Not to be confused with "doing bird," which means "being in prison.".More common Oop North, though also used in Cockney slang. Bird: Woman compare to US English "chick".Said to come from when Cockney troops were stationed in Iraq between the World Wars, as it's the Arabic word for girl. Bint: Slightly contemptuous term for woman or girl, mainly used in London.Also, berk is pronounced burk, whereas it's the Barkshire Hunt. Berk: Berkley or Berkshire Hunt, Rhyming Slang.Often given as "I'm off to the bar" to denote going to the counter to order drinks. It's also used or given as "Bad Form" when someone does something intentionally wrong.Bad Show: Usually an upper-class character will utter this when they witness something going wrong.In the nautical world, it's used a bit more specifically - "aye" is used as yes, "aye-aye" is shorthand for "I understand and will obey." In other words, "aye" is an answer to a question, while "aye-aye" is a response to a command. Elsewhere, tends to be the preserve of old/mysterious men, often smoking a pipe while ruminating on something. In Scotland and Northern England, it's a more common word than "yes" in colloquial speak that means the same thing. With the emphasis on the first syllable, this is short for "get away," a mild and friendly way of saying "Stop your nonsense," generally used to get the addressee's attention or express mild disbelief.
The distinction is generally that an "ass" is a wilfully stubborn or unreasonable person (a donkey metaphor, obviously), while an "arse" or "arsehole" is a person who is unpleasant, yobbish or rude. It tends to be used in the sense of "donkey", so that making an ass of yourself and making an arse of yourself are distinct and "ass" is much milder. Arse: Ass is occasionally heard as a Bowdlerised version of arse, a sort-of Foreign Cuss Word.
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