Tia Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 chippy can also mean carpenter in the UK too along with sparky for an electrician.Gutted means pissed off, but more than pissed off, really, well, gutted. lol Very disappointed, very very disappointed. has mika ever left u gutted:mf_rosetinted: oh dear i just cant help myself:wink2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasabi_tea Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 What's a chav? I know people use it as an insult, like "OH WHAT A CHAV!" I asked someone once, and they said it was someone who dressed oddly? I don't know. I say 'ice lolly', but only around the house/people I know. I say 'popsicle'. But if you have chocolate popsicles and fruit popsicles in the freezer, then it's always 'popsicle' and 'fudgepop' or 'fudgebar' Gutted just means 'pissed', right? A chav is someone (usually a young person, but you get granny chavs too!) who tends to be a bit of a fashion sheep, and they often wear things like burberry, loads of cheap, fake, and often oversized gold jewellery, tracksuits and/or hoodies. They only listen to music that's modern and in the charts, thinking you're 'weird' if you listen to anything more obscure or 'old' (ie. pre-2000 XD). They don't like goths and rockers, and may randomly attack them (though not all chavs are violent). In Chatham, they speak with a very thick cockney accent, often laced with random swearwords, and they like to use the sentence ending 'innit' (a contraction of 'isn't it'), even if it doesn't make sense given the meaning of the rest of the sentence ("I'm goin' down Amadeus, innit!"). And 'gutted' is like what babspanky said - very disappointed or upset. ("I missed out on getting Mika tickets... I'm well gutted!") And also, 'pissed' without the 'off' means 'drunk' here XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tia Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 oh and chicken means S E X but we arent allowed to say that word on mfc so we say id love some chicken with mika, we dont mean KFC.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babspanky Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 has mika ever left u gutted:mf_rosetinted: oh dear i just cant help myself:wink2: Do you want me to start? Do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatagordinha Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 What's a chav? It's not easy to define 'chav', it's a fairly new word in Britain. I won't try - I'll leave it to Wiki instead: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatagordinha Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 has mika ever left u gutted:mf_rosetinted: oh dear i just cant help myself:wink2: I was going to ask Babs that, but I didn't want to stir up a hornet's nest of emotion.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingeyesclosed Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 A chav is someone (usually a young person, but you get granny chavs too!) who tends to be a bit of a fashion sheep, and they often wear things like burberry, loads of cheap, fake, and often oversized gold jewellery, tracksuits and/or hoodies. They only listen to music that's modern and in the charts, thinking you're 'weird' if you listen to anything more obscure or 'old' (ie. pre-2000 XD). They don't like goths and rockers, and may randomly attack them (though not all chavs are violent). In Chatham, they speak with a very thick cockney accent, often laced with random swearwords, and they like to use the sentence ending 'innit' (a contraction of 'isn't it'), even if it doesn't make sense given the meaning of the rest of the sentence ("I'm goin' down Amadeus, innit!"). And 'gutted' is like what babspanky said - very disappointed or upset. ("I missed out on getting Mika tickets... I'm well gutted!") And also, 'pissed' without the 'off' means 'drunk' here XD IS ALI G A CHAV? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babspanky Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I was going to ask Babs that, but I didn't want to stir up a hornet's nest of emotion.... whaaaaa. I am so over it. Until the next time it comes up in conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinga Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 lol i like this thread a lot!!! and it's good that it appears here coz now i understand what other people are writing (you know during english classes nobody taught us usual language) Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemmalee Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 IS ALI G A CHAV? LOL Yes he is like the King of Chav's. Chav stands for Council Housed And Vehicled! (living in social housing and driving done up crappy cars like Ali G's LOL:biggrin2:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Some other great British slang you won't hear in the US. on the pull - looking for someone to hook up with slapper - tart (slap = makeup) faff around - mess around gobsmacked - amazed whinge - whine naff - lame fancy - find someone physically attractive gone pear shaped - gone terribly wrong snog - kiss stroppy - sulky and angry pants - crap (bad quality) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingeyesclosed Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Some other great British slang you won't hear in the US. on the pull - looking for someone to hook up with slapper - tart (slap = makeup) faff around - mess around gobsmacked - amazed whinge - whine naff - lame fancy - find someone physically attractive gone pear shaped - gone terribly wrong snog - kiss stroppy - sulky and angry pants - crap (bad quality) ´ I ACTUALLY SAY FANCY LOL. NEVER HEARD OF SOME OF THE OTHER ONES THOUGH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohwowitsnicka Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I think that in France they call McDonald's "MacDo." At least that's what my French teacher told me, and she's from France. I say that ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohwowitsnicka Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Some other great British slang you won't hear in the US. on the pull - looking for someone to hook up with slapper - tart (slap = makeup) faff around - mess