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“Natter” (intransitive verb and noun) Verb: to talk continuously for a long time without any particular purpose. “My mother-in-law doesn’t half natter.” Noun: a long conversation which doesn’t have any particular purpose. “She’s always enjoyed a good natter.”
“Fella” (noun) – a man. (Synonym of “mate”.) “Hello, fella. How are you?” “You can trust Richard, he’s a jolly good fella.”
“Broody” (adjective) Someone, usually a female, who feels like they want to have a baby. “All this talk of families and babies is making her broody.”
Kit (noun) “Kit” is a noun which describes the clothes or uniform of a sports person or team. “Are you going to buy Leicester’s new kit for this season?”
“Lairy” (adjective) Someone displaying aggressive, argumentative or confrontational behaviours. “Stay away from him – he’s well lairy.”
Please listen to and download British Slang Podcast 45 about the word “arse”, which has a great many uses. Here are some examples: “He’s a pain in the arse.” “Get off your arse.” “He doesn’t know his arse from his elbow.”
British Slang Podcast 44 is about the slang adjective “gutted”, which roughly means “very disappointed”. “He’s always gutted when his football team loses.” Please listen freely and download, below:
British Slang Podcast 42 is about the word “nightmare”, which can be shortened to ‘mare in colloquial speech: “Don’t give the work to Chloe, she’s having a ‘mare today.”
“Ben’s having a strop again, could someone please talk to him and find out what his beef is?” British Slang Podcast 41 is about “beef” and is free for you to listen to and download, now: