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Cream Crackered – This is another bit of rhyming slang, which is very common in the cockney dialect. It rhymes with another bit of British slang called – “knackered”. All of this simply means very tired or exhausted. Whether your knackered or cream crackered, this little British saying is a perfect retort when your friends want to drag you out on the town after a long day at work!
British Sayings – British Slang – British Words
- Sweet Fanny Adams:
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.
- Dog's Bollocks:
Dog's Bollocks - Such Words Conjure Up a Configuration of Eloquence That Just Flows Off the Tongue with Elegant Ease. You're Just Super, You Are! You Just Can't Fault Us Brits for Tongue In Cheek Humour. One of our favorite funny British Sayings.
- Sod Off!:
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".
- Throw a Wobbly:
Throw a Wobbly - Very similar to the British Saying, "Have a Benny", this British Slang term means to, "Throw a Fit" or "Have a Tantrum". Although in BritSlang.com's view, it's a little less violent than "Having a Benny".
- Wanker:
Wanker - Time For A Little Anecdote. My English Friend and I were Driving Along When a Maniac Almost Took off the Side of My Car. In Unison We Both Yelled WANKER Out the Window. It Was A Thing of Beauty!
- Bovvered - Catherine Tate - Am I Bovvered:
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
- Cock It Up:
Cock It Up - Er, You've Made A Mistake.
- Faff Off:
Faff Off! - Ever So Politely - Go Eff Yourself! When Patience Eludes You, Just Say It With These Two Very British Words. Go Away! Leave Me Alone!
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And if you don't like it? Well Bollocks to you! Here is a British Expression definition of Bollocks.
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
- Slap & Tickle:
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!
- Bees Knees:
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.
- 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.
- Nookie:
Nookie - Have A Bit Of The Other - Sex. Again this British Phrase a Bit Naughty but a Covert Way to Let Someone Know What You Were Really up to Last Night.
- Up The Duff:
Up the Duff - This is a British Euphemism for being pregnant or "preggers" as a Brit might also say. It can pertain to an unplanned pregnancy but in recent times it usually just means "preggers".
- What Are You Like?:
What Are You Like? - This recent British Saying is used when you see someone do something rather silly or outrageous. Similar to the rhetorical, "What are you doing?"
