#slang

[marvelmaniac715]

I’m British, and I’ve read a lot of fanfics set in Britain where the writer probably isn’t totally familiar with the slang, so here’s a handy guide to how to make your Brits sound more British (thank you to the internet and an online dictionary for giving me a few more ideas and making sure I properly defined one or two words that I’m so used to hearing that I forgot the true meaning):

Store - Shop/Shops

Mall - Shopping Centre

Mom - Mum

Guy - Bloke (in some circumstances, not all the time)

Friend - Mate (again not all the time)

Tired - Knackered

Thrilled/Excited - Chuffed

Concerning - Dodgy

Disappointed - Gutted

Trash - Rubbish

Silly - Daft/Bonkers

French Fry - Chip/Chips (we do still have French fries though)

Potato Chips - Crisp/Crisps

Attractive/Hot - Fit (example use “Oh, he’s well fit!”)

Thanks - Cheers (of course we still say thanks and thank you)

Toilet - Loo (slang term, we mostly say toilet but an example use is “I’ll just pop to the loo”)

Go - Pop

Sausage and Mash Potato - Bangers and Mash

Amazed - Gobsmacked

Dollar - Pound/Quid (Quid is more of a slang term to be honest, like you’ll say “I saw Bob, he gave me back the twenty quid I lent him last week”)

Bottom/Ass - Arse

Very - Bloody (this is a mild swear word, for context)

Disparaging Adjective Usually Regarding Women - Slag and Chav

Testicles - Bollocks

Affectionate Nickname For A Friend - Love (“You alright, love?”)

Mess - Shambles

#britain #slang #uk #fanfiction #fanfic

[marzipanandminutiae]

“you don’t like the proliferation of terms like Unalive outside of TikTok because you realize that you’re aging out of youth culture and it makes you uncomfortable!”

no I don’t like it because there’s something INCREDIBLY dystopian about being forced to soften terms for basic parts of the human experience like death and sex (and even more so terms for oppressed minorities- call me a “le-dollar sign-bian” and I will bite you) purely because advertisers and corporations demand it

#I didn’t even know the Hip Teen Slang when I WAS a hip teen are you kidding? #I don't give a damn about that #I give many damns about corporate censorship-based language becoming the norms #and yes euphemism has always existed but. this feels Different from it evolving organically #language #slang #censorship

[prokopetz]

My favourite bits of Tumblr slang are the ones that sound like they'd just be Starfire from Teen Titans' actual, legit word for that thing.

#tumblr #blogging #social media #slang #media #cartoons #animation #teen titans #starfire #memes #'blorbo from my shows' is 100% a starfireism

[copperbadge]

I'm currently part of an ADHD study where I get regular questionnaires to answer, and the way they track responses is to assign you a randomly generated username and password to log into the site with. This time around I was (perhaps predictably) distracted by the password. When I opened the email it said my password was...

phuucy

...which looks like one of those substitute words tiktok kids might use when they want to say pussy.

Today's the day to put your whole phuucy into it, friends. Serve some cuhnt.

#language #slang #just realized I came here to make this post about phuucy and then #remembered that I have not actually TAKEN THE QUESTIONNAIRE #good job sam real neurotypical of you

[one-time-i-dreamt]

My dad died and I tried to tell my best friend but he didn’t believe me so I had to use Twitter slang to make it clear I wasn’t joking.

#dream #text #death tw #nightmare #dad #father #family #best friend #friend #twitter #slang

[incognitopolls]

We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

#polls #incognito polls #anonymous #tumblr polls #tumblr users #questions #polls about language #submitted dec 19 #rizz #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

[theroundbartable]

Modern day, resurrected Arthur has not only to learn modern English, he also has to learn meme language and slang.

When Arthur introduces himself to Merlin's friends, he's like: I'm his roommate.

Merlin: you're not my roommate. We don't live in the same room, we live in the same flat. You have your own room, so we're flatmates.

Arthur: but all the rooms are your rooms... So, we're roommates.

Merlin's friend: and they were roommates *grins*

...

Merlin's friend: say Arthur, are you a top or a bottom?

Arthur: *who's only learned the terms top and bottom in relation to clothes* eh... Well, I like to run around shirtless I guess? So... I'm a bottom?

Friend: omg. Does that mean Merlin's a top?

Arthur: eh.... No. Merlin is... Both I think? (He never takes off his clothes, so I dunno what he prefers to wear)

Merlin: omg, Arthur, please shut up.

Arthur: aren't all men bottoms? (And since women wear dresses in his world, they are all tops lmao)

Merlin: dear god!!!!

......

Friend: he's my little meow meow

Arthur: what? Why are you making Cat noises?

Friend: he's my meow meow

Arthur: i don't understand what you're saying. Do you have a cat?

Friend: he's to me what Merlin is to you

Arthur: oooooooh

Merlin: don't teach him this nonsense, i'm begging you

Arthur: Hey Merlin, you're my little meow meow

...

