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AMERICANS TRY TO GUESS BRITISH SLANG!!
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- Опубліковано 16 сер 2024
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I hope he's shown you how to make a proper cup of tea :)
With the milk and sugar in FIRST, I hope.
ADAM STEELE milk goes after the water tho
@@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM no way milk after dont want it milky water
@@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM And brewed in a pot.
@@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM who puts sugar in tea?
The thing with British slangs is a lot of it is regional. There are different slangs depending on the region and a lot of Brits won't have heard of some of these
I agree,I am from the north east of england and I had not heard of some of these
I think most Brits that are above 20 at least will have heard the majority of these but might not use them
Yeah, lot of these arent used in South Wales, a few definitely universal mind.
@@allbies I agree with you. I've heard all of these, minus "toff ".I barley use any of these words though.
'Blimey' derives from Knights of Old who would say "God,blind me so I can't see the horror of the battle I'm going to" before a crusade.
Ah I didn't know that's where it originated from. Every day, is a schoolday.
"Cor Blimey" or "Gaw Blimey" are equally valid.
When she said 'bloke' was a beer I laughed 😂
Notice he didn't go into the *actual* meaning of bugger and wanker 😉
Don't worry. I expect both mother and daughter have a good idea.
No, what a tosser!!
'Spanner' came into use in the 1630s, referring to the tool for winding the spring of a wheel-lock firearm. From German Spanner (n.), from spannen (v.) ("to join, fasten, extend, connect"), from Proto-Germanic *spannan, from PIE root *(s)pen- ("to draw, stretch, spin"). Thank you Wikipedia.
Mom is right. Bob's you uncle is basically Voila, there you have it.
Robert's your mother's brother
He didn't mention that 'Pissed' means drunk,or a Piss-Up is a party.
My favourite phrase is "You couldn't arrange a piss-up in a brewery" to explain how useless someone is
the idea is once you know the fraise you don't use the second rhyming part only the first word . telephone is dog and bone so you would say the first word = can i use your DOG to make a call. loaf of bread = head so if you want to tell someone to use their head [think] = come on mate use your LOAF . Barnet Fair = Hair so if you want to tell someone to comb their hair . you would say go and comb your BARNET . Boat race = FACE so you could say that's a big spot on your BOAT is it a boil . Plates of meat = Feet. so you could say my plates are killing me . Sky rockets =pockets so you could say get your hands out of your SKYS etc etc it takes quite a while to get to know them all as with all things you tend to learn them growing up. But if my plates are killing me i will take off my daises = daisy roots = Boots and go for a ride in me JAM jar =Car
The reason for calling policemen Bobbies is that the first Metropolitan police force in England was founded in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel, Robert is often shortened to Bob, also police have been referred to as Peelers for the same reason.
"Bob" is also slang for a shilling. It's antiquated in the UK, since they've gone to only having pence and pounds, but Kenya and Tanzania have the shilling as their unit of money. Singular and plural are the same, so "a bob" and "twenty bob".
The saying 'the dogs bollocks' goes way way back to the 1700's from a printing press machine that was used in the UK.
one part of the printing machine was called a dog and if this was aligned perfectly the term 'the dogs bollocks' was used.
History is great.
Nice video I enjoyed it and didn't know we had so many slang sayings. The lad knew most of the main ones. Good effort!
Here's something a lot of people don't know. Bob (in Bob's your uncle) was the first name of a PM in the 19th century who suddenly (out of nowhere) gave his nephew a job in the government.
Round our way its bob's your uncle, fanny's your aunt and fang's your neighbour's dog. God knows why.
Instead of handsome we'd say 'peng'
Or "fit"
Like me I'm a perfect example 😜
I wouldnt say peng if I had a gun to me head 😅 fit tho yeah
Punter actually means someone having a bet on a horse or greyhound..this has transformed into anyone who spends money
Or a "customer" of a "lady of the night"
I can just imagine her trying to guess mandem
'Fake swearing' is really good.....many people need to learn it.
