How To Insult Like the British - Anglophenia Ep 12

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  • If you ever get into an argument with a British person, you'll wish you'd have watched this video. Siobhan Thompson gives you the tools to sling insults like a Brit.
    Here are a few other insults via the Anglophenia blog: www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia...
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  • @lupo5259
    @lupo5259 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2294

    You know you're British when you know what all the censored words are

    • @1224chrisng
      @1224chrisng 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol

    • @alexwright4869
      @alexwright4869 8 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I can recognise the length of the words just from everyday life

    • @randomdigitalz286
      @randomdigitalz286 8 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      I really hope knob jockey was one hahaha, I love that insult

    • @randomdigitalz286
      @randomdigitalz286 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      hahaha, I just saw the shaksperian insults video and my god, I couldn't contain myself. I laughted so hard at "your veringiity breeds mites" xD

    • @lonememe
      @lonememe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Oh, come on, you have to fill us dimwitted Americans in on what those were! I was hoping for a more uncensored version anyway!

  • @fi6be111
    @fi6be111 9 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    "bellend" there is a classic one that isn't used by the upper class...

    • @Shaestel
      @Shaestel 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      ***** Oh honey,

    • @fi6be111
      @fi6be111 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ***** i'll tell you when you're older...

    • @williamschlich8389
      @williamschlich8389 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What have the upper class got to do with it?

    • @socialjusticewarrior783
      @socialjusticewarrior783 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it means gay

    • @adambirkbeck3139
      @adambirkbeck3139 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mWillia hSchlic - absolutely ANYTHING that is important involves them. Unfortunately, they don't use this word as a LOT are gay, LOL Which is probably why titles die out so often...lol

  • @condorboss3339
    @condorboss3339 7 ปีที่แล้ว +410

    The best british insults are the ones where the victim doesn't realize he has been insulted until three minutes later.
    "Now I understand why all your wife's children look like her brother."

    • @allanmacbadger5692
      @allanmacbadger5692 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      The milkman - he was ginger as well

    • @loddude5706
      @loddude5706 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      "Oh hello, I believe I knew your father - did you ever meet him?"

    • @somebodytouchamebreasts7668
      @somebodytouchamebreasts7668 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Condor Boss yas ikr so slick

    • @flightlesslord2688
      @flightlesslord2688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      m8, you cannot go wrong with a good old fashioned implied incest dig

    • @Thatlilmonkey-ng9il
      @Thatlilmonkey-ng9il 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it took me a bit of time to get your joke.

  • @meekmeads
    @meekmeads 7 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    It's not hard to insult the French!
    Just give them a pole and a white cloth.

    • @VikingRaider
      @VikingRaider 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      How did the Germans invade Poland so easily? They walked-in backwards, saying: "we're leaving".

    • @mikeharrison4743
      @mikeharrison4743 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Miko Mido
      Don't need a pole that's why they built the Eiffel tower.

    • @neilgriffiths6427
      @neilgriffiths6427 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Actually the flag of France after the first defeat of Napoleon - the Tricolour was of course banned, and the new flag of France was...a white flag - I'm not kidding!

    • @Trillock-hy1cf
      @Trillock-hy1cf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Why did the French plant all those trees down the sides of roads ? Easy, it so that the German soldiers could march into France in the shade on hot days. Or, just sell them tanks that only have 1 forward and 6 reverse gears, the same as the ones for Italy. As for words, then dickhead, knobhead, berk, tosser, moron for examples all pretty much mean the same.

    • @gavrilopricip11
      @gavrilopricip11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      C'est aussi facille de chiér sur les têtes des anglais ,mon ami !!

  • @raminybhatti5740
    @raminybhatti5740 9 ปีที่แล้ว +621

    I've heard Americans using the word "twat" and it's hilarious. They pronounce it as, "twot" or "twaat". Sounds very strange to me.

    • @otpls7165
      @otpls7165 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Private First Class William Hudson How are u suppose to pronounce it? Some guy tweeted it several times during a rant and I'm pretty sure I say it wrong lol

    • @Itsmeeman1
      @Itsmeeman1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      ***** It's pronounced the way it's written. - tw-at - tw, as in twitch and at, as in cat.

    • @j-me6317
      @j-me6317 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      *****
      Itsmeeman1 I've always heard it pronounced twot. Don't know why, but that's how young people pronounced it in the 80's. (At least in central FL) Btw, they were usually referring to the female anatomy.

