British slang for lazy people includes terms like "slacker," "couch potato," "loafer," "layabout," "sloth," "shirker," and informal phrases like being "bone idle," "slobbing about," or doing "sweet FA" (nothing). You might also hear "faffing" (wasting time), "skiving off" (avoiding work), or calling someone a "plonker" if they're acting silly or lazy.
The words indolent and slothful are common synonyms of lazy. While all three words mean "not easily aroused to activity," lazy suggests a disinclination to work or to take trouble.
Synonyms. WEAK. bum good-for-nothing layabout loafer ne'er-do-well slacker sluggard wastrel.
"I'm completely cream-crackered."
"Cream-crackered" is Cockney Rhyming Slang for "knackered" or tired, so if someone's feeling "cream-crackered," they're probably in need of a nap. Another common example of Cockney Rhyming Slang is "apples and pears," which means stairs.
Read on as we list the meaning of the Top 20 British slang words and phrases.
(ˈdʌki) nounWord forms: plural duckies. Brit slang (used as a term of endearment or familiarity) dear; sweetheart; darling; pet. Word origin.
(mildly derogatory). A stupid person; a fool, an idiot.” The first OED citation for the figurative use is from 1967, the most recent from a rugby magazine in 2004: “Those mindless pillocks in New Zealand who slated England for the way they played in Wellington in June.”
Grasser. One who gives information. A "squealer" or "squeaker". The origin derives from rhyming slang: grasshopper – copper; a "grass" or "grasser" tells the "copper" or policeman.
1. slou adj. (a) Slothful, lazy; sluggish, inactive by nature; slou man, a sluggard; person. sire slou, Sir Slothful; (b) characterized by sloth; of eyes: affected by sleepiness; (c) as noun: a sluggard; coll.……
How about if you wanted a phrase to mean 'very lazy'? You could say 'very idle,' but a more interesting alternative is bone idle. Simply put, bone idle means extremely lazy.
Avolition is an extreme lack of motivation or drive to engage in meaningful activities, often co-occurring with mental health disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. Avolition symptoms include severe apathy, social withdrawal, and neglected self-care.
Blimey. Interpretation: A way of expressing surprise, amazement, or even wonder. In American English, you'd probably hear a "wow" instead. In use: "Blimey, it's late!
jaffa - to be 'seedless' as in infertile, one who 'fires blanks'
Knackered is a British slang word that means exhausted or worn out. Knackered is very informal and is primarily used in the U.K.Example: You can tell the players are a bit knackered after all the extra time in this match.
'Marching powder' is yob jargon for 'dickie,' which is street slang for cocaine, and it seems astonishingly available and cheap in Jack's world.
idler. loiterer. malingerer. ne'er-do-well. laggard.
Unemployed means not having a paid job—not being employed.