English Slang
In order to understand the street English spoken around the world you need to learn about English slang. here you will find some of what might be considered the most essential slang.- ace: excellent, great.
- awesome: great and impressive.
- char/cha: tea.
- cheesy: cheap; bad taste.
- chicken: coward.
- ciggy: cigarette.
- cool: excellent; superb.
- couch potato: who watches too much TV.
- doodle: something that’s easy / no problem.
- dynamite: powerful; excellent.
- dinosaur: something out of date or old fashioned.
- evil: great; excellent.
- get it: to understand something.
- goofy: silly.
- hang a left: make a left turn.
- hang a right: make a right turn.
- make waves: cause problems.
- mate: friend
- mickey-mouse: unimportant; time-wasting.
- nut: odd or crazy person.
- pig out: eat too much.
- screw up: to make a mistake.
- Yank: an American.
- zero: an unimportant person.