Insults

Let's be honest: you haven't truly understood a culture until you've mastered its profanity. British swearing is an art form…

PLUG-UGLY /ˈplug-ugly/

An extremely ugly person

NOT BATTING ON A FULL WICKET /not battiŋ on a full wicket/

Eccentric or a bit crazy

MINGEBAG /ˈmiŋebag/

A contemptible or cheap person

MAGGOT /ˈmaggot/

A despicable or insignificant person

MAD AS A BAG OF FERRETS /mad as a bag of ferrets/

Utterly crazy or insane

LIKE A DOG WITH TWO DICKS /like a dog wiθ two dicks/

Extremely pleased or sexually promiscuous (for a man)

LIGGER /ˈliggə/

A freeloader or gate-crasher

GONE TO THE DOGS /gone to θe dogs/

Deteriorated or declined badly

GANNET /ˈgannet/

A greedy person