#BritishWordOfTheDay

So. . . here it is!! As requested, the highly anticipated #BritishWordOfTheDay and #BritishPhraseOfTheDay dictionary!

I have lots of wonderful friends on Twitter, some of whom live in other countries. When I realised some of my British terms were causing confusion, I started posting a new word or phrase each day to teach to my new students!

Below is a list of all the terms I've posted so far. Clicking on the words should (hopefully!) take you to the original tweet. Most of these were off the top of my head, so feel free to let me know if any of the origins or definitions are wrong.

Emma Kate
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Adam and Eve	Cockney rhyming slang for ‘believe’. Often “I don’t Adam and Eve it!”
Alright?	We're not necessarily concerned for your well-being, just saying hi! There's lots of variations of its pronounciation.
Bang On	Means precisely. Unless followed by ‘about’ - in which case it means to talk or complain incessantly about something
Barmy	Crazy, mad
Blighty	Britain
Blimey O'Reilly	An expression of disbelief and surprise
Chap	Friend, mate
Cheeky	Rude/naughty but funny/endearing
Cheerio	A cheerful way of saying goodbye. Other British alternatives - so long, fare thee well, pip pip
Cheers	Thankyou
China	Cockney rhyming slang for friend. China plate --> mate
Chuffed	Pleased
Cock-A-Hoop	Delighted, elated, proud
Cockney	A dialect of East London. Term also used to describe people from that region
Codswallop	Nonsense
Crumbs	An exclamation of surprise or concern.
Dog and Bone	Rhyming slang for 'phone'
Don’t Give a Monkey’s	Means to not care about something. Sometimes followed by bum or Uncle... some more rude variations too!
Donkey’s Years	A very long time
Doobry	Thingamabob, thingamajig, whatchamacallit - a thing you can't remember, or don't know, the name of
Doolally	Crazy
Faffing	Procrastinating, being lazy, hanging around doing nothing
Fandabidozi	Fantastic, brilliant, excellent
Flabbergasted	Shocked, surprised, amazed
Get Your Knickers In A Twist	To be excessively upset or agitated about something
Git	An ignorant, contemptible person
Gobsmacked	Astonished (to the extent you'd cover your mouth with your hand!) Gob means mouth
Golden Dove	Cockney rhyming slang for love
Gutted	Very disappointed, upset
Having a Bubble	Cockney rhyming slang for having a good time. Comes from bubble bath - laugh
Having a Giraffe	Cockney rhyming slang for ‘having a laugh’ means to be joking, teasing someone, jestfully not telling the truth
Higgeldy-Piggledy	Jumbled, messy, disorderly
I Should Cocoa	Means absolutely. Cockney rhyming slang for 'I should say so!'
Kip	Nap, short sleep
Lemon	We use it to mean idiot. I've heard other foods in this context too such as melon, turnip, sausage & banana Lemon can also mean a person who's standing around on their own, or uncomfortably out of place
Lemon Squeezy	Really easy. Often "easy peasy lemon squeezy"
Like it or Lump it	Accept the situation because you can't change it
Loo	Toilet (quite unfortunate for anyone named Lou!)
Lovely Jubbly	Synonymous with 'wonderful' or, unsurprisingly, 'lovely'
Naff	Worthless or of poor quality
Narked	Annoyed
Nincompoop	A person who is silly, foolish or stupid
Noggin	Head
Not Half	Absolutely, certainly, definitely
Not My Cup Of Tea	A more polite, respectful way of saying something isn't to your liking
Not On Your Nelly	Cockney rhyming slang, means absolutely not
Now	Never trust a Welshman who says they'll "be there now"... what they really mean is "in a little while"! They will also often actually say "I'll be there now in a minute"
Oh My Giddy Aunt	An expression of shock or surprise
Oil Painting	Attractive, good-looking. Often used negatively - “no oil painting”
Poppycock	Nonsense (or a very posh English way of saying, ehem... 'bullpoop'... ;))
Porkies	Cockney rhyming slang for lies. Comes from porky pies, also still used
Potty about [something]	Crazy/enthusiastic/fanatic about [something]
Put a Sock In It	Means shut up, be quiet. 'Mouth' is implied by 'it', as when putting a sock in a horn to dampen the sound
Quid	£ (pound). Or, if you would rather use the Cockney, it's 'squid'
Rabbitting	Cockney rhyming slang for talking incessantly - 'rabbit and pork' = talk. Also 'rabbit on about...'
Raining Cats and Dogs	Raining very heavily
Running Around Like A Headless Chicken	Rushing around (often ineffectively) with lots to do
Shattered	Really tired
Smashing	Really good, impressive, wonderful
Swotting	Studying intensively. Swot is also another word for a nerd, geek, boffin
Ta	Means thankyou... unless you say it twice as ta-ta means goodbye (as does ta-ra!)
Tad	Somewhat, a little bit
Taking The Michael	Another Cockney phrase, means to tease or mock someone . Also 'taking the Mickey' or 'taking the Mick'
Ups-A-Daisy	We use this term when a little'un stumbles, falls , spills something cries! 'Ups' changed to 'whoops' when it reached the US
Whole Different Kettle of Fish	Used when something is very different to the thing originally being discussed
Whose Coat is That Jacket?	A Welsh phrase - why they can't decide if the item of clothing is a coat or a jacket I don't know!
Wicked	Awesome, brilliant, great
Yonks	A very long time
You've Made Your Bed, Now Lie in it	Your problems are self-inflected, deal with the consequences (and don't complain!)
Zonked	Exhausted, really tired