Well, don't worry! We've put together a list of words and their meanings that many Friends of Grandma Spoons have told us they're baffled about. All those words that you hear quite often but never liked to ask anyone about. After reading this you will even be able to watch Channel 4 and understand a little bit of what's going on.
The proper words I looked up in a dictionary and the slang words were translated by Elsie's 15-year-old grandson.
(n)= noun (adj)= adjective (v)= verb (sl)= slang
| agitprop | (n) a gadget to hold up your washing line | |
| bling | (n) gold doorbell from Argos | |
| bombastic | (adj) explosive | |
| booty call | (v) (sl) to greet your neighbour over the backyard wall | |
| bovvered | (v) to not care about Bovril e.g. "Am I bovvered?" | |
| brigandage | (n) soldiers bandage | |
| chill-out | (v)(sl) thaw | |
| diatribe | (n) a cave painting | |
| diss | (n) dog urine | |
| dogmatist | (n) a canine's hypnotist | |
| dope | (n) (sl) stupid person, idiot | |
| dude | (sl) 1) (n) a person fond of wearing snoods. 2) (n) a cardboard digeridoo | |
| electro | (n) (sl) household items using electricity | |
| flux | (n) something to wash your pans with | |
| hackneyed | (adj) of or like pirates or London cab drivers | |
| hip hop | (n) (sl) double hip replacement operation | |
| gangster rap | (n) (sl) a bank robber caught by the police | |
| gay | (adj) never married | |
| implants | (n) bedding plants | |
| iPod | (n) plastic pea pod style apple holder | |
| largin'-it | (v) (sl) putting on weight | |
| minger | (n) (sl) device for squeezing water out of washing | |
| mp3 | (n) a trio of mature people | |
| otalgia | (n) 8 sided ravioli | |
| rapper | (n) (sl) a fancy door knocker | |
| ringtone | (n) a shrill horrid noise | |
| silicone | (n) a 99 with three Flakes | |
| skins | (n) (sl) furs, fur coats | |
| slapper | (n) (sl) a person with very big feet | |
| spaced | (adj) (sl) having an extension built. spaced-out (n) (sl) a house with an extension | |
| superfly | (adj) (sl) a professional stunt kite with extra long string | |
| supposititious | (adj) medicine for the anus | |
| sycophant | (n) large syringe for elephants | |
| techno | (n) (sl) new fangled things | |
| trippin'-out | (v) (sl) going to the seaside | |
| umbrage | (n) umbrella with underarm straps | |
It's going to be lovely on Friday.