British Slang Dictionary

Having trouble understanding somebody from across the pond? You've come to the right place.
If you're trying to figure out what your british buddy is yammering about, we can help.
We've gathered the largest british dictionary on the internet.
Be careful though, using too many british words can make you sound like a wanker.

Found a word we're missing? Add it to our dictionary.

Click a Letter to See its Slang:

binky :pacifier
cardigan :sweater
crisps :potato chips
Trainers :Sneakers
about-turn :U-turn
accountancy :accounting
across the pond :in America
adam and eve :Believe
advert :commercial
aerial :antenna
aeroplane :airplane
afters :dessert
aga :stove
ageing :aging
agony aunt :advice columnist
alcopop :Sugary ladies drink
ale :Beer
alkie :alcoholic
alreet :alright
aluminium :aluminum
americans killing brits :friendly fire
amongst :Among
amphitheatre :amphitheater
analogue :analog
analyse :analyze
analysing :Analyzing
anorak :geek
ansafone :answering machine
answerphone :answering machine
anti-clockwise :counter-clockwise
anticlockwise :counterclockwise
anyroad :anyway
apologise :apologize
appetiser :appetizer
apple and pears :stairs
apple n pears :stairs
apples and pairs :Stairs
apples and pears :stairs
arguements :arguments
aris :ass
armour :Armor
armoury :armory
arse :ass
arse over tit :Head over heels
arsed :bothered
arsehole :a**h**e
arseholed :drunk
aubergine :eggplant
aubergines :eggplants
aussie :australian
autocue :Teleprompter
axe wound :vagina
aye :yeah
aye-up :hello
jack all :nothing
back tickler :homosexual
badly packed kebab :vagina
bafoon :idiot
bagsie :claim
bairn :child
bairns :kids
baltic :very cold
bampot :clumsy idiot
bang :f**k
bangers :sausages
bap :breast
bargepole :ten-foot pole
barking :crazy
barm cake :bread roll
barman :Bartender
barmy :idiotic
barnet :hair
barney :trouble
barney rubble :trouble
barrister :lawyer
barry :excellent
bash on :perservere
batty :gay
batty man :homosexual
bedsit :one room apartment
beef bayonet :penis
beef curtains :vagina
bees and honey :Money
behaviour :behavior
bell end :penis tip
bellend :dickhead
bellow :yell
bender :drinking session
bendo :homosexual
berk :idiot
bespoke :customized
bessy :best
bevvie :alcoholic drink
bevvy :alcoholic drink
biccie :cookie
biffa :ugly chick
bifter :ciggarette
bil :police
bin bagged :evicted
bint :woman
biro :ball point pen
biscuit :cookie
biscuits :cookies
black bag :Trash Bag
bladdered :drunk
blag :mooch
blagged :robbed
blates :blatently
blathered :drunk
bleedin' :very
blem :cigarette
blighter :a**h**e
blighty :britian
blimey :wow
blinding :excellent
blinking :f**king
bloater :fat
bloke :guy
bloody :f**king
bloody nora :wow
blooming :f**king
blotto :drunk
blow off :fart
blower :telephone
blud :brother
boabie :penis
bob's your uncle :and there you have it
bobbie :policeman
bobbins :rubbish
bobby :Cop
bodge :screw up
bodge job :quick fix
boff :f**k
boffed :f**ked
boffin :nerd
bofoon :idiot
bog :toilet
bog roll :toilet paper
bog standard :basic
boggart :bogeyman
bogie :booger
boink :f**k
bollard :metal pole
bollocking :telling off
bollocks :testicles
bonk :f**k
bonked :f**ked
bonkers :insane
bonnet :hood
boobarse :c**t
bootnote :footnote
boozer :bar
borstal :juvenile detention center
bounder :bad egg
bovad :bothered
boxing day :day after christmas
brass :money
brass flute :prostitute
brass monkeys :cold
brill :brilliant
bristols :breasts
brolly :umbrella
brown bread :Dead
brub :Brother
brum :Birmingham
brummie :a person from Birmingham
brush :broom
bubtion :baby
bugbear :bogeyman
bugger :a**h**e
bugger :a**h**e
bullocks :Testicles
bullocksae :bulls**t
bum :butt
bum bag :fanny pack
bumbershoot :umbrella
bumf :paperwork
bunch of fives :fist
bung :throw
busk :play music in the street
busker :street musician
busking :Playing music for tips
butcher's :look
butcher's hook :look
butchers :look
butters :Ugly
buttie :sandwich
butty bar :sandwich shop
cack :s**t
cackhanded :clumsy
caffler :idiot
cakehole :mouth
calibre :caliber
camp :homosexual
candy floss :cotton candy
candyfloss :cottoncandy
caned :stoned
capitalise :capitalize
car boot :trunk
car park :parking lot
