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Synnen · Jan 29, 2011, 01:23 AM

Garden --which also confuses me. My Brit friends use garden and yard interchangeably, but apparently they're not the same thing, even though he uses them interchangeably. No clue, but it makes me giggle.
Hacked off - angry or annoyed
Ickle--this one REALLY makes me giggle for some reason. Well, pretty much all Brit slang makes me giggle. Yes, I'm weird. It means little

adam_89 · Jan 29, 2011, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by Unknown008

Well, I thought it was some sort of greeting Adam :o

Just so you know, I wasn't trying to be mean or rude about that Unky. I was seriously asking what you thought it meant, in a nice kind way. I look back at it now and see it could be read differently than the way it was intended.

Unknown008 · Jan 29, 2011, 07:11 AM

Oh, don't worry about that, I know what you meant and I didn't see the 'other' way until you just pointed it out. It's okay, really :)

RickJ · Jan 31, 2011, 07:44 AM

Jolly - We Americans say "very good" or "ok"
Kip - We say "nap".
Leg it - we say "run".

Synnen · Jan 31, 2011, 08:40 AM

Mad - Americans say "crazy"
Nackered (though I'm not sure if this is spelled with a K or not) - tired
Old Chap - see, here's one that I laughed like mad about. I always thought that old chap meant either one's father, or was an affectionate term for a friend. NOPE! Come to find out, when I was laughed out of the room, that it's an affectionate term for erm... a penis.

RickJ · Jan 31, 2011, 08:44 AM

Pass - We Americans would say "I don't know".
Queer - We'd say "ill"
Right - we would say "very"

RickJ · Jan 31, 2011, 08:45 AM

Our esteemed Administrator Ben should be able to add some nifty stuff to this one: C'mon Ben, give us a good A-Z! :)

Aurora_Bell · Jan 31, 2011, 09:26 AM

Shrek in a Frock--- someone who is acting out of control... thank you Gordon Ramsey.

Throw a Wobbly---Have a fit

Up the Duff--- being pregnant.

RickJ · Feb 2, 2011, 12:27 PM

So "V" is a toughie. Let's skip it for now, then.

Wanker. I love that word! :) It's what the Brits call a general jerk.

I'm sure that "X" will be another difficult one. I do know of some for Y and Z but will hold off to see if any of y'all can come up with one for "X".

Synnen · Feb 2, 2011, 02:22 PM

The only thing I've been able to come up with is the "V for Victory" (or "peace") hand gesture in the US has a VERY different meaning in the UK.

albear · Feb 2, 2011, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by Synnen

The only thing I've been able to come up with is the "V for Victory" (or "peace") hand gesture in the US has a VERY different meaning in the UK.

Only if you get it the wrong way round, otherwise its still peace :)

RickJ · Feb 11, 2011, 06:14 AM

Yonks - means "a long time".
Zed - the brits say Zed for the last letter of the alphabet.

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Someone pick one :)