United Kingdombanter
noun · Informal
Playful mutual teasing; the good-natured insult trading that holds British friendships together.
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United Kingdom
British Slang for Filler Words
13 British slang terms for filler words, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
The small words that hold speech together: hedges, tags, intensifiers and pause-fillers. Almost invisible to native speakers and almost impossible for learners.
bare
adjective, adverb · Informal
A lot of; loads of. Counter-intuitively, it means the opposite of standard 'bare'.
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bloody
adjective, adverb · Informal
A general-purpose intensifier expressing annoyance, emphasis or admiration: bloody hell, bloody brilliant, bloody typical.
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bollocks
noun, interjection · Vulgar
Nonsense, rubbish. That's complete bollocks.
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canny
adjective, adverb · Regional
In the North East of England: good, pleasant, considerable. A canny lad is a nice bloke; canny good means very good.
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cheers
interjection · Informal
Thanks. By far its most common use in Britain — far more often than as a toast.
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dead
adverb · Informal
Very, extremely. An intensifier with no connection to the literal sense: dead good, dead easy.
fancy
verb · Colloquial
To be attracted to someone. I think she fancies you.
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innit
interjection · Informal
Contraction of 'isn't it', used as a tag on any statement regardless of the grammar of the sentence it follows.
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proper
adverb, adjective · Informal
Very, really. As an intensifier before an adjective: proper cold, proper good.
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sorted
adjective, interjection · Informal
Dealt with; arranged. That's the tickets sorted.
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taking the mickey
phrase, idiom · Informal
Mocking someone; making fun of them.
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wind-up
noun, verb · Informal
A deliberate attempt to provoke or fool someone; a prank. Is this a wind-up?
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