Take heed to Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders clarify British slang
Matt Helders has given a tough information to British slang phrases like “bloke”, “chav” and “correct bladdered” – test it out under.
The Arctic Monkeys drummer was showing on the Bandsplain podcast when he talked his American host Yasi Salek by a few of the UK’s choicest colloquial phrases, providing his steerage on how finest to make use of them in on a regular basis life.
Explaining the minute variations between a “lad” and a “bloke”, he stated: “It’s generally the best way you say it, however ‘lad’ would undoubtedly be used like, ‘oh, he’s a little bit of a lad’, and that’d be like Jack the Lad or a lad about city.”
Explaining that the American equal of a “lad” could be a “bro”, he added: “And you then’d have a ‘chav’ in a Kappa.” Clarifying that you simply get chavs “up and down the nation”, he stated, “I’ve been accused of being a chav in my time, my early days, I had an enormous windbreaker part.”
He stated a “dodgy geezer” is mostly “as much as no good”, whereas a “diamond geezer” is cool. In the event you’ve had a “wank” evening then you’ve got in all probability not had the most effective time, Helders defined, however for those who have been “bladdered” or “rat-arsed” then a minimum of you had a number of drinks to make it go by extra shortly.
Take heed to the total chat, which additionally contains an introduction to Cockney rhyming slang in addition to a information to British meals like bangers and mass and butties, right here:
Earlier this 12 months, Helders revealed he has a “bizarre” model of ‘Why’d You Solely Name Me When You’re Excessive’ that has by no means been launched. He stated it “sounds a bit like ‘R U Mine’” and is “actually enjoyable to hearken to” however “it simply wouldn’t have labored”.
Helders additionally bumped into Mel C on the Grammys this 12 months, saying that assembly the previous Spice Woman made up for the band being “robbed of a Grammy or three”. They went away empty-handed after being nominated for Finest Different Music Album for ‘The Automobile’, Finest Different Music Efficiency and Finest Rock Efficiency.