English Slang...TRANSLATED!................La Sorcière Rouge   Author:  46527  Category:(Discussion) Created:(6/7/2002 12:22:00 PM) This post has been Viewed (310 times) A little English slang for your amusement.....more to follow! Adams Ale Water Anorak A geek or nerd. A term that has been used since the 80s, an "anorak" is always male, unfashionable and possibly a trainspotter, though now often attributed to the type of people who spend their days surfing the net. Bladdered Very drunk, as in "He was completely bladdered." In West Yorkshire this has mutated to "blathered". Bloater Fat Person Bog Toilet Bun in the oven, To have a ... Pregnant. Codswallop Rubbish, as in "He's talking codswallop." Daft a'pe'th Yorkshire term for an idiot ("plonker" would be the more common term in the south). Fag Cigarette. Hen's teeth A rare thing, seldom found. "Those four leaved clovers are as rare as hen's teeth!" Minging Drunk, painful, disgusting, as in "I was totally minging last night" or "My head is really minging". Palaver A bother or a fuss. According to the OED, palaver comes from the Portuguese palavra meaning word. Originally palaver was a prolonged conversation or discussion, but its meaning has been corrupted over the years. Pear-shaped When something has "gone pear-shaped" it has gone wrong. Probably derived from the sagging shape of a pear. Plastered Very drunk Shanks's pony, Going on ... To walk. The original Shanks's pony was a horse-drawn lawnmower with nowhere for the driver to sit, so he had to walk along behind. Take a leak To visit the bathroom Taters (pronounced Tay-ters) Cold, as in "It's right taters today." Technicolour yawn, Produce a ... To throw up, normally after consuming too much alcohol. Tooled-up To arm oneself, usually with improvised weapons like bottles or sticks, as in "There was a right ruck dahn the pub last night and then these headcases got tooled-up!" Wedge Money, from the appearance of a number of folded notes. Examples of its use are "I got paid a fair old wedge for doin' that job" or "Are you wedged-up and ready to go ?" Window licker A name for the sort of nutter who sits next to you on the bus and does something weird. La Sorcière Rouge You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or interesting stories for the world to read and respond to Click here Scroll all the way down to read replies. Show all stories by   Author:  46527 ( Click here ) Spring is coming