Wednesday, May 29, 2013

#UKSlang: UK Slang

1. Best of British: good luck. e.g. You’ll have an exam tomorrow? Best of British for you!
2. Blinkered: unwilling to understand other people or themselves. e.g. He’s very blinkered in his outlook.
3. Brill: brilliant. e.g. You have to watch this film- it’s brill!
4. Cracking: extremely good. e.g. Dani scored with a cracking shot into the back of the goal.
5. Pass out: leave college. e.g. I passed out in 2012 from a State University.
6. Engaged: busy. e.g. I’ve tried to call you for many times but the line was engaged.
7. Easy peasy: very easy. e.g. The exam is easy peasy.
8. Give us a bell: call me. e.g. This is my new number. Give us a bell.
9. Gormless: clueless. e.g. Andy looked very gormless yesterday.

 Source:  http://englishtips4u.com

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