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It really does depend on what part of London it is set it
There is a vast difference between say West Ham and Chelsea |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks so much everyone for responding!
Here's a couple quick questions:
When you say someone is cute or hot, is there another word people use for it in London?
Also, do you call clubs (like as in a dancing club) a club ( I know in Italy they call it the disco)?
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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A word some people use for hot or cute is "fit" but it sounds almost funny when you write it down I think. I think it comes from a phrase which is rude ^_~ (fit to **badword**) haha.
I'd just call it a club just the same. I wouldn't say disco unless I meant 11 year old end of school year disco (for kiddies like). Maybe bar... that's more like a bar in a pub though. |
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Just write whatever sounds naturally English. As long as you remember things like fries=chips, diapers=nappies, jelly=jam, etc. you'll be fine. But it really comes down to class. If your characters are from the working classes then they are more likely to use words like "fit" than a member of the upper class.
One thing I'd say is if you're going for the "chav approach" on the working classes, use words like "innit" (isn't it - randomly added to the ends of sentences where a point is being made) 
Oh! I thought of another one!
Man/guy/boy = bloke/chap (as well as man, guy and boy) |
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The Chavs I know wear a lot of sporty clothes and wear their socks over their trackies. They also sometimes wear big jewelery that some might call 'bling' but that word is really un-cool now . . .
Some slang I know:
Whatever
Grass/Leak - someone who tells on another
Green - ignorant
bloke - man
clocked - hit/fight
bliddy/bloody - mild swear
shite/piss - excretion
Old Bill - police
Oi
Six feet under - dead
Kit
Wassup?
nip - go quickly
Scarper - run for it/dissapear
Scoot - go away
Dipped - pickpocketed
lad - boy
Ain't
Nick/nicked - steal/stolen
Tyke - little kid, generally a boy
Kid - child/ annoying teenager
Yer
flamin'
Frog - French (rude)
geezer - old man/swindler
certes - definitly/ a conclusion
Cash/tosh/caio - money
Quid - pounds
P - pence
Pub - bar
Bogs - toilet
Underground/tube - subway train
Booze - alcohol
yellin' blue murder - screaming really really loud
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I always find it really amusing when I see glossaries of Brit. dialect, so I routinely look at them. I went through all of Harry Potter and Rosie Rushton's novels without needing the meanings, because most of the terms are pretty easy to suss out (Brit. for Figure or Find Out). So here's my list of the ones no one really meets outside English writing.
Grotty- disgusting
Poxy- Girly or Gross
Suss Out- To Find/Figure out
Naff- cheesy/lame
Spots- Pimples
Wally- Dork/Nerd
Take the Mickey Out Of- to make fun of (eg. he was sure they were taking the mickey)
Snog- to make out with
Uni- University/College (nb. Brits ALWAYS tend to say university, not college in most cases)
Prat- Idiot
Bang it- to set something down (used in some parts of England, eg. Bang it down on the counter)
Swot up- Study
Chuffed- pleasantly surprised. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Also, do you call clubs (like as in a dancing club) a club ( I know in Italy they call it the disco)? |
Nightclub, dance club, whatever |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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So here's my list of the ones no one really meets outside English writing.
Grotty- disgusting
Poxy- Girly or Gross
Suss Out- To Find/Figure out
Naff- cheesy/lame
Spots- Pimples
Wally- Dork/Nerd
Take the Mickey Out Of- to make fun of (eg. he was sure they were taking the mickey)
Snog- to make out with
Uni- University/College (nb. Brits ALWAYS tend to say university, not college in most cases)
Prat- Idiot
Bang it- to set something down (used in some parts of England, eg. Bang it down on the counter)
Swot up- Study
Chuffed- pleasantly surprised. |
The way you put it, it makes it sound like no one says those words, when they do. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| TL G-Wooster wrote: |
| MissMorose wrote: |
So here's my list of the ones no one really meets outside English writing.
Grotty- disgusting
Poxy- Girly or Gross
Suss Out- To Find/Figure out
Naff- cheesy/lame
Spots- Pimples
Wally- Dork/Nerd
Take the Mickey Out Of- to make fun of (eg. he was sure they were taking the mickey)
Snog- to make out with
Uni- University/College (nb. Brits ALWAYS tend to say university, not college in most cases)
Prat- Idiot
Bang it- to set something down (used in some parts of England, eg. Bang it down on the counter)
Swot up- Study
Chuffed- pleasantly surprised. |
The way you put it, it makes it sound like no one says those words, when they do. |
They do say them, but OUTSIDE ENGLAND AND THEIR BOOKS, most people would not know what they mean. For example, thanks to Harry Potter, lots of people know 'prat' means idiot, but not many people hear the word outside of the culture.
Hey, I live in Trinidad and we have some dialect no one really hears, but people use the words, BUT HERE. eg. do you know what 'maco' means? I bet you've never heard it if you've never been here or met a Trinidadian. But lots of people here use it. It means to mind someone else's business.
Just making my point. |
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here are some popular words from chockney rhyming slangs...
1)skin and blister-sister
2)north and south-mouth
3)apples and pears-stairs
4)mince pies-eyes
5)barnet fair-hair
6)tea leaf-theif
7)china plate-mate
8)trouble and strife-wife
sorry if it wasn't very helpful... these are all I know....hope I helped..
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:51 am Post subject: |
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| Nope Chavs come exclusively from the lower classes and sometimes from the middle class...However, this does not mean that all working class people are chavs. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:28 am Post subject: |
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| Nope Chavs come exclusively from the lower classes and sometimes from the middle class... |
No... chavs are just general people who are associated with bad upbringing, aggression etc. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:32 am Post subject: |
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Chav is in the dictionary. Look it up for the "proper" meaning. I think it's something to do with working class, but I just look at them as a bunch of idiots who go around stabbing people.
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I say Nippy Noodles a lot, which means cold |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| kris wrote: |
| Nope Chavs come exclusively from the lower classes and sometimes from the middle class...However, this does not mean that all working class people are chavs. |
Chavs are NOT exclusively working class. In fact, the rich ones tend to be the worst. |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:44 am Post subject: |
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People also often refer to others as "love" and "chuck" too.
When someone says "our kid" it generally means their younger sibling.
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