Slang O' The Day » English Slang

ding-dong

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:38 +0000

Origin: English Slang
Definition: fight; argument
Example: My neighbor and I had a ding-dong about his son playing music too loud.

belt up

admin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:00:20 +0000

Origin: English Slang
Definition: shut up
Example: He kept talking and talking. I thought he would never belt up.

buffting

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:45 +0000

Origin: English Slang
Definition: an attractive person
Example: That girl that Ollie come here with is buffting.

bog-standard

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:27 +0000

Origin: English Slang
Definition: normal; average; typical
Example: My weekend was anything but bog-standard.

mad for it

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:00:31 +0000

Origin: English Slang
Definition: to be enthusiastic about something
Example: I told her my idea and she was mad for it.

clock

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:00:31 +0000

Origin: English Slang
Definition: to notice
Example: Did you clock that cute man looking at you?

the old bill

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:00:17 +0000

Origin: English Slang
Definition: police
Example: The place was swarming with the old bill.

diamond geezer

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:00:42 +0000

Origin: English Slang
Definition: a great guy; a gem of a man.
Example: I was going to be late until that diamond geezer let me take his cab.

grebo

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:27 +0000

Origin: England Slang (Birmingham)
Definition: a combination of grease and boy. Used to refer to a heavy metal rock fan.
Example: A grebo walked past with Sabbath blasting out of his iPod.

riffy

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:30 +0000

Origin: England Slang (Birmingham)
Definition: dirty; scruffy’ smelly
Example: Ugh, I’m not sitting in that seat. It looks a bit riffy to me.