American Reacts to 50 British Slang Words

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[@phraggers]

Just to clarify 90% of these are southern slang, you would never hear anyone north saying "innit", which is also a chavvy word in my opinion lol

[@sampeeps1]

Americans need to stop saying that someone is full of spunk

[@sc3pt1c4L]

I love how expressive and a good a mimic JJLA is. I could listen to and watch him all day. I would love him to do a channel where he just reads books to us.

[@neuralwarp]

Nick = steal

[@helencarter693]

He should have also said "tits up" for T, it means the same thing as pear shaped, I would have loved to see his reaction to that 😂😂

[@LonaMarieSoprano]

I definitely use most of these. He missed out some common alternatives. Like 'pissing down' is sometimes 'chucking it down' and there were a few others.

[@hardywatkins7737]

Most people in Britain don't say 'chunder' anymore. It's a bit out of date. Puke is more common, has been around longer and is still around. "He puked up". "He puked in the toilet". or just "Threw up" is common to hear. We also say 'Gaff' for 'mistake' sometimes.

[@Tacsmoker]

a DO can also be a hairstyle... a hair-do

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

I’ve come to the conclusion, you absolutely must be an actor. Your accents are fantastic. Please let us know.

[@naomipeverill7984]

JJLA please watch this back and look at your face when you say Oi, it’s really funny. 😂

[@carolineskipper6976]

These were all pretty good, and commonly used words and phrases.

[@blazednlovinit]

The faces you pull to put on an English accent 🤣

[@sarahradford9822]

I had once had a manager who was from New York originally and still spoke with a strong accent..but had spent years living in Stoke-on-Trent..he used to call people 'Duck' which is very Stoke. It was a thing of beauty hearing this dialect in that accent.

[@alfresco8442]

The first two...Aye Up and bairn are direct imports from the Vikings who ruled the North for centuries. Even today, Norwegian for child is barn and the expression meaning "Look out or Watch it" (which is how Aye Up is often used) is Se Opp (pronounced say opp)...literally see/look up.

[@draemora.]

Although the guy in the video is pointing out some generalised slang words from across the UK (he does a decent job considering the 20 minute window), bear in mind that the UK has many colloquial slang words dating back hundreds of years where transport between settlements was rare/uncommon. This lead to a situation where slang words for certain things can change from county to county or even in a matter of miles. For instance, Bun, Teacake, Cob, Barm cake, Bara, Scuffler, Muffin, Bap, Breadcake, Softie, Barm, Roll, Flower cake, Batch, Morning roll, Stotty, Oven bottom etc, all mean the same thing.

[@MrBulky992]

"Bairn" meaning young child is commonly used in the north of England too

[@fionaparkinson3821]

Innit is a very London thing. Where I live, most tourists from the south are called “innits”. That’s because they blunder around, getting in your way screeching “ innit loverly”, “innit sweet”, “awwww innit quaint”. So, innits.

[@jennettesimons2415]

Never say "meat and two veg" that is a slang term describing mens genetalia 😂😂

[@marvinc9994]

Back in the days when pupils were afraid of their teachers - especially the male of the species - an

[@lisasimpson4574]

We have many words for the same slang words. Like “chunder” meaning to be sick. We could also say,, to “heave” or to “throw up” Its a shame he only gave you one example,. Not to mention the cockney slang,. Thats a whole diffrent ball game.. 😅