car parks :parking lots
caravan :trailer
careworn :looking worried
carivan :Car
carriageway :highway
carrier bag :shopping bag
cashpoint machine :ATM
catalogue :Catalog
cellotape :scotch tape
centimetre :centimeter
central reservation :median
centre :center
chabbie :Young child
chabbies :Young children
chancer :gambler
chap :guy
chaps :guys
charva :white trash
chav :White Trash wanna-be gangster
chaved :stole
chebs :boobs
cheeky :rude
cheerio :goodbye
cheers :thank you
cheesed off :annoyed
cheesy :tacky
chemist :pharmacy
cheque :check
cherry stone :cherry pit
chevy chase :face
chimminny :chimney
china plate :friend
chinstrapped :Very Very Tired
chipon :pal
chippie :restaurant
chippy :fish and chips
chips :fries
chivvey :hurry
chivvy :hurry
chivy :Hurry
chock a block :closely packed together
chocolate drops :chocolate chips
chuff :fart
chuffed :happy
cider :alcoholic drink
ciggie :cigarette
cinema :theater
clingfilm :Saran wrap
clobber :clothing
clot :idiot
clothes peg :Clothes Pin
clumpy dumplet :short person
cob :bun
cobblers :nonsense
cock :friend
cock up :mess up
cock-a-hoop :excited
cockney :east londoner
cocksure :confident
codger :old man
codswallop :nonsense
coffin dodger :Old Person
collywobbles :fear
colonies :America
colour :color
come a cropper :have an accident
come to that :for that matter
compere :emcee
conk :nose
cooker :oven
cop a :take a
cop off :f**k
copped off :f**ked
copper :policeman
corking :excellent
cornflour :cornstarch
corridor :hallway
costermonger :street vendor
cosy :cozy
cot :crib
cotch :loiter
cotton buds :Q-Tips
cotton wool :cotton ball
council house :public housing
counsellor :counselor
courgette :zucchini
courgettes :zucchini
cream crackered :tired
creps :Sneakers
crikey :wow
crisp :chip
crisps :chips
crumbs :aw man
crumpet :teacake
cushy :easy
CV :resume
da :father
dae :do
daffy :silly
daft :absent minded
dago :spaniard
dear :expensive
dialogue :dialog
diarrhoea :diarrhea
dickey bird :word
diddle :swindle
dinges :underwear
dingy :dirty
dinnae :didn't
dinner :lunch
dishy :attractive
dither :delay
doddle :easy
dodgem :bumper car
dodgem cars :Bumper cars
dodgy :shady
dog & bone :Telephone
dog and bone :phone
dog's bollocks :most excellent
dog's breakfast :mess
dog-end :cigarette butt
dogs bollocks :best
dogsbody :servant
dolt :idiot
dooze :Enough
dosh :money
doss :sit around doing nothing
dossing :sitting around doing nothing
doughnut :donut
dowdy :dull
dozy :slow
drailings :Teeth
draught :draft
draughts :checkers
drawing pin :thumb tack
dressing gown :bathrobe
dual carriageway :divided highway
dumbarse :dumbass
dunno :dont know
durex :condom
dust bin :garbage can
dust-bin-trolley :trash-truck
dustbin :trashcan
dustman :garbage man
duvet :comforter
dux :valedictorian
dyke :lesbian
ecosse :scotland
eejit :idiot
effing :f**king
effing and blinding :swearing
elastoplast :bandaid
elevenses :mid morning snack
ello :hello
em :them
encyclopaedia :encyclopedia
endeavour :endeavor
engerland :England
estate agent :realtor
fackin' ell :f**king hell
faff :pussyfoot
fag :cigarette
faggot :meatball
fags :cigarettes
fair dinkum :To be Fair
fak :f**k
fancies :likes
fancy :like
fancy dress :Costume
fannt :vagina
fanny :ass
fanny flaps :p***y
favour :favor
favourite :favorite
feck :f**k
fecking :silly
fibre :fiber
fillet :filet
film :movie
fish fingers :fish sticks
fit :Lovely
fitty :attractive
fizzy drink :soda
flange :p***y
flapp :flustered
flatmate :roomate
flavour :flavor
floater :turd
flog :sell
floop :c**k
fluke :lucky win
flumoxed :confused
flutter :gamble
flyover :overpass
foetus :fetus
fokked :very drunk
fondleslab :tablet
fondleslabs :tablets
football :soccer
footballer :soccer player
footpath :sidewalk
forenoon :morning
fortnight :two weeks
fringe :bangs
frock :dress
frog :frenchman
fud :vagina
full stop :period
fuzz :police
gaff :place
gaffe :home
gaffer :foreman
gallus :Excellent
gander :look
gaol :jail
gday :good day
gear lever :stick shift
gearbox :transmission
geezer :dude
geezer bird :transvestite
geordie :person from newcastle
george bush :Complete idiot
gerry :german
get my goat up :annoy me
get to fuck! :I do not believe that to be true, Sir!
