On the lash: English Slang Collection

On the lash

"Are we on the lash Friday? We’ll meet for one in town, and next thing it’s 3am at the chipper with a kebab and a raging hangover incoming."

Plastered

"At the office do she got plastered, tried flirting with the photocopier, then asked Dave from Accounts where the loo was, cradling a plant."

Bladdered

"Free bar at the wedding was lethal. I was bladdered by nine, started chatting up the DJ, then queued at the kebab shop like it was church."

Legless

"Dave was legless by ten, tried to have beef with the kebab van, then begged the bouncer for a lift. We ended up fireman-carrying him to the taxi."

Bevvy

"You up for a bevvy after work? Just a quick pint, next thing you know it’s last orders, a kebab, and you’re texting tomorrow-you apologies."

Boozer

"Where’s Dan? Down the boozer with his dad. Said he’d be back after one pint, but he’s three rounds deep already."

Last orders

"Last orders! Gaz legs it to the bar: two pints and a packet of crisps, mate. Why two? One now, one for the walk home."

Chucking-out time

"By chucking-out time the whole high street smells of chips and everyone's suddenly best mates with strangers at the taxi rank."

Lock-in

"We nipped in for one, landlord locks the door, and suddenly it's a lock-in. Three pints later we're belting Oasis while someone raids the crisps behind the bar."

On the tiles

"He was out on the tiles all weekend and rolled into work on Monday looking like a ghost."

Bender

"He said one pint after work. Three days later he’s still in Spoons, clutching a flat lager and a regret, swearing he’ll make Nan’s Sunday roast."

On a bender

"After the exams they all went on a bender to celebrate."

Piss-up

"We’ll swing by Dave’s after arvo footy, crack a few tinnies and turn it into a proper piss-up. Bring your own grog, no whinging."

Sesh

"We said one pint after work, turned into a proper sesh, karaoke, kebab, home at four and now I'm welded to the sofa."

Sesh gremlin

"Don't invite Jake to a quiet drink because he's a proper sesh gremlin, last time we went for one pint and ended up in a kebab shop at sunrise."

Knees-up

"There’s a knees-up at the social club Saturday, innit. DJ’s on, cheap pints, and Dave’s already practising his dance like he’s dodging puddles on the Tube."

Have it large

"We’re having it large Friday, mate, pre-drinks at Gaz’s, then town, dodgy kebab at 2am and a taxi home skint but buzzing."

Paint the town red

"We’re painting the town red for her birthday, bar-hopping till late, ordering daft rounds, and pretending tomorrow’s not a thing."

Battered

"By chucking-out time Dave was battered, trying to pay for chips with his gym card, then telling the bouncer they’re basically family."

Hammered

"We were meant to have one pint after work, but by ten the whole lot were hammered, spilling chips and begging the bouncer for a taxi."

Rat-arsed

"By half eight he was rat-arsed, chanting football songs outside the chippy, trying to hug the lamp post while his mates dragged him home."

Sloshed

"By the time the best man hit his third supposedly short speech, Uncle Gaz was sloshed, hugging strangers, calling the DJ a legend, and nicking sausage rolls."

Squiffy

"Two pints in and I’m squiffy, mate, singing Oasis in the beer garden and ordering chips and gravy like it’s a life decision."

Half-cut

"He turned up half-cut at pre-drinks, chatting absolute nonsense, tried ordering a doner on an app, then remembered it was Tuesday and he was still in his lanyard."

Trollied

"She rocked up trollied, hugged the lamppost, asked the chippy for breakfast at midnight, then tried to pay the bouncer with a tenner and a smile."

Steamin

"He was pure steamin at the reception, singing Oasis at the top of his lungs, then tried to dance and went straight into the cake."

Pie-eyed

"After two pints and a shot, he was pie-eyed, hugging the bouncer and telling the taxi driver he was his best mate. Kebab time."

Cut

"He was cut at the wedding, roaring The Fields of Athenry, hugging strangers, then firing off 2am texts like a poet on a session."

Tipsy

"I get tipsy off half a pint these days, cheap night out but my mates never let me forget it."

Shitfaced

"Bro turned up to brunch wearing one shoe and asking the waiter for ibuprofen. He got properly shitfaced at Javi's birthday, no contest."

Dutch courage

"Had a swift pint of Dutch courage, strutted over to chat her up, then bottled it, spilled my drink, and pretended I was looking for the loo."

Liquid courage

"She needed a bit of liquid courage before stepping onto the stage."

Shandy

"I’ll grab a shandy, cheers. Gaz starts, Oi shandy drinker, what’s next, a straw? Chill mate, I’m driving later tonight."

Plonk

"What wine you bringing? Just chuck a bottle of plonk in your bag, we’re in trackies, and Dave’s already smashed the crisps."

Chin-chin

"Nan’s poured the prosecco, Dave’s on a lukewarm lager, and the kid’s got squash in a wine glass. We clink and go chin-chin."

Spillage!

"Tom fumbles his pint at the bar, a splash hits the floor. Whole boozer: Spillage! Proper slow clap. Tom mutters, alright, I’ll get the mop."

Offie

"Pop down the offie before they shut, we are out of fizzy drinks and the match is about to start."

Hangxiety

"The hangxiety hit hard, I spent all morning convinced I'd offended everyone."

Stag do

"We took Gaz on a stag do, stuck him in a giant baby outfit, and he tried paying for a kebab with his cufflinks. Absolute carnage."

Hen do

"Jess’s hen do was in full swing at Spoons, all in pink sashes. Two cocktails in, Kayleigh’s leading a conga and the bride’s lost her shoes."

Watering hole

"Fancy the watering hole after work? I need a pint and a rant. If Dave starts banging on about crypto again, I’m grabbing fresh air outside."

Throw shapes

"Gaz was throwing shapes in Popworld, arms windmilling like a helicopter. Everyone was howling till he clipped a pint and nearly body-checked some random."

Do a runner

"Gary nicked the last sausage roll, the bouncer clocked him, and he did a runner out the kebab shop, leaving his mate to pay like a mug."

Lightweight

"Two drinks and he's done, what a lightweight."

Chunder

"We hit the footy, smashed a few tinnies, and on the ride home Mick suddenly chundered everywhere, now the cabbie’s charging a cleaning fee."

Boke

"That kebab from last night has me ready to boke, I knew it was dodgy when the lettuce was warm but I ate it anyway like an eejit."

Rough as guts

"Arvo after the bucks night I was rough as guts, spewin' in the dunny and lookin' like I slept in the ute."

Lash

"We lashed into the chipper after the pub, sauce everywhere."

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