SLANGUAGES

SLANGUAGES

24/7= everytime.

setiap saat  

eg. I will take care of you 24/7.

whachadoin? = what are you doing?

apakabar? ngapain?  

eg. Whachadoin guys?

gimme = give me.

berikan padaku.    

eg. Please gimme that money?

finna = will

akan   

eg. We finna go to your house tonight.

grill = teeth

gigi  

eg. Shut up! or I finna beat your grill.

Ta = thank you (British English slang)

terima kasih  

eg. Ta for everything guys!

bozo = friend

teman  

eg. How are you doin, bozo?

gasbag

orang banyak cerita , pembual.  

 eg. What a gasbag!

yis, youse = you

kamu

eg. I love yis.

geezer = old man

orang tua

eg.You are such a geezer, out you go!

smart-ass =  clever clogs

orang sok paten, sok tahu segalanya.

eg. I don't like tommy, he's really a smart-ass.

tool = dorky

orang begok

eg. You are just like a tool.

weirdo 

orang aneh

eg. Johnny sometimes behaves like a weirdo.

ankle-biter = a child

anak - anak

eg. Stop it! don't be an ankle-biter.

antsy = impatient

tidak tenangan, gelisah, sibuk terus.

eg. See that geezer! he's so antsy.

armpit

tempat yang tidak menyenangkan.

eg. Let's go home man! this place is an armpit to me.

bloody = totally, very.

sangat, sungguh.

eg.You bloody idiot!

hickey = love-bite

cupang, bekas gigitan sayang.

eg. I've just seen that Marry got the hickey on her neck.

lady-killer

lelaki yang punya pacar banyak.

eg. I don't trust Donnie, he's a lady-killer.

man-eater

perempuan yang punya pacar banyak

eg. Hey.. don't go out with her, she's a man-eater.

hunky-dory = good, fine, going well.

eg. Hey, mike! whachadoin?  - oh.. hunky-dory my friend.

dicey = risky, dangerous

berbahaya

eg. This game is so dicey, be care!

jiffy, jiff = a moment

sebentar

eg.Just wait for a jiffy!

s'reeet = nice

bagus.

eg. It's s'reeet boy!

facey = facebook

eg. I chatted my bozo on facey last night.

dis, diss

tidak menghargai

eg.You like to diss me, just wait till i gun youse head!

dunno = don't know

tidak tahu

eg. I dunno about all of it man.

dunny = loo = toilet

kamar mandi

eg. A jiffy boy! i wanna go to the dunny first.

rap sheet

catatan kejahatan

eg. Oh man, I've got a rap sheet now.

run-in = problem

masalah

eg.Don't get a run-in with me OK!

runs 

diare, mencret.

eg. I get the runs.

gag = joke

canda

eg. It's just a gag. don't take it personally.

'tis = it is

ini

eg. 'Tis what i am gonna do.

'twas = it was

ini ( bentuk lampau)

eg. 'Twas over there.

tell'm = tell them

beritahu mereka

eg. Just tell'm what happened then.

kayo = K.O

tumbang, roboh

eg. The man was kayo hit by the car.

iffy = doubtful

ragu - ragu

eg. Don't be iffy, just doi it!

init, innit = isn't it.

ya kan.

eg. 'Tis yours, init?

weedy 

kurus kering

eg. You look weedy, are you ill?

outy = gay, homo

homo yang sudah diketahui kalau dia homo.

eg. I know now that andy is outy.

one-night-stand 

cinta satu malam.

eg. That was just a one-night-stand.

shades = sunglasses

kaca mata hitam

eg. Ruddy has just bought the ritzy shades.

ritzy = expensive

mahal

eg. This car is ritzy.

pink letter

surat pemecatan

eg. I just got the pink letter from my boss.

jack-shit = nothing.    nuffin = nothing.

tidak ada, 

eg. I've got jack-shit.

josh

ganggu temen

eg. Denny is joshing his teacher.

uncut

belum sunat

eg. Jerry is still uncut.

up yours = fuck you.

keparat kau

eg. Up yours old hag!

effing = fucking

bener-bener.

eg. You're effing bad friend!

upchuck = vomit, throw up

muntah.

eg. Come on cobber! don't upchuck my car!

cobber = mike, friend (Australian English)

teman, sahabat

eg. What's your 20s, cobber?

what's your 20s? = where's your position?

dimana posisimu?

eg. What's your 20s now?

upfront = honest

jujur

eg. She's not upfront about her feeling to you.

pack it in = stop it

berhenti

eg. Hey you,, pack it in.

pickle = trouble

masalah

eg. Just go home! away from the pickle!

pix = photo, picture.

gambar, foto

eg. Can you gimme your pix?

tad = little

sedikit, kecil

eg. Just dig in a tad.

threads = clothes

pakaian

eg. That's a s'reet threads then.

