“I stopped for a cheeky curry on the way home.” I know it wasn’t healthy to eat that, that’s why I’m telling you it was cheeky. “I’m gagging for a cuppa – tough day.” 12. Originally used to mean retching – and it still means that – gagging is also used for when you’re really thirsty. This has replaced ‘LOL’ – so it means you found something really, really funny. “I’m knackered, I was binge-watching Netflix all night.” 10. “I was gutted when I heard Prince Harry had got married.” 9. The opposite of chuffed, so very disappointed or unhappy. “I was really chuffed when I found a tenner in my pocket.” You’d need at least a fiver (£5), or more likely a tenner (£10) to get a decent amount of food.) 7. “Mate, lend me a quid for some chips, I’m skint.” (A quid actually won’t get you very far in the UK. While working you might hear, “Let’s crack on, the pub closes in half an hour.” 6. Get on with it, keep going or start doing something. This British slang term means you have no money. Of all the things you want to be, skint is definitely not one of them. Say this to someone you know well, not a stranger on the Tube. This means “move over” or “make space for me to sit down”. If you don’t fancy a cuppa, maybe you’d prefer a pint? Walking into a pub and saying, “I’ll have a pint please,” always means a pint of beer, don’t expect to get a pint of water or lemonade handed to you. Meaning “a cup of tea”, you’ll barely get through the door of any British home before you hear, “Fancy a cuppa?” Just make sure you specify if you want it with milk or not – I know the great British drink makes some foreigners a little queasy. If you learn only one word before traveling to the UK, let it be cuppa.
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