Will And Guy Select Our Top Ten Quirky Words:

Barking: Thought to be named after the London suburb, home to a former asylum site; hence 'Barking mad'.

Binge: A bout of uncontrolled indulgence.

Blighty: A word much loved by RAF types in WW2. Originally from the Hindi word "bilayati" meaning foreign.

Blimey: Could be shorthand for "God, blind me."

Chum: A "chummy" used to be a chimney sweep's assistant.

Cuppa: First used for tea by PG Wodehouse, the playwright.

Dear: From an old English word, "deore", meaning "much loved."

Grotty: Sixties Liverpool slang.

Jolly: From an old French word meaning "festive".

Slag: Derived from a 16th century German word meaning "dross".