It's time for the British slang challenge! You may remember not so long
ago I did a whole series covering the A-Z of British slang. Now what I'm
interested to know is do you remember any of it? I'm going to give you ten
common slang phrases I will put them within a sentence I want you to listen
to it and see if you can remember what that slang phrase means then at the end
after I've given you ten slang phrases I will then give you the answer to each
one. So it probably will help for you to have a paper and pen to hand, then I
would like you to write your score down in the comment section below. I'd be
interested to know how many you get right. Okay are you ready? Anna you're
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Number one lost the plot. yesterday my mother went to the supermarket wearing
her pajamas I'm sure she's lost the plot. so what does that mean?
number two throwing a wobbly. my son never threw a wobbly, well not until he
was two and a half years old and then he threw a wobbly every week. number three
gobsmacked. I haven't yet told my mother I'm pregnant I think she'll be
gobsmacked when she finds out. I have told her by the way. number four have a
gander. the first thing I do when I move to a new town is to go to the local high
street to have a gander. number five on the pull. my flatmate went out with his
brother last night I think they were on the pull. number six pop your clogs. I
don't think you should try skydiving I'm worried about you popping your clogs.
spend a penny. I'll be back in a moment I'm just going to spend a penny. number
eight cost a bomb did you see that brand new government building I bet that cost
a bomb. number nine take them Mickey. it's very unprofessional to take the mickey
out of your students. and number ten waffle, used as a verb not a noun.
please do tell me if I start to waffle.
well guys how did you do? let's go back and have a look at what those slang
terms actually mean. keep count of how many you got right.
number one was lost the plot if you've lost the plot it means that you have
lost your common sense you've gone a bit crazy you're not doing things like a
normal person would do you're doing things that a crazy person would do
you've lost the plot. my mum was in the supermarket wearing
her pajamas she's gone crazy she's lost the plot. number two to throw a wobbly. to
throw a wobbly is to have a tantrum lots of children throw wobblies but also
some grown-ups. number three gobsmacked. to be gobsmacked is to be shocked. it's
almost like someone has hit you in the mouth. Wow oh I'm shocked.
number four is have a gander this means to take a look so if I have a gander at
the high street I'm taking a look at the high street. number five on the pull this
means you are out looking for someone to have an intimate interaction with. so if
you are out on the town with your friends having a drink and you're single
you might be looking for someone very special to get involved with. hello
you're beautiful would you like to go on a date? I'm on the pull. number six to pop
your clogs means to die it's a very colloquial way of saying it I hope that
I don't pop my clogs for quite a while. number seven to spend a penny. I say this
quite often especially at the moment it means to use the bathroom or the toilet
facilities I need to spend a penny and we say this because in the old days in
order to use a public bathroom you would have to have a penny for your entrance
fee. number eight cost a bomb if something costs a bomb then it's very
expensive it blows a hole in your pocket it's so
expensive. number nine is to take the Mickey this means to make fun of or to
tease somebody you take the Mickey sometimes we also say take them Michael
and there is also another version that's a little less friendly a little less
family-friendly. so I won't say it finally. number 10 - waffle means to
talk a lot about things that aren't very important. we've all waffled at some
point I'm sure or you might know someone waffles a lot, stop waffling. well that
was your British slang challenge. how did you do? did you get all ten? let me know
your score and your country of origin down in the comment section below. I hope
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