    • @Itsmeeman1
      @Itsmeeman1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      J-Me Yeah, it went from meaning pregnant fish to vagina very quickly. Probably the smell.

    • @Itsmeeman1
      @Itsmeeman1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TheBunniMonster Some fish get pregnant. Look at sharks. Some give birth to live young.

  • @BBCAmerica
    @BBCAmerica 10 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    We're taking notes for our next night with our mates... Cheers, Siobhan!

  • @_s_9920
    @_s_9920 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The best thing about about British insults (along with the Aussies & Kiwis) is the versatility of each insult, they can be used for all occasions and can even be used affectionately, ironically and humorously all depending on the pronunciation, timing and tone

  • @NumanFanlfc
    @NumanFanlfc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    I looked down the first page of comments & there's no BELLEND ... Call yourself english lol .

    • @keithmahoney4390
      @keithmahoney4390 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Maybe she likes a nice bell end 😊

    • @rubytuesday1345
      @rubytuesday1345 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I believe that the term ‘bellend’ originated in Droitwich in the Middle Ages. Apparently in the churches, the poor had to sit near to the belfry where it was so loud (due to the bells) that they couldn’t hear the vicar. Hence the poor were often referred to as the “bell-enders”. This got shortened over time so that anyone considered to be of poor breeding was called a bellend. Fact.

    • @keithmahoney4390
      @keithmahoney4390 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And there's me thinking you calling somebody a penis LOL

    • @flightlesslord2688
      @flightlesslord2688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rubytuesday1345 ... or its because the end of dick is shaped like a bell... its basically knob/dick head

    • @flightlesslord2688
      @flightlesslord2688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      dont forget tosspot

  • @shannanwykes3618
    @shannanwykes3618 7 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    You forgot sodding and git!

    • @kieranfarrelly8975
      @kieranfarrelly8975 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Git's more irish

    • @goodjobeli
      @goodjobeli 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      yh lol

    • @someperson7287
      @someperson7287 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shannan Wykes I want to know where the hell "blinking twit" is :P

    • @StamfordBridge
      @StamfordBridge 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Citizen Smith. Oh, never heard that before.

    • @kieranfarrelly8975
      @kieranfarrelly8975 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** thats because you're from chelsea and live a life of luxury-a slang free life.

  • @EmpiricalPragmatist
    @EmpiricalPragmatist 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    The Blackadder insult that stayed with me was "as thick as the large print version of _The Complete Works of Charles Dickens_". Now _that's_ thick!

    • @KinguCooky
      @KinguCooky 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mr.Thicky. Stupidy, stupidy.

  • @2011littlejohn1
    @2011littlejohn1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    The best British insults are the subtle ones such as a butler is letting a foreign woman into the door of a country mansion. She looks around and says, "This place is like a prison.'' He replies, "I'm afraid you have the advantage of me madam.''

    • @arckocsog253
      @arckocsog253 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Which means?

    • @Hirovard
      @Hirovard 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      don't tell, work it out. i got it straight away :)

    • @Hirovard
      @Hirovard 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Arc Kocsog worked it out yet?

    • @demihumanbre7783
      @demihumanbre7783 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Explain.

    • @Hirovard
      @Hirovard 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no, use your brain

  • @tempace1990
    @tempace1990 6 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    When your from England and you just came here to see if they got it right 😂

  • @stumbling
    @stumbling 9 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    The most horrid insult I can think of is calling someone, "Belgian".

    • @stumbling
      @stumbling 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ***** Monty Python.

    • @IlVercammen
      @IlVercammen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      CowLunch Haha, good one! :D Greetings from Belgium. ;)

    • @johnwilkie4225
      @johnwilkie4225 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      CowLunch It's even worse to call someone American...especially if they're actually Canadian

    • @loser0seven
      @loser0seven 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      John Wilkie Never call a Canadian and American. You're likely to get slapped with a hockey stick ;)

    • @johnwilkie4225
      @johnwilkie4225 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Likewise, don't call a Scotsman English.

  • @LlwtyDeer
    @LlwtyDeer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +474

    YOU FORGOT PLONKER

  • @yee6205
    @yee6205 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I love how she says "the list goes on forever" and just smiles. But its true.

  • @kristinajendesen7111
    @kristinajendesen7111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Two sandwiches short of a picnic.

