#british slang

[we-r-loonies]

an actual guide to british slang for foreign marauders writers.

because i am sick of seeing

a) people using american english eg. mom, sneakers

b) people overusing "mate" and "innit"

alright? = a greeting, like hello.

everyday words

ain't = haven't

scran = food, or to describe eating

swear down = promise

"swear down, I didn't do nothing,"

bloody = can be used in any sentence at any time

"bloody hell" "its bloody pissing it down out there" "i was bloody wankered"

bloke = a man

innit = isn't it?

mate = equivalent of calling someone bro

bruv, lad, my son = bro, dude, etc

fags, rollies, ciggies, (NOT A SPLIFF) = cigarettes

trust = trust me

"trust, ill tell you later"

chatting (what you chatting about?) = what are you on about?

quid = pound

proper buzzing = really excited

good

sound = good

bangin' = really good

lush = good

"that scran was lush"

jokes = a laugh, funny

bare = a lot of

fit = physically attractive

"he's well fit, isn't he?"

pissed = drunk

dodgy/dodge = questionable

bad

are you taking the piss? = are you having a laugh?

thats peak = thats bad

not being funny, but... = no offense but...

gordon bennett! = surprise, shock, disbelief

slag off = talk badly about someone

"she was slagging her off to anyone who'd listen"

minging, rank = disgusting

bloody nora = expression of surprise, irritation

bollocks = nonsense, something bad

"stop talking bollocks, mate"

skint = broke

prat, git = an idiot

insults

a melt = a pathetic person

clapped = ugly

"he's fucking clapped..."

sket = a promiscuous woman

slag = ^^

minger = an unattractive person

plonker = calling someone silly, not offensive

"don't be a plonker..."

cunt = VERY OFFENSIVE!

wanker, tosser = a general insult

bender, poof = a gay man, used insultingly

#marauders #the marauders #british slang #slang #fanfic #writing guide #writing help #help #writing advice #jegulus #starchaser #wolfstar

[artistmarchalius]

Innit VS In’t - a PSA

I’ve seen some confusion in Hobie fics around the word “innit” and I think I’ve figured out why: aside from general confusion about the use of the word, I believe some people are occasionally mixing it up with “in’t”.

So let’s dive into it!

Innit - isn’t it

Can be used at the end of a sentence to make it a question or for emphasis.

E.g. “That’s a load of rubbish, innit?” Or “I’m Spider-Man, innit.” (The latter is an example of emphasis. It’s not grammatically correct but using slang isn’t always about being grammatically correct).

“Innit” can also be used in the middle and at the beginning of sentences (in place of “isn’t it”).

E.g. “Innit lovely out here?” Or “You told me that a Vulture variant was loose in Holborn, but innit true you’ve been tellin’ porkies?”

In’t - contraction of “isn’t”

You can use “in’t” in place of “isn’t”.

E.g. “In’t that the guy who was in here earlier?” Or “That’s a metaphor for capitalism, in’t it?” (You could also use “innit” in the second example).

It can be a bit confusing to a non-English ear to distinguish between “innit” and “in’t”, especially when they’re spoken quickly. For example: if you think you’re hearing someone say something like “Innit that right?” (which would be saying “Isn’t it that right?”, then you’re probably actually hearing them say “In’t that right?”

But wait!

Couldn’t you just use “ain’t” instead of “in’t”?

Sure!

“Ain’t” is a very versatile contraction. It can mean: am not, are not, is not, have not, has not, do not, does not and did not.

E.g. “I ain’t a liar!” Or “He ain’t done his homework.” Or “Ain’t that the truth.” Or “It ain’t right.”

Fun facts:

The earliest records of “ain’t” are from the 1700’s but it was popularised by Dickens’ representation of Cockney dialect.

“In’t” originates from Northern England.

So why use “in’t” instead of “ain’t”?

Personal preference, innit?

And there you have it, a dive into the world of “innit”, “in’t” and “ain’t”!

As always, I’m not an expert, I just wanted to share the knowledge that I do have. There may be other ways to use these words, depending on what part of the country you come from, but this should cover the vast majority of them (if not maybe all of them)! Hopefully someone will find this helpful, informative or entertaining at the very least. I know a lot of this seems basic, but there are a lot of non-native English speakers in the fandom so I wanted to cover all my bases.

Let me know if there’s anything else you’d like me to cover and I’ll see what I can do! If you’re using “innit” or “in’t” in your writing but aren’t sure if you’re using it right, I’m happy to look over any sentences you’d like me to!

Happy writing!

