534 - A visitor's guide to UK culture

A helpful list of phrases to know if you're visiting our Septic Isle

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Welcome to the UK!

Fit in immediately upon arrival and feel truly part of the… gang(s) with the handy One In One visitor's guide to UK culture!

Everything you need to know to get up to speed, really get a feel for the place, and start speaking like a local in no time in places like London which, as we can see from this exciting six and a half minute video from “X”, is so safe that the much loved Mayor travels the Tube with only… “several” body guards!

Yes, he really lives and works just like one of us!

Here’s the first section of essential phrases and lingo to learn:

Knife

Flicky

Chetty (Machete)

Chete

15s / 16s / 17s / 22s / 27s etc (Lengths of blade in inches)

Dipper

Leng

Ox

ZK or Z (Zombie Killer / Zombie knife)

Zombie

Shank

Cutter

.15 (Fifteen inch knife referred to as a if a calibre for extra badass-ness)

Boarer

Bora

borer

Rams, Ramsay – knife

Kitchen (Kitchen Knife)

Kitchy (Kitchen Knife)

Newsflash!

Talking of kitchen ideas, let’s take a break for a moment to hear from celebrity Idris Elba on his exciting new idea:

Here’s a poster of Idris in action along with one of the revolutionary safe knife designs that have made him famous:

Thanks Idris, powerful, and no doubt, effective stuff!

Back to our list:

Sammy ( samurai sword)

Sam, sams – samurai sword or large knife

Rambo

Rammy

Shet (machete)

Chet (machete)

Sword – knife

Stabbing

Swing – wield (a knife), stab

Dip

Dipped

Wet

Wetted

Touch

Touched - “ X got touched on the mains “ ( X got stabbed on the main road )

Ching

Chinging

Kweng

Nank

Juiced (blood stained)

Ketchup (blood)

Splash, splash up, splash down , splashed

Kweff/queff –stabbed him /killed him ( x got kweffed )

Swimming ( as in, “stabbed him now he’s swimming in blood” )

Shaved – insulted, humiliated, punished / stabbed

Cheffed

Itch ( X itched Y )

Poked

Bagging – stabbing in the lower body

Drenched

Tan – turn red, stain with blood

Bonus extra phrases!

Back out – draw (a weapon)

Got – attacked, robbed

Riding dirty – going out armed and/or with drugs

Score – kill or injure an enemy

Scoreboard, scorecard – list of enemies killed, injured or defeated

Squirt – spray acid (over someone)

But don’t worry!

It can be a lot to remember when visiting for your first time, but fear not! Our friendly locals will be only too happy to help if you explain that you’re new in town: