I’ve got an Ay to Zed of the words I said when I grew up in England
Join me and my band as we get the hang of our favourite British slang
A is for Aggro, which means irritation
B is for Blimey, a quaint exclamation!
C is for Chin wag, so let’s have a chat
D is for Dodgy, how fishy is that?
E is for Engaged, when the phone line is busy
F is for Fiddle Sticks, when you get in a tizzy
G is for Gobsmacked, which means you’re amazed
So How’s Your Father, now go and get laid.
I’ve got an Ay to Zed of the words I said when I grew up in England
Join me and my band as we get the hang of our favourite British slang
I is for innit, let’s blame Ali G
J is for Jammy if you’re lucky like me
K is for Knickers, some girl’s underwear
L is for Lurgy, so keep over there
M is for mate, they’re a good friend of mine
N is for Nitwit, a silly old swine
O is for Owt, it’s an old Yorkshire phrase,
P is for Pear-shaped what a mess you have made.
I’ve got an A to Zed of the words I said when I grew up in England
Join me and my band as we get the hang of our favourite British slang
Q is for Quid, one of your English pounds
R is for rat-arsed, you’re drunk on the town
S is for sod, just a mild curse word
T is for Tosser, which is quite a lot worse
U is for Uni, let’s head to the bar
‘Cause V is for vino, twelve bottles go far
Put on your Wellies to keep your feet dry
X is a hard one so let’s skip to Y
Y is for Yonks, which is quite a long time
Z is for zonked, so I’ll bid you goodnight.
Can you match the slang word to its synonym?
1. yonks |
a. pound |
2. rat-arsed |
b. chat |
3. quid |
c. girls’ underwear |
4. knickers |
d. quite a long time |
5. aggro |
e. drunk |
6. chin wag |
f. irritation |
7. dodgy |
g. amazed |
8. gobsmacked |
h. fishy |
Key
1. d.
2. e.
3. a.
4. c.
5. f.
6. b.
7. h.
8. g.