Get the scoop on common British slang terms that have crossed the pond and slipped into everyday American talk.

[two_third]The coal mines. In the musical Grandma says, “I don’t know what you want to keep the pits open for, anyway. If it was up to me, I’d close the bloody lot of them.” A derogatory term for a ...

Former WXII reporter Aixa Diaz, in London for the 2012 Olympics, offers a very educational look at British slang -- or is it a "proper" look? No weather data available ...

For American viewers, The Great British Baking Show (known as the Great British Bake-Off in its native UK) isn't just one of the most adorable reality shows on-air today — it's also a linguistic ...

Singer Anne-Marie tests her knowledge of British slang. From "gobsmacked" to "reh teh teh," she shares some of the most common of British slang phrases. Anne-Marie's new single, 'Birthday,' is ...

Language is a wonderful, complicated device that helps people express any feeling they might ever have about anything. The soup gets a little more complicated, however, when you add in slang words and ...

Though Emma Watson is undoubtedly British, the actor has lived in quite a few places over the course of her life. Born in France, she lived in the suburbs of Paris until she was almost five. It was ...

British singer Anne-Marie sits down with with Vanity Fair to explain the meaning of a number of British slang terms that Americans might not understand. So unless you think this video is a load of ...

LONDON—Stone the crows, our lingo’s all gone Pete Tong. British slang isn’t what it used to be. American stars might enjoy grappling with the alternate universe of what people say on the other side of ...