June 28, 2005

Shocking quiz results!



Your Slanguage Profile

Canadian Slang: 100%
Victorian Slang: 50%
Aussie Slang: 25%
British Slang: 25%
Prison Slang: 25%
Southern Slang: 25%
New England Slang: 0%
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I have to say, a good portion of these questions made no sense to me: either I had never heard the term — what on earth is a "chav"? and what is having "good grapes" on someone? — or my definition was not among the possible answers: in my world, "jerry" is WWII era U.K. slang for German, a "blue bottle" is a fly, and a "billie" is a billie-club. On the plus side, "timbit" is included. Hence my score. Thanks to Sharon, who speaks 75% prison slang, for the link.

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Hmmm?

A "Chav" is an old English word/recent slang for an unruly youth. They're identified in England by their Burberry plaid caps, and velvet track suits and a disposition toward state benefit abuse and petty crime.

There's a good definition to be found here.

In Scotland, they are known as Neds.

Scribbled by John at June 28, 2005 2:57 PM | Permalink

Wow, really? I was thinking Chev (i.e. Chevie, Chevrolet), shiv (shades of Oz)... And Burberry caps! And to think I was going to buy my unsuspecting dog a knock-off of one of those cute little Burberry doggie capes.

Scribbled by mj at June 28, 2005 3:06 PM | Permalink

Oh, wait -- if timbits are Canadian, does that mean they're connected to Tim Hortons and thus doughnut holes?

I was not surprised, 75% British slang, 50% everything else but prison slang, where I scored a measly 25%.

Boring me.

Scribbled by Another Damned Medievalist at June 28, 2005 7:05 PM | Permalink

I used to work in a prison.

Really.

& I blame my Brit housemate for the rest of it.

Scribbled by SB at June 28, 2005 7:13 PM | Permalink

So, Sharon, you would know both what a chav and a shiv are?

ADM: right you are. Timbits are a basic food group up here.

Scribbled by mj at June 28, 2005 11:27 PM | Permalink

This was interesting. I got 75% for Aussie slang and New England slang. I'm not Australian in the least, but I am from New England. Prison slang was next with 50%. British slang was a shockingly low 25%, which I need to improve since I'm going to England for a year...

Scribbled by Adjunct Kait at June 29, 2005 12:19 AM | Permalink

I think 'Chav' comes from the Gypsy word for boy (which sounds something like this: shavo). At least, there's a word in Hungarian which is very similar ('csávó', which sounds like 'chavo') and comes from the Gypsy word for boy (and is a slang word for boy or guy in Hungarian).

Scribbled by LiL at June 29, 2005 8:03 PM | Permalink

I'd like to point out that chavs don't wear 'track suits'. They wear 'shell suits' (ok, like track suits but a lot shinier and not intended for running in, except away from the police). In fact, about the only people in Britain who still wear track suits are professional athletes. Sheesh. This quiz doesn't know its arse from its elbow.

But even if I didn't recognise half of the words at all, looks like it got me, mostly: British Slang: 75%, Prison Slang: 50%, Southern Slang: 25%, Victorian Slang: 25%. The rest 0.

Scribbled by sharon at June 30, 2005 7:51 AM | Permalink

answers mostly

http://www.livejournal.com/users/ssasha/3612.html

Scribbled by ssasha at July 2, 2005 11:20 PM | Permalink