Idris Elba Teaches You British Slang | Vanity Fair

[@dantedebono4493]

Idris Elba: I have been set up, I know nothing! Also Idris Elba: here's a complete history of Cockney Rhyming

[@blazn0]

Or he just red of an autocue. He's an actor, he can make it believable

[@animelytical8354]

@@blazn0 nah he was just covering himself in case he didn't know any. He has rapped in the past so he knows slang. Beyond that, there was no way he wouldn't know slang. I bet Naomi Campbell is fluent in the slang too. Maybe not the all rhyming ones

[@Aeneas-aojb]

He wouldn't have said "eleven oh es" if he knew anything.......he would have said "one tens".....I think the information was being fed to him and the people who were giving him the information didn't know themselves how 110s is actually pronounced lol

[@theroyle7098]

Aeneas Booker he defo knew the cockney stuff but not the new crap like 110S. He did say at the end he learnt some tings, ie making it clear they told him some of the answers

[@Aeneas-aojb]

The Royle yeah you're right actually.....I missed the fact that he said he learnt some things

[@periodt6272]

“I know nothing about British slang but I’m here to teach you British slang” literally me giving my friends any relationship advice😂😂

[@sbmxm]

Why do you teach your friends British slang if they need relationship advice

[@periodt6272]

Seb Maxam why do people do drugs

[@anywaythewindblows8912]

Same

[@duttydimples]

Same

[@TOPTRENDCHANNEL]

@K B went here to see this one)

[@angelc.3677]

Can we get him to replace Siri? His voice is extremely soothing. 🤗

[@samuel70315]

More than morgan Freeman I think not 🤔

[@angelc.3677]

😂

[@pyeltd.5457]

I call him the Sky guy as he is on sky shows and sky TV advertising

[@jablum77]

Amen

[@spunchbib4599]

angel smith 700th like init

[@Druiid.x]

What Americans think british guys are like: Oh my sweet darling, my heart yearns for your touch. What they’re really like: Aigh luv fancy letin me av a go at that gash innit

[@TheDominator669]

We don't say init every time you know

[@himalayan8315]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@quixak7209]

What

[@armaanpanday3719]

Zach Jason Frew innit?

[@springfresh4344]

I read these in a British accent 😂😂

[@abdiessa8383]

•Peng ting: Pretty girl •Alie: Agree • Bare P’s: Lot of money • Shook: Nervous •Don’t air me: Don’t ignore me

[@abdiessa8383]

YurBoyRakZzz The two words are closely linked

[@rakzfn2nd]

r l 😂😂😂 ik

[@rhianbassi2495]

Allow it - let it be

[@yahya_649]

Shook is scared

[@steffanappleby3745]

Don’t @ me

[@MishaElRusito]

BIG MAN TING init

[@theharderway9792]

Russians React please stop

[@dianapehe4582]

that's it sis I’m dead 😂😂😂

[@AA-ol6jr]

You’re so moist (another uk slang word😏)

[@chan-l]

Shut up

[@maxheller7815]

Russians React yea yea big up my brodda.

[@kc-km8du]

None of these are new to me, I listen to 21 Savage regularly.

[@nltcraze]

Rare S550 he uses British slang in his music?🧐

[@bekahnavarro]

Lol

[@waliidjama8873]

duke savage of the 21 district

[@natalielawyerchick]

😀😂🤣

[@gintokisstrawberrymilk]

I-

[@bslime9991]

How Americans think: you want a cup of tea How English people are really like: I’ll shank ya innit

[@britmiss-101]

Thats Hilarious.

[@ye23.]

Not all english tho. You have the bougie whites who talk like the Queen lets be real

[@dagotowka9191]

Sounds wet. No one says 'ya'

[@wilde6080]

Never called it tea in my life

[@BootneckBeatsPara]

@@dagotowka9191 wagwan wys brudda

[@ZolRoyce]

*him saying you'll probably know what apples and pears means* "Ah, context clue, probably their version of comparing apples to oranges I get that." *it means stairs* "what"

[@kirasthebest]

Omg that's what I was thinking too! I was like oh definitely apples and oranges then he say stairs....Made me feel dumb bc he said I should already know it hahaha

[@babsr6072]

😂 ok so remember that English cockney is all about rhyming. So stairs are apples and pears rhyming with stairs so we shorten it to apples

[@ккє-о6ц]

I'm British and I don't even know 😂💀

[@bassekaman8315]

😂😂😂

[@MrSteezy]

I think he was being sarcastic when he said that

[@haileyedwards5412]

He said even the Americans know what apples and pears are...and Im sitting here like...do I, do I really????

