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- The British English Slang: A to C
- The British English Slang: K to P
- The British English Slang: Q to Z
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D
Daft: Stupid.
Daft cow: A stupid person.
Darbies: Handcuffs.
Debag: To remove another person’s trousers by force.
Dear: Expensive.
Dekko: Look. Derived from Hindi.
Dick: Fellow; penis.
Dicky: Feel sick.
Dip: Pickpocket.
Dishy: Attractive; good looking.
Div: idiot (prison slang)
Do: A party; prosecute.
Do one’s nut: Get angry.
Dobber: Penis.
Doddle: Something simple or easy to do.
Dodgy: Suspicious; something risky, difficult or dangerous.
Dog: A fellow; a rough or unattractive woman.
Dog’s Bollocks: Awesome; extremely good; favorable; great; really fantastic. Sometimes abbreviated to, “it’s the dog’s”.
Dog’s dinner: Make a real mess of something; ugly.
Done up like a kipper: Beaten up; fitted up or framed; caught red-handed by the police.
Donkey’s years: For ages; a very long time. Sometimes abbreviated to, “donkey’s”.
Doofer: An unnamed object.
Dosser: A person who might stay in a dosshouse.
Dosshouse: A cheap boarding house frequented by tramps.
Dressed like a dog’s dinner: Wears clothes inappropriate for the occasion or too formal.
Duck: A term of endearment used in the North of England.
Duff: Useless, junk, trash; broken, not working; pregnant (up the duff).
Duffer: A useless person.
E
Earwig: To eavesdrop.
Eating irons: Cutlery.
End away: To have sex.
F
Fag: Cigarette.
Fag end: The used stub of a cigarette, and by extension the unpleasant and worthless loose end of any situation.
Fanny: Vagina; a woman’s front bits; female external genitalia; a woman’s pudendum.
Fanny Adams: Nothing at all. A euphemism for fuck all. Usually preceded by ‘sweet’ and often abbreviated to F.A., S.F.A. or sweet F.A.
Fanny around: Procrastinate.
Fence: A person who deals in stolen property.
Fiddle sticks: A swear word.
Filch: To steal or pilfer.
Filth (the): The police (derogatory).
Fit: Hot or sexually desirable.
Fit up: A frame up.
Flasher: A person who exposes oneself indecently.
Flick: The cinema; motion picture; film.
Flog: To sell.
Flog a dead horse: Try to find a solution to an unsolvable problem; to continue talking about a long forgotten topic.
Flutter: To place a wager, usually a small one by someone who is not a serious gambler.
Fly: Clever; quick witted.
Fork out: To pay out, usually with some reluctance.
French letter: Condom.
Frig: To masturbate.
Frig around or frig about: To behave aimlessly or foolishly.
Frigging: The act of masturbating; used as an intensifier, e.g. “You frigging idiot”. Considered milder than ‘fucking idiot’.
Frog: A derogatory term for a Frenchman.
Fruity: Frisky.
Fuck all: Nothing at all
Full of beans: To have loads of energy.
Fuzz (the): The police.
G
Gaff: House or flat.
Gaffer: Employer; boss; foreman.
Gagging: Desperate; not nice.
Gallivanting: Fooling around; horseplay.
Gander: To look around. Usually preceded by ‘have a’ or ‘take a’.
Gash: Surplus to requirements, unnecessary; a derogatory term used for female genitalia.
Gassed: Drunk.
Geezer: An old man.
Gen: Information.
Gen up: Do research; get some information.
Git: Incompetent; stupid; annoying; childish person.
Give you a bell: Call you.
Go down: To go to prison.
Go spare: To become angry; frustrated; distressed; enraged.
Gob: Mouth; spittle; to spit.
Gobby: Opinionated.
Gobshite: A stupid or despicable person.
Gobsmacked: Amazed; awed; flabbergasted; dumbfounded; astounded; speechless.
Gogglebox: Television.
Gong: A medal. Usually a military one.
Goolies: The male genitals and in particular the testicles.
Gormless: Clueless.
Grot: Rubbish or dirt.
Grub: Food.
Guff: Ridiculous talk; nonsense; flatulence.
Gutted: Really upset.
H
Half-inch: To steal. Rhyming slang for ‘pinch’.
Hampton: Penis.
Hampton Rock: Rhyming slang for ‘Cock’.
Hampton Wick: Rhyming slang for ‘Prick’.
Handbags: A harmless fight, especially between two women.
Hard cheese: Bad luck.
Helmet: The glans of the penis.
Hen Party: Bachelorette Party
Her Majesty’s Pleasure: Incarcerated; to be put in prison with no release date!
Honk: Vomit.
Hook: To steal.
Hook it: To run away quickly.
Hooky or hookey: Something that is stolen. Loosely used to describe anything illegal.
Hooter: Nose.
Horses for courses: Won’t work for someone else
“How is Your Father?”: Euphemism for sexual intercourse or other sexual activity. Read my article “How is your father?”
Hump: To carry or heave; have sex.
Hunky-dory: Excellent; cool and groovy; going according to plan; no worries; going well.
I
Idiot box: Television.
Inside: In or into prison.
It’s Monkeys Outside!: It’s very cold outside!
Ivories: Teeth; the keys of a piano; dice.
J
Jacksy or jacksie: The buttocks or anus.
Jack the lad: A young man regarded as a show off and is brash or loud.
Jack up: Inject an illegal drug.
Jag: A drug taking, or sometimes drinking, binge; a period of uncontrolled activity.
Jammy: Lucky; flukey; pleasant; desirable.
Jerry: A chamber pot; a German; a German soldier.
Jessie: An effeminate man; one that is weak or afraid.
Jism or jissom: Semen.
Jock: Word or term of address for a Scot.
Joe Bloggs: An average, typical or unremarkable man.
Joe Soap: An idiot; stooge; scapegoat.
Johnny or Johnny bag: Condom.
John Thomas: Penis.
Josser: A simpleton.
Jump: Sexual intercourse.
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