Wanting to write a British character or about a British setting? Or maybe you have a British friend that you need a translator for? Well, I'm here to help! I've provided a few British slang terms, along with their definitions, and some examples of how they would be used in a sentence. Of course this list is only of things that I can think of for the time being, so I might make another one in the future if I can think of anymore. And of course, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or suggestions! Disclaimer: This will contain strong language and alcohol references (this is Britain after all!)
Cuppa: Cup of tea
E.g. "Do you want a cuppa?"
Brew: Cup of tea
E.g. "Do you want a brew?"
Wank: To masturbate
E.g. "He was caught having a wank."; "He was wanking."
Wanker: A horrible person
E.g. "He's an absolute wanker!"
Tosser: A horrible person
E.g. "He's such a tosser."
Twat: A horrible person
E.g. "He's a twat."
Fuzz: Police
E.g. "Somebody call the fuzz."
Nosh: Food
E.g. "This is my favourite nosh."
Scran: Food
E.g. "I really want some scran."
Keks: Trousers
E.g. "I'm wearing my favourite keks."
Prick: A horrible person
E.g. "Watch out, you prick!"
Slag: A promiscuous woman
E.g. "She's such a slag."
Snog: To kiss
E.g. "Have a quick snog"; "They were caught snogging"; "We only snogged."
Shag: To have sex
E.g. "Let's shag"; "I'm really good at shagging"; "We shagged last night."
Alright: 1. Hello
E.g. "Alright?
2. How are you?
E.g. "You alright?"
Footy: Football
E.g. "I'm going to watch the footy."
Quid: Pound Sterling (British currency); £
E.g. "This costs five quid."
Fiver: £5
E.g. "It only cost a fiver."
Tenner - £10
E.g. "It only cost a tenner."
Loo: Toilet
E.g. "I need the loo."
Bog: Toilet
E.g. "You've been on the bog for hours."
Bog Roll: Toilet paper
E.g. "We've run out of bog roll."
Chav: An unintelligent, violent, crude person, often of a low social class
E.g. "They're such a chav."
Tory: 1. Conservative (political party)
E.g. "The tories came knocking on my door last night."
2. Conservative party supporter
E.g. "I voted tory."
3. A rich, out of touch person
E.g. "They're such a tory."
Bonce: Head
E.g. "Apply the shampoo to your bonce."
Nonce: Paedophile
E.g. "That guy is a nonce."
Ey Up: 1. Hello
E.g. "Ey up, everyone!"
2. How are you?
E.g. "Ey up?"
3. Wow; expression of surprise
E.g. "Ey up!"
4. Watch out; excuse me
E.g. "Ey up, guys."
Lug Oil: Ear
E.g. "They grabbed my lug oil!"
Radged: Silly; crazy; funny
E.g. "You're so radged."
Beltin': Amazing
E.g. "The party was beltin'!"
Lad: 1. Boy
E.g. "He's just a young lad."
2. Cool or good person to be around
E.g. "He's a lad."
Cheeky Nandos: Visiting 'Nandos'; a popular chicken restaurant
E.g. "We'll grab a cheeky Nandos on the way there."
Bloke: Man
E.g. "This bloke came out of nowhere."
Bird: Woman
E.g. "It was just some random bird."
'Spoons: 'Weatherspoons'; a popular pub-restaurant chain
E.g. "Shall we meet up at 'Spoons later?"
Lass: Woman
E.g. "It was a young lass."
Cock: 1. A horrible person
E.g. "You cock!
2. A term of endearment
E.g. "How're you doing, cock?"
Mate: Friend
E.g. "My mate works there."
Plods: Police
E.g. "The plods are over there."
Shit-Faced: Drunk
E.g. "We got absolutely shit-faced last night."
Piss/Pissed: 1. Angry; annoyed
E.g. "They really pissed me off."
2. Drunk
E.g. "We got so pissed last night."
3. Urinate
E.g. "I need a piss"; "He's pissing in the corner"; "I pissed myself."
4. Go away
E.g. "Piss off!"
Bender: Going out to drink alcohol
E.g. "They went out on a bender last night."
Lash: Going out to drink alcohol
E.g. "We were out on the lash last night."
Pub Crawl: Visiting many different pubs in one night
E.g. "We might go on a pub crawl tonight."
Fag: Cigarette
E.g. "They were caught smoking a fag."
Daft: Silly; funny; stupid
E.g. "Don't be so daft."
Telly: Television
E.g. "We watched telly in the morning."
Fresher: First year student at university
E.g. "He's a fresher at university."
Fancy: To desire something, either object or person
E.g. "I fancy a cheeseburger" or "They fancy each other."
A Laugh: To have fun; to joke around
E.g. "We were having a laugh."
Cock Up: To ruin something; make a mistake
E.g. "This is a cock up" ; "We cocked it up"; "I need to stop them cocking it up."
Quids In: To make a lot of money
E.g. "We'll be quids in when I get this job!"
Wee: Small
E.g. "They're just a wee baby."
