Ale: Beer, alcohol. You might hear, “I'm having a can of ale at my gaff.” Ale-house: Pub. “We all went to the ale-house last night.”
swipes (British, slang) wallop (British, slang) hop juice. amber fluid or nectar (Australian, informal) tinnie or tinny (Australian, slang)
Some British slang words for beer include "pint," "lager," "ale," "stout," and "bitter."
A pint glass is a form of drinkware made to hold either a British imperial pint of 20 imperial fluid ounces (568 ml) or an American pint of 16 US fluid ounces (473 ml). Other definitions also exist, see below. These glasses are typically used to serve beer, and also often for cider.
Jar – is slang for a pint of beer. For example: “Let's meet after the lecture for a few jars.”
Bevvy. Short for beverage, you would usually hear this word uttered in a pub to refer to the alcoholic kind, especially when in want of another round.
Tinnies = Cans of Beer
But the Australian slang for beer is amber fluid. Some states call it a pint, and in others, it is a schooner.
King Lear is Cockney slang for Beer.
noun. cup·pa ˈkə-pə chiefly British. : a cup of tea.
Beer and cider are served in pints and halves (half pints), so ask for the beer or drink you want in the quantity you want, along with any snacks, all at once. "Two pints of lager, a half of bitter and three packets of crisps (potato chips) please."
Gargle is a slang term for beer or alcohol. You can "have a gargle" if you're having a drink or be "on the gargle" if you're drinking.
Sherbet has been used in parts of both the UK and Australia as slang for an alcoholic drink, especially beer.
ale (n.) "intoxicating liquor made by malt fermentation," Old English ealu "ale, beer," from Proto-Germanic *aluth- (source also of Old Saxon alo, Old Norse öl), which is of uncertain origin.
But after the Civil War, beer started showing up in Western saloons and became very popular, as well. It had as many colorful monikers as whiskey: John Barleycorn, purge, hop juice, calobogus, wobbly pop, mancation, let's mosey, laughing water, mad dog, Jesus juice, pig's ear, strike-me-dead, even heavy wet.
ale. A fermented alcoholic beverage containing malt and hops, similar but heavier than beer. black jack.
Bump. C or Big C.
Pissed / Pished
However it is probably the most commonly used word in the UK to describe being drunk. If you spend any time in the UK, you will hear it all the time. Just remember that in the US, it means angry, not drunk, or you could find yourself having some very confusing conversations!
Nelson Mandela- meaning Stella Artois, a Belgian lager known simply as Stella, people usually say either Nelson or Mandela, but don't use both word together very often.
1. Cuppa — a cup of tea. This is the abbreviated form of the phrase “a cup of tea.” It's very common to drink tea in Australia so this is one of the most common slang terms you will hear. If you didn't already know, the British colonized Australia.
We all know the Brits love a good cup of tea, but did you know that tea can also be called a cuppa. This slang word came from the phrase “cup of tea” which was shortened to “cuppa tea” and eventually just cuppa. There's evidence of it being used back in the early 1900s so it's not new slang, but it's stuck.
Hot beverages are commonly referred to as 'a brew', particularly in the North of England (the phrase is also used, albeit slightly less, in the Midlands and South too!). This is because traditional tea is made by brewing tea leaves in a bag in hot water, although the phrase 'brew' can also refer to a cup of coffee.
term used for a condom ,also called a rubber circa 1970's: I'm going to the chemist to get some frangers for Sat night. Contributor's comments: He carried a franger in his wallet for years.
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