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[–] 16 points 11 months ago (1 child)

When I lived in UK my coworkers referred to idiots as muppets. Faaaahhking muppet!

This was funny every time to me.

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    I've used all of those except wheeliebin, which I've never run across before.

    Ain't no shame in borrowing good slang, and that's something brits do extremely well imo. It's usually easy to use, rolls off the tongue, and sounds just silly enough.

    I'm right chuffed about it

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    Amusingly, wheeliebin isn't even slang, it's just what we call them. Like if we've had extreme winds, you might see news anchors talking in their pish, RP British accent about how people have had their wheelie bins flying away

    Edit: chuffed is a good one. It feels good to say. It's more than just saying "I'm pleased with myself", because there's an earnestness to it.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Keep it simple. You're chuffed about it. Not "right chuffed" otherwise you're over-egging it.

    Don't forget the antonym "narked".

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    I didn't know these words were distinctly British.

    What about knob? "He's such a knob", "Oi, knobhead!"

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    chic
    classy
    deluxe
    elegant
    exclusive
    fashionable
    grand
    high-class
    luxury
    opulent
    ritzy
    swank
    swanky
    trendy
    
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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    yeah we just call them "rich assholes"

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    [–] 8 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I’m rather fond of a simple one word response to almost anything that has been said: quite.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I love using "posh". It parses well and its meaning isn't ambiguous.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I like posh because it's distinct from rich. Not all rich people are posh, and sometimes posh people are relatively poor. It's useful to have two different words

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    Other than chuffed and wheeliebin, I think I've used the rest in one or two consecutive sentences at some point in my life

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    If you were invited to a fancy dress party, would you think you’re supposed to wear a fancy dress? Nope.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    “Mate” and “love” as pronouns. Never sounds right when said by Americans.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    "This list is incomplete so sling your hook you slapper!". /s

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Wouldn't mind being able to call someone who's being a jackass a 'plonker', but I think in an American accent it would sound like some kind of obscure slur

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    NOT chuffed? that's a load of bollocks.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    I don't mind wheeliebin. We have a tendency to naff-ify everyday items so they always sound unglamourous - witness Brit garage "garidge" vs US "gararj"). In Australia they were called "Otto", after the company that made them. 

    Not sure which words I'm uncomfortable with. 

    I try not to use Twat even though it can still happen when I'm really exasperated. 

    Also loo and bog for toilet I avoid. Only bog is really off limits though. 

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