The 500 Most Commonly Used Words in the English

Language.

Based on the combined results of British English, American English and Australian
English surveys of contemporary sources in English: newspapers, magazines, books,
TV, radio and real life conversations - the language as it is written and spoken today.

Rank Word Rank Word Rank Word Rank Word

1 the 126 name 251 open 376 ten
2 of 127 very 252 seem 377 simple
3 to 128 through 253 together 378 several
4 and 129 just 254 next 379 vowel
5 a 130 form 255 white 380 toward
6 in 131 much 256 children 381 war
7 is 132 great 257 begin 382 lay
8 it 133 think 258 got 383 against
9 you 134 say 259 walk 384 pattern
10 that 135 help 260 example 385 slow
11 he 136 low 261 ease 386 center
12 was 137 line 262 paper 387 love
13 for 138 before 263 often 388 person
14 on 139 turn 264 always 389 money
15 are 140 cause 265 music 390 serve
16 with 141 same 266 those 391 appear
17 as 142 mean 267 both 392 road
18 I 143 differ 268 mark 393 map
19 his 144 move 269 book 394 science
20 they 145 right 270 letter 395 rule
21 be 146 boy 271 until 396 govern
22 at 147 old 272 mile 397 pull
23 one 148 too 273 river 398 cold
24 have 149 does 274 car 399 notice
25 this 150 tell 275 feet 400 voice
26 from 151 sentence 276 care 401 fall
27 or 152 set 277 second 402 power
28 had 153 three 278 group 403 town
29 by 154 want 279 carry 404 fine
30 hot 155 air 280 took 405 certain
31 but 156 well 281 rain 406 fly
32 some 157 also 282 eat 407 unit
33 what 158 play 283 room 408 lead
34 there 159 small 284 friend 409 cry

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 35 we 160 end 285 began 410 dark
36 can 161 put 286 idea 411 machine
37 out 162 home 287 fish 412 note
38 other 163 read 288 mountain 413 wait
39 were 164 hand 289 north 414 plan
40 all 165 port 290 once 415 figure
41 your 166 large 291 base 416 star
42 when 167 spell 292 hear 417 box
43 up 168 add 293 horse 418 noun
44 use 169 even 294 cut 419 field
45 word 170 land 295 sure 420 rest
46 how 171 here 296 watch 421 correct
47 said 172 must 297 color 422 able
48 an 173 big 298 face 423 pound
49 each 174 high 299 wood 424 done
50 she 175 such 300 main 425 beauty
51 which 176 follow 301 enough 426 drive
52 do 177 act 302 plain 427 stood
53 their 178 why 303 girl 428 contain
54 time 179 ask 304 usual 429 front
55 if 180 men 305 young 430 teach
56 will 181 change 306 ready 431 week
57 way 182 went 307 above 432 final
58 about 183 light 308 ever 433 gave
59 many 184 kind 309 red 434 green
60 then 185 off 310 list 435 oh
61 them 186 need 311 though 436 quick
62 would 187 house 312 feel 437 develop
63 write 188 picture 313 talk 438 sleep
64 like 189 try 314 bird 439 warm
65 so 190 us 315 soon 440 free
66 these 191 again 316 body 441 minute
67 her 192 animal 317 dog 442 strong
68 long 193 point 318 family 443 special
69 make 194 mother 319 direct 444 mind
70 thing 195 world 320 pose 445 behind
71 see 196 near 321 leave 446 clear
72 him 197 build 322 song 447 tail
73 two 198 self 323 measure 448 produce
74 has 199 earth 324 state 449 fact
75 look 200 father 325 product 450 street
76 more 201 head 326 black 451 inch