  • @deanwinchester5982
    @deanwinchester5982 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Those of you that are saying "I'm British, I have never heard these" that's probably because you are younger than 20 and have never been anywhere. Growing up in the 80's and 90's they were all common place. I must admit, I did not know Berk was rhyming slang. Apart from the cricket length not a bad effort. Going to use Berk more often at work x

    • @weenad
      @weenad 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      tash tash not me. I haven't heard half these words, but that's probably because I'm Scottish, and live in Scotland where we have our own insults, such as eejit, bawbag and fannybaws, which for the most part replace many of the words in the video.

    • @davidgreaves6560
      @davidgreaves6560 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You got glass in yer windows?

    • @darkbluegriever3813
      @darkbluegriever3813 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exviking 6709 I’m younger than 20 and knew all of these so please shut up

    • @flightlesslord2688
      @flightlesslord2688 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      as if. I havent heard gannet used in this way... I think. But i'm northern so i recognize mardy more

  • @DaniB_x
    @DaniB_x 8 ปีที่แล้ว +462

    The obsession with Wayne and eating tatties out the bin is hilarious!!! 😂😂😂😂

    • @acmeholloway
      @acmeholloway 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      tatties? really?

    • @DaniB_x
      @DaniB_x 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +match aye tatties! What's your point?

    • @angelite9021
      @angelite9021 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Danielle Boydon INIT 😂😂

    • @hashtag415
      @hashtag415 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Add some haggis and neeps and even I would eat it out of the bin ya wee numpty!

    • @mohamadbaghli4202
      @mohamadbaghli4202 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Danielle Boydon lol

  • @kelsibwells432
    @kelsibwells432 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    The absolute best thing about British insults is that you rarely realize that you're being insulted when they do it very slick it's usually not a word it's more of a underhanded dry comment that everybody gets except for you ...LOL

  • @jeffs2935
    @jeffs2935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of my favourite. Hope to see more info on your home country.

  • @jordantoft3164
    @jordantoft3164 9 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    Where I'm from we say 'thick as pig shit', don't know if that's too common elsewhere in the UK.

    • @ewanbird6631
      @ewanbird6631 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jordan Toft I've never ever heard anyone say that. I live in Wiltshire, so the slang might be different.

    • @jordantoft3164
      @jordantoft3164 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ewan B In Hull it's fairly common I'd say.

    • @BeansJar
      @BeansJar 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jordan Toft Same in the midlands.

    • @TishieMcTashie
      @TishieMcTashie 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jordan Toft I grew up saying 'thick as a brick' but mostly 'thick as mud'

    • @YEFCallum
      @YEFCallum 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jordan Toft I hear that all the time

  • @beaniepollard8290
    @beaniepollard8290 7 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I just say "thick". Like, "Wayne ate some potatoes out of the rubbish bin - he's a bit thick, that one."

  • @flackanator1
    @flackanator1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your channel !

  • @TheBasicStuff
    @TheBasicStuff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "CLARKSON YOU INFANTILE PILLOCK"

  • @sack36
    @sack36 7 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Actually the two finger salute and the peace sign are NOT the same. The salute is with the back of your hand outward. The peace sign is with the palm of the hand outward.

    • @princegn504
      @princegn504 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      but in america often they do both

    • @shio7344
      @shio7344 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Really? I haven't seen both . . .

    • @StamfordBridge
      @StamfordBridge 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +KingAptitude I disagree. In the U.S., the peace sign is always palm outward, and the two-fingered salute is virtually non-existent, excepting someone affecting Britishness.

    • @Ieishdragyn
      @Ieishdragyn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      kids use the two finger salute, ad their concept of peace. WRONG.

    • @JadeSim
      @JadeSim 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Susan Sackinger people use the peace sign with the back fingers also in America. So no, she's right, you were just misinformed.

  • @TheOpalHammer
    @TheOpalHammer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    Did you hear about the France changing their flag? It's been changed to a flag that is more relevant, modern and overall sums up Frances role in society. its a white flag

    • @TheOpalHammer
      @TheOpalHammer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Jax67 Radioxmix Have you ever seen Blackadder. I'm english.

    • @Fyreflier
      @Fyreflier 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      "It's not racist if it's about the French" (Hugh Dennis, I think...) :D

    • @TheOpalHammer
      @TheOpalHammer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ***** its a cornerstone of English culture :D

    • @MrTerrymiff
      @MrTerrymiff 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      It's not a white flag. It's a white cross on a white background.

