History Main / StockBritishPhrases

* Peckish: Mildly hungry, often further qualified with "a bit peckish" or "a mite peckish" to make this more clear. One would not use "peckish" in lieu of "starving" or "famished".

* Lorry: A british term for a truck.

* Daft: A term for silly and foolish, normally used as a form of reprimanding someone for doing something stupid (i.e "Are you daft?")

* Daft: A term for silly and foolish.

* Lorry: British term for truck.

* VideoGame/CallOfDutyFour had plenty of these thrown around (which is justified since it proclaims Britain and the U.S. working against Russia and {{Qurac}}). For example, right at the very beginning of the game, a coworker tells you you've done a "proper good job, mate!"

* Peckish: Hungry.

* Taking the piss: Screwing around; joking.

* Ta: "Thanks" (very informal). Probably derived from the Danish "Tak", and used mainly in Britain (particularly UsefulNotes/{{London}} and [[OopNorth the North]]), though occasionally heard in Ireland and Australia as well. "Ta very much(ly)" is a common rendition. Usually taught to very young children who can't yet wrap their mouths around "thank you" or "thanks". "Say ta."

* Wank(er): "To wank" (verb) is "[[ADateWithRosiePalms to masturbate]]". The meaning of "wanker" and its comparison to American "jerkoff" are left as an exercise for the reader. Given that this is a reasonably strong swear word in the UK (not being used before the watershed as a rule), it is particularly entertaining to hear it used casually in US shows, with a similar level of severity as say "sillyhead" or "twit". Example - ''TheSimpsons'' episode "Trash of the Titans" features two uses of the word and was broadcast at its usual 6pm slot in the UK, causing a rash of complaints and also much falling about with laughter.

* Cuppa: [[SpotOfTea Cup of tea]].

--> Care for a SpotOfTea?

* SpotOfTea: The clichéd phrase to express British-ness that has rarely, if ever, been used non-ironically/seriously.

* The page image for QuintessentialBritishGentleman is the titular character of ''VideoGame/HenryHatsworthInThePuzzlingAdventure''. The dialogue is text based and strewn with this, but it's notable in that the voices, which are SpeakingSimlish, have StockBritishPhrases as the only audible parts, though mostly with the protagonist. His use of "Good Show!" is rather iconic, and is used on the title screen and right before he transforms into a HumongousMecha (which, for some reason, has him [[SpotOfTea drinking Tea with nobles]].

* ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'', being set in a FantasyCounterpartCulture to England, has fun with these. At one point a policeman challenging you to battle asks "'Ello 'ello! Wot's all this then? Fancy a scrap with a copper?", and frequent references are made to having a [[SpotOfTea cuppa]].

** The collective name for bankers: a {{Spoonerism wunch}}.

** The collective name for bankers: a [[Spoonerism wunch]].

** The collective name for bankers: a wunch.

* Lots of these phrases can be heard in the English dubs of ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastStory''. Not at all surprising, as both were dubbed by British voice actors for a [[NoExportForYou strictly European release]] before the US release got the same dubs.

* The Robot Sergeant from ''[[VideoGame/{{TMNT2003}} Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward]]'' seemed to be fond of "'Ullo, 'ullo, wot's dis den?" and several others.
* Tons of these are used in ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}''. Mostly just the word "arse".
* VideoGame/CallofDuty4 had plenty of these thrown around (which is justified since it proclaims Britain and the U.S. working against Russia and {{Qurac}}) including a "proper good job, mate!" near the very beginning.

* Crikey! An abbreviation of "Jesus Christ!" used as an exclamation of surprise. (Thanks to the late, lamented [[Series/CrocodileHunter Steve Irwin]], this is less British and more Australian.) 'Crickey riley' is also said, though possibly only amongst the working class.

* Crikey! An abbreviation of "Jesus Christ!" used as an exclamation of surprise. (Thanks to the late, lamented Creator/SteveIrwin, this is less British and more Australian.) 'Crickey riley' is also said, though possibly only amongst the working class.

* Crikey! An abbreviation of "Jesus Christ!" used as an exclamation of surprise. (Thanks to the late, lamented SteveIrwin, this is less British and more Australian.) 'Crickey riley' is also said, though possibly only amongst the working class.

** And now there's a kerfuffle over "Spastic", a toy character who has been criticized for sharing a name with an English term for "retarded". Hasbro has decided to rectify the situation by renaming him Over-Run. Initially, they were just not going to release it outside the US, but Hasbro changed their minds when they realized it was fairly common to import American figures for retail.
* One Treehouse of Horror episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' shows the 1890's Scotland Yard HQ with a sign "Our Motto: 'What's All This, Then?'". A ShoutOut to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.

** While quite mild OopNorth, it's rather more offensive down south, especially to the older generations. Same applies to "sodding" (see below).

* Sent to Coventry: Being shunned and ignored by co-workers or friends because you've been a pain in the ass.

** "The thinking man's crumpet" = "Very attractive woman who is also very smart/cultured." Originally in reference to Joan Bakewell (Jo Brand once commented that Bakewell should surely be the thinking man's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakewell_tart tart]].), later used in reference to Creator/NigellaLawson, Creator/HelenMirren, and [[Series/{{Countdown}} Carol Vorderman]]. Unlike standard "crumpet," can be used in reference to a man (e.g. Creator/BenedictCumberbatch was once called "the thinking woman's crumpet."

** "The thinking man's crumpet" = "Very attractive woman who is also very smart/cultured." Originally in reference to Joan Bakewell, later used in reference to Creator/NigellaLawson, Creator/HelenMirren, and [[Series/{{Countdown}} Carol Vorderman]]. Unlike standard "crumpet," can be used in reference to a man (e.g. Creator/BenedictCumberbatch was once called "the thinking woman's crumpet." (Jo Brand once commented that Bakewell should surely be the thinking man's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakewell_tart tart]].)

** This Brit has never heard of 'Wang the kettle on' but I have certainly heard of welly-wanging contests. As in throwing a Wellington boot (rubber rain boot) as far as you can.

* Fam: a close friend, used as a term of endearment; usually to signify mutual happiness. Comes from 'family', but would never, ever be used to a relative. Originated in London gangs, but has spread to most London working class culture. (Due to either parallel development or trans-Atlantic sharing, the exact same word with the exact same meaning is often used by African-Americans.)