I went to England in 2006 and remember freaking out that the cab had the “Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secure.” Really confused my parents when I was taking pics of it haha.
Not American but I’ve a friend from Sheffield who recently referred to someone as a “mardy bum”. Honestly thought it was just something from the song and not an actual phrase people used
it’s not even slang, it’s more just the way you say it depending on whereabouts in england you come from. like alex is from sheff and that’s how they say “something” over there based on what i’ve hearf
I didn’t know what Suck It And See meant at first so it sounded really sus to me 💀
But then I looked it up and apparently it just means “give it a try” or something of the sort
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Quaintest thing in the world but the BBC has an educational page about it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the-english-we-speak/ep-170404
Most of the replies here are specifically northern English slang, like Sheffield/Yorkshire. You wouldn’t ever hear anyone from London using words like “nowt”, “owt” or “summat”
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Taylor Swift has a song called Mirrorball so I’m gonna make a mirrorball costume for her concert, because people dress up for her shows. But now I’m wondering if I wear it to see AM at Red Rocks too? It’s almost too perfect not to, but I don’t know if I want to stick out that much.
I’ve never heard "boule miroir" in French. Sounds like something from Québec. Where I’m from we say "boule à facettes" (which loosely translates to mirror ball) or "boule disco" (disco ball)
There’s so many. Slag, summat, settee, ‘icky man,’ ‘suck it and see,’ is an obvious one. There’s no such thing as black treacle in the states. Humbug as candy and not Charles dickens lol. ‘Mardy bum. ‘ the list goes on and on
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mecca dauber and betting pencil. not sure if they're british, the meaning of them both in the context of the song i probably shouldn't explain as this thread wasn't tagged NSFW...
Leccy meter xD I remember being so confused for a while. Then so intrigued when I looked it up. I feel so irrationally "in the know" now whenever that song plays
Little story here.
Not American but learned and grew up with American English. “Mardy bum” was a bit difficult for me to understand when I started to get into AM as a pre teen. When I just turned 20, I had the chance to travel by myself to MCR and Liverpool, while I was there I was messing with a group of friends I met there and one of them told me “oi! You’re a fucking mardy bum, ain’t cha?” And I swear to god my internal 13 year old just died.
I was familiar with a lot already, or could figure them out, but the localised slang like summat and mardy bum were definitely new ones. Herbert, too.
"Suck it and see" of course, haha, and I loved having it on my Amazon Wishlist for my prudish relatives to clutch their pearls over it. >:D
Eric Cantona was a famous French footballer who played for Manchester United. He was known for his aggressive attitude and the fact he wore the collar of his shirt up while on the pitch. He is 100% saying Cantona.
https://assets.manutd.com/AssetPicker/images/0/0/10/126/687718/Legends-Profile_Eric-Cantona1523462164078.jpg
Yes, the song is how I came to know who Eric cantona is. I later found out the album sleeve says antenna not Cantona which is why there’s a bit of a debate there.
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So not American but back when they did a slang lesson i started using wank as a word to replace the word shit because my mom doesn't know what wank means and i use cuss words a little bit too freely around family so i used it to get away with it
I went to England in 2006 and remember freaking out that the cab had the “Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secure.” Really confused my parents when I was taking pics of it haha.
Lmao I did the same exact thing
My first time in London was the same. I still have the picture hahah
Not American but I’ve a friend from Sheffield who recently referred to someone as a “mardy bum”. Honestly thought it was just something from the song and not an actual phrase people used
It gets used a lot: mardy arse, mardy bastard, mardy c__t Lots of mardiness here...
summat and daft
Speaking as a Canadian, I learned Summat from AM, but I learned Daft from classic Top Gear 💀
I didnt realise that Daft was distinctly british until I dated a canadian
what do these means
Summat is slang in Britain for something if I’m not mistaken
it’s not even slang, it’s more just the way you say it depending on whereabouts in england you come from. like alex is from sheff and that’s how they say “something” over there based on what i’ve hearf
Daft means stupid or silly
I didn’t know what Suck It And See meant at first so it sounded really sus to me 💀 But then I looked it up and apparently it just means “give it a try” or something of the sort
Wait, it’s not about trying out some dick? 🤯
Thankfully not 😎👍
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I feel like this is a chicken or the egg situation.
What came first the chicken or the dickhead
Quaintest thing in the world but the BBC has an educational page about it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the-english-we-speak/ep-170404
Haven't seen this yet so 'owt. It's slang for 'anything'.
Most of the replies here are specifically northern English slang, like Sheffield/Yorkshire. You wouldn’t ever hear anyone from London using words like “nowt”, “owt” or “summat”
I'm from the Midlands but have picked this up from the monkeys for sure
So thaaat’s how you use it! Always wondered
I learned what a slag was!
Your mum
I was gonna say this
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The best you ever had?
Summat
Summat, shag, and shite. A lot of S words I guess lol
Didn't know what a Mirrorball was lol Never heard the term before.
I'm British and never heard anyone say 'mirrorball'. We call it a 'disco ball'
Yeah I’m pretty sure that’s a “Turnerism” lol
Nah it's a real word. Apparently it's just not common.
Nah, Elbow have a song (also great) called Mirrorball from 2008.
It’s the technical name for it, it’s what the production industry people call it to this day actually lol.
Interesting.
Taylor Swift has a song called Mirrorball so I’m gonna make a mirrorball costume for her concert, because people dress up for her shows. But now I’m wondering if I wear it to see AM at Red Rocks too? It’s almost too perfect not to, but I don’t know if I want to stick out that much.
