Slang!

Airhead: stupid person.
"Believe it or not, Dave can sometimes act like an airhead!"

Amigo: friend (from Spanish).
"I met many amigos at Dave's ESL Cafe."

Ammunition: toilet paper.
"Help! We're completely out of ammunition!"

Antifreeze: alcohol.
"I'm going to need a lot of antifreeze tonight!"

Armpit: dirty, unappealing place.
"This cheap motel is an absolute armpit!"

Ass [offensive] (1): backside.
"I fell on my ass on the ski slopes."

Ass (2): an unworthy and hated person.
"I cannot be friends when you act like an ass."

Awesome: great and impressive.
"Dave's ESL Cafe is truly awesome!"

Baby boomer: a person born from the end of the Second World War until the early 1960s.
"Dave Spelling was born in 1961, so he's considered a baby boomer."

Ball (1): a fun time.
"I really had a ball in Dave's ESL class."

Ball [offensive] (2): a testicle.
"After getting kicked in the balls, his voice seemed much higher."

Bang (1): a very powerful thing.
"Disneyland is really a bang!"

Bang (2): a powerful effect.
"Japanese sake really has a bang!"

Barf (1): vomit.
"My dog barfed all over the carpet."

Barf (2): vomit.
"Don't step on the barf!"

Barf-out: a displeasing person or affair.
"That restaurant was a real barf-out."

Bazillion: an infinite number of something.
"Has Dennis really taught a bazillion student?"

B-ball: basketball.
"Do you wanna play b-ball with me?"

Beans: money.
"I've worked for this company for ten years, but I still don't have beans."

Beat: tired.
"I'm really beat because I was awake all night."

Beemer: a BMW.
"He wants to buy a beemer when he makes more money."

Biggie: something important.
"I was hoping to get my homework completed, but it's no biggie.?

Biker: a motorcycle rider.
"Dave used to be a biker until he got into a serious motorcycle accident."

Bitch [offensive] (1): a very unpleasant woman.
"My boss can be such a bitch sometimes."

Bitch [offensive] (2): complain.
"Stop bitching and finish your homework!"

Bitchy [offensive]: moody.
"I like my friend Steve, even though he can be really bitchy."

Bod: body.
"Stalone has a great bod!"

Bonkers, go bonkers: crazy.
"If Dave works too hard, he sometimes goes slightly bonkers!"

Booboo: a mistake.
"I made a booboo on the last question of the exam."

Boob tube: television.
"Benjamin is always in front of the boob tube."

Booze: alcohol.
"The ESL party was fun, even though there wasn't any booze."

Boss: excellent; great.
"Dave's ESL Cafe is totally boss!"

Bread: money.
"Can I borrow some bread?"

Brew (1): coffee.
"Every morning Dave needs a fresh cup of brew."

Brew (2): beer.
"Do you want another brew, dude?"

Brewski: beer.
"I love drinking brewskies!"

B.S.: bull****, lies.
"I'm tired of listening to your B.S."

Bull: bull****, lie.
"That's a bunch of bull!"

Bull**** [offensive]: lies, dishonesty.
"I don't like people that bull**** me"

Buns [possibly offensive]: the rear end; buttocks.
"Don't stare at my buns!"

Bushed: extremely tired.
"I'm completely bushed."

Butt: the buttocks.
"Stop sitting on your butt and help me wash the dishes!"

Catch some rays: gets some sunshine.
"Let's go to the beach and catch some rays."

Cheesy: cheap, outmoded.
"Why are you wearing such cheesy clothes?"

Chicken: coward.
"Don't be such a chicken!"

Cool: excellent; superb.
"Dave's ESL Cafe is totally cool!"

Cooler: the jail.
"If you drink and drive, you'll end up spending time in the cooler."

Couch potato: a person who watches too much television.
"Why did I have to marry such a couch potato?"

Crap [offensive] (1): something worthless.
"My furniture is a bunch of cheap crap."

Crap [offensive] (2): excrement.
"Yuck! I stepped on dog crap!"

Crap [offensive] (3): falsehoods and lies.
"I've had enough of your crap."

Deck: to hit someone.
"His wife almost decked him when he returned home with lipstick on his shirt."

Dicey: unpredictable; risky.
"Gambling is a dicey occupation."

Dinero: money (from Spanish).
"I wish I had more dinero!"

Dirt: extremely bad person.
"My ex-boyfriend was dirt."

Dirty: offensive, pornographic.
"Stop looking at the pictures in that dirty magazine!"

Dorky: strange, peculiar.
"If you keep acting so dorky, you'll never get a girlfriend!"

Dude: a male.
"That's really cool, dude!"

Dynamite: powerful, excellent.
"Dave gave a dynamite presentation."

Dinosaur: something old fashioned or outs of date.
"I'd love *****rf the Net, but unfortunately my computer is a dinosaur."

El cheapo: something cheap.
"Since I don't make much money, I always purchase the el cheapo brand."

Evil: great; excellent.
"Your car is really evil!"

