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Banter – Perfect for friendly jokes.
Barmy – Perfect for describing silliness.
Bird – Perfect for discussing informal/slang terms.
Bits – Perfect for everyday talk.
Bits And Bobs – Perfect for everyday objects.
Bland - used to talk about food. Find out more..
Bloke – Perfect for everyday talk about people.
Bodge Job – Perfect for complaining about bad workmanship.
Brilliant – Perfect for strong praise.
Budge Up – Perfect for casual requests.
Bung – Perfect for quick actions.
Buzzing – Perfect for sharing excitement.
Can't be assed/arsed - The common informal phrase used in the UK to show you just don't want to do something, even if you have to
Cheeky – Perfect for playful behaviour (and ‘a cheeky pint’).
Cheerio – Perfect for polite goodbyes.
Chinwag – Perfect for casual chats.
Chock-A-Block – Perfect for busy places.
Chuffed – Perfect for sharing good news and wins.
Chuffed To Bits – Perfect for extra happiness.
Cuppa – Perfect for offering tea.
Daft – Perfect for describing silly behaviour.
Dodgy – Perfect for warning about risk or poor quality.
Dosh – Perfect for casual money talk.
Faff – Perfect for talking about time-wasting and dithering.
Fancy – Perfect for invitations and wants.
Fit – Perfect for compliments among friends.
Fiver – Perfect for money talk.
Fuming – Perfect for talking about strong anger.
Gaff – Perfect for casual housing talk.
Gaffer'S Orders – Perfect for work contexts.
Gander – Perfect for talking about taking a quick look.
Gobsmacked – Perfect for reacting to big surprises.
Gormless – Perfect for describing a lack of sense.
Graft – Perfect for talking about hard work.
Holiday – Perfect for travel chats.
Kick off - Perfect for talking about meetings and trouble too
Knackered – Perfect for talking about being very tired.
Lad – Perfect for casual references to friends.
Lass – Perfect for casual references to friends.
Ledge – Perfect for praising friends.
Leg It – Perfect for fast exits.
Lurgy – Perfect for health small talk.
Mate – Perfect for friendly address.
Miffed – Perfect for describing mild annoyance.
Mint – Perfect for praising things.
Minted – Perfect for money talk.
Naff – Perfect for style and taste.
Nick – Perfect for crime talk.
Nip Out – Perfect for quick errands.
Nipped To The Loo – Perfect for polite euphemisms.
Over The Moon – Perfect for big happiness.
Pants – Perfect for saying something is bad.
Pissed – Perfect for explaining regional differences.
Pop In – Perfect for quick visits.
Posh – Perfect for style and class.
Proper – Perfect for emphasis in UK slang.
Pukka – Perfect for quality praise.
Queue – Perfect for everyday UK life.
Queue Up – Perfect for everyday UK life.
Quibble – Perfect for arguing about details.
Quid – Perfect for everyday money talk.
Rubbish – Perfect for calling something low quality.
Sarnie – Perfect for food chats.
Savvy – Perfect for praising practical smarts.
Scrummy – Perfect for food talk.
Shattered – Perfect for tiredness.
Shirty – Perfect for moods.
Skint – An informal word to tell people you have run out of money.
Skive – Perfect for avoiding duties.
Sloshed – Perfect for nightlife talk.
Snog – Perfect for romance slang.
Sorted – Perfect for confirming plans and solutions.
Sorted Then – Perfect for confirming plans.
Suss – Perfect for solving problems.
Suss Out – Perfect for problem-solving talk.
Ta – Perfect for informal gratitude.
Take The Biscuit – Perfect for emphasising complaints.
Throw A Spanner – Perfect for problems at work.
Tickety-Boo – Perfect for light cheerful talk.
Titchy – Perfect for size descriptions.
To be gutted - The feeling of being very disappointment
To be still at large - The phrase we should be worried about when we hear it
To have a crack at s/t - The phrase that shows you are going to try / have tried / tried something that wasn't very easy
To put your foot in it - It's always good to never put your foot in it...
Take advantage of - It's always a bad thing to take advantage of a person, but not a situation
To take the piss - It has nothing to do with going to the toilet
To Vouch for someone - You can trust this person
Uni – Perfect for education talk.
Up In The Air – Things aren’t clear.
Waffle – Perfect for meeting talk.
Wazzock – Perfect for explaining insults.
Wicked – Perfect for modern slang.
Wind Up – Perfect for teasing/ending.
Wonky – Perfect for dodgy objects or setups.
Zonked – Perfect for talking about tiredness.