What is the British slang for hooking up?

"Pulling" in Britain is a way of saying you hooked up with someone. In fact, it's not uncommon to hear someone saying "I am going to pull tonight" or "I'm on the pull."

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What is British slang for shagging?

Shag. This is the British slang word for “sex”! It can be a noun or a verb.

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What is British slang for making out?

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.

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What is a kiss London slang?

1. Snog. This is not a British slang phrase that trips off the tongue, and it's probably one of the least romantic sounding words ever! However, it does mean kiss, also known as French kissing or making out.

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What is a kiss called in London?

Snog (noun) To snog (verb)

So 'to snog' is to give someone a kiss.

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What is British slang for going to bed?

Synonyms of 'go to bed' in British English
  • go to sleep.
  • go to your room.
  • kip down (British, slang)
  • hit the hay (slang)

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What is Aussie slang for going to bed?

Today's obviously an expression episode, and the expression that I want to teach you guys today is, “To hit the sack”, “To hit the sack” or “To hit the hay”, “To hit the hay”. And both of these expressions just mean to go to bed, to go to sleep.

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What is London slang for sleep?

A kip is an interesting word that in a broad sense means that someone is going to sleep. It can mean that the person is going for a quick nap (otherwise known as “a snooze”).

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What is British slang for let's go?

'Howay' is popular in the north east of England and means 'let's go' or 'come on'.

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What is slang for girls in UK?

  • Lass. Perhaps the most quintessentially British slang for girl is lass. ...
  • Hen. Next we have “hen”, which is another instantly recognisable British slang term for girl. ...
  • Bird. ...
  • Chick. ...
  • Bint. ...
  • Chapette. ...
  • Gooseberry pudding. ...
  • Trouble and strife.

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What is UK slang for love?

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  • Love/luv. The term love in Britain is often written as luv, and it gets used simply as a title most of the time. ...
  • Honey/hun. ...
  • Sweetheart. ...
  • Dear/dearie. ...
  • Darling. ...
  • Regional terms of endearment.

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How do Brits say OK?

Tickety-boo – means OK and may have originated from a Hindi word meaning everything is fine. It's one of those nice-sounding words you will hear when someone wants to express everything is going exceptionally well.

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Why do Brits say innit?

'Innit? ' is a contraction of the tag question 'Isn't it? ' and people use it to prompt a response from the listener. So if someone says 'Nice weather, innit?

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Why do Brits say mate?

Mate. This one is often heard as a quick follow-up to the word 'Cheers'. Mate is used as a term of endearment, but also frequently used to casually ingratiate oneself with a stranger or new acquaintance. You might refer to a waiter or fellow bar fly using the word 'mate'.

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What does B mean in London slang?

B is an affectionate term for a loved one. It is often times used to address a homie, ya girl, or ya moms.

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What is Australian slang for cuddle?

Verb. (Australia, slang, dated) To kiss and cuddle; to canoodle.

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What is the Aussie word for kiss?

Pash (pash) / Kiss

An indelicate description of kissing passionately, hence the name. Pashing typically leads to two things: pash rash (red marks around the lips caused by excessive kissing), and/or rooting (the crass Australian term for the birds and the bees).

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What is the British slang for hot?

“Fit” –hot or sexually desirable. The word is used to describe a person one finds sexually attractive or hot.

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What is the British slang for attractive man?

“Bev” means a "handsome man." “To crack on with something” means to get started or continue with something. To use these UK slang words in a sentence you'd say, “It's getting late, I better crack on.” Meaning of being bitterly disappointed about something.

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What is a Chelsea kiss?

A Glasgow smile (also known as a Chelsea smile, or a Glasgow, Smiley, Huyton, A buck 50 or Cheshire grin) is a wound caused by making a cut from the corners of a victim's mouth up to the ears, leaving a scar in the shape of a smile.

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What is London slang for joint?

Cannabis, also commonly referred to as marijuana or weed, is the most widely abused illicit drug in the UK. Most commonly rolled with tobacco and smoked, this is often referred to as a spliff or joint. Cannabis can also be made into what are commonly referred to as edibles when added to food.

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What is a NY kiss?

The idea behind exchanging a kiss at midnight on New Year's Eve is rooted in a simple superstition: The way you ring in the new year will determine how the rest of your year will go.

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What is a Miami kiss?

The greeting kiss is a Miami move. Ritual pucker, it's placed upon the cheek when first meeting, or when greeting friends and family again. Sometimes, only the cheeks make contact, and the kiss is sent floating in the air. Haptic gesture, the cheek kiss (or air kiss) is not universally practiced.

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What is making out slang for?

: to engage in sexual intercourse.

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