TAMIL lifestyle | lnguage & culture
How Good
are you
in British
Slangs?
As Tamil Community emigrated
from former British Colonial
South Asian Countries, most of
them were mostly familiarised
with their own version and own
English style which were close to
Queens English.
Bollocks: technically means
“balls,” but often describes
something seen as extremely
negative or lacking in value; e.g.
“total shit.”
So for some people British
Slangs were new, therefore we
researched into some famous
British Slangs. As British Tamil
become part for greater British
Nation, these slangs will help
them to mingle with other
communities. Here the list of
few famous slangs
Chav: white trash.
Any road: used in place of “any
way,” primarily used in the north
of Britain.
“Bugger off!”: “Go away!”
or “Leave me alone!” (Note:
Bugger, used on its own, is akin
to “Shit!” or swearing)
Cheeky: to be not respectful of
something, having a flippant or
facetious attitude.
Chin Wag: to have a chat v