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 77 day 202 stand 327 short 452 lot
78 could 203 own 328 numeral 453 nothing
79 go 204 page 329 class 454 course
80 come 205 should 330 wind 455 stay
81 did 206 country 331 question 456 wheel
82 my 207 found 332 happen 457 full
83 sound 208 answer 333 complete 458 force
84 no 209 school 334 ship 459 blue
85 most 210 grow 335 area 460 object
86 number 211 study 336 half 461 decide
87 who 212 still 337 rock 462 surface
88 over 213 learn 338 order 463 deep
89 know 214 plant 339 fire 464 moon
90 water 215 cover 340 south 465 island
91 than 216 food 341 problem 466 foot
92 call 217 sun 342 piece 467 yet
93 first 218 four 343 told 468 busy
94 people 219 thought 344 knew 469 test
95 may 220 let 345 pass 470 record
96 down 221 keep 346 farm 471 boat
97 side 222 eye 347 top 472 common
98 been 223 never 348 whole 473 gold
99 now 224 last 349 king 474 possible
100 find 225 door 350 size 475 plane
101 any 226 between 351 heard 476 age
102 new 227 city 352 best 477 dry
103 work 228 tree 353 hour 478 wonder
104 part 229 cross 354 better 479 laugh
105 take 230 since 355 true . 480 thousand
106 get 231 hard 356 during 481 ago
107 place 232 start 357 hundred 482 ran
108 made 233 might 358 am 483 check
109 live 234 story 359 remember 484 game
110 where 235 saw 360 step 485 shape
111 after 236 far 361 early 486 yes
112 back 237 sea 362 hold 487 hot
113 little 238 draw 363 west 488 miss
114 only 239 left 364 ground 489 brought
115 round 240 late 365 interest 490 heat
116 man 241 run 366 reach 491 snow
117 year 242 don't 367 fast 492 bed
118 came 243 while 368 five 493 bring

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 119 show 244 press 369 sing 494 sit
120 every 245 close 370 listen 495 perhaps
121 good 246 night 371 six 496 fill
122 me 247 real 372 table 497 east
123 give 248 life 373 travel 498 weight
124 our 249 few 374 less 499 language
125 under 250 stop 375 morning 500 among

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The 100 most commonly used verbs in the

English Language

accept allow ask believe borrow break bring buy

can/be able cancel change clean comb cough count cut
dance draw drink drive eat explain fall fill find finish fit fix fly
forget give go have hear hurt know learn leave listen live look
lose make/do need open /close / shut organise pay play put
rain read reply run say see sell send sign sing sit sleep smoke
speak spell spend stand start / begin study succeed swim take
talk teach tell think translate travel try turn off/turn on type
understand use wait wake up want watch work worry write.

Here are the 100 English words which many people have problems
spelling!
acceptable equipment library referred

accidentally exhilarate lightning reference

accommodate exceed maintenance relevant

acquire existence manoeuvre religious

acquit experience memento restaurant

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a lot fiery millennium ridiculous

amateur foreign miniature rhythm

apparent fourth mischievous sandal

argument gauge noticeable schedule

atheist generally occasion scissors

believe grammar occasionally sensible

calendar grateful occur / occurred separate

category guarantee occurrence special

cemetery harass official success

changeable height parallel to / too / two

collectible hierarchy parliament tomorrow

committed ignorance pastime their / they're /

there
conscience immediate pigeon
twelfth
conscientious independent possession
tyranny
conscious indispensable preferable
until
definite(ly) intelligence principal /
principle vacuum
disappear its / it's
privilege vicious
discipline judgement
questionnaire weather
drunkenness knowledge
receive weird
embarrass leisure
recommend you're / your

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 100 words to Impress an Examiner!

Here are 100 advanced English words which should you be able to use
them in a sentence will impress even educated native speakers!
Perfect if you want to impress the examiner in examinations like:
IELTS, TOEFL and Cambridge CAE and CPE. If you are really serious
about having an extensive and impressive vocabulary, try learning
these and then try these advanced vocabulary tests.

aberration

(n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1974, Poland won
the World Cup, but the success turned out to be an aberration,
and Poland have not won a World Cup since).

abhor

(v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up getting hit in

the head when he tried to play cricket, Marcin began to abhor
the sport).

acquiesce

(v.) to agree without protesting (Though Mr. Pospieszny wanted

to stay outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him
that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her
demands.)

alacrity

(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Simon loved to help his
girlfriend whenever he could, so when his girlfriend asked him to
set the table he did so with alacrity.)

amiable

(adj.) friendly (An amiable fellow, Neil got along with just about
everyone.)

appease

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 (v.) to calm, satisfy (When Jerry cries, his mother gives him
chocolate to appease him.)

arcane

(adj.) obscure, secret, known only by a few (The professor is an

expert in arcane Kashubian literature.)

avarice

(n.) excessive greed (The banker’s avarice led him to amass an

enormous personal fortune.)