get your bread dipped :get stuck in
giddy :dizzy
gimp :Disabled Person
git :b*****d
give over :give me a break
give way :yeild
glaikit :stupid
glamour :glamor
gob :mouth
gobbing :spitting
gobshite :bulls**t
gobsmacked :surprised
goggle box :TV
googly :bouncing cricket ball
goolies :balls
gorgey :gorgeous
gormless :dumb
graft :work
gramme :gram
grandmummy :grandmother
greens :vegetables
grey :gray
grizzle :moan
grotty :disgusting
ground floor :first floor
growler :cab
guff :fart
guffawed :laughed
gutted :dissapointed
guvnor :boss
gyp :pain
gypo :slob
haddaway and shite :I do not believe you, sir!
hae :have
hair slide :barrette
hairy axe wound :vagina
half inched :stolen
hallowe'en :halloween
hammered :drunk
hampstead heath :teeth
hand luggage :carry on baggage
handbag :Purse
handbrake :parking brake
harbour :harbor
harry potter and the philosopher's stone :Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
have off :steal
haver :ramble incoherently
having kittens :being nervous
haway :come along
head boy :valedictorian
headmaster :Principal
hen night :bachelorette party
her indoors :wife
hereaboot :around here
higgledy piggledy :jumbled up
high flier :important person
high street :main street
hill walking :hiking
hippocrockapig :ugly woman
hire :rent
hob :stove
hobknocker :Idiot
hobnocker :idiot
homely :pleasant and comfortable
honour :honor
hoover :vacuum cleaner
hoovered :vacuumed
housemate :roommate
how are you :how do you do
humour :humor
hypermarket :Supermarket
i-tie :Italian
ice lolly :popsicle
icing :frosting
ickle :very small
in a hump :depressed
in the shit :in trouble
inbuilt :built-in
init :isn't it
initialise :initialize
innit :isn't it
ironmonger :hardware store
itie :italin
jacket potato :baked potato
jacksie :Ass
jam :jelly
jam-jar :Car
james blunt :c**t
james hunt :c**t
jammy :lucky
jangle :gossip
japs eye :pee hole
jelly :jell-o
jiffy :hurry
jim-jams :Undergarments
jings :gosh
john thomas :penis
johnny :Condom
jolly wacker :Penis
jomblies :tits
jugs :breasts
juiced up :drunk
jumble sale :rummage sale
jump leads :jumper cables
jumper :sweater
kagoul :poncho
kecks :pants
kerb :curb
kerfuffle :big fuss
khasi :toilet
khyber :butt
kilogramme :kilogram
kilometre :kilometer
kip :sleep
kit :uniform
kitchen roll :paper towel
kiwi :new zealander
klaxon :idiot
knackered :tired
knees up :party
knicked :stole
knickers :underwear
knob :penis
knobbed :f**ked
knobish :dickhead
knock me up :bang on my door
knock up :Wake Up
knockers :breasts
kraut :german
labour :labor
lad :guy
laddie :boy
laddy :boy
ladette :lush
lads :children
ladybird :ladybug
lager :pale ale
lairy :abusive
lashed :drunk
lass :girl
lassie :girl
laughing gear :teeth
launderette :laundromat
lavatory :Restroom
lavvie :restroom
lavvy :Toilet
lay by :rest stop
learnt :learned
leathered :Drunk
leg over :sex
lickalotapuss :lesbian
litre :liter
lob :Throw
lodger :renter
lolly :money
lollyice :popcicle
loo :bathroom
lorrie :truck
lorries :trucks
lorry :truck
lugholes :ears
lurgy :sickness
luvvie :gay actor
ma :mom
macintosh :raincoat
mackintosh :raincoat
made redundant :laid off
mafted :hot
make like shepherds :get the flock out of here
manky :gross
mardy :Moody
massai :Fantastic
mate :friend
mater :mother
mates :Friends
maths :math
merchant banker :wanker
metre :meter
mick :irishman
miffed :upset
mince :ground beef
mincer :meat grinder
ming :gross
minge :vagina
minged :moved in an ugly fashion
minger :ugly
minging :ugly as sin
mint :good
missus :wife
mits :hands
mockney :Fake London slang
moggy :cat
mole grip :vice
mong :stupid person
moose :unattractive woman
moreover :besides
moribund vacuity :American way
mosey :walk
mosie :mosquito
motorbike :motorcycle
motorcar :automobile
motorway :highway
mould :mold
moulting :Shedding
moustache :mustache
mucca :Mate
muck :dirt
muck about :mess around
muck raking :digging dirt
mucker :pal
muggle :non magic folk
mullered :drunk
mum :mom
munted :drunk
munter :unattractive woman
muppet :dimwit
mutt'n :deaf
nackered :tired
naff :tacky
nancy :homosexual
nappies :diapers
nappy :diaper
narked :annoyed
natter :chatter
naught :zero
naughts and crosses :tic tac toe
navvy :road worker
ned :white trash
neighbour :Neighbor
nesh :sensitive to the cold
newsagent :newspaper vendor
nick :steal
nicked :busted
nickers :underwear
niggle :nagging problem
niggling :nagging
nincompoop :idiot
ninny :idiot
nip round the local :go to the bar
nippy :irritating
nithered :freezing
nob :penis
nobble :disable
noice :nice
nonce :child molestor
norks :breasts
norwich :nickers off ready when I come home
nosh :snack
nought :zero
noughts and crosses :tic tac toe
nout :Nothing
nowt :nothing
nuffink :nothing
number plate :license plate
numbskull :idiot
numpty :idiot
nutter :insane person
Och :wow
oestrogen :estrogen
off license :liquor store
offence :offense
oggy :pasty
oi :hey
ol' :Old
old bill :police
olde :old
on the dole :unemployed
on yer tod :on your own
one off :something that happens once
optimisation :optimization
orf :off
organisation :Organization
organise :organize
organising :Organizing
orientated :oriented
outskirts :suburbs
outwith :outside
p.a. :personal assistant
paediatric :pediatric
paedophile :pedophile
pants :underwear
parcel :Package
parchment :Paper
parky :chilly
parlour :parlor
parritch :porridge
pastie :meat pie
pater :father
pavement :sidewalk
pay packet :pay check
pear shaped :gone wrong
peckish :hungry
pence :cents
pensioner :old person
perspex :plexiglass
pete tong :wrong
petrol :gas
phone box :phone booth
phut :expired
pickled :drunk
piddle :Pee
piddled :peed
piddles :pees
piehole :mouth
pikey :white trash
pillock :idiot
pillow biter :homosexual
pinch :steal
pinhead :idiot
pinney :Apron
pips :seeds
pish :piss
pished :drunk
piss artist :drunkard
pissed :drunk
pisshead :drunk person
pissy eyed :drunk
pitch :field
plank :idiot
plaster :bandaid
plastered :drunk
plates of meat :feet
pleb :idiot
plod :police
plonker :idiot
plopper :toilet
plough :plow
plunker :idiot
po faced :glum
polo neck :turtle neck
polythene :polyethylene
pommy :english
ponce :idiot
pong :bad smell
poo :poop
poochie :Vagina
poof :homosexual
poofter :homosexual
pop :dad
poppet :child
poppycock :Unbelievable
pork sword :penis
porkies :lies
porky :Lie
porky pies :lies
porridge :oatmeal
porter :doorman
posh :well to do
post :mail
postage & packing :shipping & handling
postbox :mailbox
postcode :zip code
postie :mailman
potholing :spelunking
potty :loopy
practising :practicing
pram :baby carriage
pranged :dented
prat :idiot
prawn :shrimp
press studs :snaps
pretence :pretense
programme :program
pub :bar
pudding :Dessert
pukka :Brilliant
punch-up :fistfight
pushchair :stroller
pushpin :thumbtack
pyjamas :pajamas
queue :line
queueing :lining