    • @klatewilson5170
      @klatewilson5170 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      France joined World War Two in 48 hours. The United States of America still hadn't joined 20,000 hours later. And you call the FRENCH cowards?

  • @gabrielcornea9119
    @gabrielcornea9119 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    how can you teach insults if you beep them?

  • @doubbleenchantment6029
    @doubbleenchantment6029 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    favourite pg insult? "you blithering plonker", either that or "donking leatherhead" which is my own creation, after a road sign near Windsor.

    • @carlabygraves1676
      @carlabygraves1676 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love plonker 😂😂

    • @burikinodance
      @burikinodance 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mines just "nonce"

    • @fjgw8768
      @fjgw8768 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      look at ur profile picture you mug.sym

  • @monkfish1999able
    @monkfish1999able 9 ปีที่แล้ว +483

    I do like making fun of the French

    • @doneyhon4227
      @doneyhon4227 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Nathaniel Lake Hi kid!

    • @monkfish1999able
      @monkfish1999able 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      i like to think i jinxed it

    • @doneyhon4227
      @doneyhon4227 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Eh oh, ici on parle français!

    • @doneyhon4227
      @doneyhon4227 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ***** The kind of country where people are free.

    • @itsame-Andrea
      @itsame-Andrea 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Doney Hon ...which "France" actually means :)

  • @QDRquality
    @QDRquality 10 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    I love these videos!
    To bad the audio is of such low quality, it sorta sounds like I'm hearing it through a telephone.
    Still great videos though!

    • @AnglopheniaTV
      @AnglopheniaTV  10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Cheers, QDR Quality! We're looking into any sound issues.

    • @au8ust
      @au8ust 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      QDR Quality Maybe you've listened via the 144p resolution? It's crystal clear for me.

    • @combatwombat71
      @combatwombat71 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +QDR Quality I agree. Lots of overdriven distortion especially evident on sibilance! Check your audio meters when you record. Aim for -12dB peaks during recording and you should be good!

    • @guyjameso
      @guyjameso 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +QDR Quality YOU probably ARE hearing it through a telephone. I however am viewing it on my HDTV and it's perfect.

    • @QDRquality
      @QDRquality 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Guylaen O'Connor The post is over a year old, they bettered their audio quality later on. I'm not to blame that you have bad hearing but there is low quality audio in this video.

  • @jacquesye
    @jacquesye 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    First time see you video, but really like it. Would ya pulse make a tutorial series about estuary accent?

  • @kingswagoncat6251
    @kingswagoncat6251 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    In my school skiving is a word for being outside of lesson during said time.

    • @melcomepay6668
      @melcomepay6668 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      KingSwagonCat Gaming Many decades ago ,we kids called it ..playing dolly, or skiving off.

  • @fenrir92600
    @fenrir92600 10 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Why all the hatred :'( We french people love you guys. You gave the world pies and Harry Potter !

    • @PrydainFawr
      @PrydainFawr 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      We take the mick out of everyone, even our cute, cuddly neigbours.

    • @Fiddling_while_Rome_burns
      @Fiddling_while_Rome_burns 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The British don't make fun of the French, well not since my Great Granfather's time. We do take the piss out of the Americans and Australians mercilessly though.

    • @QuackDragon
      @QuackDragon 10 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      soryy, it's a national obligation

    • @MrSquishedsquashed
      @MrSquishedsquashed 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your channel flag is American...
      Did you move?

    • @biff5664
      @biff5664 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ah we don't hate you, we just like taking the piss out of everyone. Even other Brits...... Even ourselves! :D love ya really, neighbour!

  • @xandertheprofit271
    @xandertheprofit271 8 ปีที่แล้ว +369

    Wayne rooney is a minger though

  • @jessicamitchell7113
    @jessicamitchell7113 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The 2 fingered salute is what I and others consider swearing in my part of England

  • @Karaoke_today04
    @Karaoke_today04 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m actually really impressed that you knew the origin of the two fingered salute keep up the good work I subscribed

  • @Randomstuffs261
    @Randomstuffs261 10 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    U WOT M9

    • @wychy2000
      @wychy2000 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      u messed that up

    • @Randomstuffs261
      @Randomstuffs261 10 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      OH god dammit, my honour is besmirched

    • @wychy2000
      @wychy2000 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      XD

    • @arthurfoxxache
      @arthurfoxxache 10 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I still read it as M8..... weird

    • @CrownofRa
      @CrownofRa 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      arthurfoxxache Me too

  • @scarletfluerr
    @scarletfluerr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Two fingers with the back of the hand facing outward is NOT the peace sign in America.

