British Slang 9 (Bedrock Version)

Question 1

crazy (5)

Answer 1

barmy, bonkers, crackers, mental, mad as a bag of ferrets

Question 2

crazy person

Answer 2

nutter

Question 3

dollars or bucks/british pound (2)

Answer 3

quid, note

Question 4

restroom or bathroom (3)

Answer 4

bog, loo, toilet

Question 5

subway (2)

Answer 5

tube, underground

Question 6

to call someone (2)

Answer 6

give a bell, ring them up

Question 7

idiot (7)

Answer 7

daft cow, plonker/plonk, prat, tosser, twonk, wanker, wazzock

Question 8

jerk

Answer 8

bugger

Question 9

damn, damned (6)

Answer 9

blast/blasted, bleeding (Cockney) blimey, blinking (old-fashioned), bloody, blooming

Question 10

to like/to not like/dislike (1)

Answer 10

to fancy*, I don’t believe I like this = I don’t believe I fancy this, “I don’t like making a fool of myself = I don’t fancy making a fool of myself (Bedknobs & Broomsticks)

Question 11

to suppose

Answer 11

to fancy*

Question 12

proud/pleased (2)

Answer 12

chuffed/chuffed as nuts

Question 13

awesome (3)

Answer 13

bee’s knees, dog’s bollocks, wicked

Question 14

arranged

Answer 14

sorted

Question 15

little bit

Answer 15

tad

Question 16

drunk (3)

Answer 16

legless, pissed, plastered

Question 17

male or friend (4)

Answer 17

bloke, chap, chum, mate

Question 18

food

Answer 18

nosh

Question 19

pregnant (5)

Answer 19

expecting, in the family way, up the duff, up the spout, with child

Question 20

to get pregnant

Answer 20

to fall pregnant

Question 21

to have sex (2)

Answer 21

to shag, rumpy pumpy

Question 22

around (“in the vicinity” or “near”)

Answer 22

about, “no one was about”, “hung about”

Question 23

to come by, stop by, go to (2)

Answer 23

to come round, to pop over

Question 24

bad shape/plan gone wrong/a mess (5)

Answer 24

balls up, make a hash of it, muck up, shambles, throw a spanner in the works

Question 25

penis (6)

Answer 25

bell end, dobber, gentlemen sausage, John Thomas, knob, todger

Question 26

nice (2)

Answer 26

agreeable, lovely It’s quite agreeable”, “it’s rather lovely”

Question 27

mean

Answer 27

naughty “That was naughty”

Question 28

to get along

Answer 28

to get on

Question 29

angry

Answer 29

cross

Question 30

lots (3)

Answer 30

buckets, heaps, loads

Question 31

smart

Answer 31

clever

Question 32

bullshit, nonsense (3)

Answer 32

bollocks, rubbish, tosh “all this rubbish about a bed (Bedknobs & Broomsticks)

Question 33

a long time

Answer 33

ages

Question 34

to come back

Answer 34

to pop back

Question 35

correctly

Answer 35

didn’t watch it properly, this bed didn’t work proper

Question 36

real

Answer 36

proper, “a proper tribe”, “a proper king”

Question 37

old person, retired person (2)

Answer 37

duffer, pensioner

Question 38

good-looking (3)

Answer 38

crumpet, dishy, fit

Question 39

wonderful (4)

Answer 39

blinding, brilliant, champion, smashing

Question 40

to devour a meal

Answer 40

to murder it

Question 41

“we remembered we weren’t so (happy about) this clip for the edit”

Answer 41

keen on

Question 42

fantastic

Answer 42

fanTAStic!

Question 43

Sneakers/tennis shoes

Answer 43

Trainers

Question 44

Sneakers/tennis shoes (Australia) (2)

Answer 44

Runners (also Canada)

Joggers