Eyeball: to stare long and hard at someone or something.
"Dave eyeballed his daughter's new boyfriend."

Eyepopper: something or someone visibly astounding.
"Wow, that girl is truly an eyepopper!"

Fab: fabulous.
"Dave's ESL Cafe is really fab!"

Face-off: confrontation.
"I think it's time we had a face-off."

Fart [offensive]: to expel intestinal gas.
"It's embarrassing to fart on the first date."

Fender-bender: small accident.
"This morning I had a fender-bender on the Ventura Freeway."

Flaky: unpredictable.
"I waited four hours for my flaky friend to show up."

Flashback: sudden memory.
"In Little Tokyo I had a flashback to my days living in Japan."

Flick: movie.
"Let's go out tonight and watch a flick."

Fox: attractive, alluring person.
"Is it true that Dave is a fox?"

Freebie: something that does not cost money.
"My trip to New York was a freebie."

French kiss [possibly offensive]: kissing with the tongue.
"Dave's dog is always trying to French kiss him!"

Geek: someone who works too hard, is more intelligent than usual, and is slightly unattractive.
"Bill Gates is kind of a geek."

Get it: to understand something.
"Sorry, but I just don't get it."

Get naked [possibly offensive]: to completely relax and have a good time.
"Let's get naked tonight!"

Glitch: flaw.
"There must be a glitch in this software."

Go bananas: go slightly mad.
"This project is causing me to go bananas!"

Gomer: a dumb person.
"Stop acting like a gomer!"

Goof (1): a silly and foolish person.
"What a goof you are!"

Goof (2): makes a mistake.
I really goofed on the test today."

Goof off (1): waste time.
"Stop goofing off and help me clean the house!"

Goof-off (2): someone who wastes time and isn't serious.
"A goof-off never does well in school"

Goof up: makes a mistake.
"Oh no! I really goofed up!"

Goofy: silly.
"Kids always make me feel goofy!"

Grabbers: hands.
"Have you washed your grabbers, Benjamin?"

Grand: one thousand dollars.
"He's making over a hundred grand a year!"

Grass: marijuana (một loại thuốc phiện).
"Have you ever smoked grass?"

Grub: food.
"Where's the grub??

Grubby: not clean.
"I always feel grubby in the morning."

Grungy: unclean and stinky.
"Grungy people are not allowed in Dave's house!"

Gut: a person's stomach; belly.
"Dave is getting a big gut because he loves chocolate ice cream and beer!"

Guts (1): courage.
"It took a lot of guts to ask his boss for a raise."

Guts (2): the nature of something.
"Let's get to the guts of Dave Spelling!"

Hairy: difficult; dangerous.
"The steep and windy road was really hairy."

Hangs a left: makes a left turn.
"Hang a left at the next corner."

Hangs a right: makes a right turn.
"Hang a right at the next corner."

Head: toilet.
"I really need to use the head!"

Hep: sensible, informed.
"She's a really hep student."

Hickey: a love bites on the skin.
"Wow! Is that a hickey on your neck?"

Hip: sensible; informed.
"He really tries hard to be hip."

Hooker [possibly offensive]: prostitute.
"You'll find a lot of hookers in the red light district."

Horny [possibly offensive]: ***ually stimulated, in the mood for ***.
"Red wine seems to make my boyfriend horny. "

Hot (1): popular.
"Brad Pitt is really hot now."

Hot (2): ***y.
"Wow! Cindy Crawford is really hot!"

Humungous: really big.
"American supermarkets are humungous."

To have hungries, : be hungry.
"I don't know about you, but I've got the hungries."

Hyper: overly excited.
"Children often get hyper when they are tired."

Icky: unpleasant.
"The food is really icky in the school cafeteria."

I.D.: identification.
"If you want to order a beer, you'll need your I.D."

I'm outta here: I'm leaving; I'm departing.
"Sorry, but I'm outta here, dude."

In: fashionable.
"Ray-Ban sunglasses are really in now."

Ivories: teeth.
"Tom Cruise has really beautiful ivories."

Jack around [possibly offensive]: waste time.
"Will you please stop jacking around?"

In a jam (1): trouble.
"If you're in a jam, I promise to help you."

Jam (2): improvise (musically).
"I'd love to jam with Bon Jovi!"

Jamming: to be going well.
"This dancing club is really jamming!"

Jerk: stupid or annoying person.
"How could you go out with such a jerk?"

Jillion: an immense number.
"Do you really have a jillion problems?"

Jock: someone good at sports.
"I've never been much of a jock."

John: toilet.
"Where's the john?"

K (k): a thousand.
"I could retire with 100 K (k)!"

Kick back: relax and enjoy.
"I wish I could kick back at the beach today."

Kick off: die
"My dog finally kicked off."

Killer: something exceptional or great.
"Wow, your boyfriend is killer!"

Knock: condemn.
"Don't knock it unless you've tried it."

Knockout: beautiful woman; handsome man.
"Benjamin is already a knockout!"

Kook: peculiar person.
"Stop acting like a kook!"

