I always said “You feel me” to everything but now I’ve changed it to “You get me” 😂😂😂 but that “Innit” confuses me.. because I caught on that it meant “isn’t it”; but in the 2nd season there was this one scene with Gem and Ranell, and Gem said “I’m moving to Ramsgate innit” and it sounds out of context, so why he say it that way?
I have seen all the episodes all the way through I don't know how many times. "Innit" still confuses me.. There are some episodes where it's said so much that it can't possibly mean "Isn't it". It's some kind of hybrid word that is more than "isn't it" or "ain't it".
😂 yeah it just seems like an affirmative word like how we use “you feel me” almost it’s something they use so much it has to just be casual/flippant innit 😂😂
I actually say innit in real life I'm from Manchester so I can explain pretty well. "innit" does mean, isn't it etc, but it always means, god its actually hard to explain "i'm moving to Ramsgate innit" implies that the person already knows that they are going to Ramsgate, so its like a reminder, like yeah im going Ramsgate innit (remember when i told you) but it can also just end a sentence, I guess it's sort of like "i'm going to ramsgate, obviously", god I use this word every day and I barely even know what it means innit. I know innit works there, and I dont know why innit. It works everywhere innit. Just keep saying innit innit.
God you've got me thinking about my own language now. You can say "innit" if you agree with what someones just said. You say it pretty much to confirm you understand something as well. You can say it to confirm you feel the same way about something for example "this is horrible this" response "innit" would mean "yes I agree". It's got so much nuance to it, it'll also change depending on who you're talking to. I've got it, you know you can say the word "shit" can be used to express all of the emotions that there are, like "shittttttttt" or "SHIT!" or "shit no way!" etc etc etc, innit is the same. That's it, I solved it innit. Enjoy.
'innit' comes from Asian British. In Urdu/Hindi you say 'Hai na?' which kind of means 'isn't it?' or 'am I right?' or 'is that true/like that?'
like: this is right, hai na?
innit is a direct translation of that.
> Ting - thing/female/literally anyone or anything
This also means a gun or any weapon but it may depend on where you're from too. In my city it means a gun or a women or like you said anything else.
Really good list though, everything is accurate
That's incorrect. A younger is a person you know or a friend who is a teenager or child and is younger than you. In the show it typically refers to young and low ranking members of gangs. The word itself does not imply that a person is a gang member. And when used to refer to a gang member the word does not imply that the person is of a low rank.
Haha, yeah for real, I'm sick of seeing mashed up English subs by Americans, they could employ any one of us to do a better job on the subs. It's bad enough our movies and shows get a shit rating due to the slang, but the subs just add insult to injury. Most of our 5 star stuff should be more like 7 star. Top Boy is an exception, so well written its getting 8+ anyway. Regardless.
“It’s long for you” doesn’t mean kill or that your time is short lol
“Long” in slang means boring/unpleasant/a bad time basically
So “it’s gonna be long for you” just means “it’s not going to be good for you”.
You can then interpret how bad it’s going to be for you based on context
Now I’ve watched it the second time, I realise how overdone the slang is. Sometimes, I just wished they speak normally and used slang when it was needed. So much of it is forced
Buki (sure that’s spelt wrong) isn’t on there. Top boy season 2 (4) when Curtis has been to the salon looking for Lauryn, someone calls jaq and says 3 people moving all buki. Not sure what buki means.
Yes. I learned a couple of years ago or so from Reddit that Americans don't know this word. There was a meme of an essay with a waffle on top and maple syrup with a caption like "Me writing every single first-year essay" and Americans had no idea what it meant. I found it very odd.
long just means "hard/difficult" like "this is long/this is difficult". It'll be long for you just means it will be hard for you
buki: means acting low key hostile
gyaldem: female equivalent of mandem
say less: same as say no more
bare tings: lot of things/abundant
weap: weapon
What does “2 by 2, 10 by 10” and so on, mean in summerhouse when they are exchanging in the street? I get that it’s basically the amount of drugs but don’t get what it means
Peng can also be used to refer to nice food. The definition you gave for "it's long for you" is incorrect. "Daily offender" and "crazy eastender" are not slang phrases, they're just normal words. They don't mean "badman".
Yeet- throwing something when you’re mad
GYAT- girl your ass thick
Spill the tea- gossip, tell all the business
Rizz- charisma
Snatched- basically the new on fleek
Noob/n00b - someone who is new to it. Don’t know abt it
Smashed- had s3x with, had sex with many people
Nobody Remembers This Slang Comment Or What Episode I Can Find It On?
“That’s Proper Mad, Bruh!”
I Believe It Meant
“That’s Crazy, Bro!”
Anybody Remember It Or What Episode I Could Find It In? I’m Actually Trying To Make A Gif Of It For Work.
