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Title: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: BigCyp on August 22, 2014, 04:37:26 AM
Would be interesting if some of our American friends know what we're taking about in this thread  ;D

Be nice to hear some local ones from our getbiggers up and down the country(s)

1. Lean to
2. Teatowel (what Bostin Lloyd uses for the white towel trick)
3. Doodah
4. Custard Cream
5. Dogging


Some Essex ones:

Totally Reem

Don't get lemon

Bas Vegas


Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Simple Simon on August 22, 2014, 04:38:59 AM
Ginnel.

lobbies
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Simple Simon on August 22, 2014, 04:39:31 AM
Sarcasm and irony.
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: BigCyp on August 22, 2014, 04:39:54 AM
Sarcasm and irony.

Haha boom  :D
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: BigCyp on August 22, 2014, 04:40:08 AM
Ginnel.

lobbies

WTF lol?
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Simple Simon on August 22, 2014, 04:44:52 AM
WTF lol?
Back ally

Potato ash
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: BigCyp on August 22, 2014, 04:47:03 AM
Back ally

Potato ash

Aha, what's potato ash? Is this the secret to your conditioning?
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: bigmc on August 22, 2014, 05:19:52 AM
Sarcasm and irony.

 ;D
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Skorp1o on August 22, 2014, 05:25:23 AM
Wotsit
Init
Moolah
Me Old China
thingy ma jig
Bob's your uncle
No skin off me nose
Better than a kick in the teeth (although self explanatory)
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: bigmc on August 22, 2014, 05:52:33 AM
tots amaze balls

shut the front doors
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: CalvinH on August 22, 2014, 07:15:09 AM
Some American words English don't understand,
dentist
floss
toothpaste
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: BigCyp on August 22, 2014, 07:28:39 AM
Some American words English don't understand,
dentist
floss
toothpaste

Careful
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: CalvinH on August 22, 2014, 07:33:35 AM
Careful


 ;D
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Grape Ape on August 22, 2014, 07:51:35 AM
I would like to request that you foreign fellow stop adding an "h" to yogurt.  It implies a painful experience, and yogurt isn't like that.
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: BigCyp on August 22, 2014, 08:25:05 AM
I would like to request that you foreign fellow stop adding an "h" to yogurt.  It implies a painful experience, and yogurt isn't like that.

Lol good point
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Henda on August 22, 2014, 09:07:30 AM
some commonly used local ones.

Hoy - throw
Yem - home
Fower - four
Cheble - table
Cooch - sofa
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Var City on August 22, 2014, 09:21:12 AM
REAL simple one

"bum"

NO girl in america calls it a "bum"

it's some weird shit like a "donk a donk donk" or "that thaaaaaaaang"

live in a society of Miley; twerking, mentally in 'Murica
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Var City on August 22, 2014, 09:22:17 AM
I would like to request that you foreign fellow stop adding an "h" to yogurt.  It implies a painful experience, and yogurt isn't like that.

 ;D lol

i hate when my yogurt experiences are painful

like reading a shizzo post

but filled with dairy

not cum
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Novena on August 22, 2014, 11:17:12 AM
The pen and ink came from the Bazalgette.
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: herne on August 22, 2014, 02:25:57 PM
Throw a spanner in the works
Knickers in a twist
Chinwag
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: herne on August 22, 2014, 02:30:30 PM
Knackered
Not my cup of tea
Yonks
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Simple Simon on August 22, 2014, 02:33:26 PM
Take my plate away I cant eat another thing.
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Var City on August 22, 2014, 02:34:46 PM
Take my plate away I cant eat another thing.

lol well done haha
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: local hero on August 22, 2014, 08:40:06 PM
Chav/ charva

pissed... As in drunk

Bum bag ( bodybuilding related )


A new one I've noticed is they drop the h for herb, so it sounds like urb/erb
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: no one on August 22, 2014, 11:36:40 PM


fanny

here it means the ass. 'she has a nice fanny'

it means something else to you guys from what i understand. lol
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: no one on August 22, 2014, 11:37:11 PM
Chav/ charva

pissed... As in drunk

Bum bag ( bodybuilding related )


A new one I've noticed is they drop the h for herb, so it sounds like urb/erb


very common here.
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: no one on August 22, 2014, 11:37:43 PM
Some American words English don't understand,
dentist
floss
toothpaste

hahahahaha :D
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: local hero on August 23, 2014, 02:23:31 AM
very common here.

I can only go off murican tv shows, where they use pissed as in pissed off
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: no one on August 23, 2014, 02:39:47 AM
I can only go off murican tv shows, where they use pissed as in pissed off

dont watch american tv bro it'll make you brain dead look what is done to them.
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: BigCyp on August 27, 2014, 02:41:21 AM
Take my plate away I cant eat another thing.

Hahaha yes Jeff

Also "No, 1.5 litres of coca cola will be fine thanks I don't need a refill that's 800 kcals"
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Andy Griffin on August 28, 2014, 02:54:45 PM

fanny

here it means the ass. 'she has a nice fanny'

it means something else to you guys from what i understand. lol

actually that is a term that older Americans (baby boomers, etc) use   

the first time I heard a young person use the term was on The InBetweeners  (Simon was trying to talk "dirty" to Tara)

Title: New York City english
Post by: Novena on August 29, 2014, 12:37:05 AM
New York City English.

Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Wolfox on August 29, 2014, 12:53:57 PM
dont watch american tv bro it'll make you brain dead look what is done to them.

You should probably stay off our internet too.
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: BigRo on August 29, 2014, 01:45:13 PM
up the ra

 ;D
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Andy Griffin on August 29, 2014, 01:49:23 PM
0-0  great match
Title: Re: English words, things and sayings that Americans won't understand
Post by: Nirvana on September 03, 2014, 01:00:10 PM
Manual transmissions