I am live in the uk but I don’t say most of these words like the word for I am have falling over I just I fell over
Zoe Burt yea these are slang words, not everyone will use them 😊
Ok yah I guessed that
Hiya Michelle, When Jacob said having a Wobble (I think he said that) for when a baby cries, we say chuckin' a paddy, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
bob's your uncle means "that was easy" because it derives from the well known case of nepotism that was the Robert Peele, where Peele gave his nephew easily got a lot of jobs in governments despite not being very good at any of them. Robert Peele also set up the uk's first police force, which is where bobby's come from. Although dpenending on where you're from nicked can also mean to steal something
Cockney rhyming slang:
Plates of meat = feet
Tom Hank’s = thanks
Mary lee = tea
Apples and pears = up the stairs
Its rosie lee not mary
Stairs not up the stairs
You never say the rhyming bit. Usually just The first word only. To confuse the coppers, bobbies( Sir Robert Peel set up the first police force) rozzers, old bill etc. There are lots of more insulting terms but you don't need them.
@@rogerjenkinson7979 'ave a butchers...(butcher's hook) ...look; Barnet...(Barnet Fair)...hair; Cobblers...(cobbler's awls)...balls; Berk...(Berkeley Hunt)...the "c" word...
It's always evolving, because a few years back I had a mate who, in a clear outbreak of "Mockney", would call an Andy...(Andy McNabb)...cab...
@@cogidubnus1953 I didn't know that about berk. I thought it was just a mild insult.
You have slang words that are universal in the UK, but each country and region in the UK have their own slang. The one most people know in the rest of the world is Cockney Rhyming Slang.
Will have to teach you guys some Yorkshire slang terms, i think you'll like them!😃
I say customer and from the uk
Yes but you can also say punter as a slang word.
Punter is a derogatory term for customer/buyer /player used about them by the offerer but never to them You wouldn't ever call yourself a punter but you might consider taking a punt (a risk) on something you like but are not sure about. English is very strange. Especially slang - lish .
I'd say punter is a customer in a pub
Victoria Hancock to me a punter is someone who takes a chance on something..
@@samuelodonoughoe1091 A lot of words mean multiple things. You're right though it is a word to describe someone who may do that.
I nearly wet myself watching this 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 i want to see you talking to somebody from the north of England now 😂😂😂😂😂
Bobby, is slang for police, because the police were founded by Sir Robert Peel!
Sir Robert Peel is from my home Town ,Tamworth ,
The only people who say "bobby" for "policeman" are actors in old black and white films...
I'm going to use "Fishcaked" when they finally let us into the pubs again.
Blimey is an abbreviation of "God blind me!"
The full expression that evolved from "God blind me" is "Cor blimey".
It depends on what part off the uk your from because, some off the sayings are completely different say in London to Manchester
I'm from the north east of England and we know all of this slang but we don't use it, we have our own slang.
Fact but I can go acouple of mile and theirs adiffrence in accent and some slang words
Same here Gods country.
Sand dancer to be precise :-D
@@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM Isn't a Sand Dancer someone from South Shields?
Aye ana
Something interesting, it seems athat only americans call us Brits, you described him as British, we wouldn't. We would say English friend, or Welsh friend etc. Rarely if ever Brits or Britsh
Brits is really from the Nationalist community in Northern Ireland and is not a term of endearment.
@@roberthughes9856 Odd you should say that...I'm British and although something of an old fart, if asked will often describe myself as a Brit or Right-Ponder...
I often say I am English and British and I friends who are Scots and they say Scottish and British. To people from other countries we are British , but in the UK we are English, Welsh etc.
Back in the late 80s/early 90s when I was 'maturing' if you proved someone to be incorrect (lying) you either said "chuffing!" or "sussed!"
When I taught teenagers and caught them saying "bu**er" or especially "bu**er me!" I always asked if they knew what the word meant then suggested they look it up in a dictionary.
Punter mainly comes mainly from race tracks or betting shops before it came into general use
Abso-bloody-lutely is an example of "tmesis", where a word is split in two and another (usually an adjective) is inserted in the middle for emphasis. "Fan-bloody-tastic" is another you might hear quite often.
I love it 😊
Watch a Film starring Anthony Hopkins called Magic . His ventriloquist dummy was very adroit at it. Its a Horror film but brilliant to
So many very regional variations in the UK.....in Suffolk being "On the drag" means you're late..my mate from Yorkshire thought it meant I was dressed up in womens clothes. I'm from the UK and use most of these all the while, I think he did a great job.....maybe these are more Southern words?
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On the drag is in use on the south coast too.
@@discomikeyboy2012 Well I never knew that mate, thanks.
"Bugger" is strange. It is either very mild or very rude depending on the context and how you say it.
