Want to speak British slang like British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen‘s character, Ali G? Now you can! Here’s a complete Ali G glossary that will have you nattering wiv yous westside crew down the boozer.
Who is Ali G?
Much to the delight of his fans, Sacha Baron Cohen has been fooling people into seriously interacting with one of his many characters. Some of Baron Cohen’s most popular characters include Bruno, Borat, and of course, Ali G.
Baron Cohen debuted his Ali G character on the British television show The 11 O’Clock Show in 1998. Since then, Ali G has starred in both film and television projects including Ali G Indahouse (2002) and Da Ali G Show (2000–2004).
In Da Ali G Show, Baron Cohen travels across the United States as the “hip-hop journalist” Ali G and interviews some of the most important figures in politics, business, sports, and the arts. Also, along for the ride are Baron Cohen’s alter-egos Borat, the easily confused TV reporter from Kazakhstan, and the supercilious Austrian fashion reporter, Bruno.
Common Ali G Phrases
In a parody of a Northern English Chav, for his Ali G character Baren Cohen will dress up wearing sportswear and jewelry and speak using a mix of Jamaican Patois and English slang. Here are some of Ali G’s more common phrases. If you want to create your own phrases, then scroll down to the Ali G glossary.
- well done: big up
- please to meet you: big up to you
- listen to me: hear me now
- isn’t it: innit
- that’s right: innit
- what’s up: whaddup
- i heard: me crew told me
- i hear: word on da street
- that’s correct: innit
- i’m from: me turf is
- what’s up?: wussup?
- good looking: fit
- a smoke: a bit of erbal remedy
- i’m going home: me is heading west side
- shut up: chill
- the hood: staines
- what are you talking about?: wot is yous bangin on about?
- i don’t know: me don’t have a clue
- night club: cukabilly
- first class: the most bestest
- i like you: would you dig to get jiggy wiv mr. biggy?
- like to have sex: dig to get jiggy wiv mr. biggy?
- how are you feeling?: is you wicked?
- my bed: the sack
- where do you live?: where is yous turf?
- going home: going westside
- west side: me turf
- a break: a chill pill
- what time is it?: keep it real and tell me da time
- how’s it going?: is you wicked?
- give me a ring: gimme a shout
- a pay raise: mo mula
- are you going out?: is you goin out to check some bitches?
- to the pub: down the boozer
- looking at: checkin out
- i feel like: i fink i will be
- that’s not right: dat ain’t right
- slag off: dis
- welcome to: hear me now, dis is
Ali G Glossary
Want to speak British slang like Ali G? It’s easy. Here’s a complete Ali G glossary in alphabetical order. Just mix and match some of these words and sayings to create your own Ali G phrases.
A
- absolutely: for real
- alright: aight
- annoying: pissin
- apartment: turf
- argument: ruk
- ass: batty
- attractive: fit
- awful: mingin
B
- babe: fit bitch
- bad: wicked
- balls: biggies
- beautiful: wicked
- best: fittest, wickedest
- best friend: main man
- big: massiv
- bloke : geezer
- blonde: fit
- bored: chilled
- boss: main man
- bottom: batty
- boys: bruvers
- break: chill
- breast: babylon
- brilliant: wicked
- butt: batty
- bye: bo
C
- cannabis: herbal remedy
- car: auto
- certainly: aye
- chick: bitch
- chilled: ambient
- chum: main man
- cigarette: fag
- city: turf
- clothes: threads
- coat: tommy hilfinger
- cocaine: erbal remedy
- commies: nazis
- company: crew
- compliment: respect
- computer: pooter
- condom: rubber
- cool: wicked
- coppers: pigs
- country: turf
- crap: mingin
- cute: fit
D
- darling: bitch
- dead: stiff
- definitely: for real
- dinner: grub
- dirty: mingin
- discover: check
- discrimination: racialist
- DJ: selecta
- document: bit of paper
- dog: aminal
- dope: erbal remedy
- drug: erbal remedy
- drunk: a little bit ratted
E
- enjoy: chill, dig
- enormous: maximum
- enter: let it rip
- especially: for real
- exact: pacific
- excellent: wicked
- exceptional: for real
- exhausted: wrecked
F
- family: crew
- fanny: flange
- fantastic: wicked
