Can You Translate These British Slang Words?

By: Kennita Leon
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Can You Translate These British Slang Words?
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About This Quiz

No matter where you are in the world, people will say things differently. For instance, to some, a soda is just that - a soda. But in other places it might be called a soft drink, or fizzy drink, or pop, or soda pop. In fact, the same thing is done right here in the United States. Depending on where a person grew up, a specific kind of sandwich might be a sub, while others call it a grinder, hero, po'boy or hoagie. Do you get the drift? Well, that's what this quiz is all about today. But we're not going to explore the entire world - this quiz is dedicated to Great Britain.

As cute as the accents may be, sometimes it's so hard to understand just what the bloody hell those blokes are going on about - pardon our French. And we want to see if you can. So, we're going to ask you what some British slang words mean. Will you be able to define the words "snog," "bagsy," "cuppa," "knackered" and "gutted"? 

If you're able to do that and more, you'll definitely be able to survive Great Britain. But can you? Can you define these British slang words? 

Which of these slang words means "tired"?
Tosser
Bloke
Knackered
Cheesed off
What does "cuppa" mean?
A cornucopia
A catapult
A cappuccino
A cup of tea
Which of these words is closest in meaning to "cigarette"?
Fag
Bants
Gutted
Starkers

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Which of these slang words means "friend"?
Bagsy
Know your onions
Mate
Snog
What's the definition of "gutted"?
Disappointed
A tummy ache
Needing to go to the bathroom
Food that makes one sick
Which of these slang words means "in a bad mood"?
Pear-shaped
Skint
Miffed
Narky

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What does "chuffed" mean?
Annoyed
To be very pleased
A choo-choo train that goes fast
Chubby
Which of these words is closest in meaning to "bothered"?
Cracking
Arsed
Cuppa
Gagging
Which of these slang words means "butt"?
Bog roll
Bum
Chuffed
Kip

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Which of these slang words denotes frustration?
Snog
Bloody
Bagsy
Legless
Which of these words is closest in meaning to "legend"?
Ledge
Gutted
Bants
Trollied
What's the definition of "bants"?
An argument
A kind of midterm speech
An apology
Jokes

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Which of these slang words means "brash or irreverent"?
Know your onions
Cheeky
Bloke
Starkers
What's the definition of "bloke"?
A type of curtain
A weather system in the U.K.
A guy
A sexy woman
Which of these words is closest in meaning to "drunk"?
Snog
Legless
Fluke
Cracking

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What does "plastered" mean?
A paint color
A type of wall treatment
Drunk
A kind of house
Which of these words is closest in meaning to "dibs"?
Bagsy
Cuppa
Trollied
Gagging
Which of these slang words means "annoyed"?
Miffed
Bog roll
Bonnet
Knackered

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Which of these slang words means a certain amount of money?
Poppycock
Plastered
Snog
Quid
Which of these slang words means "delicious"?
Tosser
Bog roll
Scrummy
Dodgy
What's the British definition of "chips"?
Fries
Pringles
A type of chicken
A place in London

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What does "snog" mean?
Bad weather
To kiss
To find fault in something
A kind of sneaker
Which of these slang words means "good-looking"?
Dosh
Bagsy
Legless
Dishy
What's the definition of "starkers"?
A house in "Game of Thrones"
A constellation
A crazy person
Completely naked

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Which of these words is closest in meaning to "toilet paper"?
Bog roll
Gutted
Bants
Sherbet
What does "kip" mean?
A kind of book
A type of hat
To sleep
A fancy salad
Which of these slang words means broke?
Kip
Bloke
Skint
Know your onions

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Which of these slang words means "stupid"?
Cheesed off
Bog roll
Wazzock
Plastered
What's the definition of "uni"?
University or college
A kind of bar or restaurant
A bed
A specific train
Which of these slang words means crammed?
Tosser
Chock-a-block
Legless
Kip

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What does "tosser" mean?
A salad
A move done in the bedroom
A stupid person
To throw something out
What's the definition of "know your onions"?
A farmer
Someone who can cook like Gordon Ramsay
Someone who doesn't know anything
Know your stuff
Which of these slang words means "ditch"?
Skive
Plastered
Bog roll
Starkers

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Which of these slang words means "utter nonsense"?
Tosser
Codswallop
Bagsy
Cheesed off
Which of these words is closest in meaning to "suspicious"?
Sherbet
Cuppa
Dodgy
Bants