Livello 18: C1 Lesson 4

British Slang video series on English vocabulary to help you sound more like a native!

Slang words beginning with D

Did you know that ‘dishy’ is a slang word for someone who is attractive to look at? Watch this video to learn more slang words beginning with D!

Video lesson 31:54, Quiz 5:00

Lesson’s Takeaway:

This lesson is all about slang words beginning with the letter D:

daft– silly/crazy 
I think that people who jump out of the plane for fun are daft.

deffo– definitely
Will you be able to bring your kids along to the bbq on Saturday? Deffo!

dear- expensive
I was going to buy a laptop but they are really dear.

dicky– ‘a dicky tummy’; to feel sick
Shelia was sent home from work because she had a dicky tummy.

dim (div/divvy) –sometimes also: dimwitted:  stupid
I overheard my boyfriend referring to me as a dimwitted bimbo! He is now my ex-boyfriend!

dishy–attractive to look at
Have you seen the new waiter he is really dishy?

DIY- abbreviation for do it yourself usually it refers to repair work you do around the house
I am not afraid of a little DIY, tell me where the nearest DIY store is and I will prove it.

do – a party
It’s my birthday on the 27th of September and I am having a big do.

do– when talking about a shop e.g. do they do floor tiles (do they sell floor tiles)
I was assured that you did do grass seed and now that I am here your college has informed me that you don’t do grass seed, so I would like to know whether you do grass seed or not?

dole– welfare/ benefits
They are on the dole so they need to go to the dole office to collect their dole money.

done– to get done means to get into trouble
I got done by the police for speeding on the A30 last month.

doddle– if something is doddle it means it’s easy
This test is a doddle, come one teacher give us something more challenging.

dodgy– not to be trusted
I wouldn’t eat the pizzas from Tony’s pizzeria, they are seriously dodgy. In fact, Tony is seriously dodgy.

dog’s bollocks – fantastic often shortened to ‘the dog’s’
My subscribers are the dog’s bollocks.

dog’s dinner– mess
I hate to tell you this but you look like the dog’s dinner…what are you wearing?

donkey’s years– a very long time
We have to visit grandma and grandad because we haven’t seen them in ages.

dosh–money
There was so much dosh just lying about the house.

doss– to be lazy/ do very little activity
My son has been dossing around the house all week.

dustbin– bin, garbage can, trash can
All I asked her to do was to empty the dustbins once a week.

drop a clanger – to say something that you should not have said, which caused a problem
I have dropped a right clanger. Lisa was asking what my plans were for the weekend and I accidentally revealed the plans for her birthday surprise.

duck– an affectionate term e.g. mate (specific to certain areas in the north of England)
Alright duck, how are you today?

duff– faulty (it’s duff) or beat up (duff him up) or pregnant (up the duff)
Did you hear that Bruce is on the warpath? He is threatening to duff Charlie up for selling him a duff iPhone, but it gets worse, it turns out Bruce’s girlfriend is up the duff and apparently, Charlie is the father….Bruce doesn’t know but when he finds out…I dread to think about what will happen.

duffer– a person that is duff could be referred to as a duffer
That guy Charlie is such a duffer

dull– boring
Please don’t leave me alone with her; Her chat is so dull.

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