Page	Term or expression	Usage	Explanation
1	form tutor	Miss Chauhan's the kids form tutor	A form tutor is a teacher who has responsibility for a class (or "form") of pupils Teacher nominally in charge of attendance. Form = Grade For me my Form Tutor was the teacher that recorded my attendance every morning and afternoon as well as teaching their own subject for the length of my stay at the school. Each class of approx. 20-30 students had their own form tutor
1	proverbial	Miss Chauhan to the kids about Mr. Bennett: You, for the next hour, must think that the sun shines out his proverbial.	The sun shines out of his arse. By saying "proverbial" she means "use the slang word" Asshole (Arsehole)
5	brassy	Leah is sixteen, brassy, attractive	Confident, loud, arrogant. I think that this term is northern in origin, but I don't know much more about it Loud, assertive Brassy normally means Bold, Brash, but also another word for hooker, as in 'you old brass' 'Brass' for hooker comes from cockney rhyming slang. Brass is short for a 'brass rubber' which rhymes with scrubber another term for a prostitute.
5	scally	attractive in a scally way	This is really a Liverpudlian term. It means rascallish, sort of scally as in scallywag
5	mule	the toe of her right mule	A slipper that has no counter or strap to fit around the heel
6	exocet	Sandra cast Leah an exocet glance	Exocet is a type of missile - so "an exocet glance" is a kind of post-modern way of saying that she glared daggers! As in very accurate missile from the Falklands war
8	care	They'll put you into care	Into the care of the local authority - i.e. a children's home Foster Home
9	tuts	Jamie tuts as Sandra goes inside	To "tut" is literally what it sounds like. It's a clicking noise made with the tongue, to register disapproval
9	tuts	Leah (tuts): Singing	see above
10	four-pack	Ronnie carrying plastic bag w/ four-pack	A four-pack of beers/lagers
10	puffa jacket	he wears a puffa jacket	A large, ribbed jacket. Fashionable amongst "lads" a few years ago, and again this year Bomber Jacket
10	Libs	Leah (tuts): Libs!	Libs, short for Liberties, as in 'they're taking liberties (advantage) of me'
13	tea	Ste: I'm doing the tea	Tea = dinner. Presumably derived from the term "high tea", meaning a late afternoon meal. This term is rarely used today, but "tea" lives on! In order, Breakfast, Lunch, Tea/Dinner, Supper "Tea" is a working class term for dinner or supper. It is still very much in use. I was 20 before I stopped using the word, and only because I now move in middle class circles. Dinner is the mid day meal in a working class house, I still slip up from time to time. There is a whole understorey of class in the film. From his accent Tony is of middle class origin. The best example is on the balcony when he says "Did anyone see University Challenge" and everyone looks at him as if he is mad. This is a TV programme, which I cannot remember being on for some years, but was generally regarded as intellectual because it was made up of University students. One of the big scenes is when Sandra asks Tony what he has ever had to fight for, referring to his middle class origins. Whoever told you that the East End of London is now upmarket and no longer working class is talking bollocks (see on). I lived in the East End for 8 years, and while parts have moved upmarket because of "Yuppies" moving in it, is still largely working class.
14	Hoover bag	wouldn't be the bloody Hoover bag	Vacuum cleaner bag (Hoover is the leading brand of vacuum cleaner in the UK)
15	duvet	Ste smoothes down the duvet	Continental quilt Comforter
15	beetroot	the one with the beetroot's for Tony	Juicy purple root vegetable
15	off	Sandra goes into the hallway, ready for the off	Ready to leave, i.e. to set "off"
17	mush	Trevor: Oi! Mush! calling Leah	Mush = mouth, as in you've got ice cream round your mush
26	Ecstasy	pile of Ecstasy tablets	Ecstasy = "e". Recreational drug popular in youth culture.
26	East End Boy	Rodney is an East End boy	He is from the East End of London Working class district of London I object to Simon Steven's comment about working class area of london ;-), It used to be that way quite a few years ago, but in the last 20 years it has moved somewhat upmarket. It basically means he grew up in the east end of london, same as someone who grew up in north london is, (surprise, surprise) a north london boy.
29	top and tail	Sandra: You'll have to top and tail with Jamie	Head to toe. Sleeping arrangement Basically one sleeps in the bed one way and the other the opposite way, Therefore Jamie's head would be next to Ste's feet and vice versa.
