatters used a manufacturing process for felt that, indeed, made them mad (mercury poisoning) Gormless: clueless slow witted. Colloquially, a general expression of annoyance or distaste. Off their rocker: madthey were off their rocker, they were. If you want to know what's going on when you re-watch Harry Potter, or when you see Drake on Insta pretending to be a north London roadman, this list of words should help. It should be easy-Britain exported the English language, after all-but there are so many regional quirks that never made it beyond the borders that things can get quite tricky for the non-locals. Welcome to Britain, where the food is heavy and the slang is almost completely impenetrable.
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