{"id":8857,"date":"2023-05-11T21:59:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T19:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/?p=8857"},"modified":"2023-09-08T22:58:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:58:47","slug":"slang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/8857","title":{"rendered":"Slang"},"content":{"rendered":"

Money<\/b>:<\/span> dough, bread, dosh, loot, brass, spondulicks
\n<\/b>Where’s the dough? It’s in a drawer, over there. (\u0413\u0434\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c\u0433\u0438? \u042d\u0442\u043e \u0432 \u044f\u0449\u0438\u043a\u0435, \u0432\u043e\u043d \u0442\u0430\u043c.)
\n<\/span><\/i>Could you lend me some dosh till tomorrow? (\u041d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u044b \u0432\u044b \u043e\u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0434\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0433 \u0434\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430?)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Police: pigs*, cop, copper, fuzz, bill
\n<\/b>\u00a0* – \u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0442 \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0431\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0442\u0435\u0445, \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0442\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0430\u0437\u044b\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0442
\n<\/span>Keep a look out for the pigs. (\u0421\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u0437\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u043c\u0438.)
\n<\/span><\/i>He’s a cop. (\u041e\u043d \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Drunk: pissed*, legless*, arseholed*, paralytic*, sozzled
\n<\/b>Last night he seemed to be pissed. (\u0412\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043c \u043e\u043d, \u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c, \u0431\u044b\u043b \u043f\u044c\u044f\u043d.)
\n<\/span><\/i>He’s getting legless. Let’s take him home. (\u041e\u043d \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u043f\u044c\u044f\u043d\u044b\u043c. \u0414\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043e\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0437\u0435\u043c \u0435\u0433\u043e \u0434\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0439.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

A stupid person: dickhead*, pillock*,wally, prat, nerd, jerk, plonker
\n<\/b>He’s just a rude, insensitive jerk. (\u041e\u043d \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0431\u044b\u0439 \u0438 \u0431\u0435\u0441\u0447\u0443\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0434\u0443\u0440\u043e\u043a.)
\n<\/em>
\n<\/b>Lavatory:\u00a0 loo, lav, bog*, john
\n<\/b>Can I use your loo, please? (\u041c\u043e\u0433\u0443 \u044f \u0432\u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0442\u0432\u043e\u0438\u043c \u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0442\u043e\u043c, \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u043b\u0443\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0430?)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Drink: booze, plonk, a snifter, a snort
\n<\/b>We need to take some booze to the party. (\u041d\u0430\u043c \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u043e \u0432\u0437\u044f\u0442\u044c \u0441 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043d\u043a\u0443 \u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0432\u044b\u043f\u0438\u0432\u043a\u0438.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Drug<\/b>: a fix, dope, grass, high, stoned, snow<\/b> (= heroin)
\nHe got her hooked on dope. (\u041e\u043d \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043b \u0435\u0451 \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0438.)<\/em>
\n<\/span>
\nPrison<\/b>:<\/strong>
\n<\/span>nick<\/b> (= prison)
\n<\/span>He’s in the nick. (\u041e\u043d \u0432 \u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0435.)
\n<\/span><\/i>nark<\/b> (= informer)
\nYou’re the nark. (\u0422\u044b, \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u0443\u043a\u0430\u0447.)<\/em>
\n<\/span>screw<\/b> (= warder)
\nThe screw in the prison was known for his strict demeanor and no-nonsense attitude. (\u0422\u044e\u0440\u0435\u043c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043e\u0445\u0440\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a \u0431\u044b\u043b \u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043d \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438\u043c \u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0438\u043c \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0438 \u0441\u0435\u0440\u044c\u0435\u0437\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c.)<\/em>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Wonderful: top-hole, wizard, fab, groovy, ace, cosmic, brill, wicked<\/b><\/p>\n