Laid back: relaxed, calm.
"I always feel laid back at the beach."

Lame: incompetent.
"Dave is really lame when is comes to fixing his car."

Lip: cheeky talk.
"My students are always giving me lip!"

Loser: a bungling and worthless person.
"Why are you dating such a loser?"

Love handles: excess fat around the waist.
"Is it possible for Dave to lose his love handles?"

Luck out: to be lucky or fortunate.
"You really luck out by visiting Dave's ESL Cafe!"

Make waves: cause problems.
"Teachers don't like students to make waves."

To the max: maximum.
"I'm happy to the max."

Mega: big.
"American restaurants serve mega portions of food."

Megabucks: a large amount of money.
"It takes megabucks to live in Japan."

Mellow: relaxed.
"I'm feeling very mellow this evening."

Mickey-mouse: unimportant; time-wasting.
"I'm sick of this Mickey-mouse job."

Monkey bite: a kiss that leaves a mark on the skin.
"I don't want any monkey bites tonight, okay?"

Munch out: to eat voraciously.
"Let's munch out on a large pizza!"

Nada: nothing (from Spanish).
"I know nada about politics."

Neat: cool; great.
"Isn't my new car neat?"

Noid: someone that's paranoid.
"Why are you so noid?"

Nuke (1): nuclear weapon.
"This world had too many nukes."

Nuke (2): destroy; delete.
"Sorry, but I accidentally nuked your e-mail message."

Nuke (3): cook something in the microwave oven.
"Can you nuke this frozen pizza for me?"

Nut (1): odd or crazy person.
"Why are you always acting like a nut?"

Nut (2): someone passionate about something.
"I'm a nut about computers."

Nuts [offensive]: testicles.
"Don't ever kick me in the nuts."

Okay: decent.
"My boss is an okay person."

OK: decent.
"Dave is an okay person."

Pad: someone's home.
"Can I sleep at your pad tonight?"

Party: celebrate.
"Let's party tonight!"

Party animal: someone that loves parties.
"Dave has been known to sometimes be a party animal."

Paws: hands.
"Get your paws off me!"

Peanuts: very little money.
"I love my job, but the pay is peanuts."

Pee: to urinate.
"I always have to pee after drinking beer."

Pickled: drunk.
"He got pickled on vodka."

Pig out: eat too much.
"Dave is famous for pigging out on chocolate ice cream."

Piss: to urinate.
"My dog pissed on me!"

Pissed (off): angry; upset.
"I'm really pissed (off) at you."

Plastered: drunk.
"Why does he always get plastered?"

The poop (1): knowledge; information.
"What's the poop on Michael Jackson?"

Poop [offensive] (2): defecation; ****.
"Be careful not to step on dog poop."

Poop out: get tired and quit.
"I got pooped out after spending eight hours at Disneyland."

Pot (1): toilet.
"Who's on the pot?"

Pot (2): marijuana.
"It's easy to buy pot in the big city."

Pro: someone who's good at something; professional.
"She's really a pro at golf."

Psycho: crazy person.
"Stay away from that psycho!"

Puke: vomit.
"Alcohol makes some people puke."

Pumped (up): excited.
"I'm really pumped (up) about Dave's ESL Cafe!"

Puss: the face.
"My girlfriend slapped me right on the puss."

Quarterback: leader.
"Dave is the quarterback of the company."

Quick and dirty: done fast, but not well.
"The mechanic did a quick and dirty repair on my car."

Racket (1): noise.
"Small kids can make a lot of racket."

Racket (2): something that's dishonest or deceptive.
"The Tobacco Industry is quite a racket."

Racket (3): an occupation.
"I've been in the ESL racket for fourteen years."

Rank: give someone a difficult time.
"She's always ranking her teacher."

Rat: a despicable person.
"I thought I loved you, but now I know you're really a rat."

Razz: annoy someone.
"Will you please stop razzing me?"

Rear (end): buttocks.
"Dave fell on his rear (end)."

A riot: something or someone very funny.
"Jim Carrey is a riot!"

Rip off (1): stealing.
"Someone ripped off my car."

Rip off (2): fraud.
"I paid $10,000 for my computer. What a rip off!"

Rocking: great; excellent.
"Dave's ESL class is really rocking!"

Rubbish: nonsense; not true.
"That rumour is a bunch of rubbish."

Rug rat: a child.
"Dave has a couple of rug rats at home."

The Runs: diarrhea.
"Oh no! I've got the runs!"

Scarf: to eat.
"I can easily scarf an entire banana split."

Screw up: to make a mistake.
"I screwed up on the driving test, so I didn't pass."

Screw-up: a person who makes a mistake.
"Why are you such a screw-up?"

Scum: a despicable individual.
"Don't hang around with that kind of scum."

Shades: sunglasses.
"Those are really cool shades!"

Shoot some hoops: play basketball.
"Let's shoot some hoops!"

Silks: clothing.
"Those are really awesome silks!"

Smarts: intelligence.
"It takes a lot of smarts to become a doctor."