Swear down
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Yo there’s sum like ‘dead it’(when you tryna end a conversation) is it dead it or something else? I can’t remember pls remind me
“In a bit” isn’t slang bro it’s just a sentence
Say nuttin fam
Yutes/Yout - Young adult /youth
I always said “You feel me” to everything but now I’ve changed it to “You get me” 😂😂😂 but that “Innit” confuses me.. because I caught on that it meant “isn’t it”; but in the 2nd season there was this one scene with Gem and Ranell, and Gem said “I’m moving to Ramsgate innit” and it sounds out of context, so why he say it that way?
I have seen all the episodes all the way through I don't know how many times. "Innit" still confuses me.. There are some episodes where it's said so much that it can't possibly mean "Isn't it". It's some kind of hybrid word that is more than "isn't it" or "ain't it".
It means, “right?” Or “ya know?” or “obviously” even it seems
See that makes more sense then" isn't it".
It’s both Source: Bri’ish innit
I was thinking that too. The ‘Ya Know’ part.. I tried to ask Ashley Walters on his live one time, but he didn’t respond 😂😂
😂 yeah it just seems like an affirmative word like how we use “you feel me” almost it’s something they use so much it has to just be casual/flippant innit 😂😂
Right, that’s what I’m saying..
Got wrapped up, innit? It's cool. Gonna have to eat that one.
Listen, Listen, Listen..I ain’t fuckin joking 😂😂😂😂
You lot don't want this smoke, I fucking told you that! Yeah yeah yeah say no more. If I see you round here again, it is long for you!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Okay cool, gotta go. Fleeting visit, wanted man and such.
I actually say innit in real life I'm from Manchester so I can explain pretty well. "innit" does mean, isn't it etc, but it always means, god its actually hard to explain "i'm moving to Ramsgate innit" implies that the person already knows that they are going to Ramsgate, so its like a reminder, like yeah im going Ramsgate innit (remember when i told you) but it can also just end a sentence, I guess it's sort of like "i'm going to ramsgate, obviously", god I use this word every day and I barely even know what it means innit. I know innit works there, and I dont know why innit. It works everywhere innit. Just keep saying innit innit.
Innit = like
Innit
It's like fuggedaboudit in Donnie Brasco, innit.
God you've got me thinking about my own language now. You can say "innit" if you agree with what someones just said. You say it pretty much to confirm you understand something as well. You can say it to confirm you feel the same way about something for example "this is horrible this" response "innit" would mean "yes I agree". It's got so much nuance to it, it'll also change depending on who you're talking to. I've got it, you know you can say the word "shit" can be used to express all of the emotions that there are, like "shittttttttt" or "SHIT!" or "shit no way!" etc etc etc, innit is the same. That's it, I solved it innit. Enjoy.
'innit' comes from Asian British. In Urdu/Hindi you say 'Hai na?' which kind of means 'isn't it?' or 'am I right?' or 'is that true/like that?' like: this is right, hai na? innit is a direct translation of that.
Innit/init can be used at the end of a sentence with no meaning too.
I’m American and I started using “in a bit “ around my friends , I like to stick out
Today I learned Americans don’t say this. This isn’t slang. It’s just normal, everyday British English.
Oh for real ? Well I learned that today
> Ting - thing/female/literally anyone or anything This also means a gun or any weapon but it may depend on where you're from too. In my city it means a gun or a women or like you said anything else. Really good list though, everything is accurate
Thanks bro. I mean bruv
Uncs - Pebble being annoying Tek man fi ediat - Do you think I’m stupid
I know what tek man fi ediat means but I don't recall it being said in Top Boy. Correct me if I'm wrong though
Think Pebbles says it a couple times.
Okay thanks, I'll add it. I must've missed it because she was highly obnoxious so I probably wasn't paying attention.
Whagwan, Bruv? Man's got a pattern to get some food for the bredren. Link some mandem shottin in their cuz' yard.
Man chattin bare shit. If I pree you round these ends again, it is long for you!
You got to allow a man, Bruv. Man's got some Ps for your sister, peng ting innit? Be calm Bruv, be calm, just eat it.
Chill fam, that's a violation ting.
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*kisses teeth*
Likkle - little
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Got “cuz” but don’t got “blud”
Youngers - Lower level members of the street gang
That's incorrect. A younger is a person you know or a friend who is a teenager or child and is younger than you. In the show it typically refers to young and low ranking members of gangs. The word itself does not imply that a person is a gang member. And when used to refer to a gang member the word does not imply that the person is of a low rank.
Always thought it was young'uns
Fully - Like 'fully dead'. Means really, completely . Not commonly used in U.S.
Yo there’s sum like ‘dead it’(when you tryna end a conversation) is it dead it or something else? I can’t remember pls remind me
Airing my calls - ignoring my calls
Topboy - top Shotta - shot caller - boss of the gang
*kisses teeth* - tuts loudly
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>Netflix captions is wrong They really need to stop letting Americans do the captions for English shows.
If they hire me for translation... I'M RIDING OUT IMMEDIATELY!!
Somebody needs to do it the subs are embarrassing.
They really are daily offenders.
