British Slang

see a man about a dog 05.07.2026 ↓

#slang see a man about a dog   {v.} 1. Attend a secret deal or meeting. 2. Go to the toilet. Categories: British slang verb

off the hook 01.07.2026 ↓

#slang off the hook   {adj.} Free from obligation or danger. Categories: British adjective slang

moon 30.06.2026 ↓

#slang moon   {v.} To expose one's backside (from Old English, mona). Categories: British slang verb

gassed 19.06.2026 ↓

#slang gassed   {adj.} Drunk. Categories: British adjective slang

wag off 16.06.2026 ↓

#slang wag off   {v.} Skyve or play truant. Categories: British slang verb

skint 11.06.2026 ↓

#slang skint   {adj.} Without money. Categories: British adjective slang

mug 19.05.2026 ↓

#slang mug   {n.} 1. Face. 2. A gullible or easily swindled person. Categories: British noun slang

matelot 11.05.2026 ↓

#slang matelot   {n.} Sailor (from the French). Categories: British noun slang

bonce 07.05.2026 ↓

#slang bonce   {n.} Head, crown of the head. Also a large playing marble. Categories: British noun slang

flick 05.05.2026 ↓

#slang flick   {n.} Motion picture, film. 'The flicks', the cinema. Categories: British noun slang

fag end 19.04.2026 ↓

#slang fag end   {n.} the used stub of a cigarette and by extension the unpleasant and worthless loose end of any situation. Categories: British noun slang

bovver boots 27.03.2026 ↓

#slang bovver boots   {n.} Heavy boots, sometimes with a steel toecap, worn by Bovver boys and used for kicking in fights. Categories: British noun slang

dekko 24.03.2026 ↓

#slang dekko Look. From the Hindi, dekho. Categories: British slang

brown-tongue 22.03.2026 ↓

#slang brown-tongue   {n.} Sycophant, toady or someone who attempts to curry favour with another (from the idea of licking another's backside). Categories: British noun slang

slag 06.03.2026 ↓

#slang slag   {adj.} 1. Worthless or insignificant person. 2. Promiscuous woman or prostitute. Categories: British adjective slang

debag 20.02.2026 ↓

#slang debag   {v.} To remove someone's trousers by force. Categories: British slang verb

hawk 15.02.2026 ↓

#slang hawk   {v.} To spit. Categories: British slang verb

odds and sods 24.01.2026 ↓

#slang odds and sods   {n.} Substitute for ' odds and ends '. Miscellaneous items or articles, bits and pieces. Categories: British noun slang

dip 21.01.2026 ↓

#slang dip   {n.} a pickpocket. Categories: British noun slang

knackers 20.01.2026 ↓

#slang knackers   {n.} vulgar name for testicles. Categories: British noun slang

bloke 03.01.2026 ↓

#slang bloke   {n.} any man or sometimes a man in authority such as the boss. Categories: British noun slang

ball bag 25.12.2025 ↓

#slang ball bag Scrotum. Categories: British slang

all piss and wind 20.12.2025 ↓

#slang all piss and wind   {n.} All talk and no action. Originally the phrase was, "all wind and piss" (19th C). Categories: British noun slang

headbang 18.11.2025 ↓

#slang headbang   {v.} To nod or shake one's head violently to rock music. Categories: British slang verb

goose 10.11.2025 ↓

#slang goose   {v.} To grab someone's behind in a playful fashion. Categories: British slang verb