30	bang on	Ste: Cheese and Salad. Bang on food	Bang on = hits the target! Just right! Good, perfect Right on, exactly
32	two fingers up	Sandra puts two fingers up at the driver	She makes a "V" sign - meaning "up yours!" Flipping the bird - English style. Index and second finger extended, palm inward. Oposite of hippy peace symbol
33	forty Silk Cut	Leah walking in car park carrying forty Silk Cut	A brand of cigarette
36	Linda Lusardi	husband refering to Marlene	A soft porn model turned TV presenter A topless model in one of our tabloid papers for a while
39	footy top	Ste in his footy top and jogging bottoms	Football (soccer) shirt
40	full stop	Ste: I don't speak. Full stop.	Means the same as "Period" in the North American vernacular
41	nicks	Leah nicks one of Sandra's cigarettes	Steals
41	butter	butter wouldn't melt; Sandra to Jamie	Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth - i.e. he's so saintly "in his mouth" Cool customer
42	not on his own	Jamie's not on his own, the on walkway	He's not by himself
43	goat	Ronnie starts acting the goat	Cranky (I guess, context?) Goat = playing the fool, being a jester
45	Body Shop bottle	Jamie gets a small Body Shop bottle	Up market cosmetics store
47	skew-whiff	the covers skew-whiff	Askew In a state of disarray, not straight
49	rave	Leah dolled up the the nines after a night at a rave	A rave is an underground gathering of people who dance the night away to hardcore dance music. Has links with "e" (see earlier description) American again. All night dance party. Often E enduced Rave = a place people go to dance normally in out of use warehouses and the ravers (people) are normally assisted by drugs of some kind or another
49	corporation houses	street of corporation houses	Public housing
51	ravey	ravey music blasts out	see above
51	shimmies	Gina is shaking her shimmies dancing	Legs? I could be wrong but this sometimes refers to breasts
54	snogging	boy and girl lie on bed snogging	French kissing Kissing, making out
56	scrag	hauls Leah to her feet by the scrag of her hair	In this case I think it means a handful of hair
56	wank	have a wank; Sandra to Ryan	Masturbate. The standard British term for this. "Wanker", therefore, is "person who masturbates". Incidentally, the phrase "wanker" is a term of derision. See also "wanker" at the bottom of the table. Jerk off
56	big bollocks	Sandra to Ryan	Bollocks is an English word for balls. Hence the term "talking a load of bollocks". This is great word to use in the USA as no one ever knows what you are talking about. In the UK calling somone "Big bollocks" would not be compliment but the opposite, similar to calling somone "a big dick". Not a phrase to use in certain company if you like your face the way it is.
58	twatting	Leah to Ste: he's been twatting the face offa you	Twatting in this instance means hitting, the word twat is also another name for the vagina
61	Meridian	Tony inviting Sandra to the park legs astride the Meridian	The Greenwich Meridian. This is the line of 0 degrees latitude, so that when you're astride it you're in the east and west at the same time! As in Greenwich meridian. 0 degrees longitude. It's engraved in the ground in Greenwich, London.
61	rota	I gotta sort out the week's rota	Work timetable Roster
62	Home & Away	Sandra to Ste about Noleen: very Home and Away	Home and Away is a popular Australian soap. Sandra simply means that the name Noleen has an Australian sound to it, as it's typical of the names of the characters in such soaps (in her opinion)
63	camps	Jamie camps (hams?) it up a bit	To be camp is to be a bit effeminate. Swishes about. Acts campy. "To act effeminate" is the best term for this
64	sort me out	Sandra to Tony in bed	Have sex with me Normally if you "sort someone out" it means you beat the shit out of them, in this case it does mean that Sandra "wants a seeing to" another quaint English phrase.
64	butchers	Jamie's look when he passes Ste the Gay Times. Have a butchers at that,' he seems to say with his smile.	Take a look at that butchers is slang 'Butchers hook = look'
64	thick git	Ste gives a look as though to say 'Thick git.'	Stupid idiot
65	over-the-top lounge	picture of the sofa in the catalogue in an _ _ _	Overdone, too much, tacky.
66	git	Sandra: my little git of a son	Idiot git = pain in the ass / annoying person
67	180 bus	Jamie boarding a red 180 bus	The number 180 bus
68	petal	DQ: what's your name petal?	Sweet Affectionate term for a person.
68	shimmies	DQ shimmies around to Ste
69	trar	DQ: Trar	Bye! Slang tara = goodbye
69	snogs	snogs the golly off him; Ste kissing Jamie	Ste kisses Jamie French kissing: tongue and all
69	golly	snogs the golly off him; Ste kissing Jamie
74	nobshiner	Jamie to Tony; what Jamie is	Knob = dick Likes to polish dicks.
74	brown hatter	Jamie to Tony; what Jamie is	Europeans aren't usually circumsised. You figure it out Can happen during anal sex if the passive partner hasn't prepared correctly. another term for something similar is fudge nudger/packer, or uphill gardener
74	shirtflaplifter	Jamie to Tony; what Jamie is	Self explanatory. Incidentally our favourite in Suffolk was "knobjockey"
74	Bermondsley	where Jamie was born? where is it?	Bermondsey is in London South London as in South of the river Thames
75	bollocks to benefit	Sandra: Council saying bollocks to benefit; not helping?	Benefit = welfare. She was denied
75	pee	Sandra: three pee in my purse	p, as in pence, like cents. 100 to a pound
77	body language	Sandra to Tony: Ere body language, Tony. pushes her out of the way	Thinks people might think he is coming on to Leah
77	y'arl	Betty yelling at Sandra
77	hewer	Betty yelling at Sandra	The lady in question is Irish and what she actually says is "ye hoor" i.e. "you whore", whore is pronounced hoor in Ireland.
78	Rotherhithe	where the Anchor Pub is; where is it exactly	Rotherithe is right next to Bermondsey, at the southern end of the Rotherithe tunnel which goes under the river Thames.
