"Train’s cancelled again and my mate’s queued for the wrong platform. I’ve made a right bollocks of the whole morning, but his new jacket is the dog’s bollocks."
"I’ve bagged us tickets for the match, mate. Nice one, you absolute legend. Turns out they’re restricted view though, we’re behind a pillar. NICE ONE, cheers, brilliant"
"Wicked I've seen used up north primarily and it is a word used for emphasis like you would use very or really. For example, I'm wicked tired. Can you hurry up?"
"Boss asked if the rollout’s ready, so I went, tickety-boo. Meanwhile Dave’s drowned the laptop with his cuppa and we’ve nicked Wi‑Fi from next-door kebab shop."
"How was the office move? Absolute shambles, mate. Dave labelled the boxes wrong, HR vanished, and someone nicked the kettle. We’re making tea with hot tap water."
"Boiler was doing that horror-film rattle, engineer says it’s a loose valve, forty quid. I’m grinning like an idiot. Result, we’re off for a cheeky Nando’s."
"The gaff got the internet back, the pints were cheap, and the taxi showed in two minutes. Happy days, so it is, we’re flying."
Voices of the people
Theory is all well and good, but what we really love is hearing people in their natural flow. If you know a good one from where you're from, bring it. And if it's already here, give it your voice. We build the sound map together.