31 British Phrases That Are Absolutely Loved By Non-Brits, As Shared Online

We Brits love you using them :)

I've used both on numerous occasions. Wanker, though, may well be my favorite.

65 yr old here, has been using bloody hell for over 30 yrs

What a load of bollocks.

I use words like Nutter 😂 because I read a lot of Harry Potter read/watch other British stuff and pick up on all the great phrases

Splendid is a better alternative.

Listen to Cabin Pressure. Arthur is just... Brilliant!

I like to use "of course" in place of "You're welcome" :)

When I went to Canada to visit family for the first time I was a bit puzzled why they thought "Brilliant" was a weird thing to say. They also didn't understand the whole flannel thing (like washcloth, not trousers? Weird eh?)

You can also say brillsters.

Telling some one off you are giving them a good bollocking.

Don't be daft, its actually a cutting or pruning tool with a hooked blade.

Get a bollocking. Getting told off. It does mean testicles but it has all the durability of f**k. You can use it for all sorts of things - "it's the bollocks" (it's good), "stark b*****k naked", "oh bollocks" (typically when you forget something.....

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I'm more interested in how you adopted some bollocks? 🤔 😉

And BP censors bollocks.

On a short break in northern Ireland I picked up "have a notion for"

I prefer to say "fancy" to mean "have a crush on." It is less coarse than saying, "Is she actually hot for Darcy?"

My English friends would ask, “Shall we go for a meal?” I would answer, “Which one”?

Do you fancy some fancy dinner for tonight?

It's a daily in our house...as in what do you fancy for tea (translated : what shall we get for dinner)

I have not been able to find a word in other English-speaking cultures that adequately translates to the British "cheeky".

Drop "cheeky" into a sentence in the UK and you are immediately marking yourself out as an absolute bell-end. Be careful!

Why is it necessary to be British, why can't you just say that at an appropriate time?

Brilliant and cheeky are commonly used here in America but have different meanings they are almost always used for a negative purpose.

I called a Facebook acquaintance a cheeky monkey, to be cute. She was furious. She responded with a "You don't know me. We're not friends!" Still bothers me when she posts something.

There is also cockwomble

My go to one is knobjockey.

Very similar to "plonker" ;-)