#hobie brown #spider punk #atsv #hobie brown fanfiction #writing help #innit #in’t #ain’t #British slang #fic help #across the spiderverse #hobie brown fanart #hobie fanart #comic #writing #writing tips

[bisexualseraphim]

If any of you have trouble understanding why British slang is the way it is… I don’t have a fucking clue either. How and why the fuck does “mad” “proper” and “dead” all mean “very”

#Thoughts born from being a Northerner talking to North and South Americans realising how odd I must sound #british slang #slang #language #linguistics

[pratchettquotes]

"What's a tuppeny upright, Sarge?"

"It's a kind of jam doughnut, lad. Did your mum ever make 'em?"

"Yes, Sarge. Sarge?"

"Yes lad?"

"I think it probably means something else as well, Sarge," said Sam, sniggering. "Something a bit...rude..."

"The whole of life is a learning process, Lance Constable."

Terry Pratchett, Night Watch

#samuel vimes #sam vimes #night watch #discworld #terry pratchett #innuendo #slang #british slang #doughnuts #rude #talking to yourself #playing dumb #learning #the whole of life is a learning process #something else

[izzywantscheesecake]

sick day-hobie brown

Today was a bad day.

You thought you had gotten rid of your sickness for good yesterday, but that was just the appetizer in the huge buffet of nausea your body was preparing especially for you.

You had begged your parents a second time to let you stay home from school, and they let you, albeit slightly skeptical about how sick you claimed to be. You hoped whatever was in you would disappear by the next day, because they told you after today they wouldn’t let you commit truancy any longer.

Nobody was in the house with you, everyone you lived with had work and their own personal things to deal with, so you had to treat yourself.

You stayed in bed all morning, not getting anything done and occasionally using your energy to get up and use the bathroom or go to the kitchen.

It hadn’t even hit you how much time had passed before it was around 3, the usual time your school ended. You wiped a bead of sweat off your forehead, annoyed about how lazy you’ve been all day even though it really wasn’t your fault.

Succumbing to your low energy, you began to feel your eyelids droop and your body relax. Just before everything went black, a sudden banging at your window caused you to jolt awake.

You shifted up in your bed, thinking the source of the noise might’ve been a squirrel or a pigeon, but a tall silhouette standing by your balcony told you otherwise.

Slowly pulling yourself out of the sheets, you walked towards your window, eyes beginning to sparkle once you recognized what was standing there.

It was your friend, Hobie Brown, from 6th form. He still had his uniform on, indicating he came to your house immediately after school ended, and he was holding about three bags, evenly spread out on each arm.

You unlocked your window, giving him access to your room, and he stepped in, his boots gruffly making contact with your wood tiled floor.

“Hey, Y/N. A little birdie told me you were feeling a bit iffy this week.”

“A bit? I’ve been bedridden all day. I only just got up to let you in,” You replied, swiftly pulling yourself under the warm sheets of your bed again.

Hobie examined you for a few seconds, before letting out a snort.

“Man, you look terrible. But not to fear, Hobie is here. And he’s brought you a whole lot of sacred scroll texts from the lost city of Atlantis.”

Hobie placed the first bag down, and took out a purple folder, which he then handed to you in a mock regal manner.

You opened the folder, and saw exactly what you expected to see in there. Three worksheets of linear algebra, and a packet containing some Shakespeare text with short response questions.

“Wow, thanks. My maths and literature homework.”

“I know, I’m amazing, right? Tell me why when I went to collect your work from maths, the teacher said she didn’t even think I attended school anymore.”

“Well, that lady’s always been quite senile. But then again, you’re constantly skiving so I also can’t blame her for thinking that. What’s in the other bags?”

“Some gifts.”

He opened the second bag, and you were delighted to see a pack of Cadbury chocolate bars, accompanied with a teddy bear and other various confectionaries.

Just as you were about to go all in, he stopped you.

“Wait. Have you eaten any real food all day?”

“No.. I’ve just been laying here.”

“I thought so.”

He opened the third and final bag, which was chicken broth, some spices, and a pack of noodles.

“Why did you..”

“I’m going to make you soup, silly. Consider me your private nurse.”

“You have too much free time. I’ll be fine, just go home.”

“Mmm, no. Any road, direct me to your kitchen. I’ve only ever seen your room.”

“It’s down the hall to the left. But I can show you, just follow m-”

You made a few attempts to stand up, and every time you did, Hobie would just gently shove you back onto the bed.

“Nuh uh. You stay here, let me take care of you.”

Eventually, you realized it was no use trying to fight him and you felt yourself sinking deeper down into the bed as you listened to him cook in the kitchen, humming some tune you’ve never heard of.

After maybe 30 minutes, Hobie re-entered your room with a tray of soup accompanied by tea. Also on the tray was a thermometer you assumed he must’ve stolen from your bathroom.

He gently placed the tray of food down, grabbing the thermometer and setting it closer to your lips.

“Okay, now open your mouth.”

“You’re serious about this nurse thing, aren’t you?”

“Yes. Now say, aaah,” He replied.

