49 British Swearwords, Defined
1. Arse, arsehole – n., variants of ass and asshole. Can also be used to mean bothered (“Can’t be arsed”) or acting the fool (“Stop arsing about!”). Mild. 2. Bastard – n., illegitimate child or mongrel; objectionable fellow, probably one who has won one over on you; unpleasant situation (“I’m having a bastard of a morning!”. See also: git, rotter, swine. 3. Bell, bellend – n., head of a penis; fool. (Only write as “bell end” if referring to the end of an actual bell.) Medium strength. See also: dickhead, knobend. 4 . Berk – n., idiot. Very mild, yet apparently originated as rhyming slang for “Berkeley hunt”. 5. Bint – n., derogatory synonym for woman appropriated from the Arabic word for daughter or girl. Avoid, on the whole. 6. Blimey, blimey O’Reilly, cor blimey, gorblimey – n., expression of astonishment. Thought to derive from the phrase “God blind me!” Terribly mild. See also: crikey. 7. Blighter – n., person or thing to be regarded with contempt/env...