Cranius wrote:I love 'bawbag'.

Be careful where you say that one.

Also bawsack, and cunto. Cunto is used like the word bawbag. Awright cunto!

Mr. Chimp wrote:Bob's yer uncle,

And Fanny's your aunt.

Jiggered. When something is broken in a bad way, like, "Oh no, the tape machine's jiggered."

The word goosed is has the same meaning.

Did the phrase "stick it up your arse" make it across the pond?

Mutton dressed as lamb?

Getting your Nat King Cole.

Doley Blackout - The siesta you might have in the afternoon whilst claiming unemployment benefit and watching teletext. Possibly, after having a hand shandy.

Rodabod wrote:Getting your Nat King Cole.

Rock n' Roll

Bent as a bottle of crisps

Get yer laughin' gear rahnd that

There's trouble at mill.

Sweet Fanny Adams - sweet fuck all, but this also refers to a young murder victim called Fanny Adams. The poor woman's body was so badly cut-up, that her name was equated to "nothing at all", because that was what was left of worth.

Chapter Two wrote:

Josef K wrote:

Adam CR wrote:

Josef K wrote:

Fur coat, no knickers refers to one appearing well heeled but without the finance to back it up.

Not quite, it refers a person (perhaps neuvo-riche) who might appear sophisticated or mannered but are actually vulgar.

This maybe an alternative usage Adam, but where I come from it refers to financial capability.

This is similar to 'Spam Valley', where a person is observed to live in a desirable area but cannot afford to eat anything other than cheap processed meat.

Adam is quite correct. The saying could be used for a royal if need be. It doesn't mean a poor lady pretending to be rich. It means exactly what it says, almost.

The expression originated in Scotland 'Fur coat and nae knickers'. The English have traditionally been so aspirant that they could never have created such a sarcastic observation.

"Let's take over their country and impregnate all their wives!"

Not in use so much these days, of course.

Can someone explain what Duncan from the band "Snuff" meant, when he said the following on stage?

"There's a couple o' pig's ears down the ole' battlecruiser"
It just was totally out of any context.

My favourite phrase is "dog's bolocks".
Damn, I love how british english sounds. Especially since I've been drinking at the Risa in Birmingham. Women falling to the floor every 10 seconds, full of the beer and the schnaps. Easy meat

Get on the blower.

Ie. get on the phone to someone.


Someone needs to link some videos on youtube or something for Mr Cholmondley Warner (pronounced Chumley) from the Harry Enfield Show. That will clear things up.



Hopefully some phrases might crop up here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HhPHCT- ... %20enfield

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzhlAQgv ... %20enfield

Yer 'avin' a giraffe!

Oh, and it's not "Give us a fag" but "Gis a fag"

All English exclamations where one more uncouth might otherwise use "Fuck!" or ungodly use "Jesus!" are amazing:

Cripes

Crikey

Cor Blimey (orig. "God blind me")

Cor Lummy (orig. "God love me")

Crivens

By 'Eck

And I can't believe that noone so far has proffered the magnificent:

Ecky Thump!

acklin wrote:"There's a couple o' pig's ears down the ole' battlecruiser"

He must have meant that there were two ugly ladies in the drinking emporium.