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Hey Lemmy! What is your most beloved and hated British slang? (lemmy.world)

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My most beloved British slang is Knackered. Fucking knackered! It means very tired, exhausted. But those terms are sterlized of feeling, of life. You know that feeling after you finish moving? That total fucking exhaustion, you're knackered my friend. I can't think of a word that feels more accurate to the state of reality it describes. Knackered is a fucking gift.

Chuffed. If youre chuffed i believe that means your excited. I hate it but not for real good reasons. It sounds like a bad thing. Like i don't want to be chuffed from the sound of it. It sounds like i chafed my lungs from sighing too much cuz I'm miserable.

Ok now for the linguistic crime known as snog or snogging. It means to make out or tongue kiss someone. But it sounds like a fucking sex act involving noses. And not a normal sex act. A fucking depraved dirty sex act, you'd feel shame even googling, but again it involves noses. And honestly it sounds like snot is likely involved with this sex act. Do better Britain stop saying fucking snogged you dirty bastards.

What is your most beloved and hated British slang?

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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Most hated is “boffin” for scientist—“boff” is American slang for sex, so it sounds like calling them “fuckers” (which generally doesn’t seem to be the intended connotation).

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

“boff” is American slang for sex

I have never heard this term in my entire life so I looked it up and rest easy, it was a slang term for sex....in the 1920s.

[–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I definitely remember it being used in the 80s.

[–] lucg@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

A surprising number of people from 1920 were alive in the 80s!

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Ok... but if someone told you they found their wife and neighbor boffing, would you assume that meant they were doing scientific research?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Sure but with that context, I'd also assume it was sex if I heard a lot of unknown verbs.

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I’d think you mispronounced boofing which involves taking drugs with your butt.

[–] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Which in turn can be slang for vomit. Wonderful :)