    • @davidhoward2487
      @davidhoward2487 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +scarletfluerr Or here either, watch Churchill's...he knows! V for Victory..

    • @whitewolf8644
      @whitewolf8644 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's the same as ours isn't it? Palm outwards is peace( which Churchill always did) , back of the hand is an insult.. But can be done as a joke aswell lol, ✌️

    • @ahmazingluke2603
      @ahmazingluke2603 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      it isn't the peace sign in britain either

    • @whitewolf8644
      @whitewolf8644 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Ahmazing Luke palm facing outward is the peace sign in Britain hence✌️

    • @whitewolf8644
      @whitewolf8644 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Ahmazing Luke sorry I just re-read that lol, I get what you were saying now lol..silly me lol

  • @galleryg998
    @galleryg998 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really miss this channel

  • @Artrysa
    @Artrysa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I knew about the two fingers from anime. I'm so proud of myself right now.

  • @dexwhitmore
    @dexwhitmore 9 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Smeghead, smegging smeghead and so on.

    • @riverbankjohn
      @riverbankjohn 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      He's a smmeeeeeee, he's a smmeeeee, he's a smmeeeeee hheeeee lol

    • @BeansJar
      @BeansJar 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** what are you, 5?

    • @GeminiGabRiElleSG
      @GeminiGabRiElleSG 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** It was probably just a joke, jeez.

    • @BeansJar
      @BeansJar 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GeminiGabRiElleSG
      I know, I can't even remembering commenting on this :/

    • @michaelcox9855
      @michaelcox9855 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** I love Red Dwarf

  • @dudderz1658
    @dudderz1658 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Bawheid
    Bawbag
    Fannybaws
    Dobber
    These are Scottish insults and not exactly SFW But no one outside of Scotland gets them

    • @throatwobblermangrove8510
      @throatwobblermangrove8510 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      When I was taught "dobber" many years ago when I lived in Scotland, I was told it meant some variant of the word "penis." And in the different ways I heard it used, that fit pretty well (and would fit your example too, I think).

    • @madMARTYNmarsh1981
      @madMARTYNmarsh1981 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dudderz unless they have spent time around Scots.

    • @meekmeads
      @meekmeads 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some Kiwis from Dunedin get it, only those who are still very proud of their Scottish heritage though

    • @dsmyify
      @dsmyify 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's spelt dauber. 🖒

  • @annabella_prinx
    @annabella_prinx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hilarious! I had no idea about the two finger salute one, good to know.

  • @allenmonroe4512
    @allenmonroe4512 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This host is adorable too! Where do you get so many adorable hosts?!

  • @mayzerify5525
    @mayzerify5525 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Skiver isn't really an insult tbh

    • @stevenr6397
      @stevenr6397 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Mayzerify being lazy isnt an insult, usually your going to express envy at a skiver (jammy gits)

  • @Mikej1592
    @Mikej1592 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!

  • @Vaehlo
    @Vaehlo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm sorry, but these are hilarious!😂

  • @robgibbons4650
    @robgibbons4650 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could watch you all day long ❤

  • @jj54178
    @jj54178 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Bugger off
    Bloody hell

  • @rollespil1000
    @rollespil1000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Jammy git! That's a good one.

    • @BOBBERTYOUTUBEbobbertman
      @BOBBERTYOUTUBEbobbertman 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      true

    • @agustincamara3254
      @agustincamara3254 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Tore Bolhoej What does it mean?

    • @acmeholloway
      @acmeholloway 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Agustín Cámara no one likes you

    • @acmeholloway
      @acmeholloway 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Agustín Cámara *thats not what it means, it means you are a lucky so-and-so

    • @adelesmith7827
      @adelesmith7827 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Tore Bolhoej is that midlands??

  • @stevewarner3194
    @stevewarner3194 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    love it!!

  • @myworld-sp3xr
    @myworld-sp3xr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lovely voice and accent ❤

  • @bensteel3944
    @bensteel3944 8 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Italian tanks have one gear forward and five in reverse ..

    • @cogidubnus1953
      @cogidubnus1953 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      And the French war effort was decimated today when their white flag facory burned down...

    • @raz_hz
      @raz_hz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Hey, who won the 1st Tour de France?
      Nazi Germany.

