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Hi, I’m Sian from BBC Learning English,
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and today I’m going to share four British
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slang words with you.
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So these are words you should only use in
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an informal situation.
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The first one is 'gutted'. This is an adjective
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and means very sad or disappointed.
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I just failed my driving test for the fourth
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time! I'm gutted.
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Number two is 'knackered'. This is also an
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adjective and means really, really tired.
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I went to a party last night and now I'm knackered!
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Next we have 'skint'. If someone is skint
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they have no money or very little money.
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I can't come out tonight, I'm skint.
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Out fourth slang word is the opposite of
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skint – 'loaded'. If someone is loaded, they
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are very very rich.
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I just won the lottery – I'm loaded!
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