Jul. 29th, 2011

azziria: (england)
Merriam-Webster's two top ten lists of favourite British words made me smile (List 1 and List 2).

I use most of these regularly, except for dogsbody, shambolic and boffin, which I use occasionally, and jiggery-pokery and chunter which I use almost never.

Isn't language a wonderful thing?

Prat
Twee
Knackered
Jiggery-pokery
Plonk
Chunter (not to be confused with 'chunder'!)
Whinge
Gormless
Boffin
Pukka

Dodgy
Shirty
Chuffed
Peckish
Stroppy
Dogsbody
Shambolic
Wonky
Bollocks
Hard cheese

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