British slang Flashcards by Jacopo Malatesta | Brainscape

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can’t be arsed

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can’t be bothered

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you bet

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yes

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soz

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sorry

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no biggie

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no problem

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cheers

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thanks

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ta

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thank you

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hiya

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hello

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ta-ta for now

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goodbye

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the bog

A

the toilet

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bog roll

A

toilet paper

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chuffed (to bits)

A

happy, pleased

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a cuppa

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a cup of tea

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cushy

A

easy

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cushty!

A

excellent

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dead

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quiet or dull

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dogsbody

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a person who has to do all the boring or unpleasant jobs that other people do not want to do

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a drag

A

a boring or tiresome person or thing

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flaky

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unreliable

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gutted

A

very disappointed

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manky

A

disgusting

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miffed

A

disappointed

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murder

A

devour, eat

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a nutter

A

a mad or eccentric person

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kerfuffle

A

argument, commotion

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knackered

A

very tired

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a prat

A

idiot, stupid

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a sad-arse, a saddo

A

pathetic person

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shattered

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very tired

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starkers

A

naked

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skint

A

very poor

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minted

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very rich

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take the piss, the mickey

A

mock or ridicule

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tosh

A

nonsense, rubbish

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the dog’s bollocks

A

sth that is regarded as outstanding

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the bee’s knees

A

excellent, high quality