Brilliant = Awesome

[withahip]

I'm trying to remember this charming expression this English woman used one time. It was something like, "Get off of me" or something similar. It's hard to remember all the funny sayings they use.

Jack, she really wanted you to get off her.

[moondance]

I love the put-downs too, like 'ponce' and 'pillock'

'Gutted' is a good description for depressed. We say 'bummed' sometimes.

[Frank The Bunny]

I googled "pillock" and found the English to American Dictionary:

http://english2american.com/index.html#index

"pillock n idiot. You could almost decide having read this dictionary that any unknown British word is most likely to mean "idiot". And you could almost be right. The Brits have so many because different ones sound better in different sentences. "Pillock" is likely a contraction of the 16th century word "pillicock", which was used to refer to the male member."

[Blackheathen]

'Gutted' is a good description for depressed. We say 'bummed' sometimes.

Yes, I really like 'gutted' too. It really says it how it is - no explanation needed when you hear it being used.

[Blackheathen]

I googled "pillock" and found the English to American Dictionary:

http://english2american.com/index.html#index

I find this one useful too:
The Best of British - The American's Guide to Speaking English http://www.effingpot.com/

[guitarplayer on here too]

no, actually, the people i talk to that use it (all 3 - 4 of them) live in the south east of england, as a matter of fact!

Well, I know of no-one who says "brilliant" all the time. Maybe it's an English generation thing (as I'm under 40). They don't look like this by any chance do they?

[fat cherry]

We say 'bummed' sometimes.

well in my particular corner of this, er, sceptred isle, that means something completely different.

C.

[crystal daze]

In mine too!

Although you might say something was a bummer if you look like this

[moondance]

A 'bummer' is a particular disappointment around here, like not getting tickets to a Bunnymen show.