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Quiz about Dont Be NaffBrit Slang for Americans

Don't Be Naff--Brit Slang for Americans Quiz

As an American, ever speak with someone from the UK or read a contemporary British novel and have trouble figuring out what they're saying? Well, here's a quiz on some modern British slang that just might help you out.

A multiple-choice quiz by jabb5076. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
jabb5076

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
347,819

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1262

Question 1 of 10

1. If you grass, what have you done? Hint

Turned someone in for doing something wrong

Laid down lawn turf

Waved your hand in greeting

Worn green clothing

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Question 2 of 10

2. If you say something is titchy, what are you calling it? Hint

Funny looking

Tiny

Uncomfortable

Muscular

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Question 3 of 10

3. What have you seen if you encounter pavement pizza? Hint

Vomit

Pizza from a takeout only restaurant

Badly cracked pavement

A common sidewalk design

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Question 4 of 10

4. How would you define a tosser? Hint

Worthless person

Garbage Man

Frisbee

Ponytail

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Question 5 of 10

5. If you are in England and tell a friend you like her fringe, what are you admiring? Hint

Bangs

Cuffs on a blouse

Bedskirt

Trim on an area rug

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Question 6 of 10

6. Can you tell me what in the world knackered might mean? Hint

Stale food

Tantrum

Leave quickly

Exhausted

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Question 7 of 10

7. How do you wind somebody up? Hint

Gun their car's accelerator

Gesture indicating they are crazy

Pass gas in their presence

Give them a bad time; make fun of them

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Question 8 of 10

8. If you state someone or something is jammy, what are you saying? Hint

Pastry filling

Something sticky

Pajama party

Lucky

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Question 9 of 10

9. If you budge up, what are you doing? Hint

Talking rudely about someone

Housecleaning

Doing something incorrectly

Moving over to make room

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the UK, how would you define tat? Hint

Knicknacks

Meat pies

Cloth cover for a table

Hat with ear flaps

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If you grass, what have you done?

Answer: Turned someone in for doing something wrong

If you grassed on someone, you snitched on them, or turned them in to an authority for something. If you grass on your mates (say at school or work) you soon won't have any friends!

2. If you say something is titchy, what are you calling it?

Answer: Tiny

Something that's titchy is little or tiny. For example, you might say: "Oh, look at those titchy little kids. They're so cute!"

3. What have you seen if you encounter pavement pizza?

Answer: Vomit

Let's say you go out with your friends, imbibe a bit too much, and rush outside to avoid getting sick indoors. Pavement pizza is the result! The visual says it all, doesn't it?

4. How would you define a tosser?

Answer: Worthless person

Calling someone a tosser is most definitely an insult. "I absolutely HATE Dave, he's such a lying tosser!"

5. If you are in England and tell a friend you like her fringe, what are you admiring?

Answer: Bangs

What we here in America call bangs--hair in the front of one's head cut short to cover the forehead, the British call a fringe. If you tell your hairdresser in the UK that you would like bangs, she'll probably give you a funny look and then laugh, as bangs refers to an activity that wouldn't be considered very socially acceptable if performed at the Beauty Parlor!

6. Can you tell me what in the world knackered might mean?

Answer: Exhausted

Knackered is a common term for extreme tiredness. If you went to bed past midnight, got up before 6 in the morning and then worked a 12 hour shift, you would probably be completely knackered!

7. How do you wind somebody up?

Answer: Give them a bad time; make fun of them

This is one of my favorite British slang expressions. If you found out your brother did something embarrassingly stupid, you would probably wait eagerly for him to get home just so you could have some fun winding him up!

8. If you state someone or something is jammy, what are you saying?

Answer: Lucky

A person (or situation) that is jammy is very lucky. You might say: "That is so jammy! My sister just found a tenner (a ten pound note) on the street! How come that never happens to me?"

9. If you budge up, what are you doing?

Answer: Moving over to make room

If you tell someone to budge up, you're saying move over. You might be sitting in a restaurant booth with your friends and say: "Will you please budge up? There's barely enough room here for my bum!" (And your bum is what you sit on.)

10. In the UK, how would you define tat?

Answer: Knicknacks

Tat refers to (generally) tacky knicknacks such as you might find at a souvenir shop on vacation. "There's just all sorts of tat on the shelves in that shop, so don't waste your money."

Source: Author jabb5076

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