If your favorite sports team has just lost then you might be gutted. Gutted - Being incredibly upset about something.Gormless - A person who has little clue or idea about what is going on around them.Gobsmacked - Completely and utterly awestruck in amazement.In this instance ‘us’ actually means ‘me’. Give us a bell - Calling somebody on the telephone.Gallivanting - Strutting or striding about with a seemingly endless supply of confidence.It’s possessing endless quantities of get up and go, almost to the point of annoyance.
#Another word for things your way full
Full of beans - Someone who is full of energy might be described as being full of beans.Most usually used to describe someone who likes to have a small stake on a horse race, for example, Mr. It’s a lucky occurrence that doesn't often happen. Fluke - If something happens purely by chance then it is a fluke.Dropping a vase of freshly cut daisies could result in a gently whispered fiddlesticks. Fiddlesticks - A harmless curse word held in reserve solely for use by British grandmothers.A Brit likes nothing more than a good faff. It’s taking unnecessary time over something that should be straightforward. Faff - Faffing around is a very British pleasure.Easy peasy - If something is not difficult then it is loudly pronounced as being easy peasy.If something is exceptionally good it is known as the dog’s bollocks. Dog’s Bollocks - A strange but surprisingly popular term in British slang.The American English equivalent is shady. Dodgy - Used to describe something a little bit suspicious or questionable.David Beckham could be described as dishy, or in fact, a bit of a dish. Dishy - A person, usually male, who is very good-looking.Not particularly offensive, just mildly silly. Codswallop - A load of rubbish, something that is clearly nonsense.Just don’t show it outwardly, we’re British, remember?. A road, street, or shop full to the rafters could be described this way. Chock-a-block - A place that is very busy.In the US, thin bastardized versions of British chips might call themselves french fries. In the UK, chips are deep-fried strips of potato, and chunky ones at that. Chips - Many an American has come ashore and innocently ordered chips, only to be right royally cheesed off.The British population spends most of their time cheesed off with the weather. Bonkers - It means you are a bit barmy (see above!).Barmy - If someone calls you this then they’re not being kind, it means you are bonkers (see below).Botched - Something that has not gone according to plan.Bog roll - The paper you use in the bog.British people will often find themselves bustin’ for the bog. Bog - Not a muddy marsh, unless you’ve got digestive problems, but a toilet.Baccy - The tobacco that you use to roll your own fags (no, that’s not what you think it is - see below).What in American English might be called a dude. The equivalent of calling shotgun, a successful Bagsy is legally binding in an English court of law (not really). Bagsy - One of the first words learned by children throughout the British Isles, shouting bagsy is a way of staking a claim on something.Ass - In the British English dictionary, this is not really a curse word, just a donkey.Arse over tit - The undignified process of falling over, most commonly occurring when completely arseholed (drunk).Referring to what in the US would be your ass, this word can be coupled with a variety of other words to create whole new realms of British slang (see below). Arse - There could be an entire English dictionary devoted to variations of this single word.Brits will welcome friends and family members alike by grunting these two words to one another. All right? - Used most commonly as a greeting and certainly not one that requires a response.
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