Other<\/b>: <\/span>grandma lane<\/b> (= slow lane), <\/span>doughnuts<\/b> (= tyres),
\n<\/span>motion lotion<\/b> (= fuel), <\/span>five finger discount<\/b> (= stolen goods)
\n<\/span>anklebiters<\/b> (= children), <\/span>eyeballs<\/b> (= headlights), <\/span>super cola <\/b>(= beer), <\/span>affirmative<\/b> (= yes), <\/span>a bloke<\/b> (= man),
\n<\/span>bally ache<\/b> (= stomach ache)
\n<\/span>I’ve got a terrible belly ache. (\u0423 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f \u0443\u0436\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442 \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0442.)
\n<\/span><\/i>a quack<\/b> (= doctor)
\n<\/span>You’d better make an appointment with the quack. (\u0412\u0430\u043c \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0443 \u0441 \u0432\u0440\u0430\u0447\u043e\u043c.)
\n<\/span><\/i>a penguin suit<\/b> (= a dinner jacket)
\n<\/span>He had to wear a penguin suit to the wedding. (\u041d\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u0430\u0434\u044c\u0431\u0443 \u0435\u043c\u0443 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0448\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0435\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0440\u0430\u043a.)
\n<\/span><\/i>nosh <\/b>(= food)
\n<\/span>There’ll be plenty of nosh. (\u0422\u0430\u043c \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0435\u0434\u044b.)
\n<\/span><\/i>wheels<\/b> (= car)
\n<\/span>Have you got wheels or shall we call a taxi? (\u0423 \u0442\u0435\u0431\u044f \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043c\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u044b\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043c \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0441\u0438?)
\n<\/span><\/i>a cuppa<\/b> (= a cup of tea)
\n<\/span>I’m dying for a cuppa. (\u042f \u0443\u043c\u0438\u0440\u0430\u044e \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0445\u043e\u0447\u0443 \u0432\u044b\u043f\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0443 \u0447\u0430\u044f.)
\n<\/span><\/i>gobsmacked <\/b>(= amazed)
\n<\/span>He was absolutely gobsmacked when she told him she was leaving.
\n<\/span><\/i>(\u041e\u043d \u0431\u044b\u043b \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e \u043e\u0448\u0435\u043b\u043e\u043c\u043b\u0435\u043d, \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u043e\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0435\u043c\u0443, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0443\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442.)<\/em>
\n<\/span>hubby <\/b>(= a husband)
\n<\/span>Where’s her hubby? (\u0413\u0434\u0435 \u0435\u0435 \u043c\u0443\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0435\u043a?)
\n<\/span><\/i>motor<\/b> (= a car)
\n<\/span>Let’s go for a run in the motor. (\u0414\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0435.)
\n<\/span><\/i>fella<\/b> (= a fellow, a boyfriend)
\n<\/span>He’s my fella. (\u041e\u043d \u043c\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0435\u043d\u044c.)
\n<\/span><\/i>brekkie <\/b>(= breakfast)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Let\u2019s have brekkie. (\u0414\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0435\u043c.)
\n<\/span><\/i>freebie<\/b> (= something given away free)
\n<\/span>It was a freebie. (\u042d\u0442\u043e \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430 \u0445\u0430\u043b\u044f\u0432\u0430.)
\n<\/span><\/i>a brickie<\/b> (= break layer)
\n<\/span>He’s a brickie. (\u041e\u043d \u0443\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0447\u0438\u043a \u043a\u0438\u0440\u043f\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0439.)
\n<\/span><\/i>a sickie <\/b>(= a day of work claiming to be sick)
\n<\/span>I took a sickie. (\u042f \u0432\u0437\u044f\u043b \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439.)
\n<\/span><\/i>a barbie<\/b> (= a barbecue)
\n<\/span>Let’s have a barbie. (\u0414\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0438\u043c \u0431\u0430\u0440\u0431\u0435\u043a\u044e.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Cockney rhyming slang
\n<\/b>(an expression is used in place of something that it rhymes with)
\n<\/span>trouble and strife<\/b> (= wife)
\n<\/span>apples and pears<\/b> (= stairs)
\n<\/span>butcher’s<\/b> (short for butcher’s hook = look)
\n<\/span>Let’s have a butcher’s at your homework. (\u0414\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c \u0442\u0432\u043e\u044e \u0434\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0448\u043d\u044e\u044e \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0443.)
\n<\/span><\/i>Gawd forbids<\/b> (= kids)
\n<\/span>Just look at those Gawd forbids playing football! (\u0422\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0445 \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0439 \u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0445 \u0432 \u0444\u0443\u0442\u0431\u043e\u043b.)
\n<\/span><\/i>Cain and Abel <\/b>(= table)
\n<\/span>It’s on the Cain and Abel next to the phone. (\u041e\u043d \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0435 \u0440\u044f\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0441 \u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0444\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c.)
\n<\/span><\/i>Hampstead Heath<\/b> (= teeth)
\n<\/span>What a set of Hampstead Heath! (\u041a\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0437\u0443\u0431\u044b!)
\n<\/span><\/i>lean and lurch<\/b> (= church)
\n<\/span>She’ll get him to the lean and lurch by hook or by crook. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0438 \u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u0432 \u0446\u0435\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u044c.)
\n<\/span><\/i>titfer <\/b>(short for tit for tot = hat)
\n<\/span>Have you seen my titfer? (\u0422\u044b \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043b \u043c\u043e\u044e \u0448\u043b\u044f\u043f\u0443?)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Money: dough, bread, dosh, loot, brass, spondulicks Where’s the dough? It’s in a drawer, over there. (\u0413\u0434\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c\u0433\u0438? \u042d\u0442\u043e \u0432 \u044f\u0449\u0438\u043a\u0435, \u0432\u043e\u043d \u0442\u0430\u043c.) Could you lend me some dosh till tomorrow? (\u041d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u044b \u0432\u044b \u043e\u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0434\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0433 \u0434\u043e … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1227],"tags":[1203],"class_list":["post-8857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advanced-c1-c2","tag-vocabulary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8857"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10815,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8857\/revisions\/10815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}