'Lass' or 'lassie' is another word for 'girl'. This is mainly in the north of England and Scotland. 'Lad' is another word for boy. 'Bloke' or 'chap' means 'man'.
Bonnie. Used in Scotland, this word means "pretty" or "beautiful", and is normally used in reference to a woman. Some think it has its origins in the French word bon, meaning "good".
gal (sometimes offensive) gentlelady (archaic) ginch (UK, vulgar, slang) hen (UK, slang) ho (US, offensive slang)
Although it's slightly controversial, 'bird' is a really common way to describe women in roadman slang.
British Compliments
He's as bright as a button – “Bright” in British words and phrases means smart. This phrase is used to describe someone being clever and smart. I quite fancy you – Fancy here means like or have a crush on. She's very lush – She's very attractive.
Fancy. Used as a verb, to fancy means to desire something. This is mainly used either to express having a crush on somebody or craving something to eat. For example, if somebody says, “Do you fancy a biscuit?” they are offering you a cookie to go with your cuppa. 4.
It's used as a term of affection by the upper classes – “I love you, darling”, down to the taxi cab driver on the street – “Where you goin', darlin'?” It's though that this term of endearment is really a reworking of dear, from the Old English deorling, becoming deyrling during the 1500s, and eventually darling.
Homegirl is a slang term for a close female friend. It can refer to a girl or a woman. The word homeboy is used in the same way to refer to a close male friend. Shortened, gender-neutral versions of these terms include homie and homey, which are perhaps even more commonly used.
What does chav mean? Chavs is a UK derogatory slang word for a young hooligan who wears designer clothes and starts fights, usually seen as lower class.
This week we shine a spotlight on a quintessential piece of Aussie slang, a word famous the world over: sheila. A sheila is a woman. In use since the 1830s, sheila has its origin in a generic use of the common Irish girl's name.
Fit (adj)
So, in the UK fit doesn't just mean that you go to the gym a lot. Fit is a way of saying that a person is attractive, or sexy.
cookie. cupcake. cutie. dimber mort (obsolete) doll.
Foxy is another word that is used in English to describe a very attractive woman or man. You can say “she's foxy,” or “She is a fox,” although this word is not used so much nowadays (it's more 7o's slang).
Chav is something you call a person who is poor or from a lower class, loud, and may try to act from a higher class by wearing designer clothing. These people are usually young.
someone, usually a young man, who spends a lot of time on the streets and may use or sell drugs, or cause trouble: He thinks he's some kind of roadman.
ˈchāp ˈchap. : the metal mounting or trimming of a scabbard or sheath.
Buddy is not necessarily male, the word has no gender connotations of its own in present day usage. If feminine gender is to be expressly stated, then girl-pal/ gal-pal might work.
gal noun (GIRL)
a woman or girl: You're just an old-fashioned gal, aren't you, honey!
(Noun) 'Babe' is British slang for “lover” which comes from the word “baby”. It is a popular slang that you can hear people use all the time. The term has been popularized in songs and films and is now used as a term of endearment.
Luv is a written form of the word 'love', when it is being used as an informal way of addressing someone.
The verb snog is British slang for kiss, cuddle, or make out. It's a word that is more and more common in American English as well, as a casual way to talk about kissing. It can be painful for kids to watch their parents snog, and many of them don't want to see people snog in movies either.