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Anglais géographique et culturel - London & Southeast English

Here you will find slang from London and the Southeast of England, capturing regional expressions, accents, and cultural language unique to this area.

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Innit?
[phrase]

used for emphasis or to seek agreement

Ex: We've been waiting forever, innit?
mandem
[nom]

a group of male friends

Ex: You can't mess with him; he's got the whole mandem behind him.
peng
[Adjectif]

attractive, good-looking, or physically appealing

beau, séduisant

beau, séduisant

Ex: Did you see her at the party?Absolutely peng.L'as-tu vue à la fête ? Absolument **peng**.
leng
[Adjectif]

extremely attractive, good-looking, or desirable

Ex: This view is leng, we need to take a picture.
peak
[Adjectif]

unfortunate, unlucky, or bad

Ex: I had a peak weekend; got sick and lost my phone.
peak times
[Phrase]

difficult, rough, or bad periods

Ex: Last week was peak times, everything went wrong at once.
bare
[Adverbe]

used to emphasize quantity or degree

Ex: She's bare stressed about exams right now.
bait
[Adjectif]

obvious, conspicuous, or too noticeable

Ex: She was staring at me the whole class, it was well bait.
piff
[Adjectif]

very attractive, high quality, or appealing

Ex: His new haircut is well piff, suits him.
bruv
[nom]

close male friend

Ex: Big up, bruv, for sorting that out.
roadman
[nom]

a streetwise young man, often wearing tracksuits and using slang

Ex: Roadman vibes, mate; he's always hanging with the mandem.
ting
[nom]

a girl or woman, often used to refer to someone in a romantic or sexual context

Ex: Proper ting, that one ; everyone knows her .
yard
[nom]

home or house

Ex: That party at her yard was mad.
to link
[verbe]

to meet, hang out, or hook up with someone

Ex: He linked that girl from his class last night.
crep
[nom]

a trainer or sneaker, mostly used in the plural

Ex: Don't step on my creps, they're brand new.
ends
[nom]

one's neighborhood or local area

Ex: We had a barbecue in the ends over the weekend.
allow it
[Interjection]

used to tell someone to leave something alone, drop it, or stop talking about or dealing with it

Ex: Just allow it, fam, it's all sorted now.
safe
[Interjection]

used to express thanks, gratitude, or acknowledgment

Ex: I got the notes you sentsafe.
to move mad
[Phrase]

to act crazy, wild, or out of control

Ex: The crowd was moving mad during the concert.
wagwan
[Interjection]

used to ask how someone is doing

Ex: Wagwan with the crew tonight?
alright me lover
[Interjection]

a casual, friendly greeting

Ex: Alright me lover, long time no see!
barking mad
[Phrase]

used to refer to someone who is completely crazy or is acting in a very strange manner

Ex: The chef's experimental dish combining unusual ingredients was met with mixed reviews and labeled as barking mad by some.
to bottle
[verbe]

to back out of something at the last moment due to fear or nerves

Ex: She bottled moving to a new city at the last second.

used to indicate that a situation is finished, ruined, or beyond recovery

Ex: Back to her flat, a few drinks latergoodnight Vienna.
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