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qwertyMike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:14 AM Original message |
Brit/American words - translations/phonetics. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. a few more: |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. chav - street rat |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #44 |
69. I suggest Roger's Profanisaurus |
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Drum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
2. um, |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
3. British: 'I'm terribly sorry to hear that, sir' |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 07:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
28. How true! |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
46. See response #44 above |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
4. A couple I learned in Africa |
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zingaro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Are you sure you didn't learn those |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Maybe I heard that song in Africa |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
5. "You say 'erb' and we say 'herb'......." |
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qwertyMike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
8. More |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
65. Here, "knock me up" has a completely different meaning ... |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
9. "Because there's a fuckin' H in it." |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
10. Sellotape - Scotch Tape |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 03:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Sellotape is a brand name. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 07:17 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Scotch tape's a brand name too |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
11. One springs to mind |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
12. My kid used to use British slang to confuse her peers. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 03:55 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. More Brit euphemisms for 'penis' |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
60. I also love the phrase "Sod Off!" |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
13. Deleted message |
FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
14. Fag = cigarette |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
15. Here are some not-so-well-known ones |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. rent boy = male prostitute |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 10:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. Then there's "kerb crawling," which is looking for a prostitute on the street |
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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
16. pissed |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
18. rubbish bin = trash can |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:29 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. lEHft (lift) = elevator |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:35 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Also "dust bin" |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
20. May I have your good name please? = name I believe |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
67. Never heard that one... |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
22. bunking (pronounced boinking)= skipping school |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. That's a posh term. Ordinary people would say "skiving." |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. "posh"? |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Posh = upper class. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
26. Bollocks = really bad, except Dog's bollocks = really good |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
27. I'm better at doing Oz(Aussie) to American... |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 07:58 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Robert Redford attended Pratt Institute |
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SouthoftheBorderPaul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
47. Let's not forget |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
50. Pill- Soccer Ball |
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Esra Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 06:07 PM Response to Reply #27 |
74. Specifically the "dunny" is the toilet. Quite often they're in |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
30. Boots=chemist=drug store |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. Have a butcher's - go look at something |
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Esra Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 06:09 PM Response to Reply #51 |
75. That's from the rhyming slang "butcher's hook.......look" nt |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 05:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
68. Boots is now known over here as well. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
32. Bonnet = hood (car) |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #32 |
58. not to be confused with "pissed," meaning drunk. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
33. Cling film |
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annonymous (850 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
34. Here are some more |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. Tip - dump |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
35. Way out (British) -- Exit (American) |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
36. Holiday - Vacation n/t |
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Monk06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
37. Washing up liquid = Dishwashing Detergent |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
56. Also "fairy liquid" = dish detergent |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
38. Yob=Jets fan |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. LOL |
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SOteric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
39. Bog = toilet |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #39 |
59. "Armoured Wankball" -- I LOVE THAT!!! |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
40. I remembered some more: |
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qwertyMike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. Speaking of church |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #40 |
57. "Begging letter" = request for donations |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
42. Courgette: Zucchini |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #42 |
73. But what's a "marrow"? |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
43. The British are right on Uranus. So to speak. |
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formerrepuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
54. UK: "Europe" (mainland Europe); US: "Europe" (Europe...all of it) |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
55. Physiotherapy - physical therapy. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
61. Pecker = courage. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
62. I thought we Americans said UrANus as well. |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
63. Holidaymaker=vacationer |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
64. More: |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. I believe a "solicitor" |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. I think a solicitor might represent you in Magistrate's court. |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
71. A few that came to mind |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
72. I only know what I learned in Oceans 11... |
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