Can you understand British slang?

Here are some great slang expressions you can hear in British English!
1) SMASHING
2) DODGY
3) NOWT
4) TROLLIED
5) SHAMBLES
How much British slang could you understand? Let me know in the comments!

[@wolfyd2053]

Bros got that 1850s slang 💀

[@loloflo6690]

We still speak like that in England💀

[@wolfyd2053]

@@loloflo6690 I’m English and I’ve only ever heard shambles seriously used irl

[@loloflo6690]

@@wolfyd2053 I hear smashing, dodgy and shambles, not many people say nowt or trollied. Maybe we live in different parts

[@wolfyd2053]

@@loloflo6690 Yh, London is very different to the rest of the UK

[@loloflo6690]

@@wolfyd2053 Oh are you in London? London and Manchester are both very similar in slang but the rest of England is completly different, I wont say where I am but we are in a sort of posh but also really chavy, poor part of England

[@samashserv5558]

I'm not good at British English but I... I'm good at guessing.

[@presentalpaca60]

Same

[@3minations676]

ikr i got 2 just from guessing and the rest was easy

[@trigex415]

Yeah

[@eiraidkwhatelsetoput]

Same lmao

[@davidmarchant9386]

​@@3minations676 least ya not getting mardy over it

[@Stayvillainxo]

As an Asian who read Harry Potter 31 times, this was cakewalk.

[@2506stardust]

Exactly 😂

[@user-el7sb9hx2g]

Yeah, me too

[@ScarletSM]

As someone who has never read any British media. I also understand.

[@dura9478]

As Russian, I did understand all 😅😅😅

[@prashastjain2309]

LOL same bro😂😂😂

[@StrawberryHerring]

As an Indonesian who never ever ever got involved in anything British, I understood pretty much everything. The "shambles" one is actually one I use regularly

[@irsyadihsan1221]

That word remind me about Trafalgar Law.

[@AbishekNaagendra]

It should be "Politics in this country is IN shambles", isn't it?

[@admiralmozart1546]

No… it’s “a shambles”

[@larrydick2300]

@@admiralmozart1546 nope, in shambles is the correct version; the video got it wrong.

[@space5872]

Its actually "innit", not "isn't it"

[@steernaught]

@@space5872 Correct! and this is comming from a british person

[@Bradley2016_]

both

[@No.U]

As a native English speaker, living in Britain my whole life... I've never heard anyone say "nowt" and "trollied" is a very rare phrase

[@smallerontheoutside1122]

Eee there's nowt wrong with that, pet 😄 my FIL says nowt all the time, he's from up Lancashire way

[@No.U]

@@smallerontheoutside1122 Ahh, from down in Dorset, so it makes sense

[@smallerontheoutside1122]

@@No.U yehh I think it's one of those regional ones, we know they say it, but unless we know someone who says it, we don't really hear it 😄

[@phernandal]

So, do you think these SLANGs are only for show?

[@No.U]

@@phernandal No, like the previous commenter said, they're probably just regional

[@Raspopopo]

As an American, I recognize all of it and shambles is not exclusively British slang. We have that word here as well

[@theunfunny4133]

"Your english is SMASHING!" *dirty mind kicks in*

[@roguenogue]

"insert the rock sus eyebrow lifting"

[@Oh.Canada]

@@roguenogue kzbin.infob9N1JMF-hFk?feature=share

[@fireattacker276]

​@@roguenogue "insert vine boom sound effect"

[@GAME_0VER-AKA-DEATH]

“Your mom is smashing” 💀💀💀

[@idk59377]

grow up

[@darkiidreeam]

This dude is so british that my coffe turned into tea

[@yeetidk285]

Lmao

[@fatemaAlarie3000]

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[@Creeper3310-AKR]

British Jesus

[@null0357]

His water bottle turned into bo'o'ho'wa'r

[@physicsbiology9756]

This guy is so British that my country almost got colonized again

[@averdict1758]

All the Harry Potter fanfiction I've read finally came in handy

[@L.O.752]

YES!!

[@AbbyWoodlandAuthor]

Absolutely! Lol and dr who 🤣

[@nehageorge4332]

For real tho!!!