BrE vs AmE - A bit / a little

BrE vs AmE - A bit / a little

Kecil, sedikit, agak.
 
Pada BrE umum menggunakan A bit yang artinya slightly = sedikit, agak.
- These shoes a bit tight.
- I’ll be a bit later home tomorrow.
- Can you turn the volume up a bit?

A little lebih umum dipakai pada AmE atau A little bit tapi ini informal. Kita juga bisa gunakan ini pada BrE.
- These shoes are a little bit too tight.
- I’ll be a little later home tomorrow.
- Can you turn the volume up a little bit?

English Points

Whereabouts

Whereabouts

- Tepatnya dimana, sekitar mana

Noun, Conjunction

Noun

1. The place where somebody/ something is.

    - Tempat dimana seseorang atau sesuatu berada.

    Whereabouts = Keberadaan

    eg. - His whereabouts are/is still unknown.

Adverb

1. Digunakan untuk menanyakan tempat tepatnya dimana seseorang berada.
    - Sekitar mana
    eg. - Whereabouts did you find it?
          - Whereabouts in Torronto do you live?

Super Vocabs

BrE = British Inggris         AmE = Amerika Inggris     ScotE = Skotlandia Inggris

Hare lip , cleft lip

-  Bibir sumbing

Make mark, tick, check list

- Buat tanda benar

Never darken my door again

-  Never come to my house again

Pooch (AmE)

- a dog

Want in

- mau masuk

Eq. – The dog wants in.

Want out

- mau keluar

Eg. – The dog wants out.

Freerange

- berternak tanpa kandang

Eg. – Freerange pig.

Pig in the middle, piggy in the middle

-  permainan bola dimana satu pemain berada di antara dua pemain lainnya dan mencoba menangkap bola dari antara pemain lainnya.

Eg. – The children like to play pig in the middle.

How long ago?

-  sudah berapa lama itu?

Eg. -  A: My father has gone away.

          B: How long ago?

Strongarm methods

- pakai otot

Eg. – The strikers used the strongarm methods against the police.

Wage

-  start first

Eg. – England waged war on France.

Grocery (BrE)

Grocery Store (AmE)

- Grosir

Complain, Gripe, Beef, Grouse, Grumble, Grizzle(BrE), Moan and Groan, Grouch

- mengeluh

Gingerly

- dengan hati-hati sekali

Eg. – He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.

Groan with

- penuh dengan

Eg. – The table is groaning with food.

Pillow talk

- percakapan mesra antara sepasang kekasih

Eg. – I like to have a pillow talk with my wife before sleeping.

Feel sick (BrE) = mau muntah

Feel sick (AmE) = feel ill

Feel to my stomach (AmE) = mau muntah

He is sick (AmE) = dia sakit

He is ill (BrE)       = dia sakit

Heartthrob

- pujaan hati

Eg. – You are my heartthrob.

Heartstrings

- perasaan cinta atau iba yang kuat

Eg. I have a heartstrings for you.

Git(BrE)

- Orang bodoh yang menjengkelkan

Eg. – don’t be such a git! I hate it.

CS  gas, tear gas

- gas air mata

Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind

- Terkadang kamu harus kejam untuk kebaikan orang.

Act up

- bertingkah buruk

Eg. – My dogs like to act up when they see children.

Addled, perplexed, confused

- bingung

Eg. – Don’t be addled.

Addled egg

- telur yang sudah tidak segar lagi

Teetotaller (BrE), Teetotaler (AmE)

- orang yang tidak minum alkohol

Eg. – I am a teetotaller.

Hearty (hanya sebelum kata benda)

- bersahabat (friendly)

Eg. – A hearty welcome.

Gossip, Scuttle-butt (AmE), hearsay, romour

- gosip

Delicious, Scrumptious, delectable, palatable, tasty

- enak, lezat

Scullery

- kamar buat cuci piring, dll

Dim

- tidak pintar

 Eg.  – She is not very dim.

Frisk, Stripsearch

- menggeledah badan untuk mencari senjata

Eg. – The guards frisked every person who entered the pub.

Glutinous rice

- ketan

Glutton

- orang rakus makan

Strippling

- lelaki dewasa tanggung

Strobe light

- lampu disko, lampu kelap-kelip

Glazier

- tukang kaca, jendela kaca

Stroppy

- ngambek

 Eg. – Don’t get stroppy with me!

Gyp

- sangat mahal

Eg. – That meal is a real gyp.

Hang somebody up, string somebody up, lynch

- mengantung mati orang.

Alone wolf (idiom)

- orang yang mau menyendiri

Eg.-  She is an alone wolf.

Mo

- sebentar (= moment)

Eg. – See you in mo!

Informer, Stool pegion, Grass, Super grass, Spy

- mata – mata

Eg. – We have to plant a spy in that company.

Do it to me one more time

-  beri aku kesempatan satu kali lagi

 I am still I was

- Aku masih seperti yang dulu.

