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An exploration of British slang for English learners, native speakers and anyone in between. Giving you a chance to hear, understand the origins and meanings of new slang and to use it immediately! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-slang-podcast-learn-british-english-now--4117941/support.
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One of my friends is a musician and he is performing at his first concert tomorrow! This morning I saw him for a coffee and said: Looking at me with confusion and fear he repeated: Break a leg? Why on earth would I want that You may be as confused as he was, so let's explore this slang phrase... To clarify I am not wishing him bad luck! The opposit…
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After a long day at work my partner always asks how I am feeling. I usually reply with one of the two: hungry-ish or tired-ish. So what does this 'ish’' mean? Do I need to eat or go to bed? Ish spelt I-S-H is an informal suffix used to say about or approximately. This informal suffix can be added to many words including numbers or times of the day.…
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Our slang word of the week is mug spelt M-U-G. This is a tricky word due to its vast range of meanings within both slang and formal English. Now our first and formal meaning of mug is a noun meaning a vessel for hot drinks. - Every morning I drink a big mug of earl grey tea- It can also be used as the quantity that can be held in a mug, for example…
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Have you ever suffered from FOMO or JOMO? If you've no idea what I'm talking about, then it could be argued that you're in fact already a victim of them without knowing! So FOMO, F-O-M-O what is it? This relatively new acronym stands for the expression fear of missing out, used to describe that feeling of anxiety which many people experience when t…
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So you have planned three holidays, booked time off work and are totally ready to lay on a beach sipping pina coladas under the sun. This I am sure were many of your summer plans, unfortunately they have been put on hold due to the recent pandemic. How do you feel now? Angry? Disappointed? Salty? Yes Salty! Let me explain myself, in formal english …
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My friend Kelly used to work at an Italian Pizzeria in Canterbury. She worked with many Italian chefs and would compliment them on the daily pasta specials looking ‘sick’. Their response was usually one of embarrassment or anger, thinking she had insulted their cooking. A basic cardinal sin in Italy. This led to an awkward work environment to say t…
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Today we will be exploring idiomatic phrases that I would say are rare gems of slang. Before we start, I want to give you some context. You and your friend have decided to go for a day at the beach, you have been planning this trip for a long time, you have organised everything and finally the morning comes. Just as you are about to set off your fr…
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Things don’t seem easy these days, whether you're setting up an online bank account, learning how to work i-teach platform to teach your students, or finding the right ingredients in the supermarket to make your boyfriend's favorite cake. I hope things feel easier soon, and to prepare you for when they are I have a few phrases to teach you today. I…
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As I have been trapped inside for a while now, I have been "face timing" many of my close friends who are far away, as I am sure you have all been doing. While speaking to my closest friend Ella I commented: - "woah! Your face looks absolutely beat!" You may think this comment is strange as in formal beat BEAT the word beat has negative and strong …
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Before we get started I wanted to say a few words about the current global situation. In desperate times we feel panicked and scared for many reasons. I want to thank everyone who is helping us during this crisis, especially doctors and nurses tirelessly working against this pandemic. All we can do is wait, be kind to each other and most importantl…
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This weekend I have been lazy, I have gone shopping, tidied my flat and spent some time with my chum... Louisa what are you talking about now? What are your chums? Chums C-H-U-M-S, is a tricky slang word, we can use it as a noun, a verb or an adjective. So let’s see how now! As a noun Chum simply means a close friend. The origin of “chum” in this s…
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While telling my Italian friends about my good friend Ollie from Glasgow I said "he is a good bloke". Bloke? what nationality is that? No it is not a nationality! So what is my friend Ollie? Bloke B-L-O-K-E is an extremely common term denoting a man. It is a noun used in reference to an ordinary man, with a similar meaning to "average joe" in Ameri…
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You are listening to our fourth and final episode specialising on slang and money! Ok on to our next slang term for money… a pony. I can hear you asking me- Louisa why are we now talking about a baby horse? Spelt the same P-O-N-Y pony actually means 25 pounds. The word has been traced back from the late 18th century in London and has a vast range o…
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You are listening to our third episode specialising on slang and money! Today we are starting by looking at the most common and widely used slang terms. I was in a bar recently with my Italian friend, i bought some drinks and she asked me how much i owed her. I replied ‘only a fiver’ my friend looked at me with such confused on her face and replied…
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In our most recent episodes we are discussing slang words for money! Something key when travelling to a different country or even speaking a new language! Today we will be examining slang words for the British Pound Coin. The most common slang word used for a pound is a quid, a word I use frequently to the confusion of my Italian friends. A quid is…
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Today we will be talking about money, something universal….however us brits have found many words and phrases to use when talking about it. While the origins of these slang terms are many and various, certainly a lot of English money slang is rooted in various London communities, many sectors such as with street traders and gangs developed their ow…
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Today we will be exploring more social media slang, in particular how do we identify the sea of people on social media, from trolls to baes...what are they and what do they mean?! Now is your chance to find out so lets get started... So in formal English a Troll T-R-O-L-L is a character from fairytales, usually an ugly creature depicted as either a…
