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a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,020	UKisms May 7, 2015 15:59:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on May 7, 2015 15:59:30 GMT -5 huh?
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jengurl1987 Elite Member I Posts: 5,544	UKisms May 7, 2015 16:09:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jengurl1987 on May 7, 2015 16:09:23 GMT -5 I was attempting to say that you screwed up. Maybe it's a Liverpool thing.

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,020	UKisms May 7, 2015 16:15:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on May 7, 2015 16:15:20 GMT -5 LOL it does mean I broke something.
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jengurl1987 Elite Member I Posts: 5,544	UKisms May 7, 2015 16:17:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jengurl1987 on May 7, 2015 16:17:46 GMT -5 Well, I reckon that works as well, Kacey.

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,020	UKisms May 7, 2015 17:09:08 GMT -5 heatherly likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on May 7, 2015 17:09:08 GMT -5 May 7, 2015 16:17:46 GMT -5 jengurl1987 said: Well, I reckon that works as well, Kacey. Stoatin' That's old scots for "good!".
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jengurl1987 Elite Member I Posts: 5,544	UKisms May 7, 2015 17:48:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jengurl1987 on May 7, 2015 17:48:15 GMT -5 Cool! That's American for cool. So, if I were to say that everything is sloatin', would that be right?

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,020	UKisms May 8, 2015 3:24:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on May 8, 2015 3:24:32 GMT -5 Stoatin' with two "t"'s. It actually has two meanings. The other is bouncing, as in stoatin' a ball off the wall. But yes, it means cool.
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www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/05/12/404660475/51-words-the-united-states-of-colloquialisms?

I don't know any of these.. lol the only word I have used is "laggy", but I am talking about the internet, my computer, and video games when I use it.

usmichelle Prominent Member Read, Learn, Read it Again, Learn More Posts: 4,412	UKisms May 17, 2015 15:57:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by usmichelle on May 17, 2015 15:57:45 GMT -5 For some reason, the "crown" was not that enthused when the colonists sought their sovereignty. I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy!
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May 12, 2015 19:52:49 GMT -5 heatherly said:

www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/05/12/404660475/51-words-the-united-states-of-colloquialisms?

I don't know any of these.. lol the only word I have used is "laggy", but I am talking about the internet, my computer, and video games when I use it.

In NY and most of the civil states, oil, is oil.

Below the Mason Dixon line, oil is awl.

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jengurl1987 Elite Member I Posts: 5,544	UKisms May 28, 2015 15:57:41 GMT -5 heatherly likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jengurl1987 on May 28, 2015 15:57:41 GMT -5 Time for some Aussie slang . . . If someone says that he isn't lazy, the phrase is "No flies on me, mate!"

britishbea Honored Member Kisses give her goosebumps, well that's cool I used to tutor braille Posts: 996	UKisms Jun 25, 2015 8:11:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by britishbea on Jun 25, 2015 8:11:28 GMT -5 never heard of that Jen, i thought of one the other day but ive forgot.. i dont remember if i posted this but we say 'a fortnight' for 2 weeks... i think i have just repeated my self here, or de ja vu, idk lol
	When life hands you lemons, make grape juice then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it. Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ‘til tomorrow For babies grow up we've learnt to our sorrow, So quiet down cobwebs Dust go to sleep I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep

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UKisms Jun 25, 2015 8:39:59 GMT -5 jengurl1987 likes this

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i cant be bothered going thru all the pages to see if ive said ones i might say, but anyroad..

i dont use that one, i think up north they do..

i saw this one online, i thought people in other countries say it as well not just UK.

in US you say counter clockwise, rather than anti-clockwise?

i havent been on a bender in a while, but dont bite my arm off over it.

another one i saw online but assumed everyone said it.. blatantly not, apparently

am i right that in the US you may say a knife is dull if its not sharp? we say its blunt

my OH always bodges things up, least it doesnt cost a bomb like buying alot of things.(any idea?)

oh budge up & let us sit down, we also say 'us' instead of 'i' alot. like i would say to someone 'will u give us a hand with this please' by us i dont mean me and my OH, i mean just me lol

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UKisms Jun 26, 2015 15:50:11 GMT -5 jengurl1987 likes this

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As well.. I use that.

Counter clockwise, yes.

What does bender mean over there? We have that here, but might be a different meaning.

I hear.. bite my head off, not arm.

We use the word blatantly as it's defined, does it have another meaning in the UK?

Yep, a dull knife =p

I don't know about bodges or budge up lol or things costing a bomb.. but we say things ARE the bomb, and it's a good thing: "it's the bomb"

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,020	UKisms Jun 26, 2015 15:57:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Jun 26, 2015 15:57:40 GMT -5 A bender is either unpleasant slang for a gay, or it is a night of unrestrained self aggrandisement, usually involving getting very very drunk.
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heatherly Administrator Maintain low tones! Posts: 16,394	UKisms Jun 27, 2015 12:32:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by heatherly on Jun 27, 2015 12:32:54 GMT -5 Yeah, we have the getting drunk kind of bender. Not sure I have ever heard someone using it to mean gay, though.

