Stock British Phrases: Difference between revisions

** Indeed, it's used so as not to say 'fuck a duck'.

* In the ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]]'' films, Ron Weasley has adopted "bloody hell" as his [[Catch Phrase]].

* ''[[Austin Powers]]'' uses a lot of these. Parodied to the hilt in the third movie, where Austin and his father start up a conversation in in entirely British jargon, which requires subtitles that eventually degrade into "[[Even the Subtitler Is Stumped|??????????]]" as their jargon gets thicker.

* ''[[The Full Monty]]'' used "chuffin'" (as in "Chuffin' Nora!") instead of "naff off" to pre-empt the American ratings sensitivity over strong language.