Daft. Bollocks. Cheeky. Posh.
Another word I fancy (see what I did there?) quite a bit is "strop".
In America, we might say someone is crabby, down in the dumps or in a funk. The Brits would say someone is "in a strop".
The other great thing about this word is that it can be used as an adjective! As an example, here is a quote from "Bend It Like Beckham" to demonstrate:
"How was she?"
"A right stroppy cow, actually."
Confused? Allow me to give you a visual.
Kate Moss is your typical stroppy cow.While I hate to lump myself in any category with that bony harlot, I would consider myself in a strop right now.
Sadly, yesterday was probably the low-point of my snit and as Chick-Fil-A was closed, I was unable to eat my feelings.
Today, however, it is open if I need it. Isn't that reassuring? Comfort and BBQ sauce are only a short drive away.
Speaking of which, isn't it about time that a knock-off chain called Nuggetz-4-Heathens opened up on Sundays, primarily to take advantage of those of us who go through withdrawal for the 24 hours we can't have the real thing?
I'm just saying, I'd patronize that establishment on the day of rest.
So, to sum up-
- Strop
- Kate Moss
- Waffle fries
10 comments:
Ha, thanks for teaching me British! Stopping by via SITS ...sorry to hear about your stropps (see, I learned something) but glad ur feeling better!
Oh wow, I love this! I've been reading a series by a British writer and I'm so obsessed with the way they talk...like where we'd say we "get along" they'd say we "get on" or when you have a crush on someone you "fancy" them. And I do love that they use "cow" as a perfectly interchangeable synonym for "bitch." And I think you're on to something with this heathen nugget idea.
I love your sense of humor :)
I hope your get out of that stroppity strop soon!
Visiting from SITS.
LOL!!!! Do they reheat well? Maybe you can stock up on the nuggets on Saturday, then you would never be out.
I'm going to use strop from now on.
I love you IANLW.
I simply freakin' love you.
I like the word gob, and I KNOW that the mean grandma in "Angela's Ashes" threatened to "clitter" him on the "gob", which makes room for all kinda dirty, but even I don't go there with "Angela's Ashes."
It was a dang good book, just FULL o' those delightful foreign phrases.
Hahaha! I liked your summary!
balls.
you're amazing.
Spotted dick.
It's not slang. It's food.
But I'd SO rather use the term for slang. And for laughs.
Spotted dick, hahahahaha.
Haaa! Great list, but you forgot my favorite term for making the act of the sex: rogering!
I've gotta say that I've only eaten at Chick-Fil-A once, and, by golly: those punks do NOT give you enough food.
I paid, like, $6.50 for a meal, and when they gave it to me, I was like, "Um . . . is that all?"
Nobody else feels this way?
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