Talk the Talk

Familiarise yourself with a few of the word/phrases used in London

5 o's - police
bird - a girl
blaze - to smoke or to shoot
bobby - police
boy dem - police
bruv/blood/bra - friend/brother/mate
buyakasha - i'm really rather enjoying myself
cluck - withdrawal or in need of a fix
creps - trainers/sneakers/takkies
gash - a girl
go on then - get on with it
gobsmacked - shocked/speechless
grub - food
having it large - to paint the town red
hiya - how are you
hoodie - teenage menace to society
innit - isn't it
jacked/hotted up - mugged
knackered - tired/rather sleepy
knickers – ladies underwear
kushdy - good
man dem - general people
manor/the ends - the neighbourhood
me julie - my girlfriend
me soon come - i will arrive there shortly
nutter - one who's flown one’s coop
nyam - to eat
oi - to attract someones attention
on yer bike - please leave
pants - underwear
pint - contrary to a commonly held misconception a pint is a unit of measurement equivalent to 568ml as opposed to the substance itself
quid - pound
safe - alright
seen - i understand
skint - broke
sod off - please leave
stush - having attitude
thats pants - thats crappy
totty - a sexy babe
vex - rather upset
wetted up - cut
yer a joker - you a fool