A laid-back way of saying 'what's up?' or 'what's going on?'. It comes from Jamaican Patois and you'll hear it all over London.
Wagwan, fam? Haven't seen you in time.
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Means 'stop that', 'leave it' or 'forget about it'. People often cut it down to just 'low it'.
Allow it, man, I'm not lending you money again.
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Short for 'brother', but you say it to any mate or bloke, related or not. A bit like calling someone 'mate'.
Bruv, you're not gonna believe what just happened.
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Your group of mates, usually the lads you roll with. Basically your crew.
I'm linking the mandem later to watch the match.
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When something's peak, it's bad luck or just plain awful, like 'that's rough'. Confusingly, in some parts of the UK people use it to mean the opposite, that something's good.
I missed the last bus home and my phone died, that's peak.
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Means loads of, or a lot of something. It also works like 'really' or 'very' to crank up whatever you're saying.
There were bare people at the party last night, it was bare jokes.
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Used when someone is really fit or good-looking. You can also say it about anything that's really good, and about food it means it's proper tasty.
Have you seen the new girl in our maths class? She's actually peng.
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Innit is short for 'isn't it', and you stick it on the end of a sentence to get someone to agree or just to add emphasis. It works after pretty much anything, not only 'is' sentences.
It's freezing out today, innit?
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Bait means something is way too obvious, usually in a cringey or annoying way. If you're being bait, everyone can see what you're up to.
Stop staring at her, you're being so bait!
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Your ends is your local area, the neighbourhood you grew up in or where you're from. People rep their ends with a lot of pride.
I'm going back to my ends this weekend to see my mum.
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Creps are trainers, basically any sneakers, especially nice ones you care about.
Mind my creps, I only got them yesterday!
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Garms are your clothes or the outfit you've got on. It comes from the word 'garments'.
Your garms are fresh today, where'd you get that jacket?
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