    • @bensteel3944
      @bensteel3944 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cat Man.. Too funny

    • @apycat1
      @apycat1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Anyone want to buy a french WWll gun? Never fired and only dropped once

    • @cogidubnus1953
      @cogidubnus1953 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's not really fair you know...they only retreated because the keys to the Maginot Line were hidden under the soap...

  • @worldwanderer8386
    @worldwanderer8386 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As DMG02 said earlier the USA "peace sign" is two fingers raised ,palm facing away from the peace loving person. The British "bleep you" sign is two fingers raised palm facing the insulting person. So, they are different; and one has to be careful of flashing either sign when a hurry.

  • @rodtheworm
    @rodtheworm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Never knew that was where "berk" came from. I always thought that was a fairly mild one.

  • @IGLXenix
    @IGLXenix 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mardy is also used in Nottingham (east midlands) as well. As a side note I've just noticed the spelling of midlands and I've always pronounced east midlands it as East Middlelands... Have I been saying it wrong all this time?

  • @Crissy_the_wonder
    @Crissy_the_wonder 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Many, I would say most, Brits don't have strong feelings either way about the French

    • @fatboiii6969
      @fatboiii6969 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Mikie Fant Personally my feelings are strongly against them

    • @zk420zk
      @zk420zk 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Mikie Fant Are you living on the same island as me? We hate the stinking cowards.

    • @ashmckinlay1402
      @ashmckinlay1402 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah it's like pretend joke hate. we have had a long history together but there's nothing left to fight over now. I think the UK's reaction to the Paris attacks showed how most British people really felt about France, jokes aside.

    • @perrins57
      @perrins57 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes we do ya dozey wazzock.

    • @terrypussypower
      @terrypussypower 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's more southern Englanders who hate the French. And the Scots have a very cordial relationship with the French.

  • @chayashalom2065
    @chayashalom2065 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Where's GORMLESS?

    • @oliviaosullivan3540
      @oliviaosullivan3540 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chaya Shalom it's not really an insult to be honest it's more of a facial expression

    • @warriorwombat9238
      @warriorwombat9238 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Olivia Osullivan, don't forget someone can act gormless as well as look it.

    • @KGott-se7bp
      @KGott-se7bp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As my dad teacher called me, a gormless sod

    • @KGott-se7bp
      @KGott-se7bp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As my teacher called me, a gormless sod

    • @reetchampionladiesontelly2473
      @reetchampionladiesontelly2473 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Near Accrington, I do believe

  • @gilfavor1river
    @gilfavor1river 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm an anglo Aussie 5th gen, ,I love the Cockney accent , and I can understand most of it, lots of its rhyming slang or general slang, my mob use it too, probably got it from our relo's from 200 years ago.

    • @camjkerman
      @camjkerman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like the cockney accent as well!
      I'm from that part of London, myself but somehow ended up with the most BBC 6 o'clock news accent that it is possible to have. The rhyming slang is pretty fun as well.

  • @juandiegodelapiedra894
    @juandiegodelapiedra894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I not even anglophone but I do remember the mighty term "w@nker", good one, learned it watching (and thoroughly enjoying) the series "Inbetweeners". Terms such as "Busw@nkers" and "Briefcasew@nker", just made me laugh the fact of remembering those.

  • @ashleyp.4932
    @ashleyp.4932 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Unless it's changed, children skipping school without permission is usually referred to as "bunking off" (don't know why), but skiving is suitable. Mind you, it doesn't have to just be about school. I mean I'm skiving from doing any work as I'm on TH-cam watching this video. :)

  • @erlikquadros5873
    @erlikquadros5873 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Kylo Ren is a mardy!

    • @TaylorKnightCosplay
      @TaylorKnightCosplay 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wednesday Addams is such a mardy!

    • @AbasikMusic
      @AbasikMusic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this doesn't make sense lol

    • @erlikquadros5873
      @erlikquadros5873 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** What do you call a guy who destroy consoles with his lightsaber when he doesn'tt get what he wants?

    • @TaylorKnightCosplay
      @TaylorKnightCosplay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Erlik Quadros Anakin Skywalker

    • @erlikquadros5873
      @erlikquadros5873 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clever! HAHAHAH

  • @matthewyabsley4528
    @matthewyabsley4528 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's quite a few new ones in the English repertoire these days; Cockwomble being one that's quite common now, for example.