brazen

(adj.) excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious (Critics

condemned the writer’s brazen attempt to plagiarise Frankow-
Czerwonko’s work.)

brusque

(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive (Simon’s brusque manner

sometimes offends his colleagues.)

cajole

(v.) to urge, coax (Magda's friends cajoled her into drinking too
much.)

callous

(adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling (The murderer’s callous lack of

remorse shocked the jury.)

candor

(n.) honesty, frankness (We were surprised by the candor of the

politician’s speech because she is usually rather evasive.)

chide

(v.) to voice disapproval (Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar

habits and sloppy appearance.)

circumspect

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 (adj.) cautious (Though I promised Marta’s father I would bring
her home promptly by midnight, it would have been more
circumspect not to have specified a time.)

clandestine

(adj.) secret (Announcing to her boyfriend that she was going to

the library, Maria actually went to meet George for a clandestine
liaison.)

coerce

(v.) to make somebody do something by force or threat (The

court decided that David Beckham did not have to honor the
contract because he had been coerced into signing it.)

coherent

(adj.) logically consistent, intelligible (William could not figure

out what Harold had seen because he was too distraught to
deliver a coherent statement.)

complacency

(n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger (Simon tried to shock his

friends out of their complacency by painting a frightening picture
of what might happen to them.)

confidant

(n.) a person entrusted with secrets (Shortly after we met, he

became my chief confidant.)

connive

(v.) to plot, scheme (She connived to get me to give up my

plans to start up a new business.)

cumulative

(adj.) increasing, building upon itself (The cumulative effect of

hours spent using the World English website was a vast
improvement in his vocabulary and general level of English.)

debase

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 (v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something (The large raise
that he gave himself debased his motives for running the
charity.)

decry

(v.) to criticize openly (Andrzej Lepper, the leader of the Polish

Self Defence party decried the appaling state of Polish roads.)

deferential

(adj.) showing respect for another’s authority (Donata is always

excessively deferential to any kind of authority figure.)

demure

(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved (Though everyone else at the

party was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure.)

deride

(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn (The native speaker often

derided the other teacher’s accent.)

despot

(n.) one who has total power and rules brutally (The despot
issued a death sentence for anyone who disobeyed his laws.)

diligent

(adj.) showing care in doing one’s work (The diligent researcher

made sure to double check her measurements.)

elated

(adj.) overjoyed, thrilled (When he found out he had won the

lottery, the postman was elated.)

eloquent

(adj.) expressive, articulate, moving (The best man gave such

an eloquent speech that most guests were crying.)

embezzle

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 (v.) to steal money by falsifying records (The accountant was
fired for embezzling €10,000 of the company’s funds.)

empathy

(n.) sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own (I

feel such empathy for my dog when she’s upset so am I!)

enmity

(n.) ill will, hatred, hostility (John and Scott have clearly not
forgiven each other, because the enmity between them is
obvious to anyone in their presence.)

erudite

(adj.) learned (My English teacher is such an erudite scholar that

he has translated some of the most difficult and abstruse Old
English poetry.)

extol

(v.) to praise, revere (Kamila extolled the virtues of a vegetarian

diet to her meat-loving boyfriend.)

fabricate

(v.) to make up, invent (When I arrived an hour late to class, I

fabricated some excuse about my car breaking down on the way
to work.)

feral

(adj.) wild, savage (That beast looks so feral that I would fear
being alone with it.)

flabbergasted

(adj.) astounded (Whenever I read an Agatha Christie mystery

novel, I am always flabbergasted when I learn the identity of the
murderer.)

forsake

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 (v.) to give up, renounce (I won't forsake my conservative
principles.)

fractious

(adj.) troublesome or irritable (Although the child insisted he

wasn’t tired, his fractious behaviour - especially his decision to
crush his jam sandwiches all over the floor - convinced everyone
present that it was time to put him to bed.)

furtive

(adj.) secretive, sly (Claudia’s placement of her drugs in her

sock drawer was not as furtive as she thought, as the sock
drawer is the first place most parents look.)

gluttony

(n.) overindulgence in food or drink (Helen’s fried chicken tastes

so divine, I don’t know how anyone can call gluttony a sin.)

gratuitous

(adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted (Every evening the guy at the

fish and chip shop gives me a gratuitous helping of vinegar.)

