Quiz: How Much British Slang Do You Know?

Why 'ello guvnah! Most of us know that's not how actual British people talk, but that doesn't mean they have some pretty strange and obscure slang words. See how many of these colorful English terms are in your vocabulary. Some of them are so out there, that it sounds like a different language?

You're most likely to find a "windscreen" in a what?

What might you call toilet paper when you're in the loo?

What does it mean to "have a butcher's hook?"

What would Brits call this snack??

What would a true Englishman call the colorful article of clothing on the lower half of this bloke's body?

Which word would you use to express that you're totally exhausted?

Let's say you spot two of your mates snogging. What are they doing?

Windbag Brits don't beat a dead horse. Instead they _____ a dead horse.

What does it mean to "know one's onions?"

Any idea what "chockablock" means? Hint: it's not a literal block of chalk.

If you're a football hooligan who's had a few too many beers, your drunken state can be described as _____.

Which of these words or phrases means "to vomit?"

When your mum says she's "up the apples and pears," where is she?

Which of these first names is a casual term for a policeman?

Which phrase would you use to describe playing hooky from work?

When you make a complete mess of a situation, you call it a _____.

Those who have little to no money are called what?

Which word describes a streaker on the football pitch?

Which of the following is NOT an insult for a stupid person?

What would Sherlock Holmes smoke in his pipe?

Brits might say that a pregnant woman is _____.

A "chin wag" refers to a what?

A casual term for going to the bathroom is to spend a _____.

Disney fans probably don't know what Brits mean by "take the mickey." Do you?

If you're unlucky enough to pass some vomit on the London streets, what might you call it?

What does it mean when someone "bites your arm off?"

What does it mean when someone says, "Bob's your uncle!"

Which of these breakfast cereals sounds like a friendly way of saying goodbye?

Thanks to a movie, people associate this phrase with stripping. But it actually means the full amount possible of something.

Before it became the title of a beloved David Bowie album, what did "hunky dory" mean?

Bilbo Baggins would hate to be spotted with a "crusty dragon." But what does that mean?

Which of the phrases below refers to a wild party?

Here's a trolley problem for you. When someone is "off their trolley," it means they are _____.

Somebody could be called doing _____ when they're serving a jail sentence.

Brits don't usually say "garbage." They call it this instead.

In the United Kingdom, the last letter of the alphabet rhymes with which word?

Getting sacked is no sack race. What does it mean?

Channel your inner Nigel Thornberry — yes, we know he's Australian — and figure out which word means "great" or "terrific."

With all due respect to the Duffer brothers, "duffer" is an English insult referring to what?

Which term is the equivalent of calling dibs?