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Today we will be exploring more social media slang! The internet is super important when learning a new language as social media is something that allows you to connect with people from all over the world. So let’s have a look now at how to navigate the rabbit hole that is social media abbreviations. As most online slang words are acronyms, they wi…
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Last episode we mastered internet slang and abbreviations but this episode we will become experts on slang specifically for social media. Even if you’ve mastered English vocabulary offline, you might find yourself scrolling through Social Media and getting pretty confused. Why do people keep asking me to DM them? Why is everyone hashtagging TBT? Le…
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Today we will be exploring essential internet abbreviations. The more time you spend learning English, the more time you’ll spend reading and writing English on the internet. I know as a language learner this can be exciting but also very frustrating! You may be familiar with L-O-L (laugh out loud) or O-M-G (oh my god). But there are many more us b…
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Last episode we looked at the slang term "hen party" an event for a woman before she gets married. But is there one for men? Yes! And that’s what we will be looking at today. This is a stag party S-T-A-G, a noun, which is a celebration held for a man who is about to get married, attended only by men. In America it is called a bachelor party, as bac…
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Ok so this week's episodes are inspired by my friend Rosie Higginbottom, who is soon to be married! I was telling my Italian friend about traditional english celebrations, concerning weddings... an important one being a hen party. What is that she replied? A party for chickens?! Oh no! The name is deceiving... so what exactly is a hen party? A hen …
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Ok so today we will be focusing on a slang word that has got so much negative and positive attention recently. This word is "woke"... So what does it mean? Is it positive or negative? Let’s explore it and get some answers now! In formal English woke is a verb and the past of wake: "I woke early this morning", simple yeah? Not so much when we are us…
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One of my students recently moved to England. His dream was to meet a lovely english woman and settle down. I wished him luck and warned him to watch of for ghosting! He responded by saying that he was fully aware of the rumors that England was a haunted place. I quickly corrected him, telling him that this was not the type of ghosting I was referr…
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Ok so today we will be looking at a word that I use all the time! This word is fancy. If you are an English language learner you most probably have heard this word before however I encounter students daily who do not fully understand how and when to use this word so let's clear it up today! Fancy F-A-N-C-Y is a verb with many meanings used all the …
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While telling my Italian friend about my travels around Italy we got onto the topic of Rome, a beautiful and lively city. I stayed there for 3 weeks alone over a recent summer while studying classics. However I had to admit that some areas were slightly dodgy and I preferred not to stay alone in them. Dodgy she responded? Louisa I don't understand …
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In November I often feel gutted, its cold, the sun has disappeared and as Christmas crawls closer I check my bank account and wonder if my family would each be happy receiving an ironic orange. Not sure how I am feeling? Let's clarify this word gutted now. Gutted spelt G-U-T-T-E-D is British slang word of pure contextual emotion. To be "gutted" abo…
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Having a partner of a different nationality has many benefits however I must say, me and my Italian boyfriend often find ourselves slightly lost in translation over small things, mainly due to slang. For example Yesterday I ask my boyfriend if we should link at 5pm, he agreed. By 5pm I was waiting outside his flat, very annoyed and very cold. Once …
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I was telling my class about my close friend from England who called me yesterday. She was very upset because her coat got nicked on the subway. When i told them, they responded with little sympathy. One commented "I'm sure she can fix it", however this was not true as the coat was gone. So today we will be clarifying the slang term for "nick". In …
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Have you ever been to a boring party? Stuck with the same music and dry conversation on repeat? Then it’s time to tell your mates to bail! Confusing right? Why am I talking about jail and money at this party, well let me explain... In formal english bail B-A-I-L is a noun meaning the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes …
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While living in Italy I have noticed the vast range of adjectives that can be used to describe positive or cool things. Having a lack of knowledge of these in Italian is something that makes me really stand out as a language learner. So today I want to share a great word to describe something in a positive way. Wavy. W-A-V-Y. A simple definition of…
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While having dinner with an Italian friend, she asked me if I would like to go for a glass of wine, I told her I was very tired and was planning to go and cotch. She nodded and asked me where I was getting and coach to. I quickly explained the spelling and meaning of the word and this is what I am going to share with you all today. Cotch C-O-T-C-H …
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While arriving in my class yesterday I apologized to my students for being late. I told my students this was because there were bare people outside. They all suddenly rushed to the window and stared out of it. One of my students said "I don’t see any naked people! They all have their clothes on!". I explained to my students that within slang bare d…
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Recently one of my students are I were joking with each other about our accents, he was mocking me for my poor accent while speaking Italian, especially when rolling my Rs. I told him that I wasn't offended for this comment as firstly is it true and secondly because his comment was only banter. At this moment he turned to me and looked very confuse…
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Hello and Welcome to Slang . I am Louisa May Adams, this is our first podcast so if you enjoy it please keep checking out what more we have in store! I am an English Language teacher living in Italy, I am originally from Canterbury England. Have you ever noticed some of the best non native English speakers totally freak out when they visit the UK? …
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