British Slang

How Jamaican Patois became London's amplifier — a word that turned Caribbean abundance into British youth identity.

Your home, but only when you're speaking casually to people you're comfortable with — signals working-class identity over middle-class propriety.

A verbal tap on the shoulder — greeting, attention-getter, or surprise marker that does several conversational jobs at once.

An adjective for exceptional quality or attractiveness, carrying immediate recognition rather than measured praise.

A single-word greeting that both says hello and asks how you're doing — South Africa's way of opening every casual conversation with assumed connection.

An expression of sympathy for bad luck or misfortune, used casually among friends to acknowledge when something unfortunate happens.

A British verbal punctuation mark that turns any statement into a request for agreement or simply marks where your thought ends.

Your tight circle of friends in British slang—the crew you move with, the people who show up when it matters.

An Australian term for someone displaying working-class cultural markers — fashion, music, speech — regardless of how much money they actually have.

Berlin slang turning "eaten" into a blunt declaration that something is finished, depleted, or no longer available — typical of the city's no-nonsense directness.

Amsterdam's affectionate nickname that marks you as someone who understands the city's history as a refuge, not just its geography.

Amsterdam street slang for police that signals local knowledge—informal vocabulary born from centuries of Hebrew influence on Dutch urban language.