As is

- apa adanya

Eg. – I will buy your Tv as is

What care you!

- apa pedulimu!

Who are you anyway?

- emangnya kamu itu siapa?

Streaker

- orang yang suka menelanjangi dirinya sendiri untuk cari perhatian

Gratuity, Tip

- uang tip

Grasping, Greedy

- serakah

Drumstick

- ceker ayam

Parson’s nose, Pope’s nose

- buntut ayam

Dredge something out

- mengungkit –ungkit

Eg. He likes to dredge the problem out.

Sorepoint

- bahan pembicaraan yang menyakitkan

Eg. – We have to avoid the sorepoint everytime we talk.

Drop names

- anggar nama

Eg. Boys like to drop names just to show how strong they are.

Stray bullet

- peluru nyasar

Grave situation

- situasi serius

Strappling

- besar, tinggi dan kuat

Eg. – a strappling lad.

Lad (=boy)

- anak laki-laki

Gobsmacked

- sangat terkejut hingga tak bisa bicara lagi

Eg. – I was gobsmacked when she told me the news.

God willing

- insya Allah

Globetrotter

- pengeliling dunia

Glittery

- berkilau-kilau

Twilight, Dusk, Gloaming (ScotE), Night fall, Sunset

- senja, waktu senja

Day-break, Dawn, Sunrise, First light

- pajar, waktu pajar

Sad, Feeling blue, Despondent, Heavy heart, Lonely, Gloomy, Long face, Downhearted, Desperate, Heartbroken

- sedih, perasaan sedih

After my own heart

- kekasih hati, dambaan hati

 Eg. – The woman after my own heart.

Lose heart to = fall in love with

- jatuh cinta

Eg. – I lose my heart to you.

Glue snipper

- orang candu ngelem

Eg. – A lot of kids become glue snippers nowadays.

On your uppers

- lagi bokek-bokenya

Eg. – I am on my uppers now.

Go slow (BrE),  Slow down (AmE)

- pelan-pelan

Silly, stupid, dumb, gormless, dippy, wally, foolish, crass, goofy, dimwitted, dorky

- bodoh, paok

GPA = Grade Point Average

- IP = Indek Prestasi, nilai rata-rata

Eg. – He graduated with GPA 3.8

Goof, mess around, screw up

- ngaco

Eg. – Sorry guys, I goofed.

Goose

- memegang pantat orang

Eg. – Jack goosed her as  she reached for a file.

Goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh

- merinding

Up for grabs (idiom)

- tersedia bagi siapa saja

Jaywalk

- berjalan sesuka hati  di jalan raya

Jaywalker

- orang yang berjalan sesuka hati

As one

- serempak

Eg. – Say it as one students!

Beat off, jerk off, wank off, play with yourself

- maturbasi, onani

Duff, dud, useless

- tidak ada gunanya, rusak

Eg. – He sold me a duff radio.

Accomodating

- suka menolong orang

Eg. – You are so accomodating.

Affable

- ramah dan suka berteman

Eg. – I am not an affable man.

Acquired taste

- tak kenal maka tak sayang

Ache, homesick

- rindu kampung halaman, pingin pulang

Eg. – I am aching for home.

Defector

- pembelot

Chime

- berdentang

Eg. – The colck chimes five times.

Jiggery pokery

- perbuatan curang

Checkered flag (AmE), The chequered flag (BrE)

- bendera yang bercorak seperti papan catur dalam perlombaan

Level, be honest

- jujur

Eg. – Just level with me.

Parking brake (BrE), Handbrake (AmE)

- Rem tangan

Chockfull, completely full

- sangat penuh

Jitters, Nervous, Anxious

- grogi

Eg. – I always get jitters before exams.

On the rebound

- waktu lagi sedih dan bingung setelah putus bercinta

Eg. – I am still on the rebound

Grow on

- mulai menyukai

Eg. You grow on me ( = I start to like you)

Choppy water

- air yang bergelombang kecil-kecil

Chopping board (BrE)

Cutting board (AmE)

- telenan, papan tempat memotong

Grow back

- tumbuh lagi

Choc

- coklat (= chocolate)

Croc

- buaya ( = crocodile)

Hung

- lapar (= hungry)

Probs

- masalah (=problem)

Choosy

- suka memilih, pemilih (= picky)

In  the buff

- telanjang (= wearing no clothes)

Return favor

- balas budi

Vocational school

- SMK, Sekolah kejuruan

Grub’s up

- makanan sudah siap

Eg. – come on guys! Grub’s up

Grub

- makanan (=food)

Limey

- panggilan ejekan untuk orang Inggris

Packed lunch (BrE), Bag lunch (AmE)

-  bungkusan makan siang

Duds

- pakaian (= clothes)

Alight

- turun

Eg. – Do not alight from a moving bus.

Alfresco

- di alam terbuka, di luar

Eg. – It’s an alfresco party