Top 10 British Phrases That Always Confuse The Rest of the World

Rick-a-Roo · 06-14-2018, 12:22 AM

Another valuable lesson regarding the common language that divides us.

https://youtu.be/fhYsOqIaU9k?t=234

A couple of clarifications:

Butcher's - I still catch myself using this term as shown in the clip
e.g. I'd better take a butcher's at that..." Then having to explain it to the
puzzled listener.

Chuffed to bits - That's an extremely polite way of saying the more
common phrase, Chuffed to fuck. Yes, when one is chuffed to fuck, one is
very happy. With or without the fucking part.

Sod's Law - Ah yes...the ubiquitous Sod.

Other uses:

You sod! Could mean 'You bastard/turd/jerk/arshole/fucker/wanker' or
myriad other negative and/or insulting terms.

Sod you! Something less than 'fuck you' and may be used as a mild rebuke
among friends. Otherwise rude.

Sod off! A mild way of saying 'fuck off', but much ruder than 'Scram!'
Famously uttered once by a British soldier to the Great White Whale Ted Kennedy.

What a sod! Another way of saying 'What a jerk/wanker/idiot/creep/prick/arsehole/etc.'

Sod all. Nothing, nix, nada, nil, nought, as in "I got sod all for it." When
getting nothing or next to nothing for a service or a trade. "I took her to a
fancy restaurant and a movie and got sod all for my trouble." I used it
many times in my younger days.

It can also be used as an adjective...sodding...in a rather negative way, such
as 'a sodding nuisance', 'no sodding way...', not a sodding chance', etc.

That's probably a little too much information, so I'll sod off now and do sod
all for the rest of the sodding evening.

500grains · 06-14-2018, 12:39 AM

I still don't know wtf those terms mean.

But I understand "sorted".

REDOAK · 06-14-2018, 07:32 AM

Quote:

You sod! Could mean 'You bastard/turd/jerk/arshole/fucker/wanker' or
myriad other negative and/or insulting terms.

Was the 'House of Saud' derived from this?

4thIDvet · 06-14-2018, 08:20 AM

You guys are as difficult to understand as the Aussies when I sip the devils brew with yall. You Brits and Aussies should really learn how to speak English.

Bluntforce · 06-14-2018, 02:33 PM

I asked my mother what ‘In a pig’s eye’ meant. She said, “In a pig’s ass.”

I left knowing no more than I did before but was left with a mental vignette of George Plipton or some other British wanker wearing a smoking jacket, smoking a cigar in a comfy chair, in a lavish upper crust study, sipping brandy with chello music playing and saying, “If one finds no meaning in a pig’s eye, then look in his oss!”

I never sought my mother as a source of information after that.

Rick-a-Roo · 06-14-2018, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4thIDvet

You guys are as difficult to understand as the Aussies when I sip the devils brew with yall. You Brits and Aussies should really learn how to speak English.

Yeah, maybe you're right, Tim - but from whom?

Americans?

06-14-2018, 12:22 AM	#1
Rick-a-Roo Gaw' Blimey Limey Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Round behind the sleazy bars of Telephone Road Posts: 25,878	Top 10 British Phrases That Always Confuse The Rest of the World Another valuable lesson regarding the common language that divides us. https://youtu.be/fhYsOqIaU9k?t=234 A couple of clarifications: Butcher's - I still catch myself using this term as shown in the clip e.g. I'd better take a butcher's at that..." Then having to explain it to the puzzled listener. Chuffed to bits - That's an extremely polite way of saying the more common phrase, Chuffed to fuck. Yes, when one is chuffed to fuck, one is very happy. With or without the fucking part. Sod's Law - Ah yes...the ubiquitous Sod. Other uses: You sod! Could mean 'You bastard/turd/jerk/arshole/fucker/wanker' or myriad other negative and/or insulting terms. Sod you! Something less than 'fuck you' and may be used as a mild rebuke among friends. Otherwise rude. Sod off! A mild way of saying 'fuck off', but much ruder than 'Scram!' Famously uttered once by a British soldier to the Great White Whale Ted Kennedy. What a sod! Another way of saying 'What a jerk/wanker/idiot/creep/prick/arsehole/etc.' Sod all. Nothing, nix, nada, nil, nought, as in "I got sod all for it." When getting nothing or next to nothing for a service or a trade. "I took her to a fancy restaurant and a movie and got sod all for my trouble." I used it many times in my younger days. It can also be used as an adjective...sodding...in a rather negative way, such as 'a sodding nuisance', 'no sodding way...', not a sodding chance', etc. That's probably a little too much information, so I'll sod off now and do sod all for the rest of the sodding evening. __________________ zulu6 out

06-14-2018, 12:39 AM	#2
500grains Soldier of Allah Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Crackerland Posts: 31,662	I still don't know wtf those terms mean. But I understand "sorted". __________________ Racism will keep you alive.

06-14-2018, 08:20 AM	#4
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,408	You guys are as difficult to understand as the Aussies when I sip the devils brew with yall. You Brits and Aussies should really learn how to speak English. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

06-14-2018, 02:33 PM	#5
Bluntforce slug Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Allturd State Posts: 21,865	I asked my mother what ‘In a pig’s eye’ meant. She said, “In a pig’s ass.” I left knowing no more than I did before but was left with a mental vignette of George Plipton or some other British wanker wearing a smoking jacket, smoking a cigar in a comfy chair, in a lavish upper crust study, sipping brandy with chello music playing and saying, “If one finds no meaning in a pig’s eye, then look in his oss!” I never sought my mother as a source of information after that. __________________

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