i don't understand the slang in the harry potter books
2006-12-12 11:29:55 · 7 answers · asked by katherinekimbrough 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Banger - British sausage
Banger - Old motor car which is not in a good condition
Barmy - Crazy
Big Wig - Important person
Bill - Police
Bloke - A man
Blimey - A mild expletive
Bobby - A policeman
Bonkers - Crazy
Bossy Boots - Domineering person
Bum - Bottom, Buttocks
C of E - Church of England
Cack-handed - Clumsy, Left handed
Char - Tea, Cleaner
Copper - A Policeman
Doddle - Something which is easy to do
Dodgy - Unreliable
Dog Collar - Collar worn by a clergyman
Fag - A cigarette
Flashy - Describes something which is gaudy, showy but cheap
Fuzz - The Police
Half-inch - To steal, Rhyming slang half-inch - pinch
Have a ganders - take a look at
Hoity-Toity - An expression of contempt for a person who has an exaggerated sense of their own social status
In the Nick - In the Police Station
In good/bad Nick - In good/bad condition
In the Sticks - In the provinces, that is not in London
Kip - Sleep
Knick-Knacks - Trinkets
Local Rag - Local newspaper
Nose Around - To inspect
Nosey Parker - An inquisitive person
OAP - Old age pensioner.
2006-12-12 11:35:42 · answer #1 · answered by Meep, the Kind Wolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different regions of the UK have their own slang. I am English but often do not understand other English people from different regions when they use their own regional phrases.
Cockney rhyming slang is the best known eg Apples and pears - stairs
Rosie Lee - cup of tea
You may think it is quicker to actually say stairs but rhymng slang has been around for a long time and is huge part of the defining English culture.
2006-12-12 11:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by PomOnTour 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not always slang. It is their words.
in the UK a banger is a sausage. a Lift is an elevator
It is not slang they just have differnet words
use the link below to "convert " the words
2006-12-12 11:33:56 · answer #3 · answered by G L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh i went to boarding school in the UK near london once..i would like to go back and live there after high school
all i know is :
Lad> teenage guy
chap> guy, fellow
Knickers> underwear (panties)
trousers>pants (not underwear)
gagging for it>eager for sex
gag> chatter,talk
gatted> drunk, intoxicated
get a build on>to "roll a joint (marijuana.cannabis)"
wanker (this is very popular)> an idiot
wicked>fantastic
fancy>adore/ have a crush on
massive>huge, big
well thats all i have for now..
if u need anymore just ask me mate =P
2006-12-12 12:04:37 · answer #4 · answered by pamplemousse 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in new zealand they say the same things
git: idiot
wass up: hello
slapper: skank
but we also have text slang like
ppl: people
wtf: what the f*ck
2: to
wot: what
u: you
r: are
da: the
rong: wrong
2006-12-12 11:43:32 · answer #5 · answered by IDFgivati 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As has already been stated it relies upon which part of the united kingdom you'd be vacationing yet some hardship-free words you may opt to allure to close are......... Chips = Fries Crisps = Chips Pavement = Sidewalk toll street/twin carriageway = throughway raise = Elevator Flat = living house tap = tap backyard = backyard/outdoor Lass = female Lad = Boy Dustman = garbage guy Postman = Mailman football = football Plaster = Band help Nick = thieve Kip = Sleep And the list is going on and on and on ............. extra......... only remembered, i have referred to that usually individuals use the word "he's a spunk/he's genuine spunky" best you do not ignore that spunk over right here potential sperm so be careful with that one lol.
2016-10-18 04:44:22 · answer #6 · answered by ridinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bubbley
2006-12-12 11:32:52
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