[@nehageorge4332]

It might have something to do with the BBC Merlin fanfics too tho

[@stargazer374]

Was thinking the same Btw would you have any nice Sirry ff to suggest

[@emircan457]

I grow up with Doctor Who, Sarah Jane and Torchwood. I heard most of them. It's a great way to learn

[@tsundereyoongi3869]

Quality childhood right there

[@PVN1SH3RR]

As an Armenian living in a Slavic speaking country learning American English, I was able to answer 5 out of 5 words correctly

[@Homeless_Pigeon_History]

As an American who has never set foot in Great Britain, I understood all of these

[@crazysam871]

Yeah they are all pretty easy to guess

[@sergeantweasel]

As someone who's lived in Britain their whole life, I didn't

[@bitfish2155]

Same

[@Phoenix-yn6jn]

yup

[@lyarogers6101]

Same. I actually use and have met people who use some of these terms sometimes.

[@Rigel0]

Bro is so British I can feel the fish and chips coming inside of me

[@harleystubbs6199]

Ayo? 🤨

[@smoke.agency]

pause

[@Pinkcircleguy]

Hol' up

[@sango_o]

wait a sec

[@elirewasout]

Sorry?

[@francisfett2612]

I learned dodgy from Doctor Who when Bonnie Langford said “No more dodgy deals”

[@beansiii7852]

Bro got the revolutionary war slang

[@dylaneggleston1469]

I'm from the uk and I've never heard the word trollied. We would usually just say hammered or pissed

[@Miniswalks]

I use shitfaced

[@steam_jane5580]

Same, Regional thing I imagine. drunk, hammered , tipsy (a little bit drunk) are the ones I can think of but there are probably others. Edit: oh and pissed, tho double meaning there they might be mad (angry)

[@marioluigi9599]

Sounds like something a granny would say

[@pikachuisshook5535]

I'm so glad I got all of these right. I'm so proud of myself. Speaking English as my first language really has its benefits.

[@DucklingQ]

Me too.

[@jolyne_kujo_04]

Bruh, I also got all of em, even though English is my second language, that's quite smashing innit?

[@pikachuisshook5535]

@@jolyne_kujo_04 stop showing off just because you're smarter than us anglophones!

[@Cyber067]

Laughing way too hard at this...

[@monikabennett413]

As a lover of all James herriotts books I've become familiar with all these words and thoroughly enjoyed this😂

[@yoqchill._]

I got 4 of them right because in Singapore we use British English but usually we talk in singlish 🤣

[@priyankagbharadwaj]

All thanks to Louis Tomlinson, I understand all 5 of the slangs 💀

[@only_Amani]

Oi oi 💙

[@deeptipaudel1391]

Oiii oii

[@BMG-we2xp]

This was my exact thought!!!!😅

[@MintySynth]

My American ass still managed to get every question right

[@hobogamer3588]

me too

[@Connor_Califf]

Ya

[@Bihongoo]

Same

[@Ghost____Rider]

Damn how come

[@MintySynth]

@@Ghost____Rider Idk

[@smalleyes76]

I use to heard some of those words but I literally guessing and got all correct at least I learn some British from you -Thank you

[@linesky5044]

I had learned a lot British slang from you, thank you so much 🤭

[@nethuv4951]

"I'm a little boy from bradford , now i'm smashing it" that's where i got this word

[@lilywatson5754]

I love the reference ☺️😁💙💚🇮🇪💛❤️

[@swara2513]

Yesss

[@ILOVEME_28]

YASS

[@only_Amani]

YAS!

[@Soha_Chakraborty]

Loved the reference that you gave 💛❤️🇮🇪💚💙

[@heraldhenry7217]

Now I'll officially take the title Native Brit 😂 Know all 5

[@Sam-gs8iw]

Be sure to only use "nowt" and "trollied" in the North lol.

[@chihiro4925]

Same

[@noelhein2884]

Bro Downton Abbey and The Great British Baking Show taught me all I know😂

[@jojoball444]

a few years ago we had a language stay (organized by our school) in England. one of our teacher used to say "smashing" al the time. we loved it so much that we started using that word non stop

[@enderjammer5035]

As an American, I understood most of these, and I am pretty sure a lot of Americans use that last one "Shambles" "Dude I was in shambles trying to to piece together at least a rough draft for the paper"

[@yourlocalpineapple]

The way he said nowt, I’m genuinely crying rn

[@hesamghiasvand1643]

Can tell, like nothing 😂tnx for bringing up these smashing with no shambles!

[@mushroom_beans]

"You were absolutely pissed last night" One of my favourites, cus it confuses people so easily xD

[@PiskenDragen]

I'm not even a native English speaker and I knew every word.

[@ailyntorres1785]

Hope you keep doing this kind of video. It helps, Got 4/5 😁

[@kpopaddicted]

Not being a British English speaker still got full 😅😑

[@garrypriest3108]

Drunk, pissed, trollied such a rich lexicon for being drunk))))

[@zushi4156]

Still waiting for "bo'oh wo' er"

[@mohdhafiz9955]

You mean bota wata?

