Popular London slang words ranked
A new survey has put to bed the true meanings of favourite London slang words, after 43% of people from the capital confessed that they didn’t know what “Bare,” “Hank Marvin,” “Fam” and others mean.
Putting an end to the ongoing debate, original wooden duck specialists DCUK put common British terms such as “Ayup me duck” to a vote to determine which are the regional favourites, further uncovering what people think they mean.
The survey found “Ayup me duck,” is said as an endearment phrase, but only 62% of those asked knew this, with 25% thinking it’s being stupid, and 10% questioning the duck reference.
London favourites includes “Adam and Eve,” with 58% understanding it means to not believe something, and one in four thought it referred to the first man and woman.
The top five voted London slang terms are listed below, do you know the true meaning?
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# |
Slang Word |
Meaning 1 |
Meaning 2 |
Meaning 3 |
Meaning 4 |
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1 |
Bare |
Money |
An Animal |
Lots Of Something |
Naked |
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2 |
Hank Marvin |
Hungry |
The Singer |
A Sandwich |
Cold |
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3 |
Adam and Eve |
Man and Woman |
Evening |
Dance |
Can’t Believe |
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4 |
Ruby Murray |
Out For A Meal |
A Diamond |
Curry |
The Singer |
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5 |
Fam |
Time |
Family / Friends |
Please |
Fan |
The results
“Bare” was officially crowned the champion slang term, however only 67% of voters knew it was a term for lots of something. 12% thought it meant “naked,” a further 6% thought it was a replacement for “money,” and 4% thought it meant “an animal.”
Other favourites include “Fam” which just 60% knew the meaning of, as some thought it related to a fan (35%), the word “time” (2%) or “please” (3%).
Less than half (48%) knew the definition of “Ruby Murray,” with 26% thinking it referred to a diamond, 15% assume it means “out for a meal” and one in 10 (11%) thought it meant “the singer.”
Craig Wensley, DCUK Owner added “From old traditions to new slang, there are so many interesting and quite frankly funny local words people use across Yorkshire, but some are so farfetched that most people don’t even know what they mean. We hope our survey gives some insight into each definition, so the favourite slang terms can be used the correct way in future!”