Changing Words