haughty

(adj.) disdainfully proud (The superstar’s haughty dismissal of

her co-stars will backfire on her someday.)

hypocrisy

(n.) pretending to believe what one does not (Once the politician
began passing legislation that contradicted his campaign
promises, his hypocrisy became apparent.)

impeccable

(adj.) exemplary, flawless (If your grades were as impeccable as

your brother’s, then you too would receive a car for a graduation
present.)

impertinent

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 (adj.) rude, insolent (Most of your comments are so impertinent
that I don’t wish to dignify them with an answer.)

implacable

(adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated (Watch out:

once you shun Grandmother’s cooking, she is totally implacable.)

impudent

(adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent (The impudent young

woman looked her teacher up and down and told him he was
hot.)

incisive

(adj.) clear, sharp, direct (The discussion wasn’t going anywhere

until her incisive comment allowed everyone to see what the
true issues were.)

indolent

(adj.) lazy (Why should my indolent children, who can’t even

pick themselves up off the sofa to pour their own juice, be
rewarded with a trip to Burger King?)

inept

(adj.) not suitable or capable, unqualified (She proved how inept

she was when she forgot two orders and spilled a pint of cider in
a customer’s lap.)

infamy

(n.) notoriety, extreme ill repute (The infamy of his crime will
not lessen as time passes.)

inhibit

(v.) to prevent, restrain, stop (When I told you I needed the car
last night, I certainly never meant to inhibit you from going out.)

innate

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 (adj.) inborn, native, inherent (His incredible athletic talent is
innate, he never trains, lifts weights, or practices.)

insatiable

(adj.) incapable of being satisfied (My insatiable appetite for

blondes was a real problem on my recent holiday in Japan!)

insular

(adj.) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off

(Because of the sensitive nature of their jobs, those who work
for MI5 must remain insular and generally only spend time with
each other.)

intrepid

(adj.) brave in the face of danger (After scaling a live volcano

prior to its eruption, the explorer was praised for his intrepid
attitude.)

inveterate

(adj.) stubbornly established by habit (I’m the first to admit that

I’m an inveterate cider drinker—I drink four pints a day.)

jubilant

(adj.) extremely joyful, happy (The crowd was jubilant when the
firefighter carried the woman from the flaming building.)

knell

(n.) the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death (Echoing

throughout our village, the funeral knell made the grey day even
more grim.)

lithe

(adj.) graceful, flexible, supple (Although the dancers were all

outstanding, Joanna’s control of her lithe body was particularly
impressive.)

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lurid

(adj.) ghastly, sensational (Barry’s story, in which he described a

character torturing his neighbour's tortoise, was judged too lurid
to be published on the English Library's website.)

maverick

(n.) an independent, nonconformist person (John is a real

maverick and always does things his own way.)

maxim

(n.) a common saying expressing a principle of conduct (Ms.

Stone’s etiquette maxims are both entertaining and
instructional.)

meticulous

(adj.) extremely careful with details (The ornate needlework in

the bride’s gown was a product of meticulous handiwork.)

modicum

(n.) a small amount of something (Refusing to display even a

modicum of sensitivity, Magda announced her boss’s affair to the
entire office.)

morose

(adj.) gloomy or sullen (David’s morose nature made him very

unpleasant to talk to.)

myriad

(adj.) consisting of a very great number (It was difficult to

decide what to do on Saturday night because the city presented
us with myriad possibilities for fun.)

nadir

(n.) the lowest point of something (My day was boring, but the
nadir came when my new car was stolen.)

nominal

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 (adj.) trifling, insignificant (Because he was moving the following
week and needed to get rid of his furniture more than he needed
money, Kim sold everything for a nominal price.)

novice

(n.) a beginner, someone without training or experience

(Because we were all novices at archery, our instructor decided
to begin with the basics

nuance

(n.) a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression (The nuances

of the poem were not obvious to the casual reader, but the
teacher was able to point them out.)

oblivious

(adj.) lacking consciousness or awareness of something

(Oblivious to the burning smell emanating from the kitchen, my
father did not notice that the rolls in the oven were burned until
much too late.)

obsequious

(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive (Donald acted like

Susan’s servant, obeying her every request in an obsequious
manner.)

