BRITISH SLANG words and phrases – what’s POLITE and what’s IMPOLITE – my opinion

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Slang is usually considered impolite or rough language (or as my mother used to say ‘common’ language), and generally we wouldn’t use slang in a respectful situation, e.g. when you are talking to elders or looking for a job. However, within the list below, there are many words and phrases that still could be considered polite even if you are not in a respectful situation, and some I would suggest no matter where you are don’t use this unless it’s with your friends…

The next question you are going to ask is (particularly if you are a native Brit!) is how come you think you know which is polite and which is not? Well, I don’t really, the polite and impolite recommendations here are purely based on experience.

If you agree or disagree with me…..let me know:

	Slang word/phrase	Polite or Impolite
1	Charlie – Idiot	Impolite
2	Give You A Bell – Call you	Polite
3	Blimey! – My Goodness	Polite
4	Gutted – Devastated	Impolite
5	Chuffed – Proud	Polite
6	Fancy – Like	Polite
7	Lost the Plot – Gone Crazy	Polite
8	Sorted – Arranged	Polite
9	Kip – Sleep or nap	Polite
10	Bee’s Knees – Awesome	Polite
11	Know Your Onions – Knowledgeable	Impolite
12	Dodgy – Suspicious	Polite
13	Wonky – Not right	Polite
14	Wicked – Cool!	Polite
15	Whinge – Whine	Polite
16	Tad – Little bit	Polite
17	Tenner – £10	Polite
18	Fiver – £5	Polite
19	Skive – Lazy or avoid doing something	Impolite
20	Toff – Upper Class Person	Impolite
21	Quid – £	Polite
22	Loo – Toilet	Polite
23	Nicked – Stolen	Impolite
24	Nutter – Crazy Person	Impolite
25	Gobsmacked – Amazed	Impolite
26	Chap – Male or friend	Polite
27	Bob’s Your Uncle – There you go!	Polite
28	C of E – Church of England	Polite
29	Throw a Spanner in the Works – make a problem	Polite
30	Nosh – Food	Polite
31	One Off – One time only	Polite
32	Hens night – girls night out before a wedding	Polite
33	DIY – Do It Yourself home improvements	Polite
34	Ponce – Poser	Impolite
35	Don’t Get Your Knickers in a Twist – Don’t Get worked up	Impolite
36	The Telly – Television	Polite
37	Bangers – Sausage	Polite
38	Daft Cow – Idiot	Impolite
39	Do – Party	Polite
40	Uni – College/University	Polite
41	Bits ‘n Bobs – Various things	Polite
42	Shambles – bad shape/plan gone wrong	Polite
43	Horses for Courses – Won’t work for someone else	Polite
44	It`s monkeys outside – it is very cold	Impolite
45	Stag Night – Bachelor Party	Polite

Feedback please!

Other ENGLISH slang phrase posts AND LINKS:

• The very best of British
• 30 Awesome British slang terms you should start using immediately
• 100 most beautiful slang words and phrases
• Next top 15 Slang you should start using now to sound like a brit
• Top 20 English slang phrases to start using now to sound like a real brit
• Why do people using slang?
• More Slang I grew up on…

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