language differences british slang : meaning a autumn : fall b bike : woman of loose morals bollocking : stern reprimand born the wrong side of the blanket : illegitimate child brief : a suspects lawyer bright spark : clever person builders bum : bottom cleavage buttie : sandwich by-blow : illegitimate child c chippie : carpenter / fish and chip shop / a person inclined to be snappish ( chippy ) come clean : tell the truth cracking up : having a nervous breakdown cup of builders : strong tea cup of rosie lee ( cockney rhyming slang ) : tea d divvy up : share out do a ( moonlight ) flit : disappear ( suspiciously suddenly ) dodgy : illegal dodgy person : a person of suspect morals ( in a legal sense ) do/doing a bunk : disappear ( usually before the law or creditors catch up with you ) done a bunk : ditto ef easy : morally lax ( in a sexual sense ) im easy : happy to go along with everyone else flabbergasted : astonished full wack : full price g get your marching orders : to be sacked , dismissed give someone a bell : telephone someone give something the once-over : check something out gnashers : teeth gobsmacked : astonished , shocked ( got ) form : got a criminal record grass up : inform on someone to the police grotty : horrible hi half-inch=pinch ( cockney rhyming slang ) : steal have it out : brisk exchange of views high-falluting : fancy , posh iffy whistle ( whistle and flute=suit ( cockney rhyming slang ) : stolen suit of male clothing in a jiff/jiffy : quickly / soon jkl jiffy bag : padded envelope lets get cracking : lets get on with it m measly : very little moolah : money more front than brighton / youve got some front : plenty of chutzpah no old lags : prison inmates ( usually recidivist ( repeat offender ) on someones watch : while responsible for pqr pikey : traveller , gypsy pillock : idiot porkie pie ( cockney rhyming slang ) : lie rat-arsed/pissed : drunk right pillock : total idiot right plonker : total idiot s scrote : insult , short for scrotum scumbag=slag ( cockney rhyming slang ) : insult ( low-life male character ) short and curlies : pubic hair shtum : dont tell anyone , keep quiet slag : toe-rag=slag ( cockney rhyming slang ) : insult ( low-life male character ) slag : insult ( female character of low morals ) skedaddle : make oneself scarce / escape snout : police informer sparks : electrician sparksll fly : a situation will become inflamed sticky situation : difficult t tea-leaf ( cockney rhyming slang ) : thief tetchy : irritable , touchy , snappish toe-rag=slag ( cockney rhyming slang ) : insult ( low-life male character ) tosser : insult ( male given to personal sexual abuse ) trouble and strife ( cockney rhyming slang ) : wife turn a girls head : make her smitten/keen on someone uv up to ones eyeballs : very busy wxyz wasted : very drunk whistle and flute ( cockney rhyming slang ) : suit of male clothing wuss : weakling you make me crack up : you make me laugh ( sometimes used in a sarcastic manner ) youve got some front : plenty of chutzpah british spelling v us spelling alternative-v-alternate colour-v-color grey-v-gray labour-v-labor neighbour-v-neighbor organise-v-organize practice ( doctors practice ) -v-practice practise ( as in to practise doing something ) -v-practice queue-v-qu ( ? )