British Slang

/ɡet ˈɒf/

To make out with someone.

/ɡet ˈnɒtɪd/

Stop bugging me!

/ˌdʒen ˈʌp/

To fill in or bone up.

GENTRY /ˈgentry/

The landed class – people who own land or once did. The Aristrocracy.

GENERAL ELECshun /general election/

A countrywide election when MP's and the government are voted on.

/ˈdʒɔːdi/

Someone from the Newcastle area. Made famous in Geordie Shore, a spin-off of MTV's Jersey Shore.

GEARBOX /ˈgɪəbox/

A car's transmission.

GEAR LEVER /gɪə levə/

The stick shift in a manual car.

GCSE'S /ˈgcse's/

Academic tests that take place before the A-levels (many students stop here and 'graduate').

/ɡəˈzʌmp/

To accept a higher offer on something at the last minute.