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"".