Smurfbrain: a dumb or stupid person.
"Stop acting like a smurfbrain!"

Snookered: cheated.
"I got snookered into buying swamp land in Florida."

Sofa spud: a person who watches too much television.
"I'm usually a sofa spud on Sunday."

Solid (1): really good; cool.
"This café is totally solid!"

Solid (2): consecutive.
"It's been raining for seven solid days."

Specs: eyeglasses.
"I didn't know that you wore specs."

Split: to leave.
"Let's split from here now."

Spunk: spirit.
"She might be small, but she's got a lot of spunk."

Stoned (out): drunk from drugs or alcohol.
"I'm really stoned (out), dude!"

Street smart: knowledgeable about city life.
"Since Dave is from Los Angeles, he's very street smart."

Suck: to be bad and unacceptable.
"That song really sucks!"

To do a Technicolor yawn: vomit.
"My dog just did a Technicolor yawn all over the carpet!"

Thou: thousand.
"I need to borrow a hundred thou."

Threads: clothing.
"My wife spent $900 on new threads."

Ticker (1): the heart.
"My grandfather has a bad ticker."

Ticker (2): a watch.
"Wow! That's a really cool ticker!"

Tints: sunglasses.
"You have to wear tints in California."

Totally: really; completely.
"That's totally awesome, dude!"

Turkey (1): failure; flop.
"Thank goodness my exam is not a turkey!"

Turkey (2): dumb person.
"Turkeys are not allowed to work for this company."

Turn-off: something that repulses a person.
"Bad breath is a real turn-off."

Umpteen: many; countless.
"I've asked you umpteen times to show me the money!"

Unlax: relax.
"Dave needs to definitely unlax with his family."

Upchuck: vomit.
"She got sick and upchucked three times."

Uptight: nervous; anxious.
"Why are you so uptight?"

Vanilla (1): plain.
"She drives a vanilla car."

Vanilla (2): Caucasian.
"The Midwest is too vanilla for me."

Wad: roll of money.
"It's dangerous to carry a big wad in your pocket."

Wasted: killed.
"A lot of people get wasted in the streets of New York."

Wheels: car; motorcycle.
"If you want to live in Los Angeles, you've got to get some wheels"

Whitebread: plain, boring.
"He is definitely not whitebread!"

Whiz (1): someone who shows a special talent for something.
"Einstein was a whiz in Physics."

Whiz [offensive] (2): to urinate.
"I really have to take a whiz."

Wimpy: weak.
"Don't be so wimpy!"

Get some winks: sleep.
"I really need to get some winks"

Wrongo: wrong.
"That is totally wrongo!"

Yank (1): bother; harass.
"Stop yanking me, okay?"

Yank (2): a Yankee, an American.
"Dave is a Yank."

Zero: an unimportant person.
"If you don't work hard, you'll end up a zero."

Zip (1): nothing.
"I don't know zip about you."

Zip (2): energy, vigour.
"I need something that will give me more zip.?

Zit: pimple, acne.
"Teens often have a lot of zits."

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Internet Acronyms
WTF: What the F.uck
WTH: What the Hell.
All purpose "huh?" remarks, considered slightly obscene, but not really profanity.
STFU: Shut the F.uck Up.
An all purpose rejoinder, often used sarcastically. Much like WTF, it's not really considered profanity, at least not to the level it would be if you actually typed out the full words.
BBIAB: Be Back in a Bit
BBL: Be Back Later
BRB: Be Right Back
BRT: Be Right There
AFK: Away from Keyboard
Generally used to mean, "away from computer", not just keyboard, (which would imply you were there and observing, and just couldn't type back, say if you were painting your nails) and is often stated with a time, such as "AFK 10 min".
ATM: At The Moment
IOW: In Other Words
BTW: By The Way
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion (Sometimes "Honest", but usually "Humble", which has a somewhat sarcastic connotation.)
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary (Not a driving reference, it's used for all sorts of things, as a sort of "it worked for me, but might not for you" warning.)
OMFG: Oh My F.ucking God
JFC: Jesus F.ucking Christ
FFS: For F.uck's Sake
All purpose declarations of surprise or shock, considered moderately strong oaths, and can be used interchangably.
FFs: French Fries (note the lowercase "s" to avoid confusion)
IRC: Internet Relay Chat (online chat service)
ICQ: The first super popular instant messaging service.
AIM: AOL instant messaging, disdained by old school ICQ'ers.
There are numerous other instant messaging services, most of which are not compatible with the others, while a few are designed to let you use one and talk to friends using other clients.
DL: Download
UL: Upload
Gratz: Congratulations
GG: Good Game (generally used in game chat)
LOL: Laugh Out Loud
LMAO: Laughing My Ass off
LMFAO: Laughing My F.ucking Ass off
ROTF: Rolling on the Floor (often ROTFLMFAO)
BF: Boyfriend
GF: Girlfriend
RPG: Role Playing Game
MMO: Massively Multiplayer Online (game, usually MMORPG)
RTS: Real Time Strategy (game)
FPS: First Person Shooter
FPS: Frames Per Second
POS: Piece of ****
QA: Quality Assurance (Software testing department in most programming companies.)
Q&A: Question and Answer
OT: Off Topic (Used in forum posts most often, to warn readers that a message is not on the usual forum topic.)
b/c: Because
k: Okay
TA: Thanks alot
Danke: Thanks (German)
Thx: Thanks
Plz: Please
Both are considered borderline AOLese, and are often looked down upon, as it seems somewhat rude to abbreviate words used to be express gratitude or ask a favor.
L8R: Later
ne1: Anyone
Abbreviations and Acronyms that feature numbers mixed in with letters are considered poor form; borderline-AOLese or wanna-be l33t* speak, by most adults.
*: l33t: leet, means elite
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Cảm ơn bạn đã ghé thăm Diễn đàn Counter Strike
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Được dot223 sửa chữa / chuyển vào 07:08 ngày 30/04/2003

