English Slang Dictionary
Browse the complete Slangy dictionary of English slang expressions listed alphabetically. Each entry links to a full page with example sentences, cultural context, and notes on British vs American usage. From classic British idioms to modern internet-influenced English, this is the informal English dictionary textbooks don't have.
A
A happy bunny
Ate / She ate
B
Banger
Barking up the wrong tree
Be snowed under
Beat around the bush
Beef
Bite the bullet
Bloody
Bob's your uncle
Bonkers
Bounce
Brain rot
Break a leg
Brokie
Bummer
Burn the midnight oil
C
Caught in 4k
Chinwag
Curve
D
Deadass
Dodgy
Done and dusted
Dope
Drive someone up the wall
F
Feral
Fine and dandy
Full of beans
G
Go touch grass
Gobshite
Gobsmacked
Gutted
H
Hit the ground running
Hold your horses
I
I'm gonna hit the sack
It was a flop
It's gone tits up
It's time to hit the books
J
Jump on the bandwagon
K
Keep it on the DL (down-low)
Kick the can down the road
Knackered
L
Let the cat out of the bag
Lit
N
No cap
O
Once in a blue moon
Opp
P
Pulling your leg
R
Raining cats and dogs
Rizz
Running around like a chicken with its head cut off
S
Shambles
Sigma
Simp
Skibidi
Slaps
Slay
Snarky
Steal someone's thunder
T
Take a raincheck
Tea
That hits different
V
Vibe check
W
Weak
Wearing your heart on your sleeve
Y
You're the GOAT
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