My most beloved British slang is Knackered. Fucking knackered! It means very tired, exhausted. But those terms are sterlized of feeling, of life. You know that feeling after you finish moving? That total fucking exhaustion, you’re knackered my friend. I can’t think of a word that feels more accurate to the state of reality it describes. Knackered is a fucking gift.
Chuffed. If youre chuffed i believe that means your excited. I hate it but not for real good reasons. It sounds like a bad thing. Like i don’t want to be chuffed from the sound of it. It sounds like i chafed my lungs from sighing too much cuz I’m miserable.
Ok now for the linguistic crime known as snog or snogging. It means to make out or tongue kiss someone. But it sounds like a fucking sex act involving noses. And not a normal sex act. A fucking depraved dirty sex act, you’d feel shame even googling, but again it involves noses. And honestly it sounds like snot is likely involved with this sex act. Do better Britain stop saying fucking snogged you dirty bastards.
What is your most beloved and hated British slang?
England has a surfeit of terms for obnoxious people.
I may have made those last two up.
God-botherer is fantastic, clearly god has better things to do than to keep hearing their complaints.
Not a native speaker. To me it sounds the other way around, like it’s God who’s constantly bothering them? Can it be read both ways?
Think of it like ‘motherfucker’. No one is calling people mothers and accusing them of fucking. I do like your interpretation though. If that hasn’t been the premise for a movie or TV show then it probably should be.
Por que no los dos?