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Geographical & Cultural English - 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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Geographical & Cultural English
Innit?
Innit?
[sentence]

used for emphasis or to seek agreement

Ex: That film was amazing, innit? 
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mandem
mandem
[noun]

a group of male friends

Ex: I'm chilling with the mandem tonight. 
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peng
peng
[Adjective]

attractive, good-looking, or physically appealing

Ex: That guy at the café is peng. 
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leng
leng
[Adjective]

extremely attractive, good-looking, or desirable

Ex: That girl is leng, everyone's staring at her. 
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peak
peak
[Adjective]

unfortunate, unlucky, or bad

Ex: That's peak, man; you missed the last bus again. 
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peak times
peak times
[phrase]

difficult, rough, or bad periods

Ex: I've been going through peak times lately, nothing seems to go right. 
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bare
bare
[Adverb]

used to emphasize quantity or degree

Ex: That place sells bare good food, you've got to try it. 
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bait
bait
[Adjective]

obvious, conspicuous, or too noticeable

Ex: Wearing that outfit to the party is bare bait, you'll stand out. 
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piff
piff
[Adjective]

very attractive, high quality, or appealing

Ex: That outfit is proper piff, you look sick. 
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bruv
bruv
[noun]

close male friend

Ex: Yo, bruv, what's good? 
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roadman
roadman
[noun]

a streetwise young man, often wearing tracksuits and using slang

Ex: That roadman knows everyone around here. 
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ting
ting
[noun]

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

Ex: That ting over there is looking at you, fam. 
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yard
yard
[noun]

home or house

Ex: I'm just chilling at the yard tonight. 
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to link
to link
[Verb]

to meet, hang out, or hook up with someone

Ex: I'm gonna link my mates at the park later. 
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crep
crep
[noun]

a trainer or sneaker, mostly used in the plural

Ex: Those creps are fresh, where'd you get them? 
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ends
ends
[noun]

one's neighborhood or local area

Ex: I'm just chilling in the ends today. 
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allow it
allow it
[interjection]

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

Ex: Come on, allow it, it's not worth arguing over. 
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safe
safe
[interjection]

used to express thanks, gratitude, or acknowledgment

Ex: Safe, that means a lot. 
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to [move] mad
to move mad
[phrase]

to act crazy, wild, or out of control

Ex: He was moving mad at the party last night. 
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wagwan
wagwan
[interjection]

used to ask how someone is doing

Ex: Yo, wagwan fam, how's it going? 
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alright me lover
alright me lover
[interjection]

a casual, friendly greeting

Ex: Alright me lover, how's your day going? 
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barking mad
barking mad
[phrase]

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

Ex: His idea to build a spaceship out of cardboard boxes is simply barking mad. 
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to bottle
to bottle
[Verb]

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

Ex: I was going to speak in front of everyone, but I bottled it. 
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goodnight Vienna

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

Ex: If the boiler breaks now, it's goodnight Vienna for the heating. 
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