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It's time for the British slang challenge! You may remember not so long
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ago I did a whole series covering the A-Z of British slang. Now what I'm
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interested to know is do you remember any of it? I'm going to give you ten
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common slang phrases I will put them within a sentence I want you to listen
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to it and see if you can remember what that slang phrase means then at the end
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after I've given you ten slang phrases I will then give you the answer to each
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one. So it probably will help for you to have a paper and pen to hand, then I
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would like you to write your score down in the comment section below. I'd be
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interested to know how many you get right. Okay are you ready? Anna you're
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going to have to tell the truth you've been cheating haven't you? I haven't! You
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have. I haven't! Just held the truth. No miss I haven't cheated.
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Number one lost the plot. yesterday my mother went to the supermarket wearing
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her pajamas I'm sure she's lost the plot. so what does that mean?
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number two throwing a wobbly. my son never threw a wobbly, well not until he
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was two and a half years old and then he threw a wobbly every week. number three
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gobsmacked. I haven't yet told my mother I'm pregnant I think she'll be
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gobsmacked when she finds out. I have told her by the way. number four have a
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gander. the first thing I do when I move to a new town is to go to the local high
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street to have a gander. number five on the pull. my flatmate went out with his
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brother last night I think they were on the pull. number six pop your clogs. I
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don't think you should try skydiving I'm worried about you popping your clogs.
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spend a penny. I'll be back in a moment I'm just going to spend a penny. number
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eight cost a bomb did you see that brand new government building I bet that cost
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a bomb. number nine take them Mickey. it's very unprofessional to take the mickey
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out of your students. and number ten waffle, used as a verb not a noun.
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please do tell me if I start to waffle.
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well guys how did you do? let's go back and have a look at what those slang
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terms actually mean. keep count of how many you got right.
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number one was lost the plot if you've lost the plot it means that you have
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lost your common sense you've gone a bit crazy you're not doing things like a
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normal person would do you're doing things that a crazy person would do
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you've lost the plot. my mum was in the supermarket wearing
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her pajamas she's gone crazy she's lost the plot. number two to throw a wobbly. to
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throw a wobbly is to have a tantrum lots of children throw wobblies but also
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some grown-ups. number three gobsmacked. to be gobsmacked is to be shocked. it's
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almost like someone has hit you in the mouth. Wow oh I'm shocked.
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number four is have a gander this means to take a look so if I have a gander at
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the high street I'm taking a look at the high street. number five on the pull this
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means you are out looking for someone to have an intimate interaction with. so if
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you are out on the town with your friends having a drink and you're single
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you might be looking for someone very special to get involved with. hello
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you're beautiful would you like to go on a date? I'm on the pull. number six to pop
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your clogs means to die it's a very colloquial way of saying it I hope that
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I don't pop my clogs for quite a while. number seven to spend a penny. I say this
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quite often especially at the moment it means to use the bathroom or the toilet
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facilities I need to spend a penny and we say this because in the old days in
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order to use a public bathroom you would have to have a penny for your entrance
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fee. number eight cost a bomb if something costs a bomb then it's very
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expensive it blows a hole in your pocket it's so
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expensive. number nine is to take the Mickey this means to make fun of or to
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tease somebody you take the Mickey sometimes we also say take them Michael
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and there is also another version that's a little less friendly a little less
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family-friendly. so I won't say it finally. number 10 - waffle means to
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talk a lot about things that aren't very important. we've all waffled at some
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point I'm sure or you might know someone waffles a lot, stop waffling. well that
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was your British slang challenge. how did you do? did you get all ten? let me know
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your score and your country of origin down in the comment section below. I hope
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you found this helpful please do give it a thumb up if you enjoyed it. if you'd
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when I release a new video and until next time guys take care goodbye