Internet Acronyms
WTF: What the F.uck
WTH: What the Hell.
All purpose "huh?" remarks, considered slightly obscene, but not really profanity.
STFU: Shut the F.uck Up.
An all purpose rejoinder, often used sarcastically. Much like WTF, it's not really considered profanity, at least not to the level it would be if you actually typed out the full words.
BBIAB: Be Back in a Bit
BBL: Be Back Later
BRB: Be Right Back
BRT: Be Right There
AFK: Away from Keyboard
Generally used to mean, "away from computer", not just keyboard, (which would imply you were there and observing, and just couldn't type back, say if you were painting your nails) and is often stated with a time, such as "AFK 10 min".
ATM: At The Moment
IOW: In Other Words
BTW: By The Way
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion (Sometimes "Honest", but usually "Humble", which has a somewhat sarcastic connotation.)
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary (Not a driving reference, it's used for all sorts of things, as a sort of "it worked for me, but might not for you" warning.)
OMFG: Oh My F.ucking God
JFC: Jesus F.ucking Christ
FFS: For F.uck's Sake
All purpose declarations of surprise or shock, considered moderately strong oaths, and can be used interchangably.
FFs: French Fries (note the lowercase "s" to avoid confusion)
IRC: Internet Relay Chat (online chat service)
ICQ: The first super popular instant messaging service.
AIM: AOL instant messaging, disdained by old school ICQ'ers.
There are numerous other instant messaging services, most of which are not compatible with the others, while a few are designed to let you use one and talk to friends using other clients.
DL: Download
UL: Upload
Gratz: Congratulations
GG: Good Game (generally used in game chat)
LOL: Laugh Out Loud
LMAO: Laughing My Ass off
LMFAO: Laughing My F.ucking Ass off
ROTF: Rolling on the Floor (often ROTFLMFAO)
BF: Boyfriend
GF: Girlfriend
RPG: Role Playing Game
MMO: Massively Multiplayer Online (game, usually MMORPG)
RTS: Real Time Strategy (game)
FPS: First Person Shooter
FPS: Frames Per Second
POS: Piece of ****
QA: Quality Assurance (Software testing department in most programming companies.)
Q&A: Question and Answer
OT: Off Topic (Used in forum posts most often, to warn readers that a message is not on the usual forum topic.)
b/c: Because
k: Okay
TA: Thanks alot
Danke: Thanks (German)
Thx: Thanks
Plz: Please
Both are considered borderline AOLese, and are often looked down upon, as it seems somewhat rude to abbreviate words used to be express gratitude or ask a favor.
L8R: Later
ne1: Anyone
Abbreviations and Acronyms that feature numbers mixed in with letters are considered poor form; borderline-AOLese or wanna-be l33t* speak, by most adults.
*: l33t: leet, means elite
(st)
Sửa bài: Thêm dấu . vào F.uck không thì nó thành **** cả đám
Cảm ơn bạn đã ghé thăm Diễn đàn Counter Strike
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Được dot223 sửa chữa / chuyển vào 07:08 ngày 30/04/2003

Thêm vài cái tớ biết:
Leet: elite
Noob, newbie: a person whos new to something, mostly technical stuff.
Haxxor: hacker
Sux: suck
Uber: superior
Pwn: own
Bush: stupi***y
Diễn đàn Counter Strike
CSC -dot223-

Thêm vài cái tớ biết:
Leet: elite
Noob, newbie: a person whos new to something, mostly technical stuff.
Haxxor: hacker
Sux: suck
Uber: superior
Pwn: own
Bush: stupi***y
Diễn đàn Counter Strike
CSC -dot223-

