brzibrzi Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 The Quakers are the inventors of instant oatmeal. Your ignorance of the important part they played in American history is irrelevant.i beg your forgiveness, ser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmedodge Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I've heard 'steaming' a few times over here to refer to someone being drunk. Don't yet know if that is an overall Britishism or just something the Scots say.It`s used in Ireland as well, but Irishism and Scotishisms seem to be much closer due to the common Celtic background I think.Interestingly, at least in Ireland, you can preface literally any noun with "fuckin`" and append it with "-ed" to mean "to get drunk".Common examples I`ve heard:Fucking hammeredFucking plasteredFucking windowedFucking trolley-facedTrolley-faced is one of my favourites, but you could use anything and people will know what you mean.Edited for spelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonius Pius Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Trolley-faced is one of my favourites, but you could use anything and people will know what you mean.As long as you mean drunk, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 In the context of "I was totally -----'ed" - then, yeah, pretty much."Bladdered" is a common one that I don't think has been mentioned yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edda van Heefmstra Ruston Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Trolley-ed (as opposed to troll-eyed), langered, locked.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 1. I'm a bit late to the party on the great dunny debate from upthread, but I must add that if you ask for the bathroom here you will get sent to a room with a shower or a tub.Signs in shopping centres, cinemas etc all say "Toilets ->". The discrete way of asking is to ask for "The Ladies'" or "The Gents'". The ocker way of asking is "Iwonderwheresadunny?"2. My favourite local euphemism for drunk is Legless.3. Overall, Britishisms shouldn't worry you lot too much - you could end up with out slang creeping into your vernacular. Here's a little linguistic game to play. Without cheating via google, who (non-Aussies only) knows what these words mean:BickyBrekkyLeggyWettyDoughyBilly (modern usage) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 BickyBrekkyLeggyWettyDoughyBilly (modern usage)Bicky and Brekky are pretty obvious (unless I'm straight out wrong, of course - biscuit and breakfast)Leggy is a leg-spinnerI'd be guessing at the rest, but presumably doughy is a fat person or something related to bread/money; Wetty would be something like wellies; Billy presumably a child or a billy can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.C. Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Bicky (biscuit), brekky (breakfast), leggy (person with long legs) and doughy (fat person) seem obvious. I want to say billy means a woman. Wetty... an angry person? Or maybe it's yet another synonym for a drunkard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Bicky and brekky - correct.Leggy and Wetty = Legrope and Wetsuit. I could also have offered Rashy - meaning a rash vest.Doughy = Doughnut = To perform circle work with one's vehicle.The modern usage of Billy = contraction of Billabong = to smoke marijuana. Context: "Comin' over for a few billies later mate? We could have some bickies I made and go chuck a few doughies."There are people who talk like this, and I'm not takin the piss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harding Grim Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 what has billabong got to do with smoking marijuana, i thought that was something to do with water channeling or creeks? not heard that used in England before.The above sound alot more like...australianisms to me, apart from bicky and brekky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.C. Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 The above sound alot more like...australianisms to me, apart from bicky and brekky.That was his point.My guesses seem so silly in retrospect. I have no exposure to surfer culture, so "legrope" was as foreign as the other terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillio Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 look at the last 4 letters of billabong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I suppose we also have brollies, wellies and sarnies (all essential for a summer picnic)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonius Pius Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I suppose we also have brollies, wellies and sarnies (all essential for a summer picnic)...I hear you even have wallies with brollies, though one of them (the one) is now over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mme Erzulie Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 As far as I know it's just Scottish.Definitely Scouse as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 though one of them (the one) is now over here.But how do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harding Grim Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 That was his point.My guesses seem so silly in retrospect. I have no exposure to surfer culture, so "legrope" was as foreign as the other terms.oh yeah, my bad! i should read further back! Yeah, im pretty sure surf slang doesn't feature in England any differently from anywhere else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harding Grim Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 and as for that summer picnic, we'd probably need to make sure we get our longjohns, fleeces and bobble hats. As well as a mack, for all we know it'll start pissing it down and blowing a hoolie wherever we lay our blankets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonius Pius Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 But how do you know?He is the one foretold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Oop North Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Shit just got surreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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