obtuse

(adj.) lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect (Political

opponents warned that the prime minister’s obtuse approach to
foreign policy would embroil the nation in mindless war.)

panacea

(n.) a remedy for all ills or difficulties (Doctors wish there was a
single panacea for every disease, but sadly there is not.)

parody

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 (n.) a satirical imitation (A hush fell over the classroom when the
teacher returned to find Magdalena acting out a parody of his
teaching style.)

penchant

(n.) a tendency, partiality, preference (Fiona’s dinner parties

quickly became monotonous on account of her penchant for
Indian dishes.)

perusal

(n.) a careful examination, review (The actor agreed to accept

the role after a three-month perusal of the movie script.)

plethora

(n.) an abundance, excess (The wedding banquet included a

plethora of oysters piled almost three feet high.)

predilection

(n.) a preference or inclination for something (James has a

predilection for eating toad in the whole with tomato ketchup.)

quaint

(adj.) charmingly old-fashioned (Mary was delighted by the

quaint bonnets she saw in Romania.)

rash

(adj.) hasty, incautious (It’s best to think things over calmly and
thoroughly, rather than make rash decisions.)

refurbish

(v.) to restore, clean up (After being refurbished the old Triumph

motorcycle commanded the handsome price of $6000.)

repudiate

(v.) to reject, refuse to accept (Tom made a strong case for an

extension of his curfew, but his mother repudiated it with a few
biting words.)

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rife

(adj.) abundant (Surprisingly, the teacher’s writing was rife with

spelling errors.)

salient

(adj.) significant, conspicuous (One of the salient differences

between Alison and Helen is that Alison is a couple of kilos
heavier.)

serendipity

(n.) luck, finding good things without looking for them (In an
amazing bit of serendipity, penniless Mark found a $50 bill on
the back seat of the bus.)

staid

(adj.) sedate, serious, self-restrained (The staid butler never

changed his expression no matter what happened.)

superfluous

(adj.) exceeding what is necessary (Samantha had already won

the campaign so her constant flattery of others was
superfluous.)

sycophant

(n.) one who flatters for self-gain (Some see the people in the
cabinet as the Prime Minister’s closest advisors, but others see
them as sycophants.)

taciturn

(adj.) not inclined to talk (Though Magda never seems to stop

talking, her brother is quite taciturn.)

truculent

(adj.) ready to fight, cruel (This club doesn’t really attract the
dangerous types, so why was that bouncer being so truculent?)

umbrage

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 (n.) resentment, offence (He called me a lily-livered coward, and
I took umbrage at the insult.)

venerable

(adj.) deserving of respect because of age or achievement (The

venerable High Court judge had made several key rulings in
landmark cases throughout the years.)

vex

(v.) to confuse or annoy (My boyfriend vexes me by pinching my

bottom for hours on end.)

vociferous

(adj.) loud, boisterous (I’m tired of his vociferous whining so I’m

breaking up with him.)

wanton

(adj.) undisciplined, lewd, lustful (Joanna’s wanton demeanor

often made the frat guys next door very excited.)

zenith

(n.) the highest point, culminating point (I was too nice to tell
Emily that she had reached the absolute zenith of her career
with that one top 10 hit of hers.)

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 ESSENTIAL WORLD ENGLISH SLANG

loaded ... ... someone with a lot of money

My new English teacher must be loaded. He's just bought a new Jaguar.

If you want to want your English to sound "cool" and "with it", or if you want to
understand the street English spoken around the world, then this list is for you! On
this page you will find what might be considered the most essential slang.
Therefore we recommend any advanced learner of English try and learn at least
some of these words. The page is arranged in alphabetical order, so just scroll down
to check out the full list. If you can't find the meaning of any English slang, try
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airhead: stupid person.

ace: excellent, great.

