How are the most common informal expressions used by the young people?

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the most common expressions are probably those that describe emotions felt towards stuff such as :

“He’s actually pissing me off,” this means that he (some guy) is making someone very angry or is irritating someone

“He’s pissed,” this means that he (some guy) is really angry


“She’s actually taking the piss,” this means that she has gone too far/ she is testing someone’s boundaries too much

“I’ve got a fiver,” this means that one has £5

“He’s waffling,” this means that he (some guy) is going on a tangent


“What a load of rubbish,” this means something sounds like rubbish

“We were actually knackered,” this means that we (some people) were very exhausted

“They’re really dodgy,” this means that they (some people) seem suspicious

“Quid”, this is the slang word for “pound(s)”

“I’ll just wing it,” this means that i (some person) will manage to do something


“That sounds really posh,” this means that something seems really classy

“I fancy a beer,” this means I (someone) wants some beer


“She literally finished it,” this means she had just finished something

“I can’t be bothered,” or “I can’t be asked,” this means that one just doesn’t feel like doing something

“Innit” this means “isn’t it?” which mean yh! (In agreement to something)

“He said that he’s gonna jump you,” this means he (some guy) said that he’s going to ambush you in order to rob you

“He looks like a crackhead,” (this is very rude, this shouldn’t be said to/about anyone) this means he looks like he’s under the influence of drug use, this expression of often used if someone has read eyes or if they look scruffy.

“She looks so scruffy,” (this is used probably more by the middle class people in the UK) this means that she doesn’t look well presented or well dressed

“He looks butters,” this means that he (some guy) looks ugly

“It’s pouring outside,” this means that it’s raining very heavily outside


“It’s absolutely boiling,” this means that it (the temperature) is very hot

“He’s such a pain in the arse,” this means that he (some guy) is really irritating or really annoying


“She’s a jokester,” this means that she (some girl) tends to make too many jokes or doesn’t really take situations seriously

“She turned up out of the blue,” this means that she suddenly appeared

“ it’s turns out that wasn’t so bad after all,” this means that the situation went more well than expected

“They’re a bit dim,” this means that they (some people) are quite dumb, or aren’t very smart

“That lesson was bare long,” this means that lesson lasted for a really long time

“This food is peng,” this means that the food is really delicious

“They were wasted,” this means that they (some people) were really drunk

“The film was rubbish,” this means that the film wasn’t good at all


I hope that this helps you with English