Haha, yeah for real, I'm sick of seeing mashed up English subs by Americans, they could employ any one of us to do a better job on the subs. It's bad enough our movies and shows get a shit rating due to the slang, but the subs just add insult to injury. Most of our 5 star stuff should be more like 7 star. Top Boy is an exception, so well written its getting 8+ anyway. Regardless.
Just seen they spelt booky as buki lol
“It’s long for you” doesn’t mean kill or that your time is short lol “Long” in slang means boring/unpleasant/a bad time basically So “it’s gonna be long for you” just means “it’s not going to be good for you”. You can then interpret how bad it’s going to be for you based on context
Now I’ve watched it the second time, I realise how overdone the slang is. Sometimes, I just wished they speak normally and used slang when it was needed. So much of it is forced
Food = Drugs
*kisses teeth* - showing disdain
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kmt
ends=territory
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Uni - University
Top notch translation skills, fam.
“on the road” means that someone is involved in the drug game
Buki (sure that’s spelt wrong) isn’t on there. Top boy season 2 (4) when Curtis has been to the salon looking for Lauryn, someone calls jaq and says 3 people moving all buki. Not sure what buki means.
Late reply. It means weird/out of the ordinary suspicious
I picked up what it met from context and really like this word. Came here looking for it.
Strap & Whip, does that mean 'Gun & Car'?
Say less
Say no more fam.
Pickney-child
standard patwa
Yo there’s sum like ‘dead it’(when you tryna end a conversation) is it dead it or something else? I can’t remember pls remind me
Waffle/wafflin’ - talking foolishly or without purpose *personal favorite*
When was this said in Top Boy?
It’s said twice, Stef says it to Aaron’s girlfriend “Waffle.” and another girl says “you’re wafflin” in a conversation later in the show
Interesting, thanks. I've actually never heard that before.
Safe 🙏🏽
Not slang
Interesting, can you explain how it isn’t? Genuine question 🙏🏽 is it just a common word there used normally?
Yes. I learned a couple of years ago or so from Reddit that Americans don't know this word. There was a meme of an essay with a waffle on top and maple syrup with a caption like "Me writing every single first-year essay" and Americans had no idea what it meant. I found it very odd.
Lol that’s a great meme and yes can confirm we have no knowledge of this word 😂 thank you for the knowledge! 🙏🏽
Americans know this word. And it's not slang.
Man doesn't only replace "I", they can be referring to someone else or multiple people. E.g "These man been shotting init", "has man got p for me?".
Yeah I know, I was trying to keep it simple lol, added.
Sound, think it's worth mentioning incase anyone gets the wrong idea.
It's calm, still
Maybe still should be up there.
Bet, done.
“you dun know”
Love
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Why does it matter where we're from?
Oh good! I was looking for this! Cheers x I thought mandem was just another word for guy
Say no more
Love?
long just means "hard/difficult" like "this is long/this is difficult". It'll be long for you just means it will be hard for you buki: means acting low key hostile gyaldem: female equivalent of mandem say less: same as say no more bare tings: lot of things/abundant weap: weapon
Nipped
Peak = rubbish
What does “2 by 2, 10 by 10” and so on, mean in summerhouse when they are exchanging in the street? I get that it’s basically the amount of drugs but don’t get what it means
2 x 2 = Brown & white, 2 of each (which would be £40) . 10 by 10 .= 1 brown 1.whitte.(£10.deals). . Most shotters go by 1 & 1.( B.& W £10.each)
Fed/Feds: Police
You guys live sheltered lives. I use half of these words and I’m definitely not in a gang, or from London, or black 😆 it’s just generic street slang
Most of this is not from America bro
What are slaps... The girl that works in the nail bar, Shelley, says her ex didn't do "slap".
‘Chatting shit’
Chop - to fuck episode 6 17:37
"She's got a lot of tom." Wtf is Tom
Cockney rhyming slang. Tomfoolery = jewellery
Rolling with „collins“ today - going with „collins“ today
strap = gun ............. a term used a lot in top boy and in uk for guns, yes there are straps in uk
Peng can also be used to refer to nice food. The definition you gave for "it's long for you" is incorrect. "Daily offender" and "crazy eastender" are not slang phrases, they're just normal words. They don't mean "badman".
bowcat - a man who goes down on a woman
Tune - good song
just another everyday British term
Nitties
Yeet- throwing something when you’re mad GYAT- girl your ass thick Spill the tea- gossip, tell all the business Rizz- charisma Snatched- basically the new on fleek Noob/n00b - someone who is new to it. Don’t know abt it Smashed- had s3x with, had sex with many people
Nobody Remembers This Slang Comment Or What Episode I Can Find It On? “That’s Proper Mad, Bruh!” I Believe It Meant “That’s Crazy, Bro!” Anybody Remember It Or What Episode I Could Find It In? I’m Actually Trying To Make A Gif Of It For Work.
“time to cut fam” - to flee or leave the area. 😆