I laugh when I hear it as I think of snot 🤣😊
You forgot bob, when referring to money. "A few bob." "That cost a few bob." 10 bob = 50p. Bob = 5p. Rarely used these days in terms of describing amounts of money, but almost always used in the context of something costing a lot of monet..."That cost a few bob."
A fiver (5 pounds) is a Lady Godiva.
"Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt!"
And fangs your neighbours dog
Slang in the uk varies from areas like south west, north west or like East Midlands etc
Flaming hell=astonishment or surprise.Northern slang not used much now.I grew up with it.
I think alot of the American terms are more polite than some of the British ones. She is quite correct when jchelle36 say's voila for the 'bobs your uncle' - it's the same conclusion.
I grew up in Florida and live in Texas now. I knew all but those rhyming slang and 'wonga'. Is 'Have a butcher's' still used? Was waiting for 'loo', 'git', 'kip', or 'bird', though the last might not be used anymore. And now it's time for me to go up the stairs to Bedfordshire.
So you are American? Do you research a lot on the UK or have lived there once before? 😊
Wounder is a classic, tried explaining that one to a yank for ages. "that's a wounder mate!"
What part of the UK does he represent? Middle class slang..
with the cockney rhyming slang, a true cockney only says the first part so outsiders can't understand. So "going up the apples". Also a £5 note is " a lady" as in "It only cost a Lady" it comes from the rhyming for Lady Godiva = fiver
Poppa D where I’m from we used to call fivers lizzys...after Elizabeth fry who used to be on them..
£10 note(tenner) is a Placido(tenor)
Jack is a new slang term obviously, as Jackson 5 not been around as long as rhyming slang!
The correct term is "Gor Blimey" and actually means "God Blind Me". Generally used as an expression of exasperation/surprise
Chuffed actually means "sexually frustrated". kinda funny how everyone says it now !!
Good natured fun in these lockdown days...best wishes from the wirral...E
spanner in the works means when factory workers used to throw tools into the machinary to break it so they could get off work or something ,thats where the word sabotage came from but they used shoes
girlsdrinkfeck Sabotage comes from French weavers who threw their wooden clogs, “Sabot” in French, into new, industrial looms in protest at the loss of work the new technology brought.
The French word (now an English word) is sabotage. A sabot being a heavy wooden clog. Throw one of them in the machinery, an, just like a spanner in the works, you knack it (see what I did there?) 😅
He looks smart not one used in north east uk you would say he looks lush or looks mint to big it up further add proper so looks proper lush or looks proper mint
Hilarious very entertaining guys 👌
I didn't realise bloke was a weird word...
Cockney slang.
“ I can hear the dog and bone”
" That dog has been ringing for 5 mins cant someone answer it"
3:59 or as we brits say when a child’s pushing their luck their being cheeky hope Americans get that as it’s quite literal
A punter can also be someone placing a bet
There's too many to list but "Winge" is a good one that septics need to start using....
I'm in the US , my husband an I use A LOT of British words ...
Hummm a few more that come to mind 🤔😉 *Numpty* , *Slag* , *Daft cow* ,
*Wench* , *Chunder* , *Gobsmacked* , *Take the mickey*
I'm sure some of you will get the gist 🤣😂🤣🙄
Skin and blister...means sister ...trouble n striff ...means wife ..these are cockney slang from london ..
@@johnbuss6926 Thanks much ...
Blimey is short for Gore Blimey originating from "God Blind Me"
Five pounds is a lady godiva my friend, Jackson five lol turn it in
Bollocks, can refer to a priest on account of their sermons, so technically it´s not a swear word. Dog´s Bollocks comes from "Box Deluxe" - the best Meccano set that you used to be able to buy. "Three sheets to the wind" - drunk on account that you´re walking like a sailing ship out of control (you're best looking it up.) Are you watching The Inbetweeners on 4 on demand? That´ll get you clued up a UK slang. Bristolians have some brilliant slang.
Me being called ruby and has been called ruby Murray my entire life 🤣
May be he can teach you how to make tea!
I don’t care where you are in the u.k. but everyone has heard the saying .. does a bear shit in the woods??? 🤣🤣🤣
Blimey or Cor Blimey is an altered version of “Blind Me” and “God Blind Me” from the 19th Century, (sometimes “Blame Me”/“God Blame Me”)
Likewise “Strewth” is a contraction of “God’s Truth”
Rhyming slang usually leaves out the rhyming part. So a curry would be a “ruby”.
