A Cuppa - Cup of warm drink, usually referring to tea or coffee.
“Come over and I’ll make you a cuppa!”
Banter/Bants – Playfully teasing or mocking remarks exchanged with another person or group/Conversation that is funny and not serious.
“In my friend group, there’s a lot of lighthearted teasing and banter.”
Bevvy/Bev - Drink, usually referring to beer.
“Let’s go to the pub and have a bevvy!”
Chuffed – Happy/Very pleased.
Person 1: “This SU event was so fun.” Person 2: “I know right, I’m chuffed!”
Cheeky - Enjoyable, spontaneous and slightly self-indulgent/Something said or done slightly disrespectfully, but endearingly.
Example 1: “Let’s go for a cheeky pint!” Example 2: “You did that on purpose, you cheeky little devil!”
Cheers, Ta – Thank you.
Person 1: “Here is your receipt” Person 2: “Cheers!”
Chunder – To be sick/Vomit.
“He rushed out of the bar and chundered in the street.”
Calm - Relaxed/Chill.
Person 1: “Sorry I can’t make it later!” Person 2: “It’s calm”.
Dench/Hench/Unit - Used to refer to someone who is muscular/big.
Example 1: “I’m starting powerlifting soon, I want to be hench.” Example 2: “Look at this picture of this bodybuilder, they’re an absolute unit!”
Dense/Daft - Dumb/Stupid/Silly/Foolish.
Person 1: “You are so jealous!” Person 2: “Me? Jealous? Don’t be daft.”
Dodgy – Feels off or a bit odd/Potentially dangerous.
Person 1: “Want to go to this pub with me?” Person 2: “I don’t know, I’ve heard this pub is a bit dodgy.”
Down it/Neck it – Drink your entire drink, usually doing it quickly.
Person 1: “Hurry up with our drink, we have to leave” Person 2: “Okay don’t worry, I’ll down it.”
Faff – Waste of time/If something is annoying to do.
Person 1: “Sorry that I can’t drive you.” Person 2: “It’s okay, taking the train is just such a faff.”
Fiver/Tenner – Five pounds/Ten pounds.
“Can I borrow a fiver please?”
Fag - Usually used to refer to a cigarette/Is also used as a slur against homosexual men.
“Can I have a fag?”
Gutted - Deeply disappointed.
Person 1: “It’s such a shame we can’t make it to the event later” Person 2: “I know, I’m gutted.”
Gig - Concert/Music event.
“Are you going to the Britney Spears gig later?”
Hammered/Smashed/Trollied/Shitfaced/Plastered/Pissed – Drunk.
Person 1: “Are you going to the freshers event later?” Person 2: “Yes, let’s get smashed!”
Innit - Shortened version of “isn’t it”. Often used in conversation when seeking or giving confirmation, or just as a general filler.
Person 1: “That food was so good” Person 2: “Innit”
I’m down – I want to do that.
Person 1: “Do you want to go to the beach with us tomorrow?” Person 2: “I’m down!”
I’ll get on it – Do it now.
Person 1: “I’m swamped right now, can you do the dishes for me?” Person 2: “Yes, I’ll get on it!”
I’m not being funny! - I mean it!/Used to display general impatience or frustration.
“I’m not being funny, but Costa's coffee has really gone downhill.”
Knackered – Very tired/Exhausted.
Person 1: “Do you want to go out tonight?” Person 2: “Sorry I have to pass, I’m knackered.”
Kick off – Suddenly very angry.
“I’m about to kick off!”
Lit – Really cool/good/exciting.
“That gig was lit!”
Lad - A boy or young man.
“Do you want to go out with the lads?”
Leg it - Run quickly/To hurry/Running away from something or someone.
“We’re late for the bus, we’re going to have to leg it!”
Long - Boring/Time consuming.
“I don’t want to clean the house, it’s so long!”
Local/Local pub - Being a regular at an establishment/The pub you most frequent.
Person 1: “Where do you want to go tonight?” Person 2: “Let’s go to my local!”
Mate – Friend, or just referring to someone.
“You alright mate?”
Nosh/grub - Food.
“Let’s grab some nosh from the cafeteria.”
Nick - Steal/Take/Borrow.
Example 1: “Can I nick a cigarette from you?” Example 2: “I can’t find my headphones… Someone must have nicked them.”
Pied off - Being ditched, dumped or abandoned/To be blatantly ignored.
“I called her five minutes ago, but I got pied off!”
Pint – A measurement of liquids (568ml). Usually used to refer to beer and cider.
“Let’s go grab a pint at our local!”
Peak - Bad.
Person 1: “I can’t make it tonight, sorry!” Person 2: “Ahh, that’s peak”
Peng - Positive exclamation/Very appealing, attractive, or impressive (used as a general term of approval).
“You look peng!”
Quid – A pound.
“Can I borrow 30 quid please?”
Rubber – Condom.
“I’ve got some extra rubbers in my drawer!”
Rollie/Roll-up - Rolling tobacco and papers.
Person 1: “Can I have a cigarette?” Person 2: “Yes, but I only have rollies, is that okay?”
Straight - Actual cigarette.
“I only smoke straights.”
Swamped - Overwhelmed with an excessive amount of something/Very busy.
Person 1: “Do you want to hang out tonight?” Person 2: Sorry I can’t, I’m swamped with work.”
Skint - Financial issues.
Person 1: “Do you want to grab a bev at the pub later?” Person 2: “Sorry I can’t, I’m so skint at the moment.”
Slag off - Talk badly about.
“They’re not here, stop slagging them off!”
Sick – Cool.
“Your coat is sick!”
Till/Checkout – Where you pay for your items.
“Till number 5 is open!”
You alright? – Common greeting among British people.
Person 1: “You alright?” Person 2: “Yea, you alright?”
420/Dank/Dankie/Spliff/Blunt - Cannabis.
“It’s 4:20 pm, let’s smoke a spliff”