Slang & Idioms Starting with "G"
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- G'day An Australian greeting meaning 'Good day' or 'Hello'
- G&T Gin and tonic; a classic British cocktail.
- Gadgie Man, bloke, person (Geordie).
- Gaffer The manager of a football team; the boss.
- Galah Australian insult meaning a fool or idiot; from the noisy pink bird.
- Game of two halves Match where performance changed dramatically between halves.
- Game plan A strategy or plan of action.
- Gammon Cured ham, typically thick-cut (British)
- Gammon Nonsense; also racist/sexist person (modern).
- Gammy Bad, injured, or not working properly (of a limb)
- Gan Go (Geordie).
- Gap yah Gap year (mocking upper-class pronunciation)
- Garden Yard (British)
- Garibaldi Currant biscuit
- Garrison Military post or the troops stationed there
- Gaslight To manipulate someone into questioning their own reality or sanity.
- Gatekeep To control access to a community, knowledge, or resources; keeping things exc...
- gear stick gear shift
- Geddon Hello, get on with it (Cornwall/Devon greeting/encouragement).
- Geek An enthusiast or obsessive about something
- Geezer Man (British); old man (American)
- Gegenpressing Immediate pressing to win ball back after losing it.
- Gem A wonderful person or thing
- Genteel Affectedly refined or respectable
- Gents British term for men's toilet.
- Germans Hands.
- Get away with murder To escape punishment for bad behavior.
- get cold feet become nervous about commitment
- Get down to brass tacks To focus on the essential, practical details
- Get Lost Go away (rude dismissal)
- Get off with To kiss or become romantically involved with someone (British)
- Get on like a house on fire To get along extremely well immediately
- Get On With It Start or continue doing something; stop delaying
- Get Real Be realistic; stop being naive
- Get stuck in To start working on something with enthusiasm (British)
- Get the wrong end of the stick To misunderstand something completely
- Get Your Knickers in a Twist Become overly upset or agitated about something
- Get-together A casual social gathering
- Getting ideas Aspiring above one's expected position
- ghost suddenly stop responding to someone
- Ghost (someone) To suddenly cut off all communication with someone.
- Ghosted Being suddenly ignored without explanation, especially in dating.
- Ghosting Cutting off all communication without explanation (modern dating).
- Giant-killing Underdog beating much bigger team.
- Giddy Excitedly happy, light-headed with joy
- Ginger Queer (gay); also engineer.
- Ginnel Narrow alley or passage between buildings (Yorkshire).
- Gippy tummy An upset stomach, especially from foreign travel.
- Girlboss A woman who is ambitious and successful; now often used ironically.
- Git An unpleasant or annoying person (British)
- give a wide berth stay far away from
- Give It a Go Try it; attempt it
- Give it a shot To try something; to make an attempt.
- Give or Take Approximately; plus or minus
- Give/ask quarter Show/request mercy
- given the all-clear declared free of illness or risk
- glass ceiling invisible barrier to advancement
- glitch minor malfunction or error
- Glorious Beautiful weather.
- Glow up A positive transformation in appearance, confidence, or life circumstances.
- Go Simple euphemism for using the toilet.
- Go down a storm To be extremely well-received or popular.
- go downhill deteriorate in health
- Go Dutch Split the bill equally
- Go pear-shaped To go wrong or fail (British).
- go private use private healthcare instead of NHS
- Go Spare To become extremely angry or agitated
- go the distance complete something despite difficulty
- Go the extra mile To make more effort than expected or required
- Go tits up To fail completely or go badly wrong.
- Go to the toilet Standard British phrase for using toilet facilities.
- Go viral To spread rapidly and widely on the internet.
- Go-Getter Ambitious, energetic person
- Goal kick Kick from 6-yard box when attack puts ball out.
- Goal line End boundary of pitch where goals are.
- Gob Mouth (British slang).
- Gobby Loud-mouthed, talking too much
- Gobshite British/Irish insult for someone who talks nonsense; a loudmouth.
- Gobsmacked Utterly astonished or amazed
- God forbids Kids (children).
- Gofer Errand runner
- Going down a treat Being received very well; being enjoyed
- going gangbusters proceeding with great energy and success
- Going rate The current standard price or fee
- Going steady In an exclusive relationship, dating seriously (traditional).
- Golden Boot Award for top scorer in competition.
- Golden handshake A generous severance package when leaving a job
- Golden Parachute Executive severance package
- Golly Euphemism for 'God'; old-fashioned exclamation of surprise.
- gone bust failed financially
- gone pear-shaped gone wrong
- Good job Well done (American)
- Good Luck Wishing someone fortune; sometimes sarcastic
- Good on ya An Australian expression meaning 'Well done' or 'Good for you'
- Good sport Someone who accepts defeat gracefully or goes along with things cheerfully.
- Goodnight Farewell for the evening/night.
- Gooseberry An unwanted extra person with a couple (British)
- Gorgeous Beautiful, attractive (also term of address).
- Gorgeous Weather Beautiful weather.
- Gormless Stupid, lacking sense or initiative (Yorkshire origin).
- Gosh Euphemism for 'God'; mild exclamation of surprise.
- Goss Gossip (British/Australian)
- Gossip Casual talk about other people; to spread rumors
- GP General Practitioner, family doctor (British).
- Gradely Fine, excellent, proper (Yorkshire/Lancashire).
- Graft Work hard to attract someone romantically (British dating slang).
- Grafting Actively pursuing someone romantically with effort (British dating slang).
- Grafting Working hard
- Grammar school Selective state secondary school (UK)
- Grand Fine, okay, good (Irish)
- Grand One thousand pounds/dollars
- Grass An informer; to inform on someone to authorities.
- Graveyard shift A late-night or overnight work shift
- Greasy spoon A cheap café serving basic fried food
- Green around the gills Looking nauseous or seasick; appearing unwell.
- Green flag A positive sign in a person or relationship; opposite of a red flag.
- Green with Envy Extremely jealous or envious of someone
- Green-Eyed Monster Jealousy personified as a creature
- Gregory Neck.
- Gridlock A complete traffic standstill where nothing can move.
- Grim Unpleasant, harsh, depressing
- Grockle Tourist, holidaymaker (Devon/Dorset).
- Groggy Weak and unsteady; feeling dazed.
- Grotty Dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality
- Grub Food (informal)
- Grubby Dirty, grimy, or unpleasant
- Grumpy Bad-tempered, irritable
- Gung-ho Extremely enthusiastic and eager, especially for action
- Gurt lush Really lovely, very nice (West Country).
- Gutted Extremely disappointed or upset
- Gutted for You Feeling sympathetic disappointment on someone's behalf
- Guv Boss, sir
- Gyatt Exclamation of attraction, particularly regarding someone's figure.
- Gyp Pain or trouble; something causing discomfort.
- Gypsy's kiss Cockney rhyming slang for piss (urination).