[@princesspisces3898]

lol it means stairs

[@Thedancinglemon]

Same. I would've never guessed stairs

[@m.n.gitonga7516]

@Joe S Dang!!!

[@katiejones9868]

Don’t worry I’m English and I didn’t know, I only twigged when he said it. Cockney Rhyming slang isn’t the only slang we have, I think I knew two of the cockney sang, I knew all the others though 😂

[@kirasthebest]

Lol I had no idea what it meant either! I was trying really hard to figure it out before he explained and i was waaaaay off haha

[@serialplantkiller927]

Idris: "Even Americans know this one" Me, an American: 😬😬😬 .....

[@VoltSnake]

Even being British myself I've never heard of this lmao

[@lovelypuff9]

@@VoltSnake I was hoping there would be a translation here :(

[@ShiggumsDiggums]

I think nickers are underwear. So Alan is the same thing. They're both slang for underwear...I think

[@nltcraze]

Stefani Crockett 😘

[@StoutProper]

Shiggity Diggity knickers. What women wear, sometimes

[@sherinawaz6526]

I’m in the ghetto, “Reh teh teh tehhh”

[@rhodesiajackson7386]

Slick Rick

[@Jpedro13-w4c]

I actually laughed out loud, I respect it bro

[@aamacan]

God damit

[@cloudywithachanceofblossom]

😂

[@pokebelleplayz6586]

I kinda find that offensive because I'm bloody British like I speak geordy

[@Gravyman]

Big-Up is really Jamaican/dancehall slang, got really popular in the 90's.

[@fmaha1781]

It’s actually because of the amount of Jamaicans that moved here, not the music

[@x420Sync]

Gravyman if you’ve every listened to uk grime/drill they would usually say “big up (insert name ; usually the do or creator of the track)”

[@thewritingsolution5155]

Fi real

[@YourPalHDee]

Almost all of these are Jamaican patois.

[@ragii1428]

2:37 - *Bait* means obvious in the UK.

[@j_escoo]

ragii or popular/well known

[@samueldaddo8182]

Yeh like if you get your grinder out in front of police officers... that’s bait

[@KemiiDK]

Where Im form (north east) bait means food.

[@samueldaddo8182]

Kemii that’s mad. Never heard it used in that way. So like, what, “you wanna grab some bait”??

[@Bulskee]

Bait had always meant risky/on top in Birmingham

[@livnedX7]

There's already 4-5 british slangs, and i still want more.

[@maxmusic5380]

Akmal How much British slang is out there

[@silverburchtree2353]

Arthur Curry well there are lots of different areas of Britain and each area has its own version/own slang words that they use so it really depends where you are. But there is a lot

[@whybother4156]

There’s 4 countrys in the UK and in those countrys there’s regions all with different slangs,dialects and accents

[@dexxteer_1238]

If you wanna learn London slang, watch black british youtubers. I say black because 1 gotta rep my people and 2. they use the slang more frequently. aAs well as slamg thats more known with the younger generation. Just use urban dictionary everytime tou come across is. And no KSI doesnt count.

[@FALslayer]

@@whybother4156 Think you mean counties

[@chestchirecateyes]

🙂 A lot of the slang is of West Indian/Caribbean origin...I'd say, Jamaican.

[@collinsonalphonse5013]

No that's just a caribbean ting

[@ukbusiness8811]

Not Jamaican carribean full stop . Black british community input

[@StNovaSt]

I agree. Lots of Jamaican influence. BIG UP! REH TEH TEH...yup Jamaican made.

[@shanb9352]

Lol then again we were once affiliated with the British colony so I mean...

[@tamia.5396]

Thanks for saying it!!

[@TheNotoriousKID]

Most of those slangs are rooted in British/Jamaican culture.

[@nishisalott1839]

The Jamaicans were colonized by them, which could be why

[@animelytical8354]

It was half and half tbh

[@animelytical8354]

@@nishisalott1839 It's also because they subsidised Jamaicans coming over post war. They brought over words they developed as slaves

[@nishisalott1839]

@@animelytical8354 I agree

[@richardadeyemi6158]

British culture Uno 😂😂

[@tereciaanderson2468]

I love these. Most of them are Jamaican slangs 😂🇯🇲 Big up!

[@keswitch789]

Terecia Anderson true, if you listen the ones speaking these slangs, they have a Jamaican accent mixed with the British

[@grimori]

I saw that.

