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British Slang is a fountain of beautiful words that we don’t normally use in America. Some are hilarious, some are rude and some are… interesting.

Here’s our list of our top 100 favorite British slang words and phrases. Oftentimes, it’s not so much the word itself that’s awesome – but the usage of it so we’ve included what the word means approximately ‘in American.’ Consider this your brief primer guide to English Slang words and phrases. Perfect for planning your travel to the UK.

There are some rather rude words and phrases on this list – you’ve been warned!

Anglotopia’s Top 100 Favorite British Slang Words and Phrases

1. Tosser – Idiot

2. Cock-up – Screw up

3. Bloody – Damn

4. Give You A Bell – Call you

5. Blimey! – My Goodness

6. Wanker – Idiot

7. Gutted – Devastated

8. Bespoke – Custom Made

9. Chuffed – Proud

10. Fancy – Like

11. Sod Off – Piss off

12. Lost the Plot – Gone Crazy

13. Fortnight – Two Weeks

14. Sorted – Arranged

15. Hoover – Vacuum

16. Kip – Sleep or nap

17. Bee’s Knees – Awesome

18. Know Your Onions – Knowledgeable

19. Dodgy – Suspicious

20. Wonky – Not right

21. Wicked – Cool!

22. Whinge – Whine

23. Tad – Little bit

24. Tenner – £10

25. Fiver – £5

26. Skive – Lazy or avoid doing something

27. Toff – Upper Class Person

28. Punter – Customer/Prostitute’s Client

29. Scouser – Someone from Liverpool

30. Quid – £

31. Taking the Piss – Screwing around32. Pissed – Drunk

33. Loo – Toilet

34. Nicked – Stolen

35. Nutter – Crazy Person

36. Knackered – Tired

37. Gobsmacked – Amazed

38. Dog’s Bollocks – Awesome

39. Chap – Male or friend

40. Bugger – Jerk

41. Bog Roll – Toilet Paper

42. Bob’s Your Uncle – There you go!

43. Anti-Clockwise – We Say Counter Clockwise

44. C of E – Church of England

45. Pants – Panties

46. Throw a Spanner in the Works – Screw up

47. Zed – We say ZZZZZZZ

48. Absobloodylootely – YES!

49. Nosh – Food

50. One Off – One time only

51. Shambles – Mess

52. Arse-over-tit – Fall over

53. Brilliant! – Great!

54. Dog’s Dinner – A mess, a fiasco.

55. Up for it – Willing to have sex

56. On the Pull – Looking for sex

57. Made Redundant – Fired from a job

58. Easy Peasy – Easy

59. See a Man About a Dog – Do a deal or take a dump

60. Up the Duff – Pregnant

61. DIY – Do It Yourself home improvements

62. Chat Up – Flirt

63. Fit – Hot

64. Arse – Ass

65. Strawberry Creams – Breasts

66. Shag – Screw

67. Gentleman Sausage – Penis

68. Twigs & Berries – Genitalia

69. Fanny – Vagina

70. Bollocks – Balls

71. Ponce – Poser

72. Don’t Get Your Knickers in a Twist – Don’t Get worked up

73. The Telly – Television

74. Bangers – Sausage

75. Chips – French Fries

76. Daft Cow – Idiot

77. Do – Party

78. Uni – College/University

79. Starkers – Naked

80. Smeg – From Red Dwarf

81. Bits ‘n Bobs – Various things

82. Anorak – A person weirdly interested in something

83. Shambles – bad shape/plan gone wrong

84. I’m Off to Bedfordshire – Going to bed

85. Her Majesty’s Pleasure – To be in prison

86. Horses for Courses – Won’t work for someone else

87. John Thomas – Penis

88. Plastered – Drunk

89. Meat and Two Veg – Genitalia

90. Knob Head – Idiot/Dickhead

91. Knob – Penis

92. Chav – White trash

93. It`s monkeys outside – it is very cold

94. Stag Night – Bachelor Party

95. Ace – Cool!

96. Plonker – Idiot

97. Dobber – Penis

98. BellEnd – Penis

99. Blighty – Britain

100. Rubbish – Garbage or ‘That’s crap!’

Did you enjoy this list? It may be perfect at the time of your trip.

What’s your favorite? Let us know in the comments!