You know the world of English is a fascinating and exciting place to be. I'm so glad you could join me for another lesson.
Ladies and Gentlemen, please pray silence for the king of English.
Hi everybody, this is Misterduncan in England. How are you today? Are you OK?… I hope so! Are you happy?… I hope so! Today we are going to take a look at some more slang terms (words) and expressions. Remember, slang words are used as a way of replacing common ways of speaking for new ones… and slang is often used, especially by the young. Hang onto your hats!… or should I say?… Crowns! Here they come!
More examples of modern slang.
Sucker - a person who can be cheated easily. "He is such a sucker".
Grass - to get someone into trouble by reporting their bad action. "You grassed me to the police".
Crackers - to be crazy or insane. "You are crackers".
Bling - Expensive looking gold jewellery, such as necklaces and rings.
Blag - to use smooth-talk or charm to get something. "I blagged my way into this job".
Diss - to criticise or speak badly about someone. "You dissed my girlfriend".
Geek - a person who always studies or has an interest in boring subjects. "He is a real science geek". Another expression with the same meaning is Nerd.
Scam - a scheme designed to cheat people or take money from someone by deceiving them. "This company is running a scam".
Bum - a homeless person or beggar. Some people also use the expression Ho-Bo.
Bro - a very good friend or a person with whom you have something in common with. Short for brother.
Pins - your legs. "I've been on my pins all day".
Honker, Hooter or Konk - your nose.
Peepers or mince pies - your eyes.
Rug or Syrup - a wig or fake hair.
Gob or Cake-Hole - your Mouth.
Gut, Belly or Tummy - your stomach.
On the town - to go out for drink with friends to a bar or Disco.
Fib or tell porkies - to lie about something. "You are fibbing", "You are telling porkies".
Scrap or scuffle - to have a fight.
Croak, Pop your clogs, bought the farm - to die or drop dead.
Skive or Bunk - avoid work or not go to class.
Bump - to remove someone from a guestlist.
Suck - to be bad at doing something. "I really suck at speaking English".
Throw the book at - punish someone severely. For example, send them to prison. "I will throw the book at you".
Wrap Up, Cut, Break or Call it a day - it is time to finish.
Sadly, that was our final slang lesson for a while. I hope you enjoyed it and found it useful. This is Misterduncan in "Blighty"… or should i say?… England. Wishing well and I look forward to our next chin-wag together. For now I will say… Caio… Cheerio… So long… Farewell… Adieu… Au-Revouir… Adios.. Zai-Jian… Bis-Spayter… Osaki Ni. See ya… Wouldn't wanna be ya!! Goodbye!