New immigrants and aspiring immigrants to the United Kingdom may think that moving to the country and adjusting would be an easy feat since there are a lot of information online and in pop culture that help people learn more about the country. However, what most of these people do not understand is that though the United Kingdom may be an English-speaking country, there are still some slang or lingo that need to be learned. This should not come as a surprise as English is a very dynamic language and there can be variations in the rules in various places where it is spoken and used.
So without further ado, here are some of the lingo that are used
in the UK that can be very useful for new immigrants and even for tourists who
have made their way to the country.
Easy peasy
This term means that something is really not that difficult.
I finished the new game my mom introduced me to. It was
easy peasy.
Faff
People in the United Kingdom really do like to faff and it
can be quite a pleasure. Faff is used to refer to doing something and taking
more than the usual time to complete it when it could be done in a more
straightforward manner. Many locals love to faff around.
I had extra time today and decided to have a good faff with
my trip to the grocery.
Fag
Some may think that this is a derogatory term but it is not
if one is in the United Kingdom. A fag actually refers to a cigarette.
Bob went out to have a fag and a breather.
Fiddlesticks
It is a curse but it is pretty harmless and is usually
muttered by grandmothers from the UK.
My grandma must have said a bit of fiddlesticks when the soup
she was cooking overboiled.
Filch
When a person is said to have filched something, it means
that the person has stolen something.
Chuck was planning to filch his dad’s car keys when his
dad woke up.
Flog
In UK, when a person is said to be flogging something, it
means that he or she is selling something.
Gray went out to flog the paintings that he had been
working on for weeks.
Fluke
If there is something that happens which is definitely by
chance, it is considered to be a fluke. It is a lucky thing that happens on a
rare occurrence.
Tom hitting that shot was definitely a fluke.
Flutter
Flutter is a word that means placing a bet or a wager.
It is commonly used for people who may be placing a bet or wager with small
stakes.
Nina decided to flutter today as she went to get a
lottery ticket.
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