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
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