But I wonder if the Americans can guess the meaning of “trouble and strife”. That is the full saying.
You mean 'er indoors ?
@@busking6292. Absolutely.
Great video,well done.👍
Matt Cudmore thank you! 😊
@@travelingfamilyoffive I certainly hope you will vice verses with Jacob, anyways when I served along side with American forces this is some slang,zonked, juiced,knocked up,ankle bitter,tea.for real obviously I know that one.anyways I was like "WHAT".🤣.there actually was more can't remember.anyways great video.👍
Matt Cudmore that sounds like a good idea! I will have to see if he can understand American slang 👍
Taking the piss ? = making fum of, someone or some situation or happening.
Being cheeky= Taking advantage of or pushing the understanding of to extremes
Bobs your uncle= yep thats what was expected and agreed to happen
Spanner in the works= to upset the expected outcome by introducing an unexpected contribution to the situation.
bugger= frustration of what has happened,
chuffed= an unexpected pleasure
blimey= an unexpected shock or bad thing to happen
Punter= a customer coming to give you money so used in a betting shop
kangaroo= a screw or prison officer
i am Brasic= got no money.
Any further questions ... go ask *BOB* 🤣😂🤣
America and Britain, two nations separated by one language!..
And water
He is a bit of a toff , slang is different all over the UK, the further away from london the better the slang
Wouldn't describe him as a toff.
Michael Swan "Practical English Uage" has pages on how to swear in English - taboo words section
Some of these are region specific. We don't say that down where I am.
“Try’s”. Please explain that.
There's no real "UK" or "British" slang. Slang it far too regional around here. Wherever you go in the UK, you will hear regional variations. So, for instance, for my 10 square miles, have a look at this site for some interesting alternatives. www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/birmingham-black-country-accent-phrases-6477059
Yes as fellow Brummie we have loads of off shoot slang of slang if that makes sense ?
Just for your information NOT all people from the UK use all these slang words .. All depends on where you live .. most of these slang words are used by men !!
It used to be “or gore blimey”. Slang way of saying “oh god blind me”. Which become to be used to express surprise.
Old Man I say core blimey not gore blimey for some reason
J P H. We all have our secrets of shame!!!
Shush!!
🇬🇧💂: "a cup of tea"
🇺🇲🙋♀️: "I know! Lukewarm milky water with lots of sugar 🥰☕"
🇬🇧💂♀️: “cuppa”
🇺🇸🙋♀️: preferably ice cold, with sugar, and in the fridge 😊
I GOT KNICKED
They make a cute little couple
I agree 😊
Yes I'm british, but I don't say most of these but i know what they are
Need to be seeing if they know the geezer slang haha i.e:
Jack jones - I'm on my jack jones.
Dog and bone: im just on the dog and bone
Jar of glue: this guy hasn't got a jar of glue
Haha
Glad you moved to the UK now you Americans look perplexed
A wrench and a spanner are 2 different things
Just to Help you out. I`m Bob👌
I'll bet Bob there won't understand my rhyming slang when I say I'm having smoked fanny for breakfast. Fanny was a famous British TV cook in the 1960s. Her full name was Fanny Craddock, which of course rhymes with haddock and that's what I'm having for breakfast, smoked haddock!
Haaaa haddock LOL fish ... Fanny also means something close to that... 😏
To complete the phrase, Bob;s your uncle an Fanny's your aunt
bloody is more of an exclamation so is blimey ,most of these words are just exclamations
Blimey actually means blind me and the original saying is god blind me..translated into cor blimey
I thought I'd read that somewhere.😂
Bob's your uncle, your right or you got it , your on the money you get it.
He or She give's me the "PIP"...meaning depressed or out of sorts, and “giving [someone] the pip,” meaning to annoy or irritate.
The etemology of curse words is fascinating. Bloody goes right back in history and was actually a real blasphemous curse originally to do with the blood of Jesus.
On the razz- getting pissed (getting drunk) lmao
Brass moneys = cold ... I have no idea my dad used to say it.
Yassss u listened to me on ur tiktok x
He sounds so posh after you speak in an strong American accent
blimey he's winding her up the poor cow. He's a right windup merchant that geezer
Voila not the same as there you go? Some of these surely they'd heard of??