Collins Names ‘Mogging’ Word of the Year
Collins names mogging Word of the Year, and Westminster in London claims the title of the nation’s most mogged institution.
Category: Slang
Plonker Meaning: British Slang Explained
Plonker Meaning: British Slang Explained | What plonker means, where it came from, and why Del Boy made it immortal
Numpty Meaning: British Slang Explained
Numpty Meaning: British Slang Explained | Scotland’s favourite word for a fool — what it means, where it came from, and how to use it
Pillock Meaning: British Slang Explained
Pillock Meaning: British Slang Explained | The northern English fool-word that punched its way into national vocabulary
Wally Meaning: British Slang Explained
Wally Meaning: British Slang Explained | The harmless fool-word beloved by every generation since the 1960s
Muppet Meaning: British Slang Explained
Muppet Meaning: British Slang Explained | How the Henson characters became Britain’s go-to word for a fool
Git Meaning: British Slang Explained
Git Meaning: British Slang Explained | One of Britain’s oldest surviving insults and still one of its most satisfying
Tosser Meaning: British Slang Explained
Tosser Meaning: British Slang Explained | The British insult that says exactly what it implies and remains strangely polite about it
Berk Meaning: British Slang Explained
Berk Meaning: British Slang Explained | The surprisingly rude word that everyone uses in polite company without knowing it
Wazzock Meaning: British Slang Explained
Wazzock Meaning: British Slang Explained | Yorkshire’s finest export in the field of mild abuse
Divvy Meaning: British Slang Explained
Divvy Meaning: British Slang Explained | The Scouse fool-word that went national and still sounds like home
Ask For Janice London: The Farringdon Bar That Sounds Like A Safety Code
Ask For Janice London: The Farringdon Bar That Sounds Like A Safety Code | Ask for Janice London is a laid-back Farringdon gin bar named after a Beastie Boys song – sharing plates, 40-plus gins, open late. The deadpan lowdown.