  • @pallasathena17
    @pallasathena17 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    OK, so is winging pronounced wing -ing (similar to the g in minger) or win-jing (j like jinx or g in giant)?

  • @ChanonPongpanich
    @ChanonPongpanich 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Want to insult like a Brit? Watch a lot of Gordon Ramsay.

  • @jaybluff281
    @jaybluff281 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Teensy problem, Siobhan, it's actually "Thick as two SHORE planks." It's an old Navy term (much of British slang is). Shore planks were think shoring timbers used to prop up a wooden hulled ship in Drydock or on a beach for careening.

    • @davidwilson6577
      @davidwilson6577 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not anymore it's not.
      Or seven years ago, either.

  • @spookyrosev6467
    @spookyrosev6467 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my high schooler teachers in America told me that story. Either I got them mixed up with the middle finger or he was talking about the two fingers and for once I was not paying attention (kind of weird too since I was a master at that)

  • @terryforsdyke306
    @terryforsdyke306 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am from Suffolk and have only heard 6 of those used, I am guessing some are highly regional

  • @angelrose8464
    @angelrose8464 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    LOL I was born in Liverpool, but we moved to America when I was quite young. My friends and I thought it was bloody hilarious when my dad would use these words when he had road rage :D now I use them lol

  • @MrKevinbrian
    @MrKevinbrian 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm from Tennessee, USA. I LOVE these videos. I admit to being a total anglophile. No....not JUST the accent(s)....but the culture, the endurance and stamina of a people who were horribly blitzed by that demon Hitler, and the natural graciousness. Heck....I even love the general sense of humor. I even subscribe to ACORN-TV (British movies and series). I'm not wealthy, so I seriously doubt that I'll ever get to visit.....but I dream. Until then......more vids please. Thumbs up and 5 stars. (And I have watched all of the vids on your channel. GREAT JOB!!!!!!

  • @cmdfarsight
    @cmdfarsight 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mardy is very often used in the east midlands yet a friend of mine from oop north has never heard of it.

  • @goldmole1
    @goldmole1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your got the pic of the archer all wrong, thumb release shown, as used by the Turkish and Mongolians,... The pull with the three fingers on the string is called the Mediterranean release, this is the grip that has been used by the British yeomen shooting the warbow. Pluck Yew, for an other one,...;-) Nice post though.

  • @Zkkr429
    @Zkkr429 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Test cricket takes 5 days not 4.
    You're welcome!

    • @collinslfc
      @collinslfc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Josh Hanson She didn't specify test cricket though did she? For all you know, she could have been referring to County Championship cricket which lasts 4 days.
      You're welcome!

    • @Zkkr429
      @Zkkr429 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes but I DID specify Test cricket! And she mentions cricket in context with the Barmy Army, who support England who don't play county cricket.........So.......Er........You're welcome. Burk.

    • @chrisf704
      @chrisf704 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Josh Hanson Berk, not burk. Berk.

    • @trevoror8668
      @trevoror8668 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      only if you follow on olb boy

  • @mandolinic
    @mandolinic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I usually fall back on the worst insult I can possibly think of: You cad, sir.

    • @AutomaticDuck300
      @AutomaticDuck300 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A cad is a man who is dishonourable and has low morals, especially towards women. So a man who lies and cheats on his wife or girlfriend would be a cad.

  • @marygoodnight8892
    @marygoodnight8892 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good show. The only one I hadn't heard of was "mardy", but that's because of being a Southerner. :P And I always love the Agincourt story, apocryphal or not.
    The best one (though not the most offensive) is "skiver" delivered in a Bristol accent. As in "SKIVERRRRR!"

  • @clovis_the_spook
    @clovis_the_spook 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The story about the two fingered salute is really interesting, my history teacher told me a similar story about giving the middle finger.

  • @R3dp055um
    @R3dp055um 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In the late 70's, I worked a job in The City, near Moorgate. My boss had an expression for doing something dumb, he'd say "well, there's a bit of the Irish in that". I never told him my mother's maiden name was Bryan.

  • @matthewnevin9156
    @matthewnevin9156 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    we Brits have turned insulting people into a fine art and maybe if the french weren't so easy to make fun of we wouldn't make fun of them

  • @DavidGuadalupedelaTrinidad
    @DavidGuadalupedelaTrinidad 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I heard Klike, I don´t know exactly what it means, because I´m mexican, I wonder if you can tell me.

