What's a real "aggro" is when people don't understand the artistry of my air guitar playing. Comment by: The Critic   

Some people call me an Aggro! Comment by: The Critic    Rated:3/5

Oi Polloi - sticking the boot in since 1981 Comment by: poet    Rated:5/5

aggro is just general violence Comment by: andy mackay   

In the States, "aggro" is an abbreviation of "aggressive," specifically describing someone in the act of angry, violent assault. Commonly seen on the Jerry Springer Show and at drunk frat parties across the US. Comment by: sally    Rated:4/5

'I'm not going to THAT pub again. That guy's there and I don't need the aggro!' Comment by: Funkyfairycakes   

someone who indulges in the king street nightlife in newcastle, new south wales, australia. aka, ryan berwick. Comment by: DeanLowe    Rated:5/5

well i live in london and we do eat bangers and mash alot. Comment by: Jane    Rated:3/5

yeah, the banger isn't really good to eat, it has a meat's oil and i don't need fats! Comment by: chrisophylum calleza    Rated:2/5

ALSO used in US.....can represent someone who indulges in the rock & roll scene....Goes to lots of concerts "where they bang their heads"....hence, banger Comment by: Reena    Rated:4/5

Wife and I went to Great Britain last year. Took us three days to figure out "bangers and mash", and then when we did, we turned out noses up at the black blood sausage served every breakfast. Give me haggis anyday. Love the country though, want to go back to London so bad Comment by: Jerry   

can also mean an old rubbish car Comment by: madeleine   

Lived in the U.S. all my life. I've never heard this, once. At least used in the context that is described. Comment by: Clayton    Rated:1/5

Nottingham slang. Only reason I know this is I have a friend from nottingham. Extremly common there, but used amongst less educated circles. Comment by: Oli   

Never ever heard this, ever, British born and bred, lived in the north and south. Comment by: Charlotte    Rated:1/5

I hear it all the time but only young people really say this, like my parents wouldn't know what it means. I hear it all the time. "Bare homework", "bare jokes", etc etc Comment by: Sarah    Rated:5/5

I can confirm it\'s definitely slang used in Nottingham by teens especially Comment by: Notts   

This is commonly used in London by young people under c.25 years old. Bare = lots or many. Comment by: Jen    Rated:5/5

expression not just "beavering" but "beavering away at" something like "he's beavering away at his homework". Comment by: jonno   

"bladdered" for drunk Comment by: marc    Rated:3/5

You can also have "Cor blimey!"; but that's a bit old now. Comment by: docweb   

Bollocks!!! great explanation Comment by: Steph    Rated:5/5

Can also be used in a postitive sense as in something good being "the dogs bollocks!". Can also be spelled "bollox". Comment by: Hass   

Haha, this is a good one. It is rarely used in the United States (except for me) and I even got to use it on a high school paper once because the teacher didn't know the actual meaning. Comment by: DiGi   

Mutt's Nuts is better than the Dog's Bollocks. Comment by: heartzuzu   

I've heard this used in Canada. Comment by: Luke   

one of our sales guy has very shitty habit of using this word every after 2 sentences! Comment by: AVR   

It is also a very old (WW1) slang word for German / Germans Comment by: Nickrs   

"Pissed off" isn't American - it's British. When Americans are angry, they are 'pissed' - which is confusing, because that means 'drunk' in British English. Comment by: Ralph Liam    Rated:3/5

We (Americans) use "pissed" or "pissed off," actually. I hear "pissed off" more often then simply "pissed." Or, "ticked off" which is a slightly cleaner version. Comment by: Kristen   

Americans use "pissed off" all the time, as in "I'm just pissed off today!" There is also "piss off" to mean "go away" or "get lost." Not very nice, though. Comment by: ohnoone   

Or we could all get "pissed" on a bottle of wine. Comment by: Michelle   

Nope, not all of us. "Pissed" never means drunk in the US (nor, I presume, in Canada). Of course, "piss off" meaning "go away" is common on both sides of the pond. Comment by: Jim   

listening to you bitch about it is pissing me off Comment by: cat   

It's also used in cockney rhyming slang for a Greek person, which is often just shortened to "a bubble''. Comment by: M   

I have never heard this said before. the Cat on a tin roof. that is soooo weird Comment by: Jennifer    Rated:2/5

my grand mom said this to me"hurry up phylum, your uncle is coming home tonight, he's from the hospital and he wants somebody to look(meaning to standby for him)at him while he's asleep..he's like you know, cat on hot bricks(agonizing) go on now! fix his room, ok?" Comment by: chrisophylum calleza    Rated:3/5

I think "cat on a hot tin roof" is an expression most Americans,(those unfamiliar with Tennesee Williams or not from the south) won't recognize. Great explanation of the analogy, though. Comment by: KrisM    Rated:4/5

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_R oof I'm familiar with the movie but have never heard anyone say it as an expression apart from that. Comment by: Kathy   

Never heard of "cat on hot bricks" but "cat on a hot tin roof" is very popular, in the south or not. I don't even know what the movie is about, but the phrase is very common in Ohio. Comment by: DiGi   

I've never been to the south, and I'm not familiar with Tennessee Williams, but I'm very familiar with "cat on a hot tin roof". You don't have to know the origin of a phrase to know the phrase and use it. Comment by: Downstrike   

This one was explained to me as an acronym for Council House (Housing) Associated Vermin. Council Housing being a generic term for Cheap rented dwellings run by the local authority. Sometimes it implies a low intellect or poor education. Comment by: NB   

The acronym "CHAV" is a "backronym" and has nothing to do with the etymology (which comes from the Romani for "child" iirc) it comes from the same direction as "pikey" (which also has gypsy routes). Chav ALWAYS implies low intellect & poor education - it is a pejorative term. Comment by: Kay   

Also means Council Housed And Violent. Comment by: HM