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Bees Knees

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The Bees Knees – I’m Fantastic. I’m Fabulous. I’m the Bee’s Knees. Let Everyone Know Precisely How Proud You Are to Hail from the Other Side of the Pond with This Funny British Saying.

Best of British

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Best of British – Wish Them Good Luck, British Style. This British Phrase Is an Example of How Strong the British Empire was to the Point Where Being British was Synonymous With Good Luck.

Bloke

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Bloke – A Strange and Befuddling Word to the Americans. Try Using it as a Verb Instead of a Noun. I’m Right Bloked, I am! A British Bloke is You Guessed it. It’s a Guy.

Bloody Hell

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Bloody Hell – Be a Bit Naughty  and Say Bloody Hell – It’s Enough to Make You a True Brit. It’s Not Meant to Be Funny, It’s Hell in Other Words. Really Effin Bad.

Bloody Nora

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Another great British Slang Term that means “Bloody Hell”. Not used much nowadays but still one of the greats.

Bob’s Your Uncle

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Bob’s Your Uncle – This Brit Saying Always Reminds me of Bob Monkhouse. Other Brits Will Know Who I’m on About. There’s Not Much More British Than This Expression Which Means, “Presto” to the Rest of the World. Bob’s Your Uncle? – There You Go! You Might Get a Lot of Strange Looks from Persons who’ve Actually Got an Uncle Called Bob, Just Don’t Spend Too Much Time Trying to Educate Them. Yeah, We Call Our Uncles Bob Over There…It’s A Term of Endearment…

Bollocks!

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Bollocks – Slang Term for Absolute Rubbish. A load of Tatt. Someone Tells You A Little White Lie, Tell Them Bollocks To That!

Bonk Me Quick

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Bonk Me Quick – Have A Bit Of The Other – Sex, Quick before Anyone Comes!

Bovvered – Catherine Tate – Am I Bovvered

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A question made famous by UK comedienne Catherine Tate. Americans might say, “I could care less”, but literally it means, “Am I Bothered?” and is posed as a rhetorical question.

The word “bovvered” enjoyed such resurgence in the UK, that it was voted Word of the year in 2006 – in part due to its popularity on the aforementioned show.

Growing up in the UK, it was phrase that us kids used in irreverent defiance to our teachers and Head Masters – but usually behind their backs. To do so otherwise would definitely lead to a clip around the ears or in more modern times after school detention. It’s funny to see kids of this era now adopting the phrase as their own as something new and unique, despite or in spite of the fact that it has been around for donkey’s years!

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Bollocks Definition:

The clear dictionary definition of this word is ‘testicles”, however the UK interpretation is a little different, meaning nonsense or rubbish.
The word first comes into usage in the 13th Century where a clerical scholar in John Wycliffe’s Bible said that it was commanded that animals with their “ballokes” removed would not be suitable sacrificial candidates. Later clergymen were referred to as “bollock” or “ballocks” because of their nonsensical long-winded speeches.

Today the word is ranked 8th on the BBC’s December 2000 paper called “Delete Expletives, one above “arsehole” and one below “prick”. Which is interesting because the word “balls” which has an almost identical meaning was placed a lowly 22nd. That hasn’t dampened the words popularity and it comes up everywhere although it is perceived a swear word and not to be used flippantly.

Bugger!

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Bugger! – S_ _ _! D_ _ _! Usually Used After You’ve Done Something Wrong or “buggerd” something up

By The Short And Curlies

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By The Short And Curlies – To get caught In a Bind, As It Were?