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Pratt – This UK Expression Sounds Very Rude But is Actually Quite Harmless. If Someone’s Being a Little Bit Out of Line, Call Them This. Or Just Point to the T-Shirt and Give Them a Wink.
British Sayings – British Slang – British Words
- Ark at Eee!:
Ark at Eee - Another Bit of Bristolian Slang That Simply Means: Listen to Him or Her! A True Colloquial expression from Bristol, England.
- Keep Your Hair On!:
Keep Your Hair On! - Calm Down! Such a Visual British Slang Term. You can Imagine Someone Actually Losing their Hair in a Fit of Rage. Nice!
- 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!
- Bonk Me Quick:
Bonk Me Quick - Have A Bit Of The Other - Sex, Quick before Anyone Comes!
- 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.
