Sinister Subaru

Guys/Mates/Blokes, whatever you guys call eachother , help me out.

I live in the States. I'm not familiar with some of the "lingo." Anyone mind helpin' me out?

What's "dodgy?"

What's "the dibble?"

What's "bollox?"

What's "fancied?"

Are there any other words/phrases that I need to know?

scott8629

Dodgy is something that is bad or not up to standard. Like a dodgy deal is a unfair/bad deal.

Dibble is new to me but im from the north, it may be a southern term.

The bollox, is the same as the bollocks. It comes from the term the dogs bollocks, which is somthing very good. EG That car is the dogs bollocks means that the mentioned car is very good.

Fancied is the past term of fancy. EG I fancy a pint or I fancied a pint the other day. Generaly it means to like something.

Hope this helps, my English is not too good anyway especially on a 12h night shift.

Scott

JamieMacdonald

From www.urbandictionary.com

Dodgy - British counterpart of the U.S. slang shady

Dibble - [Ain't got a Scooby mate (Scooby Doo = Clue)] Could be a reference to the police (Officer Dibble was the cop from Top Cat wasn't he?).

Bollox (Bollocks) - A highly flexible term commonly used by the English.

1. something rubbish
2. a falsehood or series of lies
3. something great
4. the best possible
5. *********
6. exclamation on making a error.

e.g.
1. That Mel Gibson movie was a load of bollocks.
2. That Tony Blair is talking bollocks.
3. That curry was the bollocks!
4. That your wife is the dog's bollocks when it comes to cooking!
5. Then she kicked him in the bollocks.
6. Bollocks!

Fancied (Fancy) - In america fancy means to like someone in a sexual way, to want to be with them, want to go out with them ect...

In Britian fancy means the same but it also means 'want' or 'do you want' something.America: I fancy Her

Britain: I Fancy Her, Fancy a pint?, Fancy going out tonight?, I fancy a pizza tonight ect...


Have a look on there for more definitions

Jay (also on a 12 hour night shift )

Sinister Subaru

Hey, thanks, guys! At first I thought the subject was a little bit dodgy, but you guys are the dog's bullocks! I fancied the help and I got exactly what I was looking for! You guys should be the dibble of the English language.

Maybe "dibble" does mean "police," as in "constable" (kons-DIBBLE)?

Thanks for the references to that dictionary.....

David Lock

"Why hello Officer Dribble - sorry I mean Dibble" - TC
(but I have never heard/seen the word Dibble used?)

Dogs bullocks won't get you very far

And btw a rubber is something we use to erase pencil marks We also have "queues" and "lifts"

Kuohu

What you need to read is Jo Miller's Guide for Americans visiting Britain:

Click here

Sinister Subaru

Sorry, David, you're busted! I got an Instant Email Message and it had your UNEDITED version of your post. "As dodgy as Sinister." You're BUSTED, bloke. Stop typing bollocks, David.

Yes, I should get the dictionary for Americans visiting Britain.....I fancy that would be a good idea.

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

You can forget that dictionary if you visit the Black Country

Although it is a dying dialect (diluted by Brummy dialects and "correct" English ).

Just in case...http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/fe...ents/a_b.shtml

Sinister Subaru

Oh geez........I'd never get around....

markr1963

And should you find yourself in my old stomping ground, Derbyshire...

FASTER MIKE!!

heres a cumbrian one to mix it up

mike

JTaylor

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/discoveri..._dialect.shtml

Should you ever want to visit Plymouth, the home of the Pilgrim Fathers, the Mayflower Steps and janners, the above may proove helluva useful.

JamieMacdonald

PMSL

David Lock

OK - you got me bang to rights there guv'

Nothing "Dodgy" about my edit. I put the Sinister/Dodgy comment in because I felt Sinister could be close to Dodgy in some contexts but then thought no, that's streching it a bit, so I used my internet "rubber" to remove dl

BlackadderII

And dont forget that a *** is a cigarette over here, so if you hear "i fancy a ***" dont be to alarmed

JamieMacdonald

Jamie