in no particular order, british slang i’d love to see incorporated into the harry potter rpc’s writing ( or at least, working class wizards raised in britain anyways ) / british characters in general, because you Do Not Know english until you’ve experienced british english :

• knackered - exhausted.
• shattered - MOST COMMONLY SCOTTISH. see knackered.
• pissed - drunk… but also angry. it’s confusing, i know.
• rat arsed - MOST COMMONLY NORTHERN ENGLISH. Really Drunk. extremely vulgar.
• trollied - drunk.
• naff - terrible, bad, shit.
• proper - really. as in ‘ that was proper naff, that was. ’
• dead - same as proper, ie ‘ she was dead chuffed. ’ can also mean quiet, empty, etc. ie ‘ the pub was absolutely dead, no one in sight! ’
• chuffed - happy, pleased. alternatively, older brits may use the word ‘ chuffing, ’ which has a completely different meaning ( like a substitute for swearing to show annoyance, ie ‘ you’ve made a right chuffing mess! ’ )
• sloshed - drunk.
• plastered - drunk. we have a lot of phrases for drunk here, okay.
• bloke - MOST COMMONLY USED IN LONDON. man, dude. usually of the older variety.
• geezer - man, dude. usually of the older variety, or to describe a rather eccentric male. ie ‘ what a geezer! ’
• lad - man, dude. usually of the younger variety. people in scotland may use the term ‘ laddie ’ instead.
• one of the lads - a man who has been accepted or integrated into a male social group, ie ‘ don’t worry charlie, you’re one of the lads now! ’
• minging - MOST COMMONLY USED IN EASTERN SCOTLAND / NORTHERN ENGLAND. disgusting, gross. can also be modified to describe a person, ie ‘ he’s a right minger! ’
• rank - disgusting, gross.
• dodgy - suspicious.
• legless - Really Drunk. as in, can barely walk drunk.
• miffed - annoyed.
• pear-shaped - when something’s gone wrong, ie ‘ the plan went pear-shaped. ’
• tits up - see pear-shaped.
• skint - broke, out of money, ie ‘ i can’t get tickets for the match, i’m skint. ’
• tosser - idiot.
• swear down - MOST COMMONLY NORTHERN ENGLISH. promise, ie ‘ i swear down, i didn’t take your cake! ’
• knickers in a twist - to get upset, ie ‘ don’t get your knickers in a twist! ’ the british variant of ‘ don’t get your panties in a bunch. ’
• knobhead / nob - asshole. extremely vulgar. basically, you’re calling someone an utter penis.
• wanker - asshole. vulgar. see knobhead.
• prick - asshole.
• muppet - idiot. can be used affectionately.
• numpty - MOST COMMONLY USED IN SCOTLAND. idiot. can be used affectionately.
• prat - idiot.
• plonker - idiot.
• twat - idiot. usually vulgar, ie ‘ you’re a fucking twat, mate! ’ however, can also be used as a verb, being to punch / hit someone. ie ‘ if i see that prick again, i’m gonna twat him! ’
• pillock - idiot. look, we love our insults okay?
• taking the mick / mickey / piss - having a joke, usually at another’s expense. ie ‘ you taking the piss, mate? ’
• rubbish - trash. but also shit, bad, etc. ie ‘ that cake was absolutely rubbish! ’
• tosh - ridiculous, bad, ie ‘ what a load of tosh! ’
• pants - ridiculous, bad, ie ‘ ugh, that’s pants! ’
• blimey - kind of our version of ‘ oh my god! ‘ or ‘ holy shit! ’
• all mouth and no trousers - basically, someone who can talk the talk but can’t walk the walk. makes all these claims but can’t back it up. ie, gilderoy lockhart was all mouth and no trousers!
• the dog’s bollocks - something that’s hot shit, great, amazing.
• gob - mouth, usually as an insulting term, ie ‘ shut your gob! ’
• gobsmacked - shocked, astounded.
• gobshite - MOST COMMONLY USED IN IRELAND. a foolish / obnoxious / stupid person. ie ‘ come here, you little gobshite! ’
• having a mare - having a stressful time.
• wee / wee bit - EXCLUSIVELY SCOTTISH / NORTHERN IRISH. means little, ie ‘ it’s a wee bit chilly out there! ’
• lass / lassie - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN ENGLISH / SCOTTISH / NORTHERN IRISH. girl, female. ie a man might refer to their girlfriend as ‘ our lass. ‘
• bonnie - EXCLUSIVELY SCOTTISH. lovely, beautiful, ie ‘ what a bonnie lass! ’
• bairn - EXCLUSIVELY SCOTTISH. a child, ie ‘ the wee bairns are fast asleep! ’
• lush - EXCLUSIVELY WELSH. lovely, delightful, usually in reference to a thing or place, ie ‘ that chicken was lush! ’ but also someone who is sexually attractive, ie ‘ christ, he’s lush! ’ may be used as an insult in other areas of the uk, to describe drunk people.
• mardy - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN ENGLISH. moody, sulky. see the arctic monkeys’ song mardy bum.
• aye - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN ENGLISH / SCOTTISH / IRISH. yes, ie ‘ aye, i can do that. ’
• butty - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN ENGLISH. sandwich. usually a chip butty, or a bacon butty.
• butt - EXCLUSIVELY WELSH. a term of endearment when greeting someone, ie ‘ alright, butt! ‘
• cwtch - EXCLUSIVELY WELSH. ( pronounced as cutch?? ) means a cuddle or a hug. also, funnily enough, a type of welsh beer!
• love / duck / chick / chicken - EXCLUSIVELY YORKSHIRE / NORTHERN ENGLISH. terms of endearment, ie ‘ what’s up, chick? ’ ‘ you alright, love? ’ etc.
• ta - MOST COMMONLY NORTHERN ENGLISH, but may be found in other areas. short for thank you, ie ‘ ta, love. ’
• ma / da - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN IRISH. mother / father, ie ‘ how’s your da? ’
• peelers - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN IRISH. police.
• scundered - EXCLUSIVELY NORTHERN IRISH. embarrassed.
• also, never forget cheeky nandos. thanks, @courfleur​!

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