quid :currency
quine :girl
railway :railroad
randy :horny
ranker :enlisted man
rasher :bacon strip
rat arsed :drunk
rat-arsed :drunk
ratted :drunk
razz :puke
razzed :puked
razzers :Police
readies :folding money
realise :realize
recognise :recognize
reeking green trees :Marijuana
removal van :moving van
restroom :staff room
return ticket :round trip ticket
reverse charge call :collect call
reversing lights :back-up lights
ring up :call
rodger :horny
romp :f**k
romped :f**ked
ropey :not in good shape
rosie :tea
rosy lea :cup of tea
roundabout :traffic circle
row :argument
rub dub :Pub
rubber :eraser
rubber jonny :condom
rubbish :trash
rucksack :backpack
ruddy :f**king
rumour :rumor
sacked :fired
saffer :South African
saffie :South African
salmon canyon :vagina
samey :similar
sarnie :sandwich
sarnies :sandwiches
saviour :savior
scally :White Trash
scallywag :rascal
scapa :run
scarper :run away
scarpered :ran away
schemie :hoodlum
schtum :shut
scone :biscuit
scones :biscuits
scouser :person from Liverpool
scrap :junk
scrote :scum
scrummy :yummy
scrumpy :nasty drink
scuffer :policeman
scupper :obstruct
scuppereed :stopped
sellotape :scotch tape
semi housing :duplex
seppo :Yankee
septic :american
septic tank :yank
septics :americans
settee :sofa
shag :f**k
shagadelic :f**kable
shagged :f**ked
shambolic :unorganized
shandy :beer and lemonade
shank :knife
shash :nonsense
shat :took a s**t
shazza :female white trash
shilling :money
shirt lifter :faggott
shirt-lifter :faggott
shirty :irritable
shit hot :fantastic
shit me whack :pooed my pants
shite :s**t
shitfaced :drunk
shiv :stab
shizz :s**t
shoddy :cheap
shoney :crawl
shopping centre :shopping mall
shopping hall :mall
shopping trolley :shopping cart
shufty :look
sixes and sevens :crazy
skallywag :rascal
skane :I see
skanky :s**tty
skanky :s**t
sken :look
sket :s**t
skids :Underwear
skinfull :enough alcohol to get drunk
skins :condoms
skint :poor
skip :trash can
skive :unauthorized absence
sky rocket :pocket
skyrocket :pocket
slag :s**t
slaggy :s**tty
slapper :desperate person
slash :piss
slaughtered :Drunk
sleeping policeman :speed bump
sleeping rough :homeless
slewed :drunk
slippy :slippery
slummy :loose change
smalls :underpants
smarm :polite but insincere
smarmy :polite, insincere
smart dress :formal attire
smashing :good
smeg :gooey substance
smeg-for-brains :idiot
smeghead :idiot
snigger :snicker
snockered :drunk
snog :kiss
snogged :kissed
snogging :kissing
snooker :pool
sod all :nothing
sod it :forget it
sod off :get lost
sod you :bite me
sodding :annoying
softie :wimp
solicitor :lawyer
soya :soy
spack :idiot
spacker :idiot
spanner :wrench
sparky :electrician
specs :glasses
spiffing :excellent
splendid :excellent
spotted dick :sponge cake with raisins
spotty :zit faced
sprog :small child
spud :potato
spunk :semen
squaddie :soldier
squidgy :malleable
squiffy :pear shaped
squinty :crooked
squiz :look
stag night :bachelor party
starkers :naked
steady on :whoa
steamin :drunk
steaming :drunk
sterling :great
steve mcqueens :jeans
stiff one :strong drink
stonking :great
straight away :right away
stroppy :grumpy
sulphur :sulfur
sultanas :yellow raisins
sumfink :something
summat :something
supper :dinner
supper :dinner
surname :last name
suss :realise
swamp hopper :REALLY ugly chick
sweets :candy
sweetshop :candy store
swift half :quick drink
