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hello everyone
and welcome back to english with lucy
today
i am going to teach you some of the most
commonly used
slang phrases i've got 20 to show you
and i'm going to tell you exactly what
they mean
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right let's get started with the slang
phrases all 20 of them right let's start
with an easy one number one
you might have heard it before but it's
also a word that sometimes confuses
students because they don't know exactly
when to use it it is what's up
what's up some people use this word
just as hello just a simple greeting but
other people use it to ask what are you
doing or what are you thinking
it all depends on tone of voice and
context
if i do a quick what's up that's a hello
if i say hey what's up that means are
you okay is something that matters
what are you thinking the next one is
do you get me do you get me
sometimes we drop the do and we just say
you get me you get me this means
do you understand what i'm saying or
sometimes
do you understand me get is a really
confusing word
it has loads of meanings i have made a
video about the word
get i will leave a link in the
description box
in this case it means understand i get
it
i understand it do you get it because i
don't get it do you understand it
because i don't understand it
if someone says i like him because he
really
gets me it means he understands me as a
person he understands what i like and
what i
dislike the next one number three
is you know it you know it
i really like this one it means
absolutely or that's true if i ask a
friend
who always goes to parties are you going
to the party tonight
they might say you know it absolutely
sometimes we use it sarcastically
if i ask my friend with a newborn baby
have you been getting lots of sleep she
might say
you know it absolutely but in reality
she means
no i obviously haven't been getting lots
of sleep
number four is i feel you
this means i understand or i empathize
with you
if somebody's telling you about a
problem that they've experienced
and you've experienced that same problem
you could respond with i feel you
i understand i empathize the same thing
happened to me i
totally feel you or if you're asking if
somebody understands or empathizes with
you
do you feel me do you feel me number
five
is same or same here sometimes we just
say
same sometimes we say same here
this means i agree or i've had the same
experience
did you fail the exam same here i did
too
this also happened to me or if someone
says
i hate broccoli and you also hate
broccoli
same i can't stand broccoli
i love broccoli number six is hell no
hell no it's so expressive
it means absolutely not that is a big
no we really like to emphasize
hell no would you ever get back with
your ex-boyfriend
hell no are you going out tonight
hell no i'm going to get straight into
my pajamas
number seven is shady shady
this word has become much more popular
in recent years
if something is shady then it's
suspicious or questionable
if i say that's so shady it means
that such suspicious or questionable
behavior
obviously it's much easier to say shady
then that's so suspicious and
questionable for example
it was shady of her to leave the
whatsapp group
or i thought that was a bit shady of him
number eight legend if someone is a
legend
it means that you really like them he's
a legend
he's great i really like him do you know
mary
i love mary she's such a legend she's
amazing
sometimes we use it to talk about people
that we don't necessarily
like we don't like or dislike them just
that they're well known in our community
or area
for example ah the petrol station
attendant is such a legend
everyone knows him number nine epic
that was epic that means that was
incredible that was unforgettable
we had an epic night last night this
brings me on to my next one number 10
which is an epic fail if something is an
epic fail it means it's a massive
failure
i asked him out on a date and it was an
epic fail
he said no my exam was an epic fail
i know that i haven't passed number 11
is ripped ripped
if somebody is ripped it means they are
really muscly
or in shape oh my god your dad is
absolutely ripped he is so mustly
i don't know whose dad i'm talking about
mine actually my dad
is 60 and has a six-pack
number 12 i must say i feel silly using
this one but
a lot of people use it it just doesn't
sound right coming out of my mouth but
it is
bomb it sounds
so much better when americans say it
that is bomb
but bomb from my mouth it doesn't sound
right
if something is bomb
then it's great um oh your shoes are
bomb
your shoes are lovely
i thought i'd share it with you because
maybe you can make it work
i can't make it work number 13 is
flake or flaky if somebody is
a flake or if somebody is flaky it means
that they always
pull out this is a phrasal verb meaning
that
at the last minute they decide not to go
or not to attend something that they had
originally said they would attend
so if on monday you said that on
wednesday you would go to the cinema
with your friend
and then on wednesday afternoon you say
ah actually i can't
you're a flake you are flaky don't be a
flake
you have to come tonight number 14
is no sweat no sweat
this means don't worry don't worry it's
not a problem
for example when my fiance went to the
shops specifically
to buy deodorant for me and he came back
with so many things but no deodorant
i said no sweat it's fine
that was a lie there was a lot of sweat
15 this means the same thing
no biggie this means it's not a big deal
no biggie don't worry no biggie no
biggie no sweat
number 16 this is newish
too ish putting ish on the end of words
means kind of sort of new
kind of new newish i'm
down are you down because i'm down
this actually means to be up for
something
so it's kind of the opposite and to be
up for something means to feel
keen or to want to do something
do you want to go ice skating are you up
for ice skating
are you down for ice skating i'm down
for ice skating
are you all down i'm down okay we're
down we are down number 17
is a blast i had a blast
the other night i had a great time to
have a blast
is to have a really good time i had a
blast
at the library last night oh
again we can also use it sarcastically
if we're studying for exams and we've
spent
all night studying in the library we
might say
i had such a blast last night
sarcasm if you want to learn more about
sarcasm i did actually make a video
on british humor it's called british
humor explained with examples i will
leave
the link in the description box because
i think that's an important one
if you want to understand british humor
in particular
number 18 a rip-off a rip-off
if something is a rip-off then it is an
overpriced
purchase i spent 100 pounds on a dress
and then i saw the same dress for 20
pounds
what a rip-off or you can also say i got
ripped off or they
ripped me off a phrasal verb last night
was such a rip-off the drinks were so
expensive
do you remember when we could all go out
for drinks and complained about how
expensive they were
i want to go out for expensive drinks i
want to complain
ah if you're watching from the future
and covert's over
can you comment and tell me it's going
to be okay
number 19 in no time in no time he'll be
here in no time
in no time means in a very short amount
of time
really really soon you'll be finished
with uni in no
time you'll be finished with uni very
very soon
uni short for university did you go to
uni
yes i went to uni the last one number 20
is to bail if you say i have to bail it
means i have to
leave early or abruptly we've all done
it before we've been at a party we
haven't been
feeling it you know we haven't been
enjoying it so instead of going around
and saying goodbye to everyone we just
very quietly and quickly
leave we phone up the next day and say
so sorry i bailed and just i just had to
go home
that is bailing right that is it for my
20
very common slang phrases i hope you
enjoyed it and i hope you learned
something
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