London - Can you pass me the melly before you make the chupley?
If this sounds like gibberish to you, you’re not alone. But according to language experts, these words are now commonplace in British homes.
Linguists have published a list of new “domestic” slang, which is supposedly used across all generations as a way to bond with other family members.
According to the research, people are now more likely to ask for “splosh”, “chupley” or “blish” when they fancy a cup of tea, while the television remote control has become the “blabber”, “zapper”, “melly” or “dawicki”.
The new words have been published in the Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, which examines society’s changing language.
Author Tony Thorne, an academic at King’s College London, said: “Once associated with closed communities such as prisons, army barracks and the older public schools, more recently slang has escaped its boundaries and is running wild.”
The words he notes as being used by teenagers may be slightly more recognisable, with “totes” (for totally) and “amazeballs” (amazing) having more logical linguistic roots.
Adolescents are also reportedly adopting more old-fashioned words such as “galavanting” and “rapscallion” as new slang. - Daily Mail