around gobsmacked - amazed whinge - whine naff - lame fancy - find someone physically attractive gone pear shaped - gone terribly wrong snog - kiss stroppy - sulky and angry pants - crap (bad quality) Ohhh i read these books called "Mates, dates..." and they use a lot of those words in the book. i was even considering making a thread on here to ask about them, but i never got around to it. i figured out most of them though. they say fancy,snog, pants... i think that's it. thanks :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 love this thread, so much to learn here! when i was in the states (near boston) 15 years ago for a student exchange, i got laughed at by my host family cause i asked for a dustbin. they just had no idea what i meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarina Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Nice thread indeed! So many things to learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingeyesclosed Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 love this thread, so much to learn here! when i was in the states (near boston) 15 years ago for a student exchange, i got laughed at by my host family cause i asked for a dustbin. they just had no idea what i meant. DID YOU MEAN SOMETHING TO THROW THE TRASH IN? IF YOU DIDN`T, I HAVE NO CLUE OF WHAT A DUSTBIN MEANS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 DID YOU MEAN SOMETHING TO THROW THE TRASH IN? IF YOU DIDN`T, I HAVE NO CLUE OF WHAT A DUSTBIN MEANS! Yeah we call it a garbage can here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingeyesclosed Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Yeah we call it a garbage can here. YEAHH I CALL IT LIKE THAT TOO. IN CASE YOU HADN'T NOTICED, I'M LIKE A LANGUAGE SCHIZOPHRENIC LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosinaKiwi Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 candy floss is for fairyfloss, cotton candy etc flat is an appartment flatmate is roommate a bach for a vacation home Holiday, instead of vacation, example "im going on holiday to australia" Choice, as good, excellent, If something is dodgy it means its questionable, suspicious, unsafe, bad, unreliable, not good Down the gurgler - failed plan Drongo - stupid fool, idiot Kumara is a sweet potato The boot is the trunk of a car Bit of dag - hard case, comedian, person with character Yack - to have a conversation with a friend Tea - evening meal, dinner Sparrow fart - very early in the morning, sunrise Sprog - child Spud - potato Squiz - take a quick look Sook - cry baby, wimp Sparkie - electrician Scarfie - university student Quack - Medical doctor Rark up - telling somebody off Rattle your dags - hurry up, get moving Pudding - dessert Oldies - parents OE - Overseas Experience North Cape to the Bluff - from one end of New Zealand to the other Naff off - go away Mate - buddy, friend Lolly - candy Handle - pint of beer Flicks - movies, picture theatre Ear bashing - someone talking incessantly Rubbish bin - trashcan which it seems im earbashing in this post really, so I think thats enough for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 If something is dodgy it means its questionable, suspicious, unsafe, bad, unreliable, not goodSprog - child We never really had an equivalent of dodgy, but Americans have started to say "sketchy" recently which amounts to the same thing. We had an employee on maternity leave and my boss said she was off getting ready to pop a sprog which made me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babspanky Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 candy floss is for fairyfloss, cotton candy etc * flat is an appartment * flatmate is roommate * a bach for a vacation home Holiday, instead of vacation, example "im going on holiday to australia" * Choice, as good, excellent, * If something is dodgy it means its questionable, suspicious, unsafe, bad, unreliable, not good * Down the gurgler - failed plan Drongo - stupid fool, idiot Kumara is a sweet potato The boot is the trunk of a car * Bit of dag - hard case, comedian, person with character Yack - to have a conversation with a friend * Tea - evening meal, dinner * Sparrow fart - very early in the morning, sunrise Sprog - child * Spud - potato * Squiz - take a quick look Sook - cry baby, wimp Sparkie - electrician * Scarfie - university student Quack - Medical doctor * Rark up - telling somebody off Rattle your dags - hurry up, get moving Pudding - dessert * Oldies - parents OE - Overseas Experience North Cape to the Bluff - from one end of New Zealand to the other Naff off - go away * Mate - buddy, friend * Lolly - candy Handle - pint of beer Flicks - movies, picture theatre * Ear bashing - someone talking incessantly * Rubbish bin - trashcan * which it seems im earbashing in this post really, so I think thats enough for now All of the ones marked with an asterix, we would use and would be common in the UK too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohwowitsnicka Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 We never really had an equivalent of dodgy, but Americans have started to say "sketchy" recently which amounts to the same thing. We had an employee on maternity leave and my boss said she was off getting ready to pop a sprog which made me laugh. Haha. I laughed reading that part. I was searching for Canadian slang words, and most of them have to do with beer! xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosinaKiwi Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 We never really had an equivalent of dodgy, but Americans have started to say "sketchy" recently which amounts to the same thing. We had an employee on maternity leave and my boss said she was off getting ready to pop a sprog which made me laugh. ahh so she was Up the duff getting ready to pop a sprog lol! thats what you would say in new zealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosinaKiwi Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 All of the ones marked with an asterix, we would use and would be common in the UK too. not suprising, new zealand is mostly made up of mother england decent lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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