[@if_17_was_a_number45]

I was waiting for someone to say that Zushi=american who says he speaks american and not english

[@Garfield_Minecraft]

Borle warer Bota wata Bo'oh wo'er

[@Vixyzsisgoated]

haha such a funny joke that has been said thousands of times

[@TheAroSpecWallet]

Bo'o"woa

[@junas5]

Got 3 out of 5 as a german (who is most used to american english to be fair) ... number 3 and 4 were words i had never heard before but that was quite interesting!

[@ttttttttttttttttt.]

im british and still got 3/5, 3 and 4 dont ever get used

[@sammcgrath4127]

​@@ttttttttttttttttt. nowt is used extremely often in the North still but I don't think I've ever heard trollied

[@athinamays8322]

That would be because nowt and trollied are not used by Americans. The rest of the words Americans do understand and used them.

[@LenaleeLee]

Same for me as a Dutch person!

I managed to get all of them correct, although I guessed 2 of them (trollied & nowt).

[@lotusflower1953]

Got everything right except the third lol. This video was really cool and informative, also I love your voice!

[@Filename99]

I didn't even knew all those words, but I answered all of them.

[@thelreadtheunready4051]

As a German there is exactly only one instance that I remember of hearing the word "dogdy" be used. And that's when MP Dennis Skinner called David Cameron "Dogdy Dave" and got kicked out of the house for it

[@marioluigi9599]

Dodgy you can say like... people are using dodgy tv boxes to watch pay tv for free. So it doesn't always mean "suspicious". It can mean like something fake or untrustworthy. In the case of David Cameron it means that he's corrupt

[@Shiniecaballos]

I'm hispanic and I understood everything in such a smashing way!

[@HazelNuggetless]

Here's one for everyone: "Scran" does this mean: Run Eat Bad

[@Joe-fm8kj]

I’m a native British speaker and I can confirm nobody speaks like this

[@harrietsmells]

who the hell other than the northerners say nowt

[@user-kq8uz6fq5k]

I’m from Ukraine! Now I live in Bristol temporarily. I’m excited your clear English! Good luck ! I’ve subscribed !🙂

[@pripsy]

I'm from Ukraine ! Now I live in Bristol temporarily . I'm excited your clear English ! Good luck ! I've subscribed !

[@alexanderjones3830]

I could tell this guy was British just by the facial expressions.

[@nifLefty]

I live in the north west of England, not once have I heard of any of these terms except dodgy and shambles but that’s because they’re actual useful terms, no one ever used the other ones up here and even when it comes to dodgy it’s still rare to hear it

[@rachaeledwards2782]

4 out of 5 of those are used in Australia regularly as well. I’ve never heard trollied, not even by my English friends and believe me they’ve had plenty of opportunity 😂

[@lucyanderson4623]

Please do more slangs. Love to learn more

[@migorpresents8991]

4/5 didn't know about Nowt and thanks for reminding me of other words, I would've forgotten if you didn't

[@naomi_am]

the fact that I understood every one of them makes me feel proud

[@YAMMAS]

We use kinda the same slang in Ireland I didn't understand "nowt" at first, but its meaning makes sense because it's like "naught"

[@sherilynchua3145]

Dying of laughter cause i learnt smashing from the Thornberries

[@ta9143]

💯 and I love these quizzes! The terms are familiar probably due to a one month holiday in England- and- I love British comedies! Keeping up Appearances- Monty Python’s -

[@chillizu]

imagine playing among us and someone says “red is dodgy”

[@frizzingautumn]

Just 4, I don't know the first one until watched your video.. 😭💪❤

[@Airy_Hfj_ONE]

"Bri ish" 💀💀💀

[@Cocomonster8]

There's no "t" because they drank all of it

[@ieo6697]

@@Cocomonster8 the only time I see British people drinking tea is when they r at Starbucks (I live in England)

[@Andy-ScotsIrish-TheGAEL.]

​@@Cocomonster8ironicly that may have been true century or 2 ago. But I think it's not accurate any more. Older Brits drink Tea. Brits middle age to young all drink more coffee on average. Seems to wake you up more for your long day. 😉

[@Ducpies]

“Wow, you’re smashing!” “Wanna join?”

[@leotherapper3]

I got them all right but I won’t even understand a single one if i actually hear someone using it in real life lol

[@SL_Beast]

Ahh yes.... reading those Harry Potter books came in handy

[@lulubellule6372]

I really enjoy those tests ! I watch a lot of english content on KZbin and it's always nice to improve my vocabulary ! Thank you ! 😊🌸

[@theweebone]

Wait what?!? Shambles?... Room... Shambles!😂

[@avelaro4215]

"That car crush was smashing".

