Ok, most of those can be used in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa (among whites), Ireland, and almost any other former colony not in the Western Hamisphere. There are some that have local equivilents, but mostly they're used by whites in any of the former colonies.
And Pasties rule. There is nothing better than a pasty with HP sauce.
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I still think 'bollocks' is the best Brit word ever. Literally means testicles, but it's more commonly used to mean something is crap - as in "That's a load of bollocks!" meaning bullshit. Which I think is weird, since most people who own a pair of testicles value them rather highly.
The other strange thing is that most phrases with 'bollocks' have a negative meaning, but if something is the dog's bollocks, that's really good. Which is kind of funny, since you're literally comparing it to a dog's testicles. So you can go up to the Queen and say "That outfit, your Queen, it's the dogs bollocks." And she'll say, "Well, thank you very much for saying so. I thought it did look a bit like the dog's bollocks." And you can say "Well it does look, and it is the dog's bollocks." And she'll be happy as Larry, however happy he is.
* rubber = eraser * keep your pecker up = be brave * knock up = wake up or visit
I'll have to keep these in mind the next time I do a Brit.
Well actually we also call a rubber: Condom. Never heard anyone say keep your pecker up.. because a pecker is a dick. and Knock up means being pregnant.
....So I wouldn't use them because the meaning is wrong.