Adam and Eve - Rhyming Slang for 'believe'

aggro - short for aggravation or violence

amber fluid : beer

anorak - geek, nerd.

apples and pears - Rhyming Slang for 'stairs'.

armpit: dirty, unappealing place.

arse / ass [slightly offensive] (1): backside.

arse / ass (2): an unworthy person.

arse about/arsing about - to fool around

arse-about-face: something that is in a mess or crooked

arseholed: very drunk

arvo : afternoon

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 Aussie : Australian

awesome: great and impressive.

backhander (1): a payment given, normally in a secretive fashion.

backhander (2): hit someone.

ball (1): a fun time.

ball [slightly offensive] (2): a testicle.

ballistic - to go mad with rage

bang [slightly offensive](1): to make love

bang (2): a powerful effect.

banged up - to be put in prison.

bangers - another name for sausages.

barbie : barbecue, grill.

barf (1): vomit.

barmy - a foolish person, mad.

barney - row, violent argument.

beans: money.

beast [offensive] - an ugly woman.

beat: tired.

beemer: a BMW.

bent (1): a 'gay man'

bent (2): 'stolen'.

biggie: something important.

biker: a motorcycle rider.

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 bikkie : biscuit

bimbo - a young woman considered sexually attractive but of limited

intelligence.

bird - woman/girl/girlfriend

bitch [offensive] (1): a very unpleasant woman.

bitch [offensive] (2): complain.

bitchy [slightly offensive]: moody.

bitzer : mongrel dog (bits of this and bits of that!).

bladdered - very drunk

blag - a robbery

bloke - man

blotto - 'very drunk'

blue (1) - XXX; dirty, hot, steamy, pornographic

blue (2): domestic fight or row.

bluey - pornographic film

boat race - Rhyming Slang for 'face'.

bod: body.

bonkers; go bonkers: crazy.

bonzer : great.

booboo: a mistake.

bovver - trouble, usually fighting.

booze: alcohol.

boozer (1): a pub

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 boozer (2): someone who likes alcohol.

Brahms and Liszt - Rhyming Slang for 'pissed' (drunk).

brass monkeys - cold weather

bread: money.

brew (1): tea or coffee.

brew (2): beer.

brill - short for 'brilliant'.

bull: bullshit; lie.

bullshit [offensive]: lie; dishonesty.

bugger - a mild form of abuse or an exclamation.

bunk-off - to be absent without permission

bunk-up - to make love.

bushed: extremely tired.

butt: the buttocks, bottom.

cabbage - someone who is a bit slow or stupid

cakehole - mouth..

catch some rays: get some sunshine.

char / cha - tea.

cheesy: cheap; lacking in good taste.

chicken: coward.

chook : a chicken

chuck up: vomit

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chuck a sickie : take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly
healthy.

ciggy - slang for cigarette.

cock and bull story - a rubbish story, nonsense.

(to) cop it - to die, to get into trouble.

cool: excellent; superb.

cooler, the: gaol; jail; prison

couch potato: a person who watches too much television.

cozzie : swimming costume

cranky : in a bad mood, angry.

crap [slightly offensive] (1): something worthless.

crap [offensive] (2): excrement.

crap [slightly offensive] (3): falsehoods and lies.

crikey - an expression of astonishment.

crust - money / wage.

cushy - easy.

dead cert - something that is definite.

deck: to hit someone.

dicey: unpredictable; risky.

dickhead [slightly offensive] - an idiot, fool.

dill : an idiot.

ding-dong - argument or fight.

dipstick - idiot, fool.

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 dirt: extremely bad person.

dirty: offensive; pornographic.

div/divvy - stupid or slow person.

doodle - something thats easy / no problem.

dodgy - dubious person or thing.

dog [offensive] - an ugly girl.

done over - beaten up

dope - a slow or stupid person.

doobry - a nonsensical word used when you forget the name of

something

dorky: strange; peculiar.

dosh - money.

dosser - down-and-out, tramp.

down under : Australia and New Zealand.

Drongo : a dope, stupid person.

dude: a male.

dump [slightly offensive] - to defecate.

dyke [offensive] - lesbian.

dynamite: powerful; excellent.

dinosaur: something out of date or old fashioned.

earbashing : nagging, non-stop chatter.

evil: great; excellent.

eyeball: to stare long and hard at someone or something.

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 eyepopper: something or someone visibly astounding.

fab: fabulous.

face-off: confrontation.

fag [offensive] (1): homosexual

fag (2): cigarette

family jewels - Rhyming Slang for testicles.

far out - splendid.

fart [offensive] (1): an escape of gas from the bowels.

fart [slightly offensive] (2): an unpleasant person

fat head - an idiot or dull person.

fender-bender: small accident.

filth [offensive] - the police.

fit - sexually attractive.

five finger discount - shoplifting.

flaky: unpredictable.

flashback: sudden memory.

flick (1): film; movie.

flick (2): to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or

him/her

floating : intoxicated

floozie - a mistress or girlfriend.

flommox - confuse

flutter - a bet (on horse racing or football)

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 footie - Abbreviated form for football.

for crying out loud ! - a expression of frustration or anger.

forty winks - a short sleep or nap.

fox: attractive, alluring person.

freebie: something that does not cost money.

