Pub Culture & Drinking

The local, rounds, and the art of the session

Introducción

El pub es el corazón de la vida social británica — una institución única donde los desconocidos se hacen amigos, se cierran tratos y las preocupaciones del día se lavan con una pinta. El vocabulario de la cultura del pub refleja siglos de tradición.

Desde "calling last orders" (anunciar la última ronda) hasta "getting a round in" (invitar a una ronda), el lenguaje del pub lleva expectativas sobre el comportamiento social. Entender estas reglas no escritas — y las palabras que las describen — es esencial para cualquiera que quiera integrarse en la vida social británica.

Este capítulo cubre la experiencia completa de la cultura de la bebida británica — desde los tipos de bebidas hasta las etapas de la embriaguez, desde la etiqueta del pub hasta la mañana siguiente. Ya seas un bebedor social ocasional o un asiduo comprometido, estas son las palabras que necesitas conocer.

Temas

Todos los Argot inglés en este capítulo (74)

• Local Your neighbourhood pub; the pub you frequent regularly.
• Last orders The final call for drinks before a pub closes.
• Ale A type of beer fermented at warm temperatures; traditional British beer.
• Stout A dark, rich beer; famously exemplified by Guinness.
• Cider An alcoholic drink made from fermented apple juice.
• G&T Gin and tonic; a classic British cocktail.
• Snakebite A drink mixing lager and cider; sometimes with blackcurrant.
• Half A half-pint of beer (284ml); a smaller serving.
• Chaser A smaller drink taken after a larger one; typically spirits after beer.
• Top-up Adding more drink to an existing glass; a refill.
• Short A small measure of spirits; a shot.
• Booze Alcohol; to drink alcohol.
• Plonk Cheap wine; wine of poor quality.
• Lock-in Drinking after official closing time with the doors locked.
• At the bar The serving counter in a pub; ordering location.
• Mine host The landlord or publican; the person running the pub.
• Landlord The person who runs or owns a pub.
• Punter A customer; a regular pub-goer.
• Regular A frequent customer at a pub; a habitual patron.
• Tab A running bill to be paid later; credit at the bar.
• Ring the bell Buy drinks for everyone; or the landlord ringing last orders.
• Bar stool A high seat at the bar; the position of regulars.
• Bell The signal for last orders; the end of service.
• Time, gentlemen, please Announcement that the pub is closing; drinking must stop.
• Drinking-up time The period after last orders when you can finish but not buy more drinks.
• Tipsy Slightly drunk; pleasantly affected by alcohol.
• Merry Happily drunk; cheerfully intoxicated.
• Sloshed Very drunk; heavily intoxicated.
• Half-cut Fairly drunk; moderately intoxicated.
• Bladdered Extremely drunk; very heavily intoxicated.
• Plastered Very drunk; heavily intoxicated.
• Trolleyed Very drunk; off your face.
• Rat-arsed Extremely drunk; very heavily intoxicated.
• Hammered Very drunk; heavily intoxicated.
• Wasted Extremely drunk or high; completely intoxicated.
• Smashed Very drunk; heavily intoxicated.
• Paralytic So drunk you can't move; extremely intoxicated.
• Squiffy Slightly drunk; tipsy and cheerful.
• Blotto Extremely drunk; unconscious from drink.
• Three sheets to the wind Very drunk; heavily intoxicated.
• Steaming Very drunk; heavily intoxicated.
• Tanked Very drunk; filled up with alcohol.
• Off your face Extremely drunk or high; totally intoxicated.
• Hair of the dog An alcoholic drink taken to cure a hangover.
• Hanging Suffering from a hangover; feeling terrible after drinking.
• Worse for wear Showing effects of drinking; hungover or still drunk.
• Like death warmed up Looking or feeling extremely ill; severely hungover.
• Fragile Hungover; feeling delicate after drinking.
• Munted Very drunk; severely hungover or messed up.
• Write-off A day lost to hangover; someone too drunk/hungover to function.
• Seedy Feeling unwell, especially from a hangover.
• Ropey Feeling unwell; of poor quality; hungover.
• Parched Extremely thirsty, especially after drinking alcohol.
• Never drinking again A pledge made while hungover; inevitably broken.
• Tactical chunder Deliberate vomiting to prevent a worse hangover.
• Pub quiz A trivia competition held in a pub.
• Darts A traditional pub throwing game.
• Pool A billiards game played in pubs.
• Fruit machine A gambling slot machine found in pubs.
• Beer garden An outdoor seating area at a pub.
• Snug A small, private room or area within a pub.
• Pub crawl Visiting multiple pubs in one drinking session.
• Pub grub Food served in a pub.
• Karaoke night A pub evening with amateur singing performances.
• Meat raffle A pub raffle where the prize is meat.
• Jukebox A coin-operated music machine in a pub.
• One for the road A final drink before leaving.
• Happy hour A period of discounted drinks at a pub or bar.
• Skittles A traditional pub bowling game.
• Chalk it up To record a debt or score; to put drinks on a tab.
• Open mic A pub event where anyone can perform.
• Pub lunch A midday meal at a pub.
• After hours Drinking after official pub closing time.
• Put the world to rights To discuss and solve problems over drinks.