[@taurigirl]

Yeeess!! Same thing I thought - OMG it's been so long since I heard "Reh Teh Teh" in the wild lol

[@taurigirl]

@@LiogCeartas You sound pressed 😂

[@j0rdanaj]

PumpkinEskobarr nobody cares , only jamaica matters

[@thehonesttroll9985]

It's like he gets younger as he ages

[@benlutostanski7755]

A real life Benjamin Button

[@h2d127]

the honest troll me2

[@allexfenty]

No his facial hair is almost off that's why. A man doesnt look masculine without facial hair.

[@Pvstt]

Money

[@randomthings7997]

Being rich and famous tends to have that effect.

[@RB-H]

Bait sort of means “obvious”. If someone is being very obvious, you would say “don’t be bait”

[@willmosse3684]

Yeah, it means blatant

[@lilshoxx]

Yeah he used it completely out of context.

[@shantoib6058]

the description for which he stated was Jamaican so not really wrong.

[@kapilbusawah7169]

Shantoi B it is since the British version is quite different. One means embarrassed the other means obvious

[@doojber]

You can also you 'Mac' for blatant/obvious/dodgey 👍🏼

[@CraigCampbellTripleC]

The Jamaican influence in their slang is astounding

[@MxCP11]

Craig Campbell or maybe it’s their (British) influence on jaimaican slang. Jaimaica was a British colony after all.

[@Lifestylewithjada]

@@MxCP11 Jamaica being a British colony doesn’t mean nth. That has nth to do with dis

[@shyanedwards5410]

There's no denying the impact of Jamaican culture on British slang. Shout out to the Windrush Generation :)

[@enrique9059]

Can I ask a question since no one really answers me seriously :/ what part/region of London/UK uses the term "alie"

[@unlockedaccount]

@@enrique9059 most parts of london use it

[@AbdulB]

Why isn't this guy James Bond already? He's just oozing that 007 swagger.

[@euniceinacio732]

Yes

[@AbdulB]

@Journey To Valhalla U'd rather have a lame actor play the role than someone that would kill it just cos he's not the "correct" color?

[@RJAce-ql3ey]

@@AbdulB I feel you as a man of color, however, Bond's original essence is one of White, Anglo Saxon, arrogant, and racist in nature. Elba is actually above all of that and IMO it would do him a great injustice to play the character. Let them keep their phony narrative of the 'Ultimate White Man' for their own and Let Idris Elba not succumb to playing the role of such a narrow minded and shallow character who is the white man's wet dream.

[@pauldavis1963]

Watch Trevor Noah's comedy act. He explains the reason why. It is funny.

[@patrickswayvy5524]

@@RJAce-ql3ey = MVP

[@Jess-mq8gs]

Why am I watching this I'm British?

[@Toriiidori]

Jess Ica Because Idris Elba is lovely to look at

[@vondonstrut218]

because he's fit af.

[@CeeceeMua]

vondonstrut218 he’s buff man

[@geml99]

Cos he’s a buff ting

[@bruisedviolets]

Same 😂

[@DionCastroMusic]

Barney rubble=trouble Apples and pears=stairs Alan wickers=knickers Adam and Eve= believe Basically take a two worded phrase or name that rhymes with the original word, and use the unrhymed word to refer to the original word. That cockney rhyming scheme is interesting. Innit?

[@user-qb4id8zn3h]

not as interesting as unnecessarily complicated

[@JayWelton92]

M That was the point, to make sure the Police didn’t know what they were saying. However nowadays the Police in London use slang too so it’s pretty much pointless now. Danny Dyer is the only person who thinks he’s still under the radar when he speaks.

[@user-qb4id8zn3h]

@@JayWelton92 Right, I believe that's the general idea behind slang, but this seems like it would often confuse people using it, too. Or am I just very non-English? :D

[@JayWelton92]

M Well if you aren’t English or British in general then it’s unlikely that you’ll have heard of any of these terms. The slang back then like I said had an actual purpose, which most “modern” slang does not it’s simply what becomes popular amongst younger generations. This video is specifically London slang with a mixture of Cockney rhyming and Grime, which is heavily influenced by Jamaican culture.. nobody outside of London would use words like “ting”, not unless they have severe learning difficulties.

[@Sooopa_Doopa]

I love Brit flicks but the first time I watched Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels this scene made me happy the subtitles were hardcoded kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWTHZ5uVnNRqh6s

[@sashaumorris6698]

Alot of these slangs are actually influenced by Jamaican Patois...Even the some slangs in Toronto is influenced by patois...Wi likkle but wi tallawah.