French kiss : kissing with the tongue.

full monty - 'the whole lot', everything.

full-on - powerful, with maximum effort.

funny farm - mental hospital or institution.

funny money - counterfeit money.

gaff - house or flat.

gander - to look at.

geek: an unattractive person who works too hard.

get it: to understand something.

glitch: flaw.

gobshite [offensive] - someone who talks rubbish all the time.

go bananas: go slightly mad.

good onya : good for you, well done

goof (1): make a mistake.

goof (2): a silly and foolish person.

goof off: waste time.

goof up: make a mistake.

goofy: silly.

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grand: one thousand dollars.

grass: marijuana.

greaser - slang name for a 1950's style man.

grog : alcohol, beer.

grub: food.

grubby: not clean.

grungy: unclean and stinky.

gut: a person's stomach; belly.

guts: courage.

gyno - gynaecologist

hacked off - fed up, annoyed.

hairy: difficult; dangerous.

ham-fisted - clumsy.

hammered - drunk.

handcuffs: an engagement ring or wedding ring

hang a left: make a left turn.

hang a right: make a right turn.

headcase - mad

hep: sensible; informed.

her ('er) indoors - wife, girlfriend.

hickey: a love bite on the skin.

hip: sensible; informed.

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hoo-ha - trouble; commotion.

hooker: prostitute.

horny: in the mood for sex, sexually stimulated;.

hot (1): sexy.

hot (2):popular.

hottie : hot water bottle

huff - bad mood.

humungous: really big.

hump (1) - to have sex.

hump (2) - bad mood.

hyper: overly excited.

icky: unpleasant.

I.D.: identification.

iffy - dubious, doubtful.

I'm outta here: I'm leaving; I'm departing.

in: fashionable.

ivories: teeth.

jack around: waste time.

jam (1): trouble.

jam (2): improvise (musically).

jamming, to be : going well.

jammy - lucky.

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jock: someone good at sports.

K : a thousand.

keep your hair on - "keep calm".

kick back: relax and enjoy.

kick the bucket: die.

kip - sleep.

knackered - exhausted.

knees up - party.

knock: condemn, criticise.

knockout: beautiful woman; handsome man.

knock back : refusal (noun), refuse (transitive verb)

kook: peculiar person.

kraut [slightly offensive] - German

laid back: relaxed; calm.

lairy - loud, brash.

lame: incompetent.

legless - very drunk.

limp wristed - a gay man.

lip: cheeky talk.

loaded - someone with a lot of money.

loo : toilet

loser: a bungling and worthless person.

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love handles: excess fat around the waist.

luvverly jubberly - wonderful, great, all is well.

make waves: cause problems.

malarkey - nonsense.

mate - friend

max, to the : maximum.

mega: big.

megabucks: a large amount of money.

mellow: relaxed.

mickey-mouse: unimportant; time-wasting.

minger [offensive] - an unattractive person (usually female).

mongrel : despicable person

moonie [offensive!] - to show one's bottom (arse) to unsuspecting

onlookers.

moose [offensive] - an ugly girl.

mozzie : mosquito

mug : a gullible person.

naff - something which is cheap and nasty.

naff off - a milder version off fu*k off.

nancy (nancy boy) - a homosexual.

nark - a police informer.

narked - to be annoyed.

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 neat: cool; great.

nick - to steal.

nipper - a small child.

no-hoper - somebody who'll never do well

nosh - food.

not cricket - not normal or correct.

not all there - someone who is stupid, not bright intellectually

not half! - cetainly, for sure.

not the full quid - someone who is stupid, not bright intellectually.

nuke (1): nuclear weapon.

nuke (2): destroy; delete.

nuke (3): cook something in the microwave oven.

nut (1): odd or crazy person.

nut (2): someone passionate about something.

nutter - crazy person.

nuts [slightly offensive]: testicles.

nutty - eccentric.

off your face - to be very drunk.

out of your tree - crazy, drunk or stoned.

pad: someone's home.

pants (1) - an exclamation of frustration.

pants (2) - bad or rubbish.

party: celebrate.

