The Street Language Dictionary

In Aussie drinking culture, a shout isn’t yelling—it’s buying a round. It’s basically an unspoken contract of friendship: you get this one, someone else gets the next. A person who dodges their shout is instantly sus and might get branded a bludger. It keeps the drinks flowing, the vibes high, and the group united. If someone says “your shout,” they’re either reminding you politely or calling you out loudly.

It’s your shout, mate—don’t be a bludger.

British for “drunk,” not angry like in the US. If someone says they were ‘pissed last night’, assume alcohol — lots of it.

“We got properly pissed after the match.”

Mocking someone, making fun, or being sarcastic — often all three at once. The national British pastime, right after queuing and pretending we don’t care. Absolutely essential vocabulary.

“Relax mate, I was only taking the piss.”

Means someone’s gone completely off-script — angry, irrational, or behaving like a soap opera villain. Usually used when someone reacts dramatically to something minor, like running out of milk.

“She lost the plot when she saw the state of the kitchen.”

Utterly exhausted — the kind of tired where you consider lying down on the floor of a Tesco and accepting your fate. Brits use it at least five times a day.

“Long day at work, I’m knackered.”

Short for beverages, but always alcoholic — never herbal tea. Bevvy usually means beer, pints, or whatever your mate Dave claims he can ‘handle just fine’.

“We’re grabbing a few bevvies after work, join us?”

Completely and utterly shocked, as if someone slapped you in the mouth (‘gob’) with pure surprise. British people adore this word because it allows them to feel dramatic without raising their voice.

“I was gobsmacked when the bus actually arrived on time.”

Suspicious, sketchy, slightly criminal, or just generally ‘this feels like a bad idea’. A dodgy kebab, a dodgy geezer, a dodgy deal — all things that guarantee gastrointestinal risk or regret.

“The wiring in this flat looks properly dodgy.”

British slang for a pound, used by everyone from bankers to your nan. Never pluralised — it’s always ‘10 quid’, not ‘10 quids’, because even our money has grammar rules apparently.

“This sandwich cost me six quid and half my will to live.”

Another glorious British level of drunk — beyond tipsy, beyond merry, into full ‘phone has been lost, dignity has evaporated’ territory. If you’re plastered, someone will film you singing badly.

“We got plastered at the pub quiz and still came last.”

Slang for outrageously drunk — the kind of drunk where you start giving speeches, hugging strangers, and arguing with traffic cones. Being trollied means dignity left your body several pints ago.

“He got so trollied he tried to order chips from a mailbox.”