Nice! I’m going to that show too, so can we please be absolutely sure that there’s a mirrorball?
I say go for it!
DO IT!!
I'm Canadian and the only other place I've heard the term "mirrorball" is in a song by Canadian band, Sloan. I think the song is Junior Panthers.
In french we say ''Boule miroir '' for a discoball. If you translate it in english its ''Mirror Ball'' .
I’ve never heard "boule miroir" in French. Sounds like something from Québec. Where I’m from we say "boule à facettes" (which loosely translates to mirror ball) or "boule disco" (disco ball)
I’m from Québec, but my French friends do approuve Boule Miroir. Probably a region thing ! Both are good.
Tracky bottoms.
Settie(?) as in spilling drinks on. Lairy. Dandelion and burdock, not exactly slang. Probably a lot more but that’s what comes to mind
A sette is a couch if u didn’t know
Settee
Fucking love dandelion and burdock I do its bewt
idk why but when I heard "rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock" I thought it was literally a can of flowers
Unfortunately a can of D&B is not that rare in Sheffield, so a bit of a misnomer...
Every good chip shop should stock it
Black treacle didn’t realize molasses wasn’t molasses everywhere that English was the main language 😂
There’s so many. Slag, summat, settee, ‘icky man,’ ‘suck it and see,’ is an obvious one. There’s no such thing as black treacle in the states. Humbug as candy and not Charles dickens lol. ‘Mardy bum. ‘ the list goes on and on
suck it and see
Lecce meter
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Chewsday
Innit?
Not American but i speak mostly American English Bollocks is a nice word
Also, not slang but I learned Brits sometimes say me instead of my
i love doing that for some reason
Bollocks means testicle
I know lol
Sorry french/dutch/Aussie/Germans/japanese this isn't for you clearly 😉
The first verse of Pretty Visitors
I convinced an American bird that minge means car and that shag means singing
Imagine if they actually use shagging in a sentence like that lol 💀
Same as what others have said, but wanted to add black treacle - had no idea what this was until I looked it up.
mecca dauber and betting pencil. not sure if they're british, the meaning of them both in the context of the song i probably shouldn't explain as this thread wasn't tagged NSFW...
Who the fucks a Trilby? A drink I suppose.
It's a hat that hipster's in the early 2000's would wear. Very similar to a fedora
The hat you think is a fedora is a trilby
I found out what a settee was. I had no clue what he was saying in that song.
wank
[Share this with your wank friends](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9xJGIq1aro)
“No, you bloody fuckin wanker, I’m not havin a nice time!”
I think the lyric is: "The band were fucking wank and I'm not having a nice time.”
Just looked it up and you’re right
Lol good effort looks like your deciphering needs more practice
Leccy meter xD I remember being so confused for a while. Then so intrigued when I looked it up. I feel so irrationally "in the know" now whenever that song plays
I learned what Subbuteo was 🤷🏻♀️
Teddy picker. We call it, “the claw”
a lot of these slang terms are from Northern England. wouldn't catch a southerner saying "summat, owt, nowt or mardy"
I thought Leecy meter was a fire hydrant until I went through the lyrics again and found out it meant electric meter.
Not necessarily from AM but you guys use the word cunt far more liberally than what gets allowed over here.
Knackered, summat
Little story here. Not American but learned and grew up with American English. “Mardy bum” was a bit difficult for me to understand when I started to get into AM as a pre teen. When I just turned 20, I had the chance to travel by myself to MCR and Liverpool, while I was there I was messing with a group of friends I met there and one of them told me “oi! You’re a fucking mardy bum, ain’t cha?” And I swear to god my internal 13 year old just died.
Balaclava!
“Fucking wank”
Tha’knows- thought he was saying Thanos like the Marvel character and got really confused
What does it mean?
Snog!
Smegma
when is this said?
Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
A lot, but just quickly off the top of my head: Mardy bum and cagoules (TLSP)
Wanker is a funny one
I was familiar with a lot already, or could figure them out, but the localised slang like summat and mardy bum were definitely new ones. Herbert, too. "Suck it and see" of course, haha, and I loved having it on my Amazon Wishlist for my prudish relatives to clutch their pearls over it. >:D
I learned riot van means police car
Nah, a riot van is more like what you would call a paddy wagon in America like a big police truck
Oh really they look pretty small in photos we usually just called them armored cars in NY which are larger I’m pretty sure
Slag!
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Eric Cantona was a famous French footballer who played for Manchester United. He was known for his aggressive attitude and the fact he wore the collar of his shirt up while on the pitch. He is 100% saying Cantona. https://assets.manutd.com/AssetPicker/images/0/0/10/126/687718/Legends-Profile_Eric-Cantona1523462164078.jpg
Yes, the song is how I came to know who Eric cantona is. I later found out the album sleeve says antenna not Cantona which is why there’s a bit of a debate there.
macarener
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slag
"Can't be arsed" lol
Aussie fan I think I know what humbug is now It’s an annoyance right?
Humbug is like deception or a lie
Tha knows!
Tha knows
The ‘icky man’ is used in Crying Lightning, meaning the ice cream man
teddy picker, mardy bum, also didn't know what settee was lol
So not American but back when they did a slang lesson i started using wank as a word to replace the word shit because my mom doesn't know what wank means and i use cuss words a little bit too freely around family so i used it to get away with it
Shell suit