Có mấy cái slang, post lên cho vui , mỗi ngày 1 chữ cái nhé!
Ace - If something is ace it is brilliant. I used to hear it a lot in Liverpool. Kids thought all cool stuff was ace, or brill.
Aggro - Short for aggravation, it's the sort of thing you might expect at a football match. In other words - trouble! There is sometimes aggro in the cities after the pubs shut!
All right? - This is used a lot around London and the south to mean, "Hello, how are you"? You would say it to a complete stranger or someone you knew. The normal response would be for them to say "All right"? back to you. It is said as a question. Sometimes it might get expanded to "all right mate"? Mostly used by blue collar workers but also common among younger people.
Anti-clockwise - The first time I said that something had gone anti-clockwise to someone in Texas I got this very funny look. It simply means counter-clockwise (ngược chiều kim đồng hồ) but must sound really strange to you chaps! I think he thought I had something against clocks!
Any road - Up north (where they talk funny!!) instead of saying anyway, they say "any road"! Weird huh?
Arse - This is a word that doesn't seem to exist in America. It basically means the same as ass, but is much ruder. It is used in phrases like "pain in the arse" (a nuisance) or I "can't be arsed" (I can't be bothered) or you might hear something was "a half arsed attempt" meaning that it was not done properly.
Arse about face - This means you are doing something back to front.
Arse over elbow - This is another way of saying head over heels (lăn lông lốc) but is a little more descriptive. Usually happens after 11pm on a Saturday night and too many lagers! Some Americans say ass over teakettle apparently!
Arse over tit - Another version of arse over elbow, but a bit more graphic!
Arsehole - Asshole to you. Not a nice word in either language.
Arseholed - Drunk! Usually in the advanced stages of drunken stupor, someone would be considered "completely arseholed". Never me, of course!
As well - You chaps say also when we would say "too" or "as well". For instance if my friend ordered a Miller Lite, I would say "I'll have one as well". I often heard people saying something like "I'll have one also". Of course in England you wouldn't say it at all for fear of embarrassment! You'd order a pint of lager instead!
Ass - Your backside, but mostly a donkey!
Au fait - Another one of those French expressions that have slipped into the English language. This one means to be familiar with something. I'd say at the end of reading all this you'd be au fait with the differences between American and English!
As we go on, we remember all the times we had together
As our lives change, come whatever
We will still be FRIENDS FOREVER

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Ace - If something is ace it is brilliant. I used to hear it a lot in Liverpool. Kids thought all cool stuff was ace, or brill.
Aggro - Short for aggravation, it's the sort of thing you might expect at a football match. In other words - trouble! There is sometimes aggro in the cities after the pubs shut!
All right? - This is used a lot around London and the south to mean, "Hello, how are you"? You would say it to a complete stranger or someone you knew. The normal response would be for them to say "All right"? back to you. It is said as a question. Sometimes it might get expanded to "all right mate"? Mostly used by blue collar workers but also common among younger people.
Anti-clockwise - The first time I said that something had gone anti-clockwise to someone in Texas I got this very funny look. It simply means counter-clockwise (ngược chiều kim đồng hồ) but must sound really strange to you chaps! I think he thought I had something against clocks!
Any road - Up north (where they talk funny!!) instead of saying anyway, they say "any road"! Weird huh?
Arse - This is a word that doesn't seem to exist in America. It basically means the same as ass, but is much ruder. It is used in phrases like "pain in the arse" (a nuisance) or I "can't be arsed" (I can't be bothered) or you might hear something was "a half arsed attempt" meaning that it was not done properly.
Arse about face - This means you are doing something back to front.
Arse over elbow - This is another way of saying head over heels (lăn lông lốc) but is a little more descriptive. Usually happens after 11pm on a Saturday night and too many lagers! Some Americans say ass over teakettle apparently!
Arse over tit - Another version of arse over elbow, but a bit more graphic!
Arsehole - Asshole to you. Not a nice word in either language.
Arseholed - Drunk! Usually in the advanced stages of drunken stupor, someone would be considered "completely arseholed". Never me, of course!
As well - You chaps say also when we would say "too" or "as well". For instance if my friend ordered a Miller Lite, I would say "I'll have one as well". I often heard people saying something like "I'll have one also". Of course in England you wouldn't say it at all for fear of embarrassment! You'd order a pint of lager instead!
Ass - Your backside, but mostly a donkey!
Au fait - Another one of those French expressions that have slipped into the English language. This one means to be familiar with something. I'd say at the end of reading all this you'd be au fait with the differences between American and English!
As we go on, we remember all the times we had together
As our lives change, come whatever
We will still be FRIENDS FOREVER

