in no particular order, british slang i’d love to see incorporated into the harry potter rpc’s writing ( or at least, working class wizards raised in britain anyways ) / british characters in general, because you Do Not Know english until you’ve experienced british english :
shattered - MOST COMMONLY SCOTTISH. see knackered.
pissed - drunk… but also angry. it’s confusing, i know.
rat arsed - MOST COMMONLY NORTHERN ENGLISH. Really Drunk. extremely vulgar.
naff - terrible, bad, shit.
proper - really. as in ‘ that was proper naff, that was. ’
dead - same as proper, ie ‘ she was dead chuffed. ’ can also mean quiet, empty, etc. ie ‘ the pub was absolutely dead, no one in sight! ’
chuffed - happy, pleased. alternatively, older brits may use the word ‘ chuffing, ’ which has a completely different meaning ( like a substitute for swearing to show annoyance, ie ‘ you’ve made a right chuffing mess! ’ )
plastered - drunk. we have a lot of phrases for drunk here, okay.
bloke - MOST COMMONLY USED IN LONDON. man, dude. usually of the older variety.
geezer - man, dude. usually of the older variety, or to describe a rather eccentric male. ie ‘ what a geezer! ’
lad - man, dude. usually of the younger variety. people in scotland may use the term ‘ laddie ’ instead.
one of the lads - a man who has been accepted or integrated into a male social group, ie ‘ don’t worry charlie, you’re one of the lads now! ’
minging - MOST COMMONLY USED IN EASTERN SCOTLAND / NORTHERN ENGLAND. disgusting, gross. can also be modified to describe a person, ie ‘ he’s a right minger! ’
rank - disgusting, gross.
legless - Really Drunk. as in, can barely walk drunk.
pear-shaped - when something’s gone wrong, ie ‘ the plan went pear-shaped. ’
tits up - see pear-shaped.
skint - broke, out of money, ie ‘ i can’t get tickets for the match, i’m skint. ’
swear down - MOST COMMONLY NORTHERN ENGLISH. promise, ie ‘ i swear down, i didn’t take your cake! ’
knickers in a twist - to get upset, ie ‘ don’t get your knickers in a twist! ’ the british variant of ‘ don’t get your panties in a bunch. ’
knobhead / nob - asshole. extremely vulgar. basically, you’re calling someone an utter penis.
wanker - asshole. vulgar. see knobhead.
muppet - idiot. can be used affectionately.
numpty - MOST COMMONLY USED IN SCOTLAND. idiot. can be used affectionately.
twat - idiot. usually vulgar, ie ‘ you’re a fucking twat, mate! ’ however, can also be used as a verb, being to punch / hit someone. ie ‘ if i see that prick again, i’m gonna twat him! ’
pillock - idiot. look, we love our insults okay?
taking the mick / mickey / piss - having a joke, usually at another’s expense. ie ‘ you taking the piss, mate? ’
rubbish - trash. but also shit, bad, etc. ie ‘ that cake was absolutely rubbish! ’
tosh - ridiculous, bad, ie ‘ what a load of tosh! ’
pants - ridiculous, bad, ie ‘ ugh, that’s pants! ’
blimey - kind of our version of ‘ oh my god! ‘ or ‘ holy shit! ’
all mouth and no trousers - basically, someone who can talk the talk but can’t walk the walk. makes all these claims but can’t back it up. ie, gilderoy lockhart was all mouth and no trousers!
the dog’s bollocks - something that’s hot shit, great, amazing.
gob - mouth, usually as an insulting term, ie ‘ shut your gob! ’
gobsmacked - shocked, astounded.
gobshite - MOST COMMONLY USED IN IRELAND. a foolish / obnoxious / stupid person. ie ‘ come here, you little gobshite! ’
having a mare - having a stressful time.
wee / wee bit - EXCLUSIVELY SCOTTISH / NORTHERN IRISH. means little, ie ‘ it’s a wee bit chilly out there! ’
lass / lassie - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN ENGLISH / SCOTTISH / NORTHERN IRISH. girl, female. ie a man might refer to their girlfriend as ‘ our lass. ‘
bonnie - EXCLUSIVELY SCOTTISH. lovely, beautiful, ie ‘ what a bonnie lass! ’
bairn - EXCLUSIVELY SCOTTISH. a child, ie ‘ the wee bairns are fast asleep! ’
lush - EXCLUSIVELY WELSH. lovely, delightful, usually in reference to a thing or place, ie ‘ that chicken was lush! ’ but also someone who is sexually attractive, ie ‘ christ, he’s lush! ’ may be used as an insult in other areas of the uk, to describe drunk people.
mardy - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN ENGLISH. moody, sulky. see the arctic monkeys’ song mardy bum.
aye - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN ENGLISH / SCOTTISH / IRISH. yes, ie ‘ aye, i can do that. ’
butty - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN ENGLISH. sandwich. usually a chip butty, or a bacon butty.
butt - EXCLUSIVELY WELSH. a term of endearment when greeting someone, ie ‘ alright, butt! ‘
cwtch - EXCLUSIVELY WELSH. ( pronounced as cutch?? ) means a cuddle or a hug. also, funnily enough, a type of welsh beer!
love / duck / chick / chicken - EXCLUSIVELY YORKSHIRE / NORTHERN ENGLISH. terms of endearment, ie ‘ what’s up, chick? ’ ‘ you alright, love? ’ etc.
ta - MOST COMMONLY NORTHERN ENGLISH, but may be found in other areas. short for thank you, ie ‘ ta, love. ’
ma / da - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN IRISH. mother / father, ie ‘ how’s your da? ’
peelers - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN IRISH. police.
scundered - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN IRISH. embarrassed.
also, never forget cheeky nandos. thanks, @courfleur!
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