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Wavy - What does "Wavy" mean in British slang?

While living in Italy I have noticed the vast range of adjectives that can be used to describe positive or cool things. Having a lack of knowledge of these in Italian is something that makes me really stand out as a language learner. So today I want to share a great word to describe something in a positive way. Wavy. W-A-V-Y. A simple definition of the word wavy means for something to be cool and mellow. The word began to be used and recognised within American rap in the early 2000s in New York ...

Nov 13, 2019•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Cotch - What does "Cotch" mean in British slang?

While having dinner with an Italian friend, she asked me if I would like to go for a glass of wine, I told her I was very tired and was planning to go and cotch. She nodded and asked me where I was getting and coach to. I quickly explained the spelling and meaning of the word and this is what I am going to share with you all today. Cotch C-O-T-C-H is a verb meaning to sit, relax and chill out. We can also use it as an adjective, describing somewhere as cotch means it seems comfortable and capabl...

Nov 11, 2019•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Bare - What does "Bare" mean in British slang?

While arriving in my class yesterday I apologized to my students for being late. I told my students this was because there were bare people outside. They all suddenly rushed to the window and stared out of it. One of my students said "I don’t see any naked people! They all have their clothes on!". I explained to my students that within slang bare doesn’t actually have anything to do with nudity as they thought, so let’s clear this up. In formal english bare B-A-R-E is an adjective meaning not cl...

Nov 06, 2019•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Banter - What does "Banter" mean in British slang?

Recently one of my students are I were joking with each other about our accents, he was mocking me for my poor accent while speaking Italian, especially when rolling my Rs. I told him that I wasn't offended for this comment as firstly is it true and secondly because his comment was only banter. At this moment he turned to me and looked very confused, this word was brand new for him, as it might be for you. So we are going to clear it up today. Banter is both a noun and verb about talking, both s...

Nov 04, 2019•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Beef - What does "Beef" mean in British slang?

Hello and Welcome to Slang . I am Louisa May Adams, this is our first podcast so if you enjoy it please keep checking out what more we have in store! I am an English Language teacher living in Italy, I am originally from Canterbury England. Have you ever noticed some of the best non native English speakers totally freak out when they visit the UK? I have and trust me, this is not because of their level of English, simply because they have never been exposed to such slang before. So my hope is to...

Oct 27, 2019•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast