Ricky Gervais Teaches You British Slang | Vanity Fair

Ricky Gervais tests his knowledge of British slang. From "dishy" to "cheesed off," the comedian takes you through some "bog-standard" British words and phrases.

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[williampower]

I like that he described most of these with just different British Slang words

[tristan]

As a british bloke myself, this man is a national treasure

[kickssass]

he's a geezer, he's a bloke, he's a good lad...

[matthewfreeborn]

If you can laugh at yourself the way Gervais laughs at his own jokes, you've got life by the tail

[katedring]

I've never seen one of these british slang videos where someone explains the words so well as this one

[hashcosmos]

I love how Ricky explained the meaning of the slang word "geezer" using the slang words "bloke" and "lad"

[aiyandi_]

does america really not have the word 'grim' cause i thought that was just a word and not slang

[misterjohnlove]

British slang: a multitude of ways to complain

[travisyoung]

Don’t forget anything is slang in Britain as long as you accompany the noun with ‘absolute’. He’s an absolute.... with literally any object.

[ADCArtAttack]

Haha, using slang to explain slang.... Yep, he's British..

Legend

[naykon]

We say “cheers” a lot in the UK basically in place of thanks.

[KaTekAterinA]

As a foreigner who lives in the UK, this is video is solid education

[benovenden]

Karl: "She was ya bog standard old woman"

[captlanc]

I love how he is genuinely trying to teach the words instead of just saying what they mean.

[rantk]

I love how he not only explains the word, but puts it in a sentence then gives us examples of how to use it and answeres it as if it was a question. 🤣

[amarduratovic]

"Smack in the face.
What is a smack in the face Karl?"

"When sum'un THUMPS you"

[Charlie-kuiy]

OK which American college intern here didn't know we say grim.

[zoeee]

Seeing Ricky Gervais having a laugh while sitting in front of all his trophies makes me happy.

[footyball]

Ricky is a diamond geezer chin wagging about slang words in his gaff whilst having a bevvy.

[Space-Holiday]

Gervais’ definitions are spot on, but it feels so weird hearing them defined. Us Brits say have some really weird slang!