You opened your mouth and closed it once the thermometer was in. The both of you waited about a minute, before Hobie pulled it out of your mouth and examined the temperature.

“Holy shit, 38 degrees celsius. You’re burning up, Y/N.”

You shrugged as he put the thermometer down on your bedside table and picked up the tray of food, placing it gently in front of you.

“Start eating this while I get you a warm towel.”

The broth of the soup was better than expected, probably because Hobie also added additional seasoning. The tea was also good, you could taste a hint of honey which was helpful for your sore throat.

Hobie came back with the warm towel and placed it on your forehead to relieve congestion.

For the next hour, the two of you sat together, laughing and joking. Hobie told you about the latest drama at school that you’ve missed, and also talked about things he did over the weekend.

It was a very simple conversation, but you enjoyed it a lot, Hobie really had a way of making uninteresting things interesting.

Suddenly, you heard the sound of a car pulling up to your driveway, and immediately snapped your head up to check the time on the clock.

It read, “16:46.”

“Hobie, you gotta get out of here. My parents didn’t want anyone to show up to the house today.”

He quickly nodded, cleaning up as much as he could before unlocking the window. Before he jumped out, he gave you a glance.

“And don’t forget, that’ll be £150.”

You scoffed jokingly. “I said, get out of here.”

He smirked, before jumping out the window and taking off down the street.

As soon as Hobie was out of the picture, you heard your room door open, and your parents walked in.

They questioned the soup and tea on the counter in the kitchen, and you told them you had started to feel better, and made it for yourself.

Today might’ve actually been a good day.

#sickness #atsv #across the spiderverse #into the spider verse #spiderman #spiderpunk #hobie brown #hobie spiderverse #atsv hobie #hobie x reader #hobie x y/n #hobie brown x you #hobie brown x y/n #hobie brown x gender neutral reader #hobie brown x oc #british slang #not written by a british person #im black but reader is race neutral in this fic #fluff #could be read as platonic #could be read as romantic too

[word-for-today]

Word for today: marmalise

British slang for soundly and raucously defeating someone or something, presumably as if beating them into a consistency resembling marmalade.

#verbs #British slang

[thepedanticbohemian]

Quick list of British slang with meanings included.

#writing #writers #writers on tumblr #writing community #writerscommunity #writer things #writerslife #novel writing #writers and readers #writing tips #British slang

[violetthekiller]

We all know that The Sun interview is not real but wtf is "cockeney rhyming slang"? I found this on Google but doesn't make any sense

I could give a full history lesson on this but i’ll try and be brief.

‘Cockney’ refers to people and the dialect from the East End of London, more specifically those born within hearing distance of the Bow Bells. Cockney is a dialect spoken my mainly working class people and Cockney Rhyming Slang is a big part of that. (An example of a Cockney accent would be Nancy from Oliver)

Basically, the slang phrase rhymes with the word it’s replacing. (Eg. apples and pears rhymes with stairs) These phrases can then be shortened into singular words which gives you the slang terms. The best example I can think of is pork pies rhyming with lies which is shortened to porkies. So if someone were to say “you’re tellin’ porkies” they mean ‘you’re telling lies’.

Cockney Rhyming Slang isn’t as commonly used anymore as many London accents are merging to create what’s called ‘Multicultural London English’. However, most people that grew up in and around London in particular (like me and Tom) know some of the terms and phrases even if we don’t use them in everyday life. The Cockney accent and dialect itself along with Cockney Rhyming Slang still very much exists tho with plenty of people being able to understand what someone says when using the slang terms and phrases.

Obviously there’s much more history/prevalence with it that can be found with a quick google if anyone’s interested.

#little history/dialect lesson there #british slang #ask

[nocopops]

Nods my head at the British TDI hcs as if I'm British and understand any of these words

LMAOOO yes our slang is very unique

scrap: a fight, normally involving EVERYONE in the immediate vicinity pulling out their phones, recording, and posting on their snapchat story

iso: isolation, a room where you’re sent to do work on your own if you’ve really broken the rules

fitties: the hot ones

gcses: qualifications you take at the end of year 11 (15-16y/o), you pick the subjects you want to do for them in year 9 (13-14y/o)

beef: to have something against someone, if you have beef with someone you don’t like them

year 7: where to start with these lot. they run down the corridors, button their blazers up, and cry when they’re 0.01 seconds late to their lesson. the rest of the school hates them and everyone brings up their ‘year 7 era’ when they get to year 9 or above. they’re just another breed of human

bare minging: disgusting/rank

getting rinsed: just getting absolutely bullied

HOPE THIS HELPS LOLLL

#total drama #total drama island #ask #ask answered #british slang

[celestine-east]

I am on my hands and knees begging nonBritish spiderverse writers to put down and back away from the word “innit”.