swiftie :quick drink
swimmers :swim trunks
swimming costume :swimsuit
swindle :con
switched on :sexy
swither :hesitate
swizz :con
swot :book worm
swotting :cramming
ta :thank you
table football :foosball
tackle :equiptment
tad :bit
tadge :penis
tadger :penis
tailback :traffic jam
take away :carry out
taking the mickey :making fun
taking the piss :making fun
takings :receipts
tanked :very drunk
tannoy :public address system
tardy :late
tart fuel :cheap, often fruit flavoured, alcoholic drinks
tartan :plaid
tater :potato
taters :cold
tea break :coffee break
tele :television
telebox :Television
telly :tv
tetchy :touchy
the baked bean :the queen
the battlecruiser :the drinking establishment
the beeb :the BBC
the bollocks :the best
the dog's bollocks :great
the dogs bollocks :the best
the ready :the spare cash
the stink :a**h**e
the tits :the best
the tube :the subway
theatre :theater
thine :yours
thingamajig :thing
thingamijig :thing
thou :you
tidings :news
tiffin :old car
tiger nuts :dingleberries
tilil :cash register
till :cash register
tinned :canned
tippex :white out
tipple :some sort of drink
tipsy :drunk
titchy :very small
titfer :hat
tits up :gone wrong
to bits :very much
toddle on off :move along to
todge :penis
todger :penis
toe rag :scoundrel
toff :upper class
toilet :bathroom
tolly :White Trash
tom tit :s**t
tomato sauce :catsup
tongue-wrestle :kiss
tonne :ton
toodle pip :goodbye
toodly :brilliant
top banana :First Rate
top hole :finest quality
top notch :finest quality
torch :flashlight
toss :masturbate
toss-pot :jerk
tottie :tiny
totty :pretty girl
tracky :tracksuit
trainers :sneakers
tram :train
treacle :molasses
trilby :felt hat
trolley :shopping cart
trolley dolly :stewardess
trolleyed :drunk
trollop :s**t
trouble and strife :wife
trouser snake :d**k
trousers :pants
tube :subway
tugger :Jerk off
tumour :tumor
tumped :farted
twat :p***y
twatted :hit
twee :tacky
twig :catch on
twit :nitwit
twonk :idiot
tyre :tire
tyres :tires
uncle ned :bed
unit trust :mutual fund
up the duff :pregnant
up the spout :not working
uphill gardener :homosexual
vapour :vapor
veras :cigarette papers
waffle :rambling conversation
waistcoat :vest
wally :idiot
wank :masturbate
wanked :jerked
wanker :jerk off
wankered :drunk
wankers :jerk offs
wanking :masturbating
wanking chariot :bed
wanking off :Masterbating
waps :breasts
wardrobe :Closet
washing-up liquid :dish soap
wassak :idiot
water biscuit :soda cracker
water closet :bathroom
wazz :piss
wazzack :idiot
wazzak :idiot
wazzock :idiot
wc :bathroom
wean :child
wedge :money
wee :small
wellies :boots
wellingtons :boots
welly :boot
whazzock :idiot
wheelie bin :trashcan
whilst :while
whimpy bar :hamburger stand
whinge :whine
whinger :whiner
whinging :Whining
whip round :collection of money
whispering eye :Vagina
whistle and flute :suit
whoops a daisy :oops
widdershins :Clockwise
wifey queer :lesbian
willie :penis
willy :penis
windscreen :windshield
wing mirrors :side mirrors
wintry :Cheerless, cold
wonga :money
wonky :not quite right
wotcha :hi
wotcher :hello
wuzzock :idiot
y fronts :tighty whities
y'r :your
yakking :talking
yampy :Crazy
yank :american
yankee :American
yanks :Americans
yardie :mobster
ye :you
yeh :you
yer :your
yob :hooligan
yobbo :hooligan
yobs :boys
yonks :a long time
zebra crossing :pedestrian crossing
zed :"z"
zimmer :walker
zip-fastener :zipper


More Slang