[@olabrown7981]

Yep. Just Jamaican patois - straight!

[@runbho710]

Yup. Init

[@dais9446]

Most of this is Caribbean Creole🗿 straight up TT

[@trestenagrant1999]

I was actually going to comment that.

[@alexandertheawesome2517]

Ting

[@redactedisthebest]

The way he holds that iPad triggers my anxiety.

[@zeyadmohamed6456]

Remember there's more things to worry about than an iPad

[@AxeDharme]

Good. Get over it.

[@kimberlywatson2046]

WTH. 😭😭😭😭

[@squares4u]

@@AxeDharme Hush.

[@wanrose4564]

he's IDRIS ELBA.

[@oliviavcarter]

The Jamaican influence on British slangs is sooo apparent. -Blah blah blah- Renkin- ting- a few more he mentioned. Hahaha

[@kanteblues0075]

all blacks in uk are either african or jamaican. heavy influence in the urban culture

[@JodieannJStephenson]

So true! The first, "tings" haha.

[@DamonCahlil]

Ok I thought it was just me who heard that! I was like well wait 🤔 that sounds awfully a lot like.. 😂

[@distractedkenzo4523]

History is saying Duuuuuuhhhhhhhhh.

[@legarconquiment1069]

🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@williamwang4154]

should've gotten 21 savage to do it

[@jideturner7218]

This deserves more credit. Lol

[@sosom4098]

William Wang 😂😂😂😂

[@thegoat-ishere4414]

William Wang that would’ve been truly savage by VOX

[@nightrider3067]

OOOOOH BUUUUURN

[@Myron90]

You beat me to it!!

[@leonanonimoexposito9765]

"I was named sexiest man of the year" Yeah, no wonder why...

[@Ironhide1125]

Idris: “Even Americans know this one.” Me (a Brit): “what I don’t know this one...”

[@Ag-lm6rr]

Mundane Box 15 ‘a British’

[@kuzy1110]

A Brit *

[@Zak-ob5ze]

* A Briton

[@hux2000]

You don't know "apples and pears"? It's the single most well-known, stereotypical example of cockney rhyming slang. Use yer loaf, mate!

[@amycorbett4664]

Mundane Box 15 literally me with the cockney slang haha. The perks of being a northerner 😅. Obvs know apples and pears though 🤙🏼.

[@LAC-bk2fo]

If you love Idris listen to: Boasty

[@nicolestern5760]

L. AC so fireee!!!!

[@niyahkelly7033]

L. AC song is fire

[@kns5700]

And I write for myself no ghosty ...

[@izzz4]

L. AC THAT SONG IS FIREEEEEEEEEEE

[@MkqyyFN]

Boasty man I'm boasty

[@skann9048]

I had never noticed that ting with his teeth

[@zisforzoo16]

Oh he British British 🤣🤣🤣🤣 i can’t

[@upstageproductions]

Same bruv, same

[@Hafsa-4realz.]

OoO 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭you had to go there🤦🏾‍♀️

[@crystalstacy21]

😁😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😂🇹🇹

[@priscianv612]

Lmao me either!!! Still fine though

[@MissVendetta]

Idris Elba is such a beautiful, beautiful man.

[@habibyagoub2213]

Miss Vendetta would u like to marry him ?

[@starboy7895]

@Tarzan Looooooool

[@victory4333]

@Tarzan wtf😂😂😂😂

[@MissVendetta]

@@hypnotizerable I feel sorry for you that you feel the need to try and make someone else feel bad. I hope you have a better day today.

[@lucienreid8515]

"Ray-tay-tay!!!" Jamaican slang 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@bigman72511]

It's also Southern American and French slang as well.

[@Charliefalke]

Meaning???😋

[@gainzsmith9340]

Lucien reid kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJKvc5tvhZWLpqc

[@jjjlove2260]

Yes I noticed! Also Ting and Big Up😄

[@evaready900]

"Ting" too lol

[@AudatiousAilbz]

'I saw my guy the other day, yo he had me bennin,' PAUSE

[@FUCKTURY]

😂

[@mrsir1005]

Lmaooooo that's madddd Ayoooo 😭😂

[@IBODEGAI]

Super Pause.

[@stephi6792]

What would you say tho?

[@adrianblake-williams5294]

Yeah that was a weird example.

[@kikiwest2001]

Good lord this man is fine.