You don’t know how to use it, and that’s okay but please, please, please just leave it alone were suffering over here😭

#atsv hobie #atsv fanfiction #atsv #spiderman atsv #hobie brown #spider punk #bruv too while I’m at it #I usually don’t care abt this but the last sentence I read was my breaking point #british slang #hobie x you

[kieranthecoingoblin]

tempted to write an english macbeth essay in pure slang like

'Lady MacBeth gaslighted, gatekeeped and girlbossed a little too close to the sun for her own good'

or 'Malcom our bbygirl'

and just have then last paragraph hastags like

#murderingchildren and #itsmydestiny and #toptenbetrayals

maybe even throw in little opinions like 'Lady Macbeth was slay' or 'ngl Macbeth kinda slayed, literally'

#macbeth #comedy #english #literature #shakespeare #slanguage #british slang

[artistmarchalius]

Cockney Rhyming Slang Phrases Part 2

In a previous post I went into Cockney rhyming slang history and gave some tips on how to use it.

This is the second post in a series where I’ll give you some commonly used Cockney rhyming slang phrases, phrases that I find funny, as well as some phrases that I think would be useful for Spider-Verse fic writers specifically. Part 1 of this series can be found here.

So let’s get started on Part 2!

C-D

China Plate - Mate

E.g. “How are you, me old China?” Or “I’m meeting me old China at the pub later.”

Cobblers Awls - Balls

E.g. “Ooh! Got him right in the cobblers!”

It can also be used to mean “Nonsense”. E.g. “What a load of cobblers!” is another way of saying “What a load of nonsense!”

Cream Crackered - Knackered

E.g. “Sorry mate, I’m creamed!” Or “I’m cream crackered!”

Custard and Jelly - Telly (Television)

E.g. “Shh! I’m watching the custard.”

Daisy Roots - Boots

E.g. “Hang on, I need to put my daisies on!”

Dicky Bird - Word

E.g. “Not a dicky bird, mate.”

Another example of where you usually use the whole phrase. Also, “word” can also mean “a brief chat”. E.g. “Can I have a dicky bird?”

Dog and Bone - Phone

E.g. “You know what, give me a call on the old dog and bone and we’ll sort it out then.”

Duck and Dive - Skive

E.g. “Let’s duck!” Or “I gotta duck.”

Skive means to avoid work, usually by leaving early, similar to what Americans might call “playing hooky”.

Dustbin Lid - Kid

E.g. “How’s the dustbin lid?”

As mentioned in Part 1, it’s good to keep in mind that there can be multiple Cockney rhyming slang phrases for the same word, as well as multiple Cockney rhyming slang phrases that start with the same word. For more information, see Part 1.

As always, I’m not an expert; a true Cockney would know far more than I do. I just want to share the knowledge that I have. I hope someone will find this helpful, informative, or entertaining at the very least.

I’ve got more Cockney rhyming slang phrases coming, but if there’s any other areas of British slang you’d like me to go into, let me know and I’ll see what I can do!

Happy writing and happy speaking!

My other British slang posts: Cockney Rhyming Slang, Cockney Rhyming Slang Phrases Part 1, British Police Slang, Terms of Endearment, Innit VS In’t - a PSA

#hobie brown #spider punk #atsv #hobie brown fanfiction #writing help #cockney rhyming slang #british slang #fic help #across the spiderverse #hobie brown fanart #writing #writing tips #comic #language #spiderman noir #pavitr prabhakar #peter b parker #mayday parker #spiderman 2099 #miguel o'hara #I’m living up to the And Friends this time

[bisexualseraphim]

ADHD 🤝🏻 Being Northern English

Saying “d’ya know what I mean” after every sentence

#I just wanna make sure I’m being understood while I’m talking (I’m not) #adhd #actually adhd #neurodiverse #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #linguistics #dialect #british slang #british english

[int0themist]

so... ive been reading WAY too much snowbaz recently right. and.. echolalia. so I just be picking up speech mannerisms, so im basically half british by now. so i had to ask my friends if i could platonically call them all "love" cause . neurodivergency. but JUST NOW have i realized that i ONLY call my friends love when im being lovingly condescending . and its.. its brilliant

#BRILLIANT??? #see there i go with the fucking british. mentol illnesssee #baz pitch is in my veins at this point #we r one #joke...... ok half joke <3 #joke. its a joke I swear #snowbaz #british ? British slang? how thw fuck do i tag this #british slang #that works #i guess #shitpost #i tagged this as snowbaz so... #hi rainbow #oops #tumblr #british shitpost #is that not a tag #sad #whatever #hellsite #my friends hate me

[moonybeamiscrying]

James Potter is the typa guy to say 'ta' instead of thank you.

#james potter #james potter headcanon #marauder era #marauders fandom #marauders headcanon #british slang

[knight-in-sour-armor]

#Separated by a common language #Shag #Funny #British Slang #Who thought this was a good idea?