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British Sayings – British Slang – British Words
- Having a Benny:
Having a Benny - Another unusual British Saying. It simply means, "Having a tantrum" or "Throwing a fit".
- Chockers:
Chockers - Another lovely British Slang word that simply means full to the brim or to bursting point.
- Mad as a Hatter:
Mad as a Hatter - This wonderful British saying means completely crazy and is rather macabre in its origin. Hat makers (hatters) would commonly use mercury in the making of hats. The prolonged excessive exposure to this toxic chemical damaged the nervous system and caused them to shake uncontrollably. Thus making them appear to be completely insane or bonkers as we Brits would say.
- Two Finger Salute:
Two Finger Salute - Insult Along The Lines Of The One Finger Salute. This hand Gesture Dates Back to 15th Century When English Bowmen in the Hundred Years War with the French. The French Threatened to Cut off the Two Arrow Shooting Fingers of the Long Bowmen After the Battle at Agincourt. However the English Won and Came Out Showing off their Two Fingers Intact to the Losing French.
- Bonk Me Quick:
Bonk Me Quick - Have A Bit Of The Other - Sex, Quick before Anyone Comes!
