English to Slang letter I
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Idiot |
Berk
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Idiot |
Eejit
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'Yer flamin' Eejit!' |
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Idiot |
Knob Head
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Idiot |
Pillock
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'You're such a Pillock sometimes' |
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Idiot |
Plonker
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Idiot |
Shit for Brains
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Idiot/fool |
Barmpot
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Illegal or stolen; criminal person; gay or homosexual |
Bent
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Ill-gotten gains, stolen money |
Filthy Lucre
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I'm not listening |
Talk to the Hand
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Imaginary coat induced by drinking |
Beer coat
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Imaginary spectacles induced by drinking |
Beer Goggles
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'She wasn't all that good looking but I had my beer goggles on.' |
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Important or upstanding person |
Mensch
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In a mess, in a disorganised state |
All Over the Shop
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'I was so drunk last night, I was all over the shop' |
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In a mess, screwed up. |
Jaspered
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'Completely and utterly jaspered.' |
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Incompetent, stupid, annoying, or childish person |
Knob-end
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Incompetent, stupid, annoying, or childish person |
Geb-end
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Incompetent, stupid, annoying, or childish person |
Bell-end
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Incomplete, poor or shoddy attempt |
Half-Arsed
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'I made a half-arsed attempt at getting a degree, then I dropped out.' |
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Indefatigability, strength in adversity |
Dunkirk Spirit
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'Half our firm have been made redundant. But we've still got the Dunkirk Spirit' |
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Infect |
Smittle
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Innocent, young, naive |
Wet Behind the Ears
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Innocent; having an alibi |
No Flies On Me
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'They can't arrest me, I've got an alibi - there's no flies on me' |
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Insult, defame |
Cuss
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Insulting term to denote member of the lower classes. |
Pleb
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'Out of my way, plebs!' |
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Isn't it? |
Innit
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'Dat is well good innit.' |
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It will be alright |
It Be Reet
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