One of the interesting things about going to school at Kansai Gaidai is that in addition to learning Japanese, you end up picking up slang, sayings, and colloquialisms (?) from all the other international kids you live with. So I thought I`d make a list of some English slang that Brits are saying across the pond these days..
1. Nackert- apparently this means really tired, as in.. that bloke looks nackert.
2. WC- a bathroom
3. Slash- a piss, as in.. I am going to take a slash in the wc.
4. Butchers- to have a look around, as in.. going to have a butchers. This one is the most ridiculous because it comes from cockney, a part of England where they talk in rhymes (apples and pears, go upstairs, etc). So `butchers` hook means to have a look, but they don`t say hook. Crazy.
5. Cheers- thanks, as in.. cheers mate. Used when someone does you a favor, I might take this one back to the states.
6. Peckish- hungry, as in.. I am feeling a bit peckish so I`d fancy a meal.
7. Pissed- really drunk, as in this sake has me pretty pissed mate. Unlike its American counterpart, in Britain this saying has a happier connotation.
8. Taking a mick- Making fun of someone.
9. Bollacks- means something is rubbish, not true, etc.
10. Snogging- Kissing, this one I actually only know from Harry Potter, but it must be true.
Korean Phase of the day:
Kajsha! (or something similar)- means.. lets go!
Japanese Phrase of the Day:
Mokarimakka?- Translates to.. Are you making money? This is a popular way of saying what`s up in Osaka ben dialect (where I am).
This completes your cultural education for the day.
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As a sidenote:
ReplyDeleteA hot girl in Australia is apparently called a "sheila", as in.. crikey mate, that sheila is plonked