[@vikip4396]

kikiwest2001 Amen he is!!!😍😍❤️

[@jessasinclare3445]

Don’t u mean fit

[@unpopularsam]

Fit**

[@ARSZLB]

Cockney rhyming slang is probably the most innovative and convoluted way of speaking i can possibly imagine, and that’s what makes it amazing

[@AidaKiraya]

Nahh Idris! How can you say "Eleven Oh Ess" 🤦🏽‍♀️ they are pronounced "One Tens", basically Nike Air Max 95s

[@JBENNETT921]

Lol I was looking for this comment

[@Factory15]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣....i was baffed to begin with...."11 oh S's"....wtf

[@katia_g213]

Omg 😂

[@magmovies9323]

Lool yep, Idris couldn't have been more wrong on that one, sigh.

[@chanelno.5560]

JB92192 I was looking for this comment too 😂😂

[@faixh9014]

When Idris Elba explains British slang words with more British slang words 😂

[@solitarelee6200]

"Even the Americans know this one" Me, sweating: I've never heard this before in my life

[@missa.n.e]

Lool 🤣

[@shaq_cairo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Dark-fm7kw]

Seriously?

[@Lukethefox]

And now this guy is Knuckles in Sonic the Movie 2. Imagine him using these words.

[@saidaahmed2080]

Love the fact that Idris knows he’s “buff” because he is so again I’m glad ‘he’s in the know’ 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@LilySnow18]

I definitely did NOT know about the apples and pears thing LMAO!

[@LilySnow18]

@Too Cool For Cardi Right?!? Lmao! Like, I'm glad he thinks we know stuff, but too much credit! 😭

[@lilycook2656]

Lily L sorry how??? Oh u must be American enough said 😴

[@ctalley9667]

Ting

[@jordy107]

Lily L it's simple rhyming slang. What rhymes with pears? Stairs!

[@savydowden4445]

Exactly. I'm a Londoner and I was like, bro, I've never heard anyone say that😂Tbf, I'm for West London so a lot of cockney slang is alien to me even though it's on the other side of the city.

[@pnjodaro]

I don't know why but there's something majestic about him...

[@gr3at.s4ge]

pov knuckles is teaching you british slang

[@mar-ek2mx]

chirp literally means the exact opposite in Canada 😂 like running your mouth, kinda roasting and getting under someone’s skin

[@corneliusabercrombie3667]

In London we use that too. Like “your chirping up” or “he’s chirping up like I won’t slap him” but chirpsing is chatting up a fit lady lol. So the difference is the “S”

[@sexyhomeowner9345]

It's not 'chirp', it's 'cherps'. Strictly speaking, it's West Indian-derived and has since become London street slang.

[@savydowden4445]

In London we say 'cussed/grilled/roasted/dissed/mugged off' as our equivalent to your 'chirping'. Yh. Chirpsing ain't really used anymore in London. If you wanna talk to a girl or get with them we now say "I'm gonna try and 'link'/'move to'/'chat up' that ting". I'm 20 so some slang ppl like Idris use has evolved but some stay the same. A lot of our moderm slang is shaped by America, the Caribbean, memes and current events.

[@Yaser-ih2cx]

In Toronto we say beaking

[@abbysands9510]

@@savydowden4445 "link" is used when you have already got the girl and going to meet her, I give you move to and chat up sounds more like white slang though. For example. I am going to link that girl I moved to last night or I am going to link that girl I cherps last night

[@elizabethwambui6036]

who else is here just to see Idris and dont even know what he is saying. He just gorgeous!

[@jesst.3930]

I loved Idris Elba teaching me British slang. He had me bennin.

[@kelviannaepperson3677]

Me too it was cool and funny

[@mazinosman1142]

Knuckles teaches British slang

[@samw6981]

Its just jamenglish with slices of cockney on top... what a beautiful mash up .... maybe its because im a Londoner.... love it

[@shaolindreams]

we had a lot of Jamaican influence

[@mozartz73]

And American influence we influence the whole world in slang

[@mozartz73]

@Catheey not like they say it but it is Influence by Americans we rule the world

[@cdulez]

Frog 00 no.Americans make up words that 14 year olds use.

[@shaolindreams]

@@mozartz73 Yeah that's true too...

[@wanderlustvon2464]

Lol someone is seriously bent about Americans 😂😂

[@Nicolelovesdonuts]

hes actually so hot (even though hes older than my mum) that clear skin though im lost for words

[@idriselba144]

Thanks so much if you dont mind i would like to know a true fan better so kindly drop your number in my mail so i can text you and get to know you much better. [e-mail]

[@josephakinyoyenu7301]

Idris Elba: I know nothing about British slang, I have been set up Also Idris Elba: Knows all of the British slang Me: I have been set up

[@Philth_E]

Ill never forget how shook i was when I heard this man speak years after watching him on The Wire. Great actor.

