British Slang

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Correction...

Mike, sorry I think I spelt your name incorrectly...McGee.

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Many a happy day wasted watching Buccaneers and the odd Hunter at lossiemouth.

Time was when you could look down at Buccs hammering up and down Loch Ness.

Damn you "Health and saftey" regulations...

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Another one for you " the dogs conkers" = really good

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As we are erring on the side of the professional modeller (am now rolling on the floor in a big puddle of wet stuff)

Green job - Army

Grey Job - Air Force (Although they swear it is blue !!!!!!!!!)

Blue Job - Navy

Puppies squishies has always worked for us on the "dogs nads" front

there is another one which has many variations ie "city" or "merchant" banker

muppet - a totally useless person

mumpty - as above only worse

cock, knob etc - a person who says or does something extremely stupid

porridge gobbler - someone from scotland

sheep sha**er - anyone from Wales or New Zealand

god botherer - Anyone religious

Brown bread and sandals merchant (also goes with tree hugger) anyone who is "at one with nature!!!!!!!"

Throttle jockey - Flight Engineer

Da dit Da warrior - Army Signal Squadron

RLC Corp (Royal Logistics Corp) - Rather Large Corp as most of them are a bit on the podgy side

Master Fettler - Someone really good with hammers and spanners

Button Pusher - Someone who controls complex engineering type things by the use of PLC

Administrator - Little Hitler (This one for my good lady)

Bean Counter - Accountants or those that deal with numbers

Rozzers or Pigs - Policemen

Prozzie - Woman of dubious morals normally sells her wears for very little cash (not that I have alot of expereince in this you understand !!)

She who must be obeyed - Your better half

Ankle Biters - Children, kids etc

When we think of more we will let you know

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hey there linebacker.... nahhhhh I remember churchills chicken with some fondness... the steak en kidney was normally gastly!

sh%t on a raft was ok... as was the zepellins in a fog!

I must admit...got a lot of time for the navy, much nicer to take a slow boat into harms way then a c130 or vc10, better tonsil varnish.

:knight: "It is upon the navy that the first and best defence of this island nation rests...."

dear old winston got that one right.

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Here some of my cool drink sayings.

sasbarella = Pigs sarse

snow top = fly tox

coke cola = brasso

And car saying for makes only one here

Ford = found on rubbish dump or fast on running downhill.

Oh here's a good one that is used between Ford & Dodge lovers here. If U can't aFord a Dodge, Dodge a Ford.

There are many more slang word drink saying and car quips I just can't remember them old age I'm :thinking: or just don't want to remember them who knows.

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Reason why you join the airforce....

Army:- Officers send lower ranks to fight.

Navy:- Officers fight alongside the lower ranks.

Airforce:- Lower ranks send the officers to fight.

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Scots= Jock or hairy ar*ed Jock

Irish= Potato lover

Welsh= Something about their love of sheep..or Taffs if you are in the vicinity of any.

English= Soft Southerners (also for anyone living more than 20 miles south of you)