79	never came down with the last shower	Sandra to Ste's question how Sandra knows	It rains a lot in England. So the last shower was probably very recently. Similar to: "I wasn't born yesterday."
79	autumnal shades	Sandra: there's a box of autumnal shades by me bed. referring to kleenex?	"Autumnal shades" is a reference to tissues which come in Autumnal shades, one of the funniest lines in the film, can't explain why. I think this was meant to be a humorous and camp reference to tissues.
80	I think you got your eye wiped there	Sandra to Ste about Lesboa	...as in Ste has stopped crying.
81	swish	it's pretty swish; describing The Anchor Pub	Fancy
81	slap	Leah: bake me face in half a ton o' slap	Makeup Slap = cosmetics, ugly women or some men for that matter 'slap' it on
81	tong	Leah: tong me hair in yesterday's lacquer	Lacquer is applied with a tong. Heated hairdressing implement used to curl your hair "Tong" actually spelt "Tongue" as in "curling tongues", the thing Sandra hits Leah with. Used for curling hair.
82	dickey dolled up	Louise is sitting on the couch, dickey dolled up for a night out	Dolled up means dressed up i.e. like a doll. Dicky dolled up is probably just a bit of elaboration, Londoners love rhyming slang etc.
82	tiles	Louise is dolled up for a night out on the tiles	Out on the town. tiles = night on the town, or a night out "tiles" out on the tiles does mean out on the town, probably derived from cats being out on roof tiles howling in heat.
82	frock	Sandra is in a new full-length frock	Dress. "Frock" is another working class word and does not necessarily mean it is cheap. "Best frock" is often used, a word not much used now.
82	intya	Jamie: going to Woolwich, intya	Aren't you
82	crawl	Louise: Pub crawl then Stars Nightclub	Drinking at several successive pubs. Tradition in England, basically stopping for a one or maybe two beers in a pub and then moving onto another one, the challenge is to make it to as many different pubs in a night as you can, consuming lots of alcohol on the way, the fresh air helps speed the effects of the alcohol in your system, therefore you get drunk quicker
82	pull	Jamie to Sandra: You'll pull dressed like that.	pull men pull = attract someone who you will hopefully snog
83	cheek	Louise: Bloody cheek; refering to Jamie	rude
85	tarty	Leah, dressed in her tarty best	tart = hooker
87	gobsmacked	spectator are gobsmacked at the sight of Jamie and Ste	Like someone hit them in the face. Gob = mouth. Stunned look as if they've just been smacked round the mouth, or another term is shocked
87	gawp	some spectators stop and gawp	stare without realising you're doing it
88	gizza	Sandra to Leah: gizza little drag on that (cigarette)	"Give us a" Give me some...whatever
89	fab	spectators think the dancing is fab	Fabulous
Additional Terms
	to be arsed		To be bothered (e.g., I can't be arsed.)
	bird		Woman/Girl; you know...like "chick"
	Bubble and Squeak		A meal made of fried potatoes and other leftover vegetables. Another source told me it's potatoes and cabbage fried.
	bunking off		Skipping school; bumming around; goofing off
	the Council		Local government
	Council Estates		Government housing like the blocks of apartments where the movie is set; the projects.
	Cor		Wow!
	Gateways		A supermarket
	to grass		To tell on; to snitch
	kip		Nap. Rest
	knackered		Dead tired. Beat
	knock about		"Knock about" is to soccer what "playing catch" is to baseball. (And I know 99.99% already know that soccer is called football over there, so I won't even mention it...but, hey, you never know.) Also means, just doing stuff.
	pissed		No, it doesn't mean "angry" over there. It means "drunk."
	Pukka		A word of Anglo-Indian (Hindi) origin. Defined by the Concise Oxford Dictionary as "genuine; of good quality, reliable; of full weight"
	shag		Fuck
	shell suit		Jogging suit made from synthetic fibres
	shite		Shit. Used interchangeably
	slag		Slut, tramp, etc.
	slapper		see slag
	slash		Piss, e.g., "have a slash," "take a slash." (Thanks to Terry Gaetz of Cambridge, MA.)
	snap		In the context of the movie, it means "the same" or in a more confrontational mode "right back at you." From a very simple card game for children which works like this: Deal out all the cards. Each player keeps his own stack, face down. Each in turn turns over the top card, onto a second pile for each player. As soon as two upturned cards are seen to have equal value (suit immaterial), the first player to shout "snap" wins all the upturned cards and adds them to his own face-down stack, at the bottom. Continue. The winner is the player who accumulates all the cards.
	spliff		A tobacco cigarette into which either marijuana, hash hish or hash oil has been put.
	spots		zits
	Stringfellow's		A hettie night club
	Ta		Thanks
	wanker		"A Wanker" is someone who masturbates. Hence, "to wank" or "to have a wank" means to masturbate. Calling someone "a wanker" is like calling them "a masturbator". Common usage would be: "What a wanker!" or "He's such a wanker!" or just "Wanker!". Colloqially, it means, an idiot, an arsehole, a petty or pretentious person, someone unwilling to be helpful . In American English it might like calling someone "a jerk-off".