British Rap Slang You Should Start Using

Although I get bullied by the rest of the P&P team for saying things like "mate" and "innit," there's a whole world of incredible U.K. slang that really will make everyone's day to day conversation that little bit better. So stop being a wasteman and get rid of that screwface, cos it's bait that you'll enjoy using these 15 U.K. rap slang terms. Safe bruv.

Meaning: Someone who you dislike and has no good features, someone who does nothing with their life. An insult.

How you can use it: "Mom, just cos I sit around all day playing video games and smoking weed doesn't mean I'm a wasteman."

Meaning: To beat or defeat someone, either lyrically or physically.

How you can use it: "Bob, if you steal another one of my paperclips I swear down I will slew you"

Meaning: The specific neighbourhood or area you're from, or just the hood in general.

How you can use it: "When I roll through my endz in my Toyota Prius, all the honies be checkin' ya boy"

Meaning: A spliff or joint.

How you can use it: "Bruv, roll up a zoot and let's bun dat."

Meaning: Blatantly obvious.

How you can use it: "Bob, it's so bait that you did steal my last paper-clip."

Meaning: Referring to something someone should know or already knows. Used as an exclamation celebrating something good. Does not mean "you don't know."

How you can use it: Billy's friend: "Billy, you're really good at ping-pong." Billy: "Dun kno fam!"

Meaning: When someone insults you, or when something bad happens to you.

How you can use it: "She told you to stop talking her cos you've got a bad haircut and your breath stinks? That's a par mate!"

Meaning: A bag of weed.

How you can use it: "Let's pick up a draw"

Meaning: A gun

How you can use it: "Todd, next time you call me a dork I'm going to bust this skeng off!"

Meaning: Used as a greeting, or as an adjective to describe someone you're cool with or like.

How you can use it: "Safe mate, how's it going?"

"What's Barbara like? She's safe as fuck."

Meaning: To smoke marijuana, used as a verb.

How you can use it: "John's eyes are red as the devil's asshole, he's been bunning all day long."

Meaning: Fun or exciting.

How you can use it: "That Waka Flocka Flame concert last night was live-o!"

Meaning: A shortened version of brother, a greeting, used instead of mate, pal, friend etc.

How you can use it: "Easy bruv, how's it going?"

Meaning: An angry, pissed off face, a scowl.

How you can use it: "Steve queued for 4 hours to buy one of Kanye's $120 t-shirts, and then they were sold out. Look at his screwface!"