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,020	UKisms Jun 27, 2015 12:41:40 GMT -5 jengurl1987 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Jun 27, 2015 12:41:40 GMT -5 Oh we have lots in the uk, if you are bigoted enough: Fudge packer, shirtlifter, to name the first two that spring to mind.
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jengurl1987 Elite Member I Posts: 5,544	UKisms Jun 27, 2015 13:11:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jengurl1987 on Jun 27, 2015 13:11:12 GMT -5 Bottoms up, Cher.

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,020	UKisms Jun 27, 2015 13:48:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Jun 27, 2015 13:48:51 GMT -5
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heatherly Administrator Maintain low tones! Posts: 16,394	UKisms Jun 28, 2015 15:10:57 GMT -5 a_muppet likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by heatherly on Jun 28, 2015 15:10:57 GMT -5 I have heard fudge packer lol but not shirtlifter. I mean, we have a lot of slang sayings for that as well. Too many!

britishbea Honored Member Kisses give her goosebumps, well that's cool I used to tutor braille Posts: 996	UKisms Jun 29, 2015 8:21:00 GMT -5 jengurl1987 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by britishbea on Jun 29, 2015 8:21:00 GMT -5 i once read 'never ask a american for a fag (cigarette) because its a really offensive word for a gay person? bite my arm off/bite my head off i use both.
	Last Edit: Jun 29, 2015 8:21:13 GMT -5 by britishbea When life hands you lemons, make grape juice then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it. Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ‘til tomorrow For babies grow up we've learnt to our sorrow, So quiet down cobwebs Dust go to sleep I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep

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Jun 29, 2015 8:21:00 GMT -5 britishbea said:

i once read 'never ask a american for a fag (cigarette) because its a really offensive word for a gay person?

bite my arm off/bite my head off i use both.

I had an acquaintance who had travel to America as part of his job, their surname was Fagge.

Bite my head and arm have two different meanings, of course.

edit: Thinking back, he was rather reactionary, and probably got what he deserved in the sniggers.

He was a middle class twit.

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Yeah.. fag/faggot are offensive terms here.

I knew long ago that faggot/fagot is also a bundle of sticks outside of the US (mostly, maybe some older generations in the US still view it that way?) lol so if anyone used that, I'd tell them I'm not a bundle of sticks. It was always a popular diss online.. still is.

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,020	UKisms Jun 30, 2015 1:51:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Jun 30, 2015 1:51:36 GMT -5 Did someone say "faggots"? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(food)
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britishbea Honored Member Kisses give her goosebumps, well that's cool I used to tutor braille Posts: 996	UKisms Jun 30, 2015 5:06:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by britishbea on Jun 30, 2015 5:06:52 GMT -5 what are the 2 meanings for bite my head/arm off Cher?
	When life hands you lemons, make grape juice then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it. Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ‘til tomorrow For babies grow up we've learnt to our sorrow, So quiet down cobwebs Dust go to sleep I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,020	UKisms Jun 30, 2015 6:35:25 GMT -5 heatherly and britishbea like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Jun 30, 2015 6:35:25 GMT -5 Bite my head off means be very angry at me. Bite my arm off means make me a very generous offer.
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britishbea Honored Member Kisses give her goosebumps, well that's cool I used to tutor braille Posts: 996	UKisms Jun 30, 2015 6:39:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by britishbea on Jun 30, 2015 6:39:10 GMT -5 i didnt know that!!
	When life hands you lemons, make grape juice then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it. Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ‘til tomorrow For babies grow up we've learnt to our sorrow, So quiet down cobwebs Dust go to sleep I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,020	UKisms Jun 30, 2015 6:43:29 GMT -5 britishbea likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Jun 30, 2015 6:43:29 GMT -5 woops, how were you using them. There is also "Bite the hand that feeds you!" Seems biting is an important part of phraseology.
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jengurl1987 Elite Member I Posts: 5,544	UKisms Jul 7, 2015 12:20:54 GMT -5 a_muppet likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jengurl1987 on Jul 7, 2015 12:20:54 GMT -5 And Cher, I had forgotten about the term "sacked" until I read your bank post. Good Onya!

britishbea Honored Member Kisses give her goosebumps, well that's cool I used to tutor braille Posts: 996	UKisms Jul 8, 2015 8:30:18 GMT -5 a_muppet likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by britishbea on Jul 8, 2015 8:30:18 GMT -5 i dont really use them, unless i say to my OH 'jhees dont bite my head off will you' but its very rare haha. Yeah ive heard that Cher, aswel as someone knowing which side their bread is buttered (if thats correct)
	When life hands you lemons, make grape juice then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it. Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ‘til tomorrow For babies grow up we've learnt to our sorrow, So quiet down cobwebs Dust go to sleep I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep

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