[@IshanAli]

He has such a strong British Accent

[@MozzieMutant]

*East-London

[@LacostePrincess1]

Ishan Ali I love it 😍

[@lionessmummy4418]

His accent is really thick. It’s suits him very nicely.

[@hattiewhite1010]

Ishan Ali yeah, thats a classic east london accent

[@saitamatrash2527]

Ishan Ali British accent isn’t really a thing. Just many regional dialects. Scottish people are British and they don’t really sound like that now do they?

[@ForestKicks]

"Bow bells" actually refers to the bells of the church St Mary-le-Bow on Cheapside in the City of London, rather than Bow, the district of east London

[@pepesmoov]

Bang on, the originals were destroyed in the war.

[@KyloRen4238]

Idris Elba Show 1. Police Officer - Aqua Teen Hunger Force 2011 Movies 2. Knuckles The Echidna - Sonic The Hedgehog 2, 3 2022 - 2024 3. Fluke - Finding Dory 2016 4. Chief Bogo - Zootopia 2016 5. Janek - Prometheus 2012 6. General Stone - 28 Weeks Later 2007 Game 7. Truck - Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011

[@miasegal22]

When you’re British and you don’t know half of these😂

[@thahuraamin3057]

I thought I was the only one😂

[@ElleBrown]

Ikr it’s mostly London/south east slang 😂

[@apuapustaja9236]

Because you're not an idiot

[@90blin19]

Mia Segal prolly don’t hang around the streets

[@adi14293]

Y’all dumb af

[@VenStarrr]

110s ..... Just realise he was talking about "1 tens".... Lmaoooo wtf is a "11 Oh S's". ONE TENS MY G!

[@mrgoat5125]

Ok smelly slag

[@kavkavanagh9660]

Yh its one tens not eleven ohs. Not so down with the kids are you idris?

[@rubadubwiz]

One Tens Idris,mate... which means Nike Air max 95’s...The first £110 air max’...Old skool (1995) talk...nutten new. 120’s are 97’s.

[@YG-qg1hs]

It's just a stupid saying at the end of the day.

[@justyk9769]

He’s a oldhead Lowe him

[@jazzx251]

All of these are London slang, not really applying to the rest of the UK (mostly). Each individual region has its own slang terms, which are each a study in themselves.

[@randomthings7997]

Rest of the UK, in response to this video: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@jess5427]

Live near London, only have heard: • ting • fit • barney • apples • bait • innit • rank

[@idriselba144]

Thanks so much if you dont mind i would like to know a true fan better so kindly drop your number in my mail so i can text you and get to know you much better. [e-mail]

[@wendiepatterson8548]

Give him the Bond job already!

[@potterpotty01]

Too old!

[@Mel1lvar]

Please no.

[@jameeljohnson6504]

@@potterpotty01 he's 3 years older than Daniel Craig was when he first played Bond....he's not too old, just middle aged...haha...also..Sean Connery and Roger Moore weren't spring chickens when they started either....

[@crossy8529]

James bond isn't black and i'm not being racist it just a fact he's a white character,just like if they got a white guy to play shaft in a film it wouldn't be right

[@kuryamtl]

@@crossy8529 But Shaft's blackness is an important part of the character. James Bond's whiteness is essential for his character? Could a black actor have portrayed Bond in any of movies without being distracting? I don't think so.

[@nptmg9072]

110s is not - 'eleven-oh-s', it is pronounced 'one-tens' and it means a pair of air max 95s (bcos that is how much they used to cost here £110)

[@tm02-s03]

Well how much do they cost now then

[@Sideline23]

@@tm02-s03 130-150

[@vectordash5753]

np tmg still 1-10 dough

[@RDREmpireFilms]

That's the only one he got wrong... We called Air Max 90s 110s because they cost £110 similar to Air Max 90s they cost £90 so we called them 90s. Nowadays everything has gone up in price but they are still identified by those terms.

[@formula1hq821]

Precisely

[@marcosjd1]

I strongly believe "big up" "big man ting" is Caribbean based.

[@Rite3man]

Marcus Dulgar Jamaican to be exact.

[@adarrlnathantv9444]

No

[@relax9086]

@@Rite3man no its not it a Caribbean thing why do u guys associate everything with Jamaica? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@3bwayne554]

Jeavon Kenson well because Jamaica says it a lot, even here in America soooo yea, other Caribbean countries use it a lot too

[@Rite3man]

Jeavon Kenson Because Jamaican Slang is a major influence on the youths in England and Canada. Jamaican Dancehall music is the vehicle.

