London Lingo for Dummies- By: Meaghan C.

Meaghan has been an angel on helping me prepare for London. She has formulated a list for all of the people going to check out. Go ahead and read them... you may giggle, but they are words/things you should know before departure. THANK YOU MEAGHAN!!

Common Words

• “Alright?” – Hey, How are you?
• “Cheers” – Thank You
• “My/Me Gaff” - My Home
• “Flat” – Apartment
• “Footie” – Soccer
• “Tube” – The Subway
• “Bin” – The Garbage Can
• “Rubbish” - Trash
• “Loo” – The Bathroom
• “Lift” – The Elevator
• “Jumper” – A Sweater
• “Que” – The Line
• “Till” – The Checkout Counter 

Adjectives

• “Cheeky” – Naughty or Scandalous
• “Knackered” – Exhausted
• “ She looks Hanging” – Unattractive
• “This morning I was Hanging” – You were hung-over
• “Fit” – Good-looking
• “This shirt looks Rammel” – Gross
• “Wow those shoes smell Rank” - Awful
• “Dodgey” – Sketchy
• “Gutted” – Bummed
• “Naff” – Uncool
• “Pissed” – Drunk
• “Posh” – High Class

Food

• “Sweeties” – Candy
• “Biscuits” – Cookies
• “Fizzy Drink” – Soda
• “Crips” – Potato Chips
• “Chips” – French Fries
• “Jacket Potato” – Baked Potato

At The Bar

• “Bevvy” or “Tinney” – a Beer
• “Pint of Cider” – When you are getting on tap ask for a “pint” of whatever you are drinking, they will try to give you a bottle and charge extra.
• “Fag” or “Chief” – Cigarette
• “Baccy” – Tobacco
• “Straight” – A pre-rolled cigarette
• “That’s Bollacks” – Technically means balls, but used to describe something that seems to be crap
• “To pull a girl” – To chat up a girl, usually get a kiss as well
• “Have a do” –To party
• “Snog”­ – To Kiss 
• “Wanker” or “Baghead” or “Tosser” or “Twat” or “Yanke”– You’re being insulted

Top 10 Things You Must Try
1. Fish and Chips from any Pub, the more local the spot the better
2. Strongbow and/or Bulmers hard cider
3. “Cider and Black” - order at the bar, it’s cider poured into a pint glass over
a bit of black current, which makes it a bit sweeter.
4. Pimms - their version of a spiked lemonade, order at a restaurant
5. Nando’s – it’s a chain restaurant, cheap filling meal with the best sauces
ever. Students live there.
6. “Peri Peri Chips” – you can get them most places but its this salt infused
with spices that they put on fries.
7. Curry – they have the best Indian cuisine
8. Pizza Express – also a chain, pretty cheap, but the best pizza you will find
besides Dominos.
9. Weatherspoon’s – it’s a chain pub that are EVERYWHERE, the food is all
right but its good, cheap drinks.
10.Crisps – Walk into a Tesco or Sainsbury’s (grocery stores) and try different
bags of chips they have the craziest flavors.