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Shrek in a Frock – Got this lovely British Slang term from one of our famous exports, Mr. Gordon Ramsay. Simply translated it means someone who is acting out of control and being loud and obnoxious – screaming and shouting.

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Slap & Tickle – Have A Bit Of A Snog or Making Out to our American Counterparts. A Tongue-in-Cheek British Saying that’s a Bit Naughty But Nice!

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Sod Off! – Impolite – Get Knotted – Piss Off! – F_ _ _ Off! You will Find Out Very Quickly that Us Brits Have Loads of Synonyms for the Infamous Vernacular “Eff off”.

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Sod’s Law! – If Something Can Go Wrong, It Will! A British Twist on that Old Chestnut Known More Commonly as “Murphy’s Law”

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Spiffing – This is old British slang for splendid or wonderful. It’s not used much nowadays but one of readers suggested it for this online dictionary. And who are we not to oblige?

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Sweet Fanny Adams – Absolutely Nowt – Nothing! This is an Unusual British Saying that Has an Intriguing and Macabre Origin. In 1867 an Young Lady was Killed and Her Corpse Butchered by a Man Named Frederick Baker. A Couple of Years Later, British Seamen Were Given Tinned Mutton as Rations. They Decided that it Tasted so Bad it Must be the Remains of Fanny Adams. From that Point on, “Fanny Adams” became Slang for Mutton or Stew and Later on Anything Worthless.