Want to study at a university in the UK? Make sure you’re calling it by the right name.
Be careful to clearly pronounce any words before this that end in an ‘s’ because otherwise it’ll sound like you’re saying squid, which hilarious but inaccurate. In the UK quid is slang for a one pound coin. This one’s so common you can’t get by without knowing it.
Best to stay as polite as you can and use the PG13 version. This one might not be the coolest slang to use with the younger crowd, but they’d probably use something much more NSFW. When something’s made you unhappy or annoyed, you could say you’re miffed. It’s a funky throwback to 1990s street slang and just fun to say. When something’s questionable for suspicious, we call it dodgy. Chuffed used to mean ‘plump’, so I’m not sure why or how it now means delighted. If you’re really delighted about something you can even be chuffed to bits. If you’re really pleased or delighted about something, you’re chuffed. Maybe just stick to healthy foods to avoid confusion? 3. That’s all before you move onto the more complex crisp types, like Tortilla Chips (which count as crisps but are called chips, but aren’t chips like actual chips). Then you’ve got thick, triangular chunks which we call potato wedges, which aren’t the same as circular fried slices (otherwise known as chips in other countries) which we call crisps. We call French fries just fries, and thicker-cut fries that come from a chip shop are called chips. Think you know how to order French fries in Britain? You’re wrong! In the UK we have a worryingly high number of words for different types of potato foods. Then find a recipe for scones and make some). The equivalent to shotgun in US English, this is what you say when you’re claiming something before everyone else, like the front seat of the car or the last scone (if you don’t know what a scone is, Google it and then sit in shame for a while. IMAGINE! Luckily, I’m here to teach you six common British terms you can’t live without. Just imagine one day arriving in London and looking super strange because you can’t communicate with the locals. If there’s one essential thing you need to get a firmer grasp on UK culture, it’s knowledge of the slang words Brits can’t stop using.
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