[@sbrooks729]

Love everything about Mr Elba. I want to be like him when I grow up.

[@-4subscriberswithahammerad521]

Sips tea* Interesting information....

[@Noob-xd8ri]

-4 Subscribers with a hammer addiction that wasn't funny

[@reyskyhopper8709]

Taryn's tv. Dang you straight up told them

[@Noob-xd8ri]

Rey Skyhopper yeah dawg I'm just a honest person lmao

[@reyskyhopper8709]

Taryn's tv. Lol

[@ravennightshade4702]

My son was embarrassed about his middle name being idris (named after his welsh grandfather) now, because of Idris Elba, he is proud of it.

[@Gabi2484]

I could listen to Idris talk ALL day! :)

[@pj-hz8kq]

He is can be a very good teacher, he provides background,explanation and examples.

[@abbysands9510]

IKR, I love the way he explained what it means to be a cockney.

[@viktoriaking459]

Imagine the British use our Caribbean words like ting, bird Reh teh teh, and Big up

[@nazz3779]

Viktoria King thats because there are alot of caribbeans in london

[@nopo8011]

Lol or because the caribbean was colonized by the british

[@viktoriaking459]

@@nopo8011 nah man

[@newchannellookforlissaelle8507]

@@viktoriaking459 yes - London slang is heavily influenced by Caribbean vernacular and an amalgamation of Cockney slang too. Colonisation was real chile

[@msgirly6827]

@@viktoriaking459 yes it was??? Lol wtf

[@lukel9103]

“Eleven O S’s” ah mate, Idris, you’ve had a mare there. The correct pronunciation is ‘One Tens’ meaning £110. A pair of Air max 95’s were referred to as One Tens because they cost £110.

[@seoulting28]

3:49 "110s." Dunno about Idris' ends, but we say 'one-tens' to refer to our trainers/sneakers.

[@theharderway9792]

Seoul Ting he said 11 oh eses I'm finished 🙄😂😂😂

[@All3cannons]

Lol dude must have been talking about his iPhone 😂🤷🏽‍♂️

[@newchannellookforlissaelle8507]

I'm done they baited him out dirty 😫😭😂

[@nathanksimpson]

"Renew my cockney license..." I was about to ask.

[@ScarlettJ1221]

Idris Elba is fine af

[@lavidaemo3291]

Fit

[@marisahall6741]

No, he's fit

[@user-gw4eu9ri6u]

this is getting wierd now 😂

[@sabreenasyaharudin]

"See what I did there" sly Idris Elba, sly.. 😂😂

[@adi14293]

Bruh that’s so obvious 😂 tf u mean by sly

[@susiep.7372]

His voice(and himself!) is awesome...love it !!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@idriselba144]

Thanks so much Susie, if you dont mind i would like to know a true fan better so kindly drop your number in my mail so i can text you and get to know you much better. [e-mail]

[@americagreatagain818]

He voice his character in Zootopia

[@chrisredfield332]

In Cuban spanish we have a slang that goes like this "Asere que bola, que vuelta" this basicly means in english "Hey man whats up or Hey mate what you up to" this is also a very trustful gesture which you dont tell to everyone, I know this video is about english slangs but I wanted to share this with everyone

[@goon10ajz2]

Never knew his bottom teeth looked like that

[@r1234-n5v]

The top row seems veneers..so strange indeed. Maybe he left it like that rather than straighten it out in order to keep it natural

[@foxxyldyfrca]

The Brits do not take much pride in straightening teeth like we do in USA.

[@r1234-n5v]

@@foxxyldyfrca yet they love veneers

[@BigPurp9]

Even with teeth like that he could get any girl he wants hahaha

[@muna_qashti9401]

And now I can't unsee it

[@keepingupwithkudzai]

I could watch him talk for hours 😻😩

[@who1718]

Stringer Bell. Who remembers that guy.

[@dar6500]

First time I heard the American accent.. then I saw him in Rock N Roll with the British accent.

[@krisrose219]

Why I’m here lol

[@manicseacucumbers4194]

“Bennin over.” “Isaw my guy he had me bennin over.”

[@guyravenscroft8118]

Eleven-OS’ are trainers over £110 No No No One-Tens are Air Max 95s

[@_MJ07_]

I cried when he said this. He lost ratings 😂

[@TodaysSpecialMinis]

@@_MJ07_ he was READING it the way WE might be seeing it if we don't know what we're seeing. It looked like 11 O S to me. And then he did explain that it's 110s - jeez....

