English Slang Dictionary

A happy bunny — Someone who is very pleased or content

Ate / She ate — Did something exceptionally well

Banger — An amazing song

Barking up the wrong tree — Making a wrong assumption

Be snowed under — To be overwhelmed with too much work

Beat around the bush — To avoid talking directly about the main topic

Beef — A feud or ongoing conflict

Bite the bullet — Tolerate something tough or unpleasant

Bloody — A strong intensifier similar to 'very'

Bob's your uncle — And there you have it; the task is complete

Bonkers — Completely crazy; wildly irrational

Bounce — To leave or head somewhere else

Brain rot — Mental dullness from consuming too much low-quality content

Brokie — Someone with no money

Bummer — A disappointment

Burn the midnight oil — Work late into the night

Caught in 4k — Caught with undeniable evidence

Chinwag — A friendly chat

Deadass — Completely serious; not joking

Dodgy — Suspicious, unreliable, or unsafe

Done and dusted — Thoroughly completed or settled

Dope — Very cool or impressive

Drive someone up the wall — To annoy someone intensely

Feral — Acting wildly or out of control

Fine and dandy — Perfectly good or acceptable

Full of beans — Very energetic and lively

Gobshite — A very annoying or stupid person

Gobsmacked — Extremely shocked or amazed

Gutted — Extremely disappointed

Hit the ground running — Start something quickly and effectively

Hold your horses — Wait a moment; be patient

It's gone tits up — Everything has gone badly wrong

Jump on the bandwagon — To join a popular trend

Kick the can down the road — Delay facing a problem

Knackered — Extremely tired

Let the cat out of the bag — Accidentally reveal a secret

Pulling your leg — Making a joke by tricking another person

Raining cats and dogs — Raining extremely heavily

Rizz — Natural charm or flirting ability

Running around like a chicken with its head cut off — Acting in a frantic/panicked manner, usually trying to do many things at once

Shambles — A complete mess or chaotic situation

Sigma — An independent, confident lone-wolf personality

Skibidi — Random nonsense meme word used jokingly

Snarky — Sharply sarcastic or mocking

Take a raincheck — Postpone a plan for later