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paws: hands.

peanuts: very little money.

pee: to urinate.

pickled: drunk.

pig out: eat too much.

pigs ear: to make a mistake with something.

piss [slightly offensive] - to urinate.

pissed - drunk.

pissed (off): angry; upset.

piss-head - a habitual drinker or alcoholic.

piss-up - a big drinking session.

plank - an idiot.

plastered: drunk.

plonker - an idiot

pad: someone's home.

plonk (1) : cheap wine

plonk (2): sit down - as in "plonk your arse down there".

poop [offensive]: defecation; shit.

poop out: get tired and quit.

postie : postman

pot: marijuana.

prezzy : present, gift

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 pro - someone who's good at something; professional.

psycho: crazy person.

puke: vomit.

pumped (up): excited.

queer [slightly offensive] - a homosexual.

rabbit - talk.

racket (1): noise.

racket (2): an occupation.

racket (3): something that's dishonest or deceptive.

rat: a despicable person.

rat-arsed - drunk.

rear (end): buttocks.

(a) riot - something or someone very funny.

rip off (1): stealing.

rip off (2): fraud.

ripper : great, fantastic

rocking: great; excellent.

roll up - a hand rolled cigarette.

rosie lee - tea

rubbish: nonsense; not true.

ruck - a fight.

rug - wig, toupee.

rug rat: a child.

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runs, the: diarrhoea.

scoff: to eat.

screw up: to make a mistake.

screw-up: a person who makes a mistake.

scum (offensive] - a despicable individual.

shades - sunglasses.

shag [slightly offensive] - to make love.

shagged-out - to feel tired.

shed-load - a huge amount.

shite - milder variation of the word shit.

shitfaced [slightly offensive] - very drunk.

shithead [slightly offensive]: a stupid, impolite person.

skint - to have no money

skosh - a little bit.

slapper [offensive] - a loose or easy woman.

smeghead - an idiot.

snog - to kiss

snookered: cheated, stuck.

solid (1): really good; cool.

solid (2): consecutive.

specs: eyeglasses.

split: to leave.

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 spunk [offensive] (1): semen

spunk (2): spirit.

spunk (3): an attractive man.

stoned: drunk from drugs or alcohol.

stunner - a very good looking woman.

street smart: knowledgeable about city life.

strewth : exclamation

(I'll be) stuffed : expression of surprise

suck: to be bad and unacceptable.

sunnies : sunglasses

swagman : tramp

sweet - excellent, cool.

ta - thanks.

tacky - something of poor taste or style.

tanked (up) - to get very drunk.

tea leaf - Rhyming Slang for thief.

telly - television.

thick as shit [offensive]- very stupid.

thick as two short planks [offensive] - very stupid.

thingo : Wadjamacallit, thingummy, whatsit, something you don't

know the name of!

thou: thousand.

threads: clothing.

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 ticker (1): the heart.

ticker (2): a watch.

tiddly - slightly drunk.

toss-pot [slightly offensive] - idiot.

totally: really; completely.

to the max: maximum.

troll - an ugly girl.

(the) trots - diarrhoea.

trouble and strife - Rhyming Slang for 'wife'.

trout [offensive] - unattractive woman

turkey (1): failure; flop.

turkey (2): dumb person.

turn-off: something that repulses a person.

umpteen: many; countless.

up for it - to be willing to have a good time.

up the duff - to be pregnant.

Uncle Tom Cobley and all - a phrase meaning 'everyone'.

uptight: nervous; anxious.

veg out : relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable)

wad: a lot of money.

wanker - an idiot or an unpleasant person.

wasted: killed.

weed (1): marijuana.

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wheels: car; motorcycle.

whiz: someone who shows a special talent for something.

wicked - excellent, cool.

wimp: weak; feeble.

wimpy: weak.

wind up - to tease.

winks: sleep.

wuss : coward

x-rated - pornographic.

yabber : talk (a lot)

Yank: an American.

yob - a horrible or uncouth young man.

zeds - sleep.

zero - an unimportant person.

zilch - nothing

zip (1) -nothing.

zip (2) - energy; vigor.

zip it - shut up.

zit: pimple; acne.

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