[@caspar_gomez]

and why they called one tens again?

[@rubadubwiz]

caspar Cos they cost £110 @ the time. I bought a pair & they were uncomfortable 😣

[@dadasha]

Air max 95 the chavs starter pack! Or the chavs footwear uniform!

[@colintran1069]

Boasty was fire mate! Jolly job

[@bremeracosta2728]

0:05 "And I have been set up." First thought: Yeah--by Omar and Brother Mouzone.

[@Dazzlin84]

Lol good 1

[@bassekaman8315]

😂😂😂

[@ruthcook8599]

THE WIRE 💚

[@xorpe7172]

Took too long to find a Wire reference in this comment section

[@_festival]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Jacob-rd2wh]

3:45 Its pronounced “One Tens”

[@tereapeji4417]

T

[@lukemavrik]

Yeah who says eleven o s's 😂😂😂

[@OoSweetCheekso0]

They should have got Stormzy 🙄

[@melsoro7311]

@@OoSweetCheekso0 mans should have got skepta

[@OoSweetCheekso0]

@Joe S hmmm I'm not sure, One Tens is old skool, used in the 90s. But it's true, can't know it all 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@isabenoriejames]

He can slang my ting...... Ok I'll stop 😂

[@marxman300]

Kelly Royer bukkake

[@magmovies9323]

Idris is my guy but he was wrong on a couple of these lol. Such as "110s" and "Bait".

[@jfaustin1742]

Mag Movies what do they mean?? And can you re explain adam？

[@magmovies9323]

@@jfaustin1742 I don't know about "Adam" but "One-tens (110s)" NOT "Eleven Oh S" refers to Nike 110s also known as Air Max 95s. And "Bait" basically means obvious or to make obvious. E.g. "Stop baiting out our plan man!"

[@Imlexiwbu]

Bait can also be used in the context that he was talking about so it's not necessarily wrong

[@a.h.8269]

Well he said he doesn’t use it so it was whoever looked up the slang for him.

[@magmovies9323]

@Liam Christie Except they are. When people say "110s" it's in reference to the usual price of Air Max 95s which are around £110. But okay...

[@twinkles2ya]

Love Idris but for the sake of non-brits Bait was wrong, Bait means obvious or to be obvious/known not embarrassing e.g. I’ve taken the last slice of cake, please don’t bait me up or that girl has been at the club 6 weeks in a row, she’s bait.

[@abbysands9510]

I agree "bait" means obvious or too be too obvious.

[@Zooker2255]

I can not look at him while speaking without seeing and hearing stringer bell. Blows my mind how people can preform other accents so convincing!

[@RomaroBrandon]

It's so weird hearing his actual voice. It's like listening to Hugh Jackman speaking in Australian

[@hellokittyangel211]

Romaro Brandon Or Hugh Laurie speaking in his regular one.

[@ItsAlexiaKAY]

Caribbean influence 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@GeraldCole17]

I’m a very heterosexual man...and even I think Idris Elba is a good lookin’ dude!

[@edwnx0]

aesthetic attraction

[@leila2868]

I can tell you struggled to say that and I respect you very much for it lol

[@madiea8074]

we can tell u r straight by the lexus as ur prof pic

[@LC-le9ew]

He could turn Ellen straight.

[@mohammadibnyaqub]

You're probably bisexual mate...

[@flow_matik]

1:23 Pause!

[@jeanharoldmagnait8928]

*Ting* Big Shaq: "The ting goes Skrraaaa."

[@1kerosene]

so the Americans think they can read between the lines of our slang now, what’s; •Nonce, •Sket, •Bellend, •Chav, mean? (suggest anymore in a reply)

[@prymetyme884]

bellend is like an insult!

[@prymetyme884]

Don’t know the rest sorry bud

[@mariomangaze1181]

Im not british but i studied in Leeds for 4 years. Dont know the first two but bellend is like calling someone an idiot, and chav is like a cheap, uncultured person

[@xhentoyou]

CHAV : Council Housed And Violence

[@maximevonblumencron3779]

I moved to central London 2 and a half years ago and I know bellend is some kind of insult , chavvy is like cheesy or tacky .. don’t know the other two though

[@ellaseber-rajan999]

FINALLY, represent us well Idris man

[@unknownuser5193]

This the biggest balls of the summer

[@evolove5365]

Yeap. It's official I'm pregnant watching Idris Elba video.

[@FlexAloes]

“Eleven O S”😂😂 He meant “One-Tens”😂