In Scotland we call diet drink ‘diet’ and we call non diet sodas ‘full fat’
Also if we put lots of butter on our toast we say ‘pure hundreds of butter’
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“There’s no cow on the ice” - There’s no problem
“I was left standing with my beard in the mailbox” - I was left feeling like a fool
“Spørge-Jørgen” (an asking Jørgen) - Someone who asks a lot of random question
“Elephant snot” - That chewing gum like thing you use to hang posters on the wall
“I had a grandpa” - I took an afternoon nap
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Hella, it’s a Northern California thing.
“Hella cool dude!” “I’m hella wasted” “she was hella nice”
It gets annoying when it’s the only descriptive they use
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“Coke” is reference to every soda/pop
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Interesting. Fountain Coke no diet. Usually though it’s always beer unless I’m on the wagon.
Fixed it for ya. You’re welcome. 
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Byeeeee. Hieeee. Boyyyyz.
I think maybe that’s just me and the kiddos.
Also kiddos or kidlets.
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Yeah, Californians say hella alot
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Hunners 
you know i say loads of stuff in slang but generally dont realise i am doing it bc its so natural, sometimes i even make things up lol
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I think we copied Australia; a lot of people still say “No worries.”
Hey @rogueone, didn’t you guys invent that?
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haha…yeah use it a lot! I’m not sure we invented it but we use it a lot. Matey is good too. Not because of all the pirates but everyone is everyone’s mate!
We have a lot of idioms…Bonzer, Grouse…really good. They even are different between states over here much like the North and the South over there in America!
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“Gis a f a g mate” (cigarette) and “innit” , also ending a conversation with “no worrys”.
London Based. Altho ive only lived in the capital for a couple of years.
Im a southerner lol.
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Lol that’s interesting. What country are you from?
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Wicked aND wretched
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" Bru " South african version of " Bro "
" Leka " means cool
" Kiff " also means cool
" Bakkie " means pickup truck
" Braai " means BBQ
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I’m fit to be tied- I’m pissed off or extremely angry
Bless your heart- you’re a dumba** or it could mean f*** you
Caddywompus or Catty-corner- diagonal
Not everything is gonna be peaches and gravy- life’s not fair
Fixin to- I’m about to
His eyeballs are floatin- someone is drunk
Three sheets to the wind- another drunk euphemism
Lord willing and the creek don’t rise- with luck and no problems everything will be ok
I gotta mind to- I’m thinking about
To big for your britches- exaggerations about oneself
Knee high to a grasshopper- when I was young
That dog won’t hunt- it’s a bad idea
He squeezes a quarter so tight you can hear the eagle scream- someone who is cheap or tight with their money
Some expressions we use are:
“If brains were leather she wouldn’t have enough to saddle a June bug”
“She’s throwing a hissy fit”
He’s as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
You’re lying like a no legged dog
I’m so poor I can’t afford to pay attention
And my personal favorite: it’s hotter than 2 rats f****** in a wool sock
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MDR for Mort De Rire = LOL
Here people say "chillin’ " a lot. I think it’s common in many places now. It means just passing the time. “What are you doing?” "Just chillin’ ". Also some say chillaxing. One thing I found a little odd was when I was a stoner people would call a dealer and ask, “Are you on deck?” Meaning, “Do you have any pot?” I figure it must have caught on because it is a city with a few military bases nearby and being “on deck” may have come from being on the deck of a ship. At least that’s what I think.
"Chillin’ " seems to be very common now. Ironically, San Diego is never cold other slang is more gang involved. A lot of the blood gang members refuse to use any words starting with the letter C (because of their rival gang the crips). So you’ll hear people say, “That’s brazy.” For crazy. Or “it’s bracking” for it’s cracking. When people say that it usually refers to a party. “How’s the party?” "It’s crackin’/brackin’ " meaning it’s fun or entertaining.
As for slang in Tijuana, it mostly involves a lot of curse words.
Here if you are a tourist you are called an emmit. And if you are going to do something soon, you can say you will be doing it dreckly.
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A lot of people where I live will say “Yeah, nah” to mean no and “Nah, yeah” to mean yes.
“Maccas” is McDonalds
“Servo” is a service station/fuel station
“Bottlo” is an alcohol shop
The list goes on.