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Post by lipstic on Mar 15, 2016 7:35:24 GMT
pissed (short for pissed off) = angry (very angry) Mossin' = cool/ groovy got balls = brave/stupid arm and a leg = expensive double double = coffee with 2 creams 2 sugars 4 by 4 = coffee with 4 creams and 4 sugars Kerfuffle (this is one of my favourites) = chaotic/ minor fight tuque = type of hat worn in the winter Pop = carbonated non-alcoholic drink (soda in the states) The States = USA Washroom = Bathroom/ loo/ toilette/ little boy's room/ little girls room/ powder room the sticks = far out in the bush butt fuck nowhere = I think this one is self explanatory (minus the butt fuck) boonies = in the country (rural areas) Canuck = Canadian (best not to use with Canadians you are not very close with) Newfie = From Newfoundland (can be seen as derogatory) Frog = French/ french Canadian (very derogatory) Loonie and Toonie = $1 coin and $2 coin eh? = do you agree with me (response is not always necessary) giv'er = give it all you have. Mickey = small bottle of alcohol
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Post by lipstic on Mar 15, 2016 7:54:05 GMT
for the brits... underwear = I believe you call them pants pants = I believe you call them trousers trousers = dress pants panties = girls underwear usually referring to briefs or bikini style granny panties = full bottom large female underwear diaper = I believe you call them nappy
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Post by Dreadlocktruth on Mar 15, 2016 8:48:30 GMT
I forget, are you in Canada lipstic? Some of the first lot you posted are the same here.... we say pop, got balls, arm and a leg, kerfuffle, the States and frogs (although I don't like that term, how it's used here to mock the French). Canada and Britain really do have a lot more similarities than we do with the States. The only one you said that we have here that means something different is that we say 'eh?' to mean 'pardon?'
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Post by evilpixie on Mar 15, 2016 14:46:35 GMT
Has it mashed - has a cup of tea brewed Nowt - nothing Mard arse - someone who is being miserable Gerof - get off Ayup duck - hello Ya sen - yourself
A lot of those are interchangeable between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire (East Midlands) and Ayup is used in Yorkshire as well.
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Post by iriemama on Mar 15, 2016 15:22:09 GMT
Jonesing- craving something Shoot the breeze- engage in idle, empty chatter podunk-small isolated town
do you guys have geekin? when you are geeked out. When a person can not stop laughing for anything due to intake of drugs or alcohol...lol
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Post by lipstic on Mar 15, 2016 21:51:31 GMT
Dreadlocktruth, yup you got it. I'm in Canada, across the pond we get used to explaining our slang and terms for the Americans so I often assume no one understands us. Then again there are parts of Canada I need a translator for. LOL
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Post by saralcat on Mar 17, 2016 18:02:07 GMT
Hehe, I say 'for fuck's sake' quite a bit. In regards to that awful accent attempt, the video made it into the local news! www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-university-expert-says-geordie-10994278The Geordie accent is a bit harder than the Northumbrian I grew up with, which starts to sound a touch more Scottish the closer to the border you are, but we all tend to get lumped in together by outsiders. To be considered a true Geordie you had to be born within sight or spitting distance of the Tyne, so from Tynemouth inland through Newcastle, though these days most people would generally consider the Tyneside area in general as the Geordie homeland. The accents around Northumberland change from village to village too, so to me as a kid in Seaton Sluice we had our 'normal' accent, a few miles south down the road to Whitley Bay and they had a posh accent, whereas a few miles north to Blyth and you were definitely going down market. A couple of miles inland to Seaton Delaval and it had changed slightly again. This is the Northumbrian accent...
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Post by saralcat on Mar 17, 2016 18:15:11 GMT
Knickers - item of female underwear
divvnt get ya knickers in a twist! - Don't get upset
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Post by gingerdreadman on Mar 17, 2016 21:11:36 GMT
Knickers - item of female underwear divvnt get ya knickers in a twist! - Don't get upset We use that saying a lot too. But it is - don't get your panties in a bunch!
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Post by saralcat on Mar 17, 2016 23:04:25 GMT
Yeah I used to get that from my ex.
Some things wot I learnt whilst living in Texas....
yous guys (New York) = y'alls (Texas) = everyone (normal English) alls y'alls take care now = bye Herbs is not pronounced with an 'h' Saying 'the beer is in the pickup truck' in my best attempt at a Texan accent is apparantly hilariously cute Don't speed on the freeways at the end of the month, even if the road is totally clear of all traffic on an early Sunday morning You can learn to say 'Have a nice day' and actually mean it British accents are sexy Yes/No Ma'am and Yes/No Sir, and 'How can I help you Officer?' are sensible ways to talk to cops carrying big fuck off guns Ice tea is tolerable Mexican food is the best Any beer that has 'lite' at the end of it is best drunk icy cold and very quickly. If you have alternatives, take them. Don't try to make jokes at passport control, those people do not have a sense of humour Drink lots of water Cry when your air conditioning fails in Summer Lightening storms are amazing, tornados and hurricanes are not The word 'water' is pronounced 'waadr' trunk = boot hood = bonnet mosquitos = fuck off you bitches Fire ants = bastards from hell gas = petrol
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Post by saralcat on Mar 17, 2016 23:08:28 GMT
Shitfaced = rat arsed = drunk
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Post by nafets on Mar 18, 2016 13:00:21 GMT
do one - go away
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Post by Dreadlocktruth on Mar 18, 2016 13:04:23 GMT
Haha that's a good one.
Also 'sod off' - go away. And we mentioned it on the forum a few months back, but "a bummer" in the UK is someone who likes anal sex (ie of the verb to "bum" ;p).
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Post by gingerdreadman on Mar 18, 2016 13:23:03 GMT
Hahah. A bummer here is like a let down. I.e that's a bummer dude.
That may be perceived differently over there. Ha
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Post by nafets on Mar 18, 2016 13:57:39 GMT
off his nut/off his face = he was very drunk/high
heebie jeebies = to be scared....'this house gives me the heeby jeebies'
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