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 English Slang Used in the United Kingdom  
| An A-Z of slang from a British perspective. Some of the words have more than one meaning, but remember it's the slang definition you are looking for. |
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Average
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25Q |
1458 plays |
Apr 01 08 |
furby1
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"Geordie Speak"
| "Geordie" is the accent and everyday language of much of North East England. I was brought up there, and heard many of these words and phrases daily. The colloquial spellings used are phonetic. |
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Average
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20Q |
1785 plays |
Feb 26 04 |
picqero
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Speaking in the Scots tongue
| The people of Scotland have a rich and varied language; regional dialects, accents and phrases can be different no more than just a few miles apart. See if you know what these words mean. |
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Tough
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10Q |
507 plays |
May 14 08 |
Twodeez
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South Walian Words-Valleys' Dialect.
| The valleys of South Wales are rich with many wonderful words that are rarely used elsewhere in the country. This quiz is all about these bizarre words that make up the South Walian dialect. |
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Average
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10Q |
183 plays |
Jul 10 08 |
poshprice
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The Norfolk Dialect
| Do they talk a load of squit (rubbish) in Norfolk? |
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Tough
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10Q |
612 plays |
Nov 16 06 |
itsannier
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English Slang for Tourists
| The following words or phrases are all in use in various parts of the UK. This quiz has been written to help the tourist understand what they hear when in the company of normal everyday Brits. There are no obscenities in this quiz. |
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Average
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25Q |
3837 plays |
Feb 10 04 |
romeomikegolf
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Some Quotes From Dialectal English
| In this quiz you get short fragments from dialectal dialogues, poems etc. Your understanding of the quotes is tested by means of multiple choice.Caps may mark beginnings of verselines. |
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Easy
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10Q |
3966 plays |
Feb 07 02 |
flem-ish
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More Norfolk Dialect
| More ramblings from a Broad Narfolk Mawther. |
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Average
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10Q |
507 plays |
Dec 16 06 |
itsannier
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Are You Upperclass?
| In 1954, writer Nancy Mitford humorously described the differences between speakers of U (Upperclass) and non-U (non-Upperclass) English. *JUST FOR FUN*: see if you speak like the British Upperclass! |
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Difficult
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10Q |
687 plays |
Jun 15 08 |
pagiedamon
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Speaking Scots
| Some more every day words spoken in the Scots tongue. What do these words or phrases mean? |
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Tough
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10Q |
345 plays |
Jun 11 08 |
Twodeez
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English English!
| English is spoken all over the world, but some words have a particularly English English twang to them. |
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Average
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10Q |
2070 plays |
Aug 15 07 |
togtog
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South Walian Words-Valleys' dialect. Part 2.
| Following the success of my first South Walian Words quiz, I have decided to create another. I hope you all enjoy it as much as the last one. |
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Average
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10Q |
195 plays |
Aug 06 08 |
poshprice
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Georgette Heyer's Regency England
| Georgette Heyer's novels reinvent Regency England, complete with its own language and customs. Would you fit in? |
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Tough
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10Q |
1080 plays |
Oct 23 01 |
bridget3
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Is That Crystal?
| 'Is That Crystal?', as in 'crystal clear', (understandable). Yep, it's a quiz about English slang, as spoken in England. I'll give you the word or phrase. You tell me what I'm 'waffling on' about. Good luck. |
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Average
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15Q |
1944 plays |
Nov 21 01 |
wez
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Some Samples Of English Dialect
| Dialectal words are often totally ununderstandable to outsiders.In this quiz you find some 'local words' which might not be totally unintelligible to other English-speakers. |
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Tough
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10Q |
1647 plays |
Feb 07 02 |
flem-ish
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British Slang
| I give you some British slang all you do is choose the correct answer. |
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Easy
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5Q |
4809 plays |
Mar 02 01 |
rmillar
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Yorkshire Slang
| I've found that a lot of people who don't come from Yorkshire haven't heard of some of the words we use. So try my quiz and see if your 0R8! |
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Average
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5Q |
1935 plays |
Sep 13 00 |
nomistai
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