[World Cup] Worldly Words! - Ends 15th June

[ChickenFaces]

Everyone uses slang words. Different countries have different slang words, different towns, even different groups of people. There's a lot of people from so many different countries that hang around here, and I've heard so many slang words that I've never even imagined, and now I want to hear some more!


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Post a slang word and give its origins (the country it is associated with)! The most interesting and original slang word will win! Post your entry in the thread!


1st Prize: 3 goals, HC Sofa, 15 reputation points
2nd Prize: 2 goals, HC Sofa, 15 reputation points
3rd Prize: 1 goal, 10 reputation points

Not entered the Habbox World Cup? You can still enter! If you win, the goals will be converted to extra reputation points!

[Josh]

Aye mate!

From Australia & Somalia...

Is this competition closed? Or still running? Might want to lock it.

[smiffy70]

What Da Crack Mate?!

Northern ireland & Ireland

[immense]

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Yes, mine is hammer! This is because in America it means something completely different to what we use it for in the UK. In American slang, Americans use it as accelerator. For example, "put your foot on the hammer, we're going to be late" - total different meaning if you said that in the UK, people would be most confused :L

[Mathew]

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An Australian slang term: Bushman's hanky

Emitting nasal mucus by placing one index finger on the outside of the nose (thus blocking one nostril) and blowing.

[Sharon]

All of y'all - California

[Pigperson]

Blow me - England

When an English colleague of mine exclaimed "Blow Me" in front of a large American audience, he brought the house down. It is simply an exclamation of surprise, short for "Blow me down", meaning something like I am so surprised you could knock me over just by blowing. Similar to "Well knock me down with a feather". It is not a request for services to be performed.

Will

[lorren]

colly wobbles:
a feeling of nausea usually associated with nervousness; as in "bungee jumping gave me a dose of the colly wobbles"

~team JB

[Becca]

Bolt ya nuggit
which is the polite, scottish way for saying "SHUT THE HELL UP!"

[Megan.]

Blue Norther - means a big storm in america

[buttons]

Bolt ya nuggit
which is the polite, scottish way for saying "SHUT THE HELL UP!"
LOL

also in scotland we say 'how' for 'why' often (eg how no), so when someone from england told me they went shopping and i replied "how" they answered "i got on the train....."
we're so backward here ;l

[superalex929]

ROFL, Rolling on the floor laughing Is one of my favourites because it is so simple and I first heard it in school when someone said "Look at that! Rofl!"

[SinglePringle15]

gaff - slang for house or place in london n england :D

[Molly.22]

(Australian) Rip snorter : great, fantastic - "it was a rip snorter of a party"

Haha I found that so funny.

[=Lizzy]

Wubbaa- At my school we use it, it means like, grow up and act ur age ( IDK why).

[JACKTARD]

Gamboll (Gam-Bowl)

I grew up thinking it was an actual word but it's a brummie word for a forward roll :)

[Mickword]

roommate chicken - The condition where a group of people sharing a living space each avoid doing a household chore for an extended period because each believes it's someone else's responsibility. The idea is that eventually the situation will reach a critical mass where the guilty party will cave in and do the chore. In practice, the situation can escalate to extreme levels. dunno where its from.

[xD-Roy]

LAH, LEH, LOH. Singapore's singlish. :P

[Autoburnout-Uk]

Storiee mate - Ireland

[kuzkasate]

sloth - used in my school quite a lot. its that creature out of the goonies, but by this it means that your an ugly and dumb person really.

[Andii]

What Da Crack Mate?!

Northern ireland & Ireland

its actualli watz da craic. . . theres no mate. . . we never say mate lol



but mine is.

LAWDDDDDDDDD HOWS SHE CUTTIN. . .


IRELAND FARMERS !!!!! :D:D:D

[Gibs960]

******

****** just means slow, such as a tortoise being ******ed (slow) :)

[lPinoy]

"Crikey!"
Originally from Australia, it means 'Wow' or 'My God!' and is sometimes used as a 'Minced Oath' meaning to alter certain characteristics to censor words or make them more weaker; for example instead of saying 'Hell', people say 'Heck' and instead of saying 'Damn', people say 'Darn' or 'Dang'.

[Jessie]

Strike a light gouverneur!
An old cockney exclaimation of surprise x)