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And just remember: be very careful when you ask a British person how their
father is. You know not what you’re asking.
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6. Bits ‘n Bobs: various things. (Example: “My mother has a lot of Bits ‘n
Bobs around the house.”)
7. “Bob’s your uncle!”: “There you go! You’ve got it!”
21. Fanny: vagina.
23. The Full Monty: going all the way with it, going big instead of going
home.
30. “How’s Your Father?”: euphemism for sex (Example: “Have you and
your wife had any of the ol’ ‘How’s your father?’ recently?”)
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42. On The Piss: binge drinking solely for the purpose of getting totally
smashed.
47. Ponce: a poser.
48. Porkies: old Cockney rhyming word used to mean “lies.” (Example: If
one is “telling porkies,” you’re telling lies.) Comes from “pork pies,” which
rhymes with lies.
49. Puff: a fart.
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Margari
51. See A Man About a Dog: what you say as an excuse for leaving, in
order to hide your destination; also, to excuse oneself to take a giant shit.
53. Shirty: ill-tempered, insolent.
60. Stonker: a boner.
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62. Sweet Fanny Adams: code for “Sweet fuck all”, meaning little to
nothing at all. (Example: “I thought I had a chance with her, but I ended up
with Sweet Fanny Adams.)