[@manaramohamed1561]

no word at all!!!

[@dinpuia1234]

"Room, shambles"

[@user-ns6fd3wo7n]

Thanks! i guessed all correctly. 😂 Good to learn these interesting slangs. 😊

[@rohitashwaKundu91]

I got 4 outta 5. That "trollied" made more sense as "tired" than as "drunk" to me, tho!

[@k-x-m-i-k-a-z-e]

Stranger things in bri'ish: "Bit odd, innit?"

[@Crym106]

my life almost fell into shambles

[@Fallen_Ember]

"you must be a native speaker" why yes, yes I am

[@hoziersexual]

"You must be a native speaker." Me: .> i am

[@kattycharisma]

Having a british guy as my father has prepared me for this moment.

[@Pizzl]

Watching too much MumboJumbo's videos makes it easier for me to understand.

[@user-ve1vz9nr1v]

None😊😊 Every time I watch your video,I learn something new.Thank you very much.❤❤

[@myself0392]

I never expected I got all of it correctly btw thanks for making this helpful video 👍

[@popcornparam]

Bro is too annoyed by the fact that an Indian is ruling the British 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@moasha3872]

Sunak is British though?

[@popcornparam]

@@moasha3872 bro his entire family is from India

[@moasha3872]

@@popcornparam but he's born in Britain

[@popcornparam]

@@moasha3872he is full of Indian curry inside 😂😂

[@zedx9924]

The fact that English is my second language and not being Britain, but still got it all right! 😂

[@likikoari]

I've never heard Nowt before but based on the sound and meaning it likely is evolved from naught, something I've heard much more and do recognise.

[@djeanql]

As a native speaker, I can confirm that I have never heard of "nowt"

[@EjayT06]

The way he pronounced nowt 😭

[@veramaenoveno3470]

I got everything correct 😅 reading dailymail and watching Korean Englishman for years paid off lols - from 🇵🇭

[@MoFraz16]

I live in the UK and I've never heard anyone say "are you Trollied" before

[@irfanldjtoha6360]

I learn a lot from you, Love it all ❤

[@trusfrated4645]

Me who got them all right **I officially identify as a British person now**

[@1cyy365]

1, 2, and 5 we actively use here in Canada's east coast

[@NA-oi9qt]

"shamble-" "TELEPORTATION"

[@rigorstyx]

Just to input a little. Some places do use “nowt” to say nowhere. Like, “in the middle of nowt” not a majorly common one to hear, but it is a thing 😊

[@erikeriksson3615]

I understand everything. We don't dubbing any programs in Scandinavia and we know the different between English in the colonies 😂 and true English. Grettings from Norse relatives in Sweden 🇸🇪🇬🇧❤❤️🕺💃

[@kyl_e_j]

Wished the example for Dodgy would've been Dennis Skinner refering David Cameron as Dodgy Dave

[@jezikerr3720]

All. I read a lot of books by British authors and have watched my fair share of British TV. I also had a British bus driver and had to translate "rapping my knuckles" to the other kids. She was quite sweet and once gave me some chocolate from her care package.

[@N1hockeyfan]

As a native French speaker I didin't understand anything but got them all right with some logic 🤣

[@elliniahilawanar]

bro really said smashing💀

[@PlxsteredH34rt]

As a british I use dogdy so much my stepdad started saying it around me and now it’s my vocabulary I didn’t know the last two but trollied sounded like it was fit for drunk But nowt… never heard of it

[@dragongirl2032_]

All those years of listening to Harry potter on repeat and watching british youtubers have finally come in handy....

[@SketchrA]

“Politics in this country is in *a* shambles”

[@Lottedbruyn]

Tbh my mind went somewhere else when he said "smashing"

[@MintyFlight]

I’m not a native English speaker. But having a British best friend I’ve known for a year helps

[@lennix8432]

I somehow had everything right, despite my mother language not being English but German. I mostly got it by what the word sounds like the most to me.

[@nikeun510]

most of my friends are from uk and ive never heard a single person use nowt or trollied. for nothing they usually just shorten the word to nuthin or sometimes nun. for drunk they usually say steaming but im pretty sure they picked it up from the scottish folks in the friend group. trollied is something else for sure 💀

[@ray-ux9cp]

Trollleyed, well, into my cups, pissed off, and in a shambles, yup, I'm drunk