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English Slang Part 1

July 5, 2010 By SplashPress

Learning English is a difficult task – we fully sympathise with you if you are trying to do it!

Most English people do not know the full range and function of the English language – using it is as natural to them as breathing!

One all too common complaint made by people attempting to learn English is that there are too many slang words and other types of word that cannot be understood or even found in the dictionary.

Without further ado then, here is our first in what will be a series of English Slang blogs and articles.

The first word is the slang word, then the proper English word closest to it, followed by an example of how to use it.

– Botched messed up, made worse. ‘He made a botched job of repairing the door – he completely botched it up’.- Bloke – man. ‘Jon is a great bloke.’

– Bottle – fortitude, courage. ‘Do you have the bottle to tell her you like her?

– Chucking it down – heavy or annoying rain. ‘Oh no! It’s chucking it down outside and I have to walk home!’

– Chuffed – pleased, happy, proud. ‘I feel chuffed to have passed my exam’

– Cheesed Off – annoyed, fed up, angry. ‘She was so cheesed off when she found out I had eaten all her chocolate!’

– Daft – a little crazy, stupid. ‘Sine is daft, she just ate her pencil’- Dosh – money. ‘Can you lend me some dosh mate?’

– Gobsmacked – very surprised, astounded. ‘When she told me I was fired I was gobsmacked.’

– Gutted – Unhappily surprised, negatively affected. ‘I feel so gutted to have lost the fight – I thought I was going to win.’

More soon..!