I’ve got an Ay to Zed of the words I said when I grew up in England
Join me and my band as we get the hang of our favourite British slang
A is for Aggro, which means irritation
B is for Blimey, a quaint exclamation!
C is for Chin wag, so let’s have a chat
D is for Dodgy, how fishy is that?
E is for Engaged, when the phone line is busy
F is for Fiddle Sticks, when you get in a tizzy
G is for Gobsmacked, which means you’re amazed
So How’s Your Father, now go and get laid.
I’ve got an Ay to Zed of the words I said when I grew up in England
Join me and my band as we get the hang of our favourite British slang
I is for innit, let’s blame Ali G
J is for Jammy if you’re lucky like me
K is for Knickers, some girl’s underwear
L is for Lurgy, so keep over there
M is for mate, they’re a good friend of mine
N is for Nitwit, a silly old swine
O is for Owt, it’s an old Yorkshire phrase,
P is for Pear-shaped what a mess you have made.
I’ve got an A to Zed of the words I said when I grew up in England
Join me and my band as we get the hang of our favourite British slang
Q is for Quid, one of your English pounds
R is for rat-arsed, you’re drunk on the town
S is for sod, just a mild curse word
T is for Tosser, which is quite a lot worse
U is for Uni, let’s head to the bar
‘Cause V is for vino, twelve bottles go far
Put on your Wellies to keep your feet dry
X is a hard one so let’s skip to Y
Y is for Yonks, which is quite a long time
Z is for zonked, so I’ll bid you goodnight.
Can you match the slang word to its synonym?
1. yonks | a. pound |
2. rat-arsed | b. chat |
3. quid | c. girls’ underwear |
4. knickers | d. quite a long time |
5. aggro | e. drunk |
6. chin wag | f. irritation |
7. dodgy | g. amazed |
8. gobsmacked | h. fishy |
Key
1. d.
2. e.
3. a.
4. c.
5. f.
6. b.
7. h.
8. g.
Vocabulary
to get the hang of something | ráérezni valami ízére |
aggro | mérgesség, bosszúság |
irritation | mérgesség, bosszúság |
Blimey! | Fene egye meg! |
quaint | régies, fura |
exclamation | felkiáltás |
chin-wag | csevegés, traccsolás |
dodgy | ködös, gyanús |
fishy | ködös, gyanús |
engaged | foglalt |
fiddle sticks | butaság, szamárság |
to get in a tizzy | felizgatni magát |
gobsmacked | leesik az álla, nagyon elcsodálkozik |
How’s your father? | szexelni |
innit=isn’t it | ugye? |
jammy | szerencsés |
knickers | bugyi |
lurgy | képzelt, de nagyon ragályos betegség |
mate | haver |
nitwit | hülye, tökfej |
swine | disznó |
owt=anything | valami |
pear-shaped | elromlott, félresikerült |
quid=pound | font |
rat-arsed | tökrészeg |
drunk | részeg |
sod | seggfej |
curse word | szitokszó |
tosser | semmirevaló, semmirekellő |
uni=unicum | unikum |
vino | olcsó bor |
wellies | gumicsizma |
yonks | hosszú idő |
zonked | kimerült, kifáradt |
to bid goodnight | jó éjszakát kívánni |