SLANG

British slang and language related sites:
London Slang - current usage, including rhyming slang. With an introduction, slang survey, bibliography and films, it's well worth a butchers.
Completely Lanky - a wonderful insight into the Lancashire dialect. Based on Dave Dutton's reyt funny book of the same name.
United Kingdom English for the American Novice - a listing of British words and phrases, from an American's perspective, including some slang, with definitions in American. (Last updated Jan 1996)
Everyday English and Slang in Ireland - a starting point for those interested in the rich language of the Irish, and although not strictly


US slang and language related sites:
Amerispeak - contains a selection of expressions associated with the US.
A Seattle Lexicon - for 'Lingo from the Far Corner' offering sections on geography, events, sports and coffee amongst others.
American Dialect Society - founded over a century ago and the only scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.
Bay Area Hip Hop Dictionary - a good collection of slang from San Francisco, including Bay Area links.
Slang City - guide to American slang, including explanations of popular songs and movies, bad words, body parts and more.
A Historical Dictionary of American Slang - presents a unique way for studying slang. It contains over 2200 slang words with the centuries in which they were first printed.

THE LANGUAGE OF THE STREET

(Source:peakenglish.com)

Learn the language of the street - what people say and the topics they like to talk about.

GOING OUT FOR A DRINK

Let's go for a drink! / Let's go down the pub! / Let's go out for a few bevvies. / a few jars. - Let's go to my local public house - the pub - for some drinks.

We're going to paint the town red. / We're going to go on a bar crawl. - We're going to several pubs or bars.

I'll get the booze!- I'll buy the beer!

A glass of bubbly - A glass of champagne or sparkling wine.

That wine is corked! It tastes like vinegar. - The wine is bad.

A chaser - A measure of a spirit such as whisky or rum which you drink with beer.

A double - 2 measures of spirits. A single measure is usually 1/5 of a gill - 25 ml.

A drop of the hard stuff - Some spirits rather than beer or wine.

A soft drink - A non alcoholic drink.

At the bar

It´s my round. What will it be? - I'm buying the drinks - what would you like?

Mine's a pint! - Atraditional measure of beer, equal to 0.57 litre.

A spritzer - wine mixed with soda water.

A Red Bull and vodka / A gin and tonic / Rum and cola - Some spirits and their mixers.

Happy hour - A time at the beginning of the evening when some bars sell drinks for half price.

Too much!

I'm over the limit, so let's get a cab. - I'm over the legal limit for being allowed to drive so we should get a taxi.

I've been partying all weekend! - I've been out socialising the whole weekend!

I've got a really bad hangover - I'm feeling bad this morning [after drinking too much the night before].

He got really smashed last night! He was well under the influence! These are ways of describing that you had a great time, drank too much and maybe don't feel your best right now.

Going out

Fancy going for something to eat?

What about going to that new Russell Crowe film?

Let's go and do some theatre. Medea has had some great reviews.

I fancy seeing that new Italian exhibition.

Bring a bottle - If you're asked to dinner it's polite to take with you a bottle of wine.

Staying in

I'm going to stay in and veg - I'm going to stay at home and do nothing [vegetate]

Jack's such a couch potato - Jack loves to spend his life sitting on the sofa.

I'm going to go back to mine and chill - I'm going home to seriously relax.

Let's get a takeaway - Food you order from a restaurant to eat at home, usually a curry or Chinese food.

(source:bbc.co.uk)