Backy - Tobacco. The sort you use to roll your own.
Bang - Nothing to do with your hair - this is a rather unattractive way of describing having ***. Always gets a smile from Brits in American hair dressers when they are asked about their bangs.
Barmy - If someone tells you that you''re barmy they mean you have gone mad or crazy. For example you''d have to be barmy to visit England without trying black pudding!
Beastly - You would call something or somebody beastly if they were really nasty or unpleasant. Most people would consider you a snob or an upper class git if you used this word. People like Fergie can get away with it though.
Bees Knees - This is the polite version of the dog''s bollocks. So if you are in polite company and want to say that something was fabulous, this phrase might come in handy.
Belt up - For some reason I heard this quite a lot as a kid. It''s the British for shut up.
Bender - I used to go out on a bender quite frequently when I was at university. Luckily bender doesn''t only mean a gay man, it also means a pub crawl or a heavy drinking session. The sort of bender I went out on was the second kind. Obviously!
Bespoke - We say something is bespoke if it has been created especially for someone, in the same way that you say custom. For example a computer program might be bespoked for a client, or you may order a bespoke holiday, where the travel agent creates an itinerary around your exact requirements.
Best of British - If someone says "The best of British to you" when you are visiting the UK, it simply means good luck. It is short for "best of British luck".
Biggie - This is unusual. A biggie is what a child calls his poo! Hence the reason Wendy''s Hamburgers has never really taken off in England - who would buy "biggie fries"? Yuck - I''m sure you wouldn''t buy poo fries! The other meaning of Biggie is erection. It just gets worse!
Bite your arm off - This is not aggressive behaviour that a football fan might engage in. In fact it just means that someone is over excited to get something. For instance you might say that kids would bite your arm off for an ice cream on a sunny day.
Bladdered - This rather ugly expression is another way of saying you are drunk. The link is fairly apparent I feel!
Blast - An exclamation of surprise. You may also hear someone shout "blast it", or even "bugger and blast"!
Blatent - We use this word a lot to mean something is really obvious.
Bleeding - An alternative to the word bloody. You''ll hear people say "bleeding hell" or "not bleeding likely" for example.
Blimey - Another exclamation of surprise. My Dad used to say "Gawd Blimey" or "Gor Blimey" or even "Cor Blimey". It is all a corruption of the oath God Blind Me.
Blinding - If something is a blinding success - it does not mean that any eyes were poked out with sharp sticks - it means it was fantastic.
Blinkered - Someone who is blinkered is narrow minded or narrow sighted - they only see one view on a subject. It comes from when horses that pulled carriages wore blinkers to stop them seeing to the side or behind them which stopped them from being startled and only let them see where they were going.
Bloody - One of the most useful swear words in English. Mostly used as an exclamation of surprise i.e. "bloody hell" or "bloody nora". Something may be "bloody marvellous" or "bloody awful". It is also used to emphasise almost anything, "you''re bloody mad", "not bloody likely" and can also be used in the middle of other words to emphasise them. E.g. "Abso-bloody-lutely"! Americans should avoid saying "bloody" as they sound silly.
Blooming - Another alternative to the word bloody. You might hear someone say "not blooming likely" so that they don''t have to swear.
Blow me - When an English colleague of mine exclaimed "Blow Me" in front of a large American audience, he brought the house down. It is simply an exclamation of surprise, short for "Blow me down", meaning something like I am so surprised you could knock me over just by blowing. Similar to "Well knock me down with a feather". It is not a request for services to be performed.
As we go on, we remember all the times we had together
As our lives change, come whatever
We will still be FRIENDS FOREVER

Backy - Tobacco. The sort you use to roll your own.
Bang - Nothing to do with your hair - this is a rather unattractive way of describing having ***. Always gets a smile from Brits in American hair dressers when they are asked about their bangs.
Barmy - If someone tells you that you''re barmy they mean you have gone mad or crazy. For example you''d have to be barmy to visit England without trying black pudding!
Beastly - You would call something or somebody beastly if they were really nasty or unpleasant. Most people would consider you a snob or an upper class git if you used this word. People like Fergie can get away with it though.
Bees Knees - This is the polite version of the dog''s bollocks. So if you are in polite company and want to say that something was fabulous, this phrase might come in handy.
Belt up - For some reason I heard this quite a lot as a kid. It''s the British for shut up.
Bender - I used to go out on a bender quite frequently when I was at university. Luckily bender doesn''t only mean a gay man, it also means a pub crawl or a heavy drinking session. The sort of bender I went out on was the second kind. Obviously!
Bespoke - We say something is bespoke if it has been created especially for someone, in the same way that you say custom. For example a computer program might be bespoked for a client, or you may order a bespoke holiday, where the travel agent creates an itinerary around your exact requirements.
Best of British - If someone says "The best of British to you" when you are visiting the UK, it simply means good luck. It is short for "best of British luck".
Biggie - This is unusual. A biggie is what a child calls his poo! Hence the reason Wendy''s Hamburgers has never really taken off in England - who would buy "biggie fries"? Yuck - I''m sure you wouldn''t buy poo fries! The other meaning of Biggie is erection. It just gets worse!
Bite your arm off - This is not aggressive behaviour that a football fan might engage in. In fact it just means that someone is over excited to get something. For instance you might say that kids would bite your arm off for an ice cream on a sunny day.
Bladdered - This rather ugly expression is another way of saying you are drunk. The link is fairly apparent I feel!
Blast - An exclamation of surprise. You may also hear someone shout "blast it", or even "bugger and blast"!
Blatent - We use this word a lot to mean something is really obvious.
Bleeding - An alternative to the word bloody. You''ll hear people say "bleeding hell" or "not bleeding likely" for example.
Blimey - Another exclamation of surprise. My Dad used to say "Gawd Blimey" or "Gor Blimey" or even "Cor Blimey". It is all a corruption of the oath God Blind Me.
Blinding - If something is a blinding success - it does not mean that any eyes were poked out with sharp sticks - it means it was fantastic.
Blinkered - Someone who is blinkered is narrow minded or narrow sighted - they only see one view on a subject. It comes from when horses that pulled carriages wore blinkers to stop them seeing to the side or behind them which stopped them from being startled and only let them see where they were going.
Bloody - One of the most useful swear words in English. Mostly used as an exclamation of surprise i.e. "bloody hell" or "bloody nora". Something may be "bloody marvellous" or "bloody awful". It is also used to emphasise almost anything, "you''re bloody mad", "not bloody likely" and can also be used in the middle of other words to emphasise them. E.g. "Abso-bloody-lutely"! Americans should avoid saying "bloody" as they sound silly.
Blooming - Another alternative to the word bloody. You might hear someone say "not blooming likely" so that they don''t have to swear.
Blow me - When an English colleague of mine exclaimed "Blow Me" in front of a large American audience, he brought the house down. It is simply an exclamation of surprise, short for "Blow me down", meaning something like I am so surprised you could knock me over just by blowing. Similar to "Well knock me down with a feather". It is not a request for services to be performed.
As we go on, we remember all the times we had together
As our lives change, come whatever
We will still be FRIENDS FOREVER

