Slang for Thought: American vs. British Slang Challenge

Slang for Thought: American vs. British Slang Challenge

By Yi-Fang Wang

Do you often use slang words? Are you familiar with any American or British slang? Following is a list of American and British slang words and phrases. Challenge yourself or maybe pick up a couple ones! 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbaLpM3bMI4&index=1&list=UUPfrdarxyP9k4417dQdpJzg)

American Slang Words and Phrases:

1. The John: an informal name for ‘the toilet’

e.g. Sarah ran straight to the John after their long trip.

2. On fleek: very good

e.g. My eyebrows are on fleek.

3. Crisp: cool, awesome, hot, or amazing.

e.g. Your hair’s looking crisp today.

4. Lit: exciting and fun

e.g. Girl that party was lit! 

5. Salty: pissed or upset

e.g. She was salty because she lost the game.

British Slang Words and Phrases:

1. The Bee’s Knees: excellent – the highest quality

e.g. The party last night was the bee’s knees.

2. Bog standard: perfectly ordinary

e.g. I’ve got a bog-standard library book.

3. Chock-a-block: full or overcrowded

e.g. The train was chock-a-block on the way to work this morning.

4. Cream-crackered: tired

I just finished up my proposal. I feel cream-crackered.

5. The dog’s dinner: messy

e.g. They made a real dog’s dinner of that job.

Come join us for the fun challenge on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbaLpM3bMI4&index=1&list=UUPfrdarxyP9k4417dQdpJzg

By Yi-Fang Wang

References:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1728_uptodate/page25.shtml

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/dog%27s+dinner

• slang
• urban dictionary