- fart: trumpet
- father: old geezer
- favorite: bestest
- favor: dig
- female: bitch
- fight: ruk
- filthy: mingin
- fine: wicked
- flat: turf
- folk: geezers
- food: grub
- fool: batty boy
- fox: lady
- freak: bitch
- friend: main man
- friends: boys
- full: maximum
- funny: wicked
G
- gang: crew
- gangja: herbal remedy
- gay: batty boy
- gift: pressie
- gigantic: massive
- girl: bitch
- girlfriend: bitch
- glasses: yellow sunglasses
- god: Jackie Chan
- good: wicked
- good bye: bo
- good looking: fit
- grandmother: nan
- grass: herbal remedy
- great: wicked
- greeting: hear me now
- groovy: wicked
H
- hairy: mingin
- handsome: wicked
- happy: chilled
- hash: herbal remedy
- hassle: aggro
- hate: don’t dig
- hated: rank
- here: in da house
- hi: alo
- hip hop : speed garage
- hole: batty
- home: turf, westside
- homosexual: homosapien
- honey: bitch
- hooker: ho
- horrible: mingin
- hot: spunky
- huge: massive
- hump: bone
- hurt: is wrecked
I
- idiot: chief
- indie: speed garage
- individual: main man
- inspect: check
- insult: dis
- intelligent: brainiest
- investigate: check
J
- jail: inside
- jazz: speed garage
- jesus: Jackie Chan
- joint: spliff
- jump: hop
K
- king: main man
- keen: wicked
L
- lady: bitch
- land: turf
- language: lingo
- large: massive
- lavatory: bog
- law: pigs
- lesbian: feminist
- loose: chill
- love: dig
- lovely: wicked
- lover: bitch
- lunch: grub
M
- marijuana: herbal remedy
- mate: main man
- mature: full bush
- melon: babylon
- men: bruvers
- missing: not in da house
- money: mula
- moron: chief
- mother: mam
- motor: car
N
- nasty: rank
- neighborhood: turf
- neighbors: homies
- nice: wicked
- northside: westside
O
- ok: wicked
- old: batty
P
- peep: check
- pisser: bog
- pleasure: sweet bitching
- police: constalubury
- pop: speed garage
- pound: squid
- prefer: dig
- pregnant: up da spout
- pretty : fit
- prison: inside
- pub: boozer
Q
- queen: main bitch
R
- racist: racialist
- relax: chill
- ride: bang
- ripe: full bush
- rock: speed garage
- rocks: is wicked
- rotten: mingin
S
- see: check
- seeya: bo
- sensi: herbal remedy
- sexy: fit
- situation: deal
- skilled: brainiest
- slack: chill
- sleep: go to me julie
- spliff: herbal remedy
- squad: crew
- strange: batty
- stress: aggro
- stupid: bit thick
- sweet: wicked
T
- talk: natter
- techno: speed garage
- technology: bits
- thanks: big ups, fanks
- that’s: innit
- tired: wrecked
- toliet: bog
- town: turf
- trouble: aggro
- tv: telly
U
- ugly: mingin
- urinate: do a piss
W
- want: dig
- weed: herbal remedy
- welcome: here me now, dis is
- with: wiv
- wonderful: wicked
X
- There are no Ali G words for this letter.
Y
- yes: aye
- youth: you’f
Z
There are no Ali G words for this letter.
How Sacha Baron Cohen Fools His Guests Into Being Interviewed By Ali G
Ali G has an impressive list of people that he’s interviewed over the years. But why would big names like Sam Donaldson, Pat Buchanan, and Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker grant an interview to someone like Ali G?
In 2007, Rolling Stone Magazine revealed their secret interview trick. Baron Cohen would always enter the interview area dressed as Ali G carrying equipment and have a suited man with him. His guests would assume that Ali G was a crew member and that the other man in a suit was the host conducting the interview. Ali G would then quickly sit down with the cameras already rolling and start conducting the interview. Without this element of surprise, it’s unlikely that most guests would allow Ali G talking to them on camera for an interview.
NERD NOTE: Baron Cohen was the original choice to play Freddie Mercury in the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic about the rock band Queen. However, he exited the project in July 2013 after several disagreements with the surviving members of Queen. According to Queen guitarist Brian May, the band felt that having Baron Cohen in the role would be “distracting” and take focus away from the film and the band’s story. Baron Cohen was replaced by actor Rami Malek.
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