I suppose 'fuck me!' is a particularly British thing when used to mean 'my lord!', 'crikey!', 'crumbs!' etc as opposed to it's more literal use.

I would also like to advocate the use of the term 'Judas Priest!' in this regard.

Chapter Two wrote:I suppose 'fuck me!' is a particularly British thing when used to mean 'my lord!', 'crikey!', 'crumbs!' etc as opposed to it's more literal use.

I would also like to advocate the use of the term 'Judas Priest!' in this regard.

I will now ask the wimmens to 'Judas Priest'...

chairman_hall wrote:Charva in Newcastle means a young ruffian, who would most likely come up to you and go "do us a tab, mista". It is not just any young person.

True I suppose. I was just trying to point out the difference between that
and Chav which specifies the Burbary etc.. etc....
I know the term from Carlisle where every young person seemed to be
a ne'er do well of some description and so charva was just any young
person.

"Two stops short of Dagenham".

Means: mad.

Barking is two stops short of Dagenham.

Barking mad.

Chapter Two wrote:"Two stops short of Dagenham".

Means: mad.

Barking is two stops short of Dagenham.

Barking mad.

Is this related to rare sightings of the Barking Toad? "It isn't called the Barking Toad because it lives in Barking, it's called the Barking Toad because it goes 'woof'." (Derek and Clive reference)

Owt or nowt.

Means: anything or nothing.

Example:

"What are you doing for Christmas? Owt or nowt?"
"Nowt. Christmas is fucking shit."

"Stick a broom up my arse and I'll sweep the floor while I'm doing it"

as in the reply to:

"As you're up, would you make us a cup of tea?" etc

"fry-up"

oh yes, and "quid"

One more: "yob".

jesus 'h' christ

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