  • @57highland
    @57highland 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had always thought that the battle where the English archers (armed with light "long bows") cut down so many of the French knights (armed with heavy, difficult-to-reload "crossbows") was at Crecy, not Agincourt. In any event, I think the battle of Agincourt was during the reign of Henry V (1413-1422), while Crecy was during that of Edward III (1327-1377).

  • @sadiemortimer
    @sadiemortimer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    when you know what the censored words are...

  • @Raut-warrior
    @Raut-warrior 7 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    cricket test matches are 5 day matches not 4 day

    • @Bronzevil
      @Bronzevil 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      actually they can be either. Though more commonly 5 days

    • @dogsarelife1370
      @dogsarelife1370 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oooohhh sorry solid

    • @jamesleigh4499
      @jamesleigh4499 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      neeeerrrrrrrrrd!!!! (no offence)

    • @jennywilde6578
      @jennywilde6578 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not when the English are playing and end up losing by an innings. (Sorry, not going to explain that term to cricket novices).

    • @camioso
      @camioso 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      James Leigh he's not a nerd, everyone knows it's 5 days

  • @yogihawkeye
    @yogihawkeye 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it!

  • @lauralewis673
    @lauralewis673 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Still trying to understand certain sayings by a friend from the Glasgow area - so, can anyone tell me what on earth exactly IS a "Hand Shandy"? lol... I think I know "wot" he was referring to, (something close to "flogging the bishop, perhaps?) but even after looking it up, couldn't find the slang, just a poor Yank trying to sort it out before going for a visit cross the pond... 😀

  • @NowhereBeats
    @NowhereBeats 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Skiver and gannet are insults?
    Also circket takes five days, not four days.

    • @anghinetti
      @anghinetti 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not if it's one-day cricket...and 'circket' isn't a game at all.

  • @chrisrowe5400
    @chrisrowe5400 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the 2 finger salut served us well for 100's of years, so why change a classic

  • @nafisa1029
    @nafisa1029 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aren't Barmy Army the ones that travel wherever the team does to watch every match at stadium?

  • @Miramani
    @Miramani 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love you, you are so funny :)

  • @Joe_SN
    @Joe_SN 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    poor wayne

  • @CurtisBennettMusic
    @CurtisBennettMusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Can we just take a moment to talk about whether it's a ginnel, genel, snicket, alleyway, bridleway or footpath 😂😂🙄

  • @daimyo2k
    @daimyo2k 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    FYI... American sign for peace is the 2 fingers with the palm out (it can also mean "victory"). Palm in, you're just asking for 2 of something.

  • @GrowYourOwnLife
    @GrowYourOwnLife 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a red too, love your mission to insult Shrek! Your now my fav TH-camr lol

  • @AutomaticDuck300
    @AutomaticDuck300 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The word "as" is the comparative superlative, you can add it to the end of any adjective and it means "very 'adjective'" or "as 'adjective' as is possible". People took phrases like "easy as pie" or "thick as two short planks", got rid of the comparison, and expanded the use of the word to include any adjective.

  • @xxsimplyelliexx1541
    @xxsimplyelliexx1541 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just saying the bit about Rooney was hard for me cos I'm a Man Utd fan 😂😂

  • @korkiwi
    @korkiwi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, what exactly does Hiccup mean when he says "This is Berk"?

  • @leia_cakes
    @leia_cakes 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    LITERALLY THE BEST EXAMPLE POSSIBLE

  • @evepoulston6111
    @evepoulston6111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    When you're northern and know all of the words😂

  • @WAQWBrentwood
    @WAQWBrentwood 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm an American, But I use the two finger salute - when the middle finger just isn't enough! 😀

    • @beaniepollard8290
      @beaniepollard8290 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn't the middle finger worse than two fingers?

    • @WAQWBrentwood
      @WAQWBrentwood 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In theory, Yes, But since it's rare in the US, Novelty makes it seem to have more "upmh".

    • @spardatrulogics
      @spardatrulogics 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      funnily enough we use it the other way round. Its concerned much less rude than the middle finger.

  • @ultraconform
    @ultraconform 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very well presented, the woman has an awesome communication style.

  • @franticranter
    @franticranter 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    near where i'm from, there's a village called barming and there's an old folk legend of sorts that the word barming (another form of the word barmy) was named after it because barming used to have a psychiatric hospital. i dunno how true this is, but i certainly find it interesting.