Modern Slang
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U.K. SLANG (spelling may vary)
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STANDARD ENGLISH (Region)
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Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy
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Very Simple (Essex) |
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Boxing Day
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The Day after Christmas (general)
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Carry on
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Proceed (general)
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Piece of Cake
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Easy to do (general)
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Chuck it here
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Pass it to me (Southern England)
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Me Mate
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My friend (East London and area)
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Malarkey
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hassle (East)
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Over the moon
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Very happy (general)
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Snogging
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Kissing heavily
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Wonky
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unbalanced, uneasy
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Muckin’ around
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having fun
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10 quid
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10 pounds sterling
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A Fiver
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5 pounds sterling
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Wicked!
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Great! (Essex)
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Nice One Son
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Very well done
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Pukka
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Great/Nice (Essex)
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The Loo
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Bathroom/toilet (general)
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| Loo Roll | Toilet paper (general) |
| Arse | backside |
| Drum | House/Home |
| Cake Hole | Mouth |
| Geezer | Man (Essex) |
| Old Codger | Old man (Essex) |
| Luvvly Jubbly | Nice |
| Get crackin’ | Get going |
| Pissed | Drunk |
| Rat Arsed |
Drunk |
| Off Me Face | Drunk |
| Blammoed | Drunk |
| Blimey! | Wow! |
| Bloody Hell! | Damn! |
| G.B.H. to the Earhole | Talks too much |
| Agro | Trouble |
| A Ponce or Sponge | A person who’s always asking for things |