Blunt - If a saw or a knife is not sharp we say it is blunt. It is also the way most of us speak! In America the knife would be dull.
Bob''s your uncle - This is a well used phrase. It is added to the end of sentences a bit like and that''s it! For example if you are telling someone how to make that fabulous banoffee pie you just served them, you would tell them to boil the condensed milk for three hours, spread it onto a basic cheesecake base, slice bananas on top, add some whipped double cream, another layer of banana and Bob''s your uncle!
Bodge - We bodge things all the time here. I''m sure you do, too! To do a bodge job means to do a quick and dirty. Make it look good for the next day or two and if it falls down after that - hey well we only bodged it! Applies to building, DIY, programming and most other things.
Bogey - Booger. Any variety, crusty dragons included!
Bollocks - This is a great English word with many excellent uses. Technically speaking it means testicles but is typically used to describe something that is no good (that''s bollocks) or that someone is talking rubbish (he''s talking bollocks). Surprisingly it is also used in a positive manner to describe something that is the best, in which case you would describe it as being "the dog''s bollocks". Englishmen who live in America take great delight in ordering specialised registration plates for their cars using the letters B.O.L.L.O.X. Good eh?
Bomb - If something costs a bomb it means that it is really expensive. We say it when we see the price of insurance in the US, you could try saying it when you see how much jeans or petrol cost over here!
Bomb - If something goes like a bomb it means it is going really well or really fast. Or you could say an event went down like a bomb and it would mean that the people really enjoyed it. In the US the meaning would be almost exactly the reverse.
Bonk - Same meaning as shag. Means to have ***. E.g. "Did you bonk him/her?".
Botch - There are two expressions here - to botch something up or to do a botch job. They both mean that the work done was not of a high standard or was a clumsy patch. My Dad used to always tell me that workmen had botched it up and that he should have done the work properly himself.
Bottle - Something you have after twenty pints of lager and the curry. A lotta bottle! This means courage. If you have a lotta bottle you have no fear.
Brassed off - If you are brassed off with something or someone, you are fed up. Pissed off perhaps.
Brill - Short for "brilliant". Used by kids to mean cool.
Bugger - This is another fairly unique word with no real American equivalent. Like bloody it has many uses apart from the obvious dictionary one pertaining to rather unusual ***ual habits. My father was always shouting "bugger" when he was working in the garage or garden. Usually when he hit his thumb or dropped a nail or lost something. Today we might use the sh** or the f*** words but bugger is still as common. The fuller version of this would be "bugger it". It can also be used to tell someone to get lost (bugger off), or to admit defeat (we''re buggered) or if you were tired or exhausted you would be buggered. You can also call someone a bugger. When I won Ê10 on the lottery my mate called me a "lucky bugger".
Bugger all - If something costs bugger all, it means that it costs nothing. Meaning it is cheap. If you have bugger all, it means you have nothing.
Bum - This is the part of your body you sit on. Your ass! It might also be someone who is down and out, like a tramp. You might also bum around, if you are doing nothing in particular, just hanging out. Finally to bum something means to scrounge it from someone.
Bung - To bung something means to throw it. For example a street trader might bung something in for free if you pay cash right now! Or you could say "bung my car keys over, mate".
Bung - A bung is also a bribe.
Butchers - To have a butchers at something is to have a look. This is a ****ney rhyming slang word that has become common. The reason "butchers" means a look even though it doesn''t rhyme is because it is short for "butchers hook" and "hook" of course, does rhyme.
As we go on, we remember all the times we had together
As our lives change, come whatever
We will still be FRIENDS FOREVER