Feel free to continue

#bbc merlin #merlin #arthur #merthur #modern merthur #concept #slang #meme language

[natandwandaseries]

There is a Boston expression (at least I am fairly sure it is a just Boston/Massachusetts expression) that I would love to see in media more: No sir, pronounced “no suh” and it means no way, an expression of disbelief. It is not gendered. I would guess most people think the word is sur or suh

Example:

A: Kathleen hooked up with Erin’s boyfriend, Connor

B: No suh!

Or:

A: I won tickets to the Sox game tonight! You in?

B: No suh! That’s awesome, man! Let’s hit the packie first and get some nips to sneak in

Anyway, hope you all enjoyed this Boston English lesson, please feel free to use the expression either written as suh or sir in your writing of boston characters

#boston #boston ma #no suh #just massachusetts things #Massachusetts #colloquialism #slang

[animatejournal]

Symphony in Slang Director: Tex Avery | Studio: MGM | USA, 1951

#Tex Avery #Slang #MGM #Animation #Cartoon

[yeoldenews]

I was surprised earlier this week when I came across the word “spicy” (as used to describe rumors/gossip) in an article from 1906, and got curious how old the expression was. After digging around for a few hours, the earliest use of the word in this context I could find was 1845. Interestingly the word “juicy” (same context) appears to have popped up not long after in the mid-1850s.

So I just thought it was very important for all you historical fiction writers out there know that you can have Queen Victoria discuss the juiciest gossip with her ladies in waiting or Millard Fillmore ask for the spicy details and be 100% historically accurate.

(image source: The St. Louis Post Dispatch, July 26, 1884.)

#the english language #slang #the tiffany problem #1840s #1850s #victorian #history

[babyspacebatclone]

Picked up a yarn project again today, immediately found a mistake, and it make me think about how some people complain about fan terms.

Like, the entire “Why do you think you’re so special you get to just make up words to mean things that have words already?”

Which is of course silly, ask anyone getting a Masters degree in any specialization and there’s a ton of field-specific terminology and phrases that mean something exceptionally specific to them but are confusing to others.

Me? I was giggling at the terms knitters and crocheters use, simply because we can.

Case in point? Frog and Tink, both verbs, both meaning something everyday but with specific meaning to people who know what they are.

“To Frog” is to yank on your yarn of a crochet or knit project and unravel however many stitches - you “rip it, rip it!!”

“To Tink” is a more controlled form of unraveling exclusive to knitting, which is literally knitting in reverse (k.n.i.t. -> t.i.n.k.).

“Well, why not just say rip it out or unravel?”

First of all, you tink and frog in different situations: tinking is safer but takes a ton of time and effort, while frogging runs the risk of ruining a work if you’re not careful but is the only practical way to undo multiple rows.

Secondly, these terms are fun! Going backwards in a project because you made a mistake is a pain no one actually wants to do, so croaking out “rip it, rip it!” while you watch an hour’s worth of work dissolve into a tangle of kinked yarn helps.

Thirdly, it’s a sign of community. You know someone has spent time in knitting or crocheting culture to have encountered these terms - a badge of honor, of having committed to a project enough to being willing to redo to that extent.

So have your slang. Have your fun little phrases that have nuance.

It’s literally English.

Unless you happen to think the terms “To hit someone” and “To hit on someone” mean the same thing.

Edit: Forgot to include this! A link to a page with instructions on how to best safely Frog and Tink, where I took those pictures.

#knitblr #crochetblr #yarn crafts #fan terminology #fan words #slang #knitting #crochet #we all have these phrases #it means we have a lot of information #condensed down to a common experience #why not make them fun?? #😊

[ineffectualdemon]

There are little things I enjoy about humanity and language

Like the fact that I have heard and seen a lot of people use "I don't have the bandwidth for that" to mean "I am overwhelmed/out of energy/to tired right now/etc"

I use that phrase!

And it's one picked up from the technology around us and most people understand it even if (like me) they only have a vague idea of what bandwidth even is

Its just fun because it's not someone trying to be cool or invent weird cyber slang. It's just natural

Similar terms I have heard or said and love:

"Got it, it just took a second to load"

"Sorry, I just bluescreened"

"They're just buffering"

I like how they all seem to be about ways our brains work or don't briefly. I love that

#language #slang #computers

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Every time I spoke I kept using Homestuck troll slang completely on accident. It was hell.

#dream #text #February 5th 2024 #homestuck #troll #trolls #slang #troll slang

[recomgarbage]

Same Vibe.

#two miles #avatar #avatar the way of water #avatar twow #avatar 2 #avatar memes #miles quaritch #colonel miles quaritch #spider socorro #spider avatar #spider atwow #avatar spider #avatar 2009 #stephen lang #jack champion #slang

[smhalltheurlsaretaken]

native english speakers, what's your favorite (and preferably most obscure) piece of slang? like a weird word for an everyday thing, or a particularly strange expression that non-natives wouldn't know from the internet

#english #english language #language #idioms #english slang #slang