SLANGS

SLANGS

WHAT IS A

SLANG

It's the jargon of a particular class, profession, group…Informal words are used, sometimes containing vulgar vocabulary.

CHIPS, TOSH, TELLY, LASS...

Question 1/10

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In the phrase “What are you up to on Friday? I’ll hang out with some friends”, friends can be substituted for the slang…

Fag

Cuppa

Mates

Mates, It means “friend”, but it is also a good way to address strangers in informal situations.Fag, in the UK it refers to a cigarette. Cuppa is a short way of saying “a cup of”.

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Question 2/10

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In the phrase “I’d like some fish and chips”, which word is slang?.

Fish

Like

Chips

Oddly enough, chips is considered Slang.

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Question 3/10

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In the phrase “She was talking tosh when drunk”, tosh means…

Rubbish

Awesomeness

Tosh is a way to say that someone says meaningless sentences.

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Question 4/10

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A good way to address a young man would be...

Aye

Lass

Lad

Lad is a good way to address a young man. Lass is a nice word to talk about a girl. Aye is another way of saying "yes".

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Question 5/10

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To define a time period of 2 weeks we use the slang…

Gutted

Numpty

Fortnight

Gutted, this is said when someone is extremely down and hopeless. Fortnight is used to define a period of time of around 15 days. Numpty tells us about an incompetent person or a person with a low intelligence.

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When do we use the slang dig?

When you're very excited

When you like something a lot

When you don't like something

We use dig when we like something a lot. When you're very excited you can use the slang Chuffed.

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Question 7/10

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When we say (I want a cup of tea), we can replace “a cup of” for the slang...

Couppa

Cup’a

Cuppa

A short way of saying “a cup of”. In case it is coffee we will say “a cuppa coffee” or the liquid of your choice, if not, just by saying “cuppa” is usually known that it is a cup of tea.

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Question 8/10

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It is used to refer to someone rich.

Loony

Loaded

Fiver

We use loony to refer to someone crazy. We use loaded to refer to someone rich. Fiver is the colloquial term to refer to a £5 sterling note, is especially known in England.

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Question 9/10

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When is the slang ace used?

When we are exhausted

When something is said to be great

When we have to address strangers in informal situations

When we are exhausted we can say knackered. When something is said to be great we can say ace. When we have to address strangers in informal situations we say mate.

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Question 10/10

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Fuzz

Fluke

Bloody

Fuzz is used to refer to the police. Fluke, It's when something happens by sheer luck. Bloody is used to emphasize something, be it good or bad.

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