Simple British Slang Phrases YOU SHOULD START USING ^_^ – PART II


  1. Collywobbles: Nervousness; butterflies in the stomach.

  2. Crease up: To laugh heartily (so one’s face creases up).

  3. Crumpet: A sexually desirable person.

  4. Ear-bashing: A severe reprimand. “He got a right ear-bashing after crashing his dad’s car into that buffalo.”

  5. Fall arse over tit: Take a tumble/head over heels.

  6. Legless: So drunk, one has difficulty standing.

  7. Liquid lunch: A meal that consists mostly of alcohol, rather than food.

  8. Lost the plot: Lost one’s mind/gone senile. “My great-uncle thinks he’s an admiral with the United Federation of Planets, but of course, he lost the plot years ago.”

  9. Lurgy: The flu, or other illness that makes you feel horrible.

  10. “Mad as a bag of ferrets”: Utterly and completely insane.

  11. Manky: Disgusting. “The chicken you left on the counter for a week has gone manky.”


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