Plz!!! For English-speakers exclusively!?

Question

Could u just read through this site n tell me if the slang words and phrases are ok for me to use or too old-fashioned?
http://www.world-english.org/slang_world.htm

Answer 1

Well, as an older speaker of Amer-English I know most of the words/phrases,so my analysis would be that everything on the list is trite and about 2 or 3 years out of touch. A tiny sprinkling of these words might be "quaint" any more than that would be "square".
Here's a good rule,"If it's in a dictionary of slang,then it's too out of touch to use in everyday language."

Answer 2

Most of them are still in current use, but not all of them are British English - Strewth and Swagman for instance are Australian, while Dude, Fox, Goof off, and Kick back are American English. I don't know if this matters, but if you're visiting England you wouldn't find people using those words.

There are some other oddities: Spunk for instance is mainly used only to mean semen in British English - the other meaning of spirit is quite old-fashioned and I'd never heard of the third meaning. I've never heard of Chook for chicken either.

Some of the words are unique to certain regions of Britain. Notably, Arvo (for afternoon) is used only in Liverpool as far as I know, though others may disagree with me.

And of course all of the rhyming slang phrases are really suitable only for use in London. You'd sound a bit of a berk talking rhyming slang anywhere else.

Answer 3

There are some very old words among them, the last time I heard "Threads", meaning clothes, was in the early 1980s. Here are some more up-to-date slang links:

Everyday English and Slang in Ireland

http://www.at.artslink.co.za/~gerry/print.htm

http://www.dublin1850.com/general/4mymofo.html

English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom.

A monster online dictionary of the rich colourful language we call slang... all from a British perspective, with new slang added every month. If you are unable to immediately find the term you are looking for, try the slang search.

http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/index.htm

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AMERICAN SLANG: US & CANADIAN SLANG

http://www.spraakservice.net/slangportal/american.htm

http://www.lexscripta.com/desktop/dictionaries/slang.html

http://www.aussieslang.com/directory/america.asp

http://www.manythings.org/slang/

http://www.englishdaily626.com/slang.php

Answer 4

Kinda interesting site, but looks more British. "Apples and Pears" for stairs is Cockney (and old Cockney, although I'm not too sure if it ever ages!)
BTW - hep is short for hepcat (an OLD American beatnik phrase - very late 50's and early 60's - "slip me some jive", etc. in the jazz community)

Answer 5

There is a good book available on this subject, you can find it at many colleges, libraries, or order it. It is called Random House historical dictionary of American slang.
http://worldcat.org/wcpa/ow/ef9ba6ae7e6719dba19afeb4da09e526.html

Answer 6

No they seem OK to me, got a bit bored by the time I'd got to D though but I'm sure they are fine

Answer 7

This is slang in Great Britain, not in America, if that helps at all.
In the U.S., people might not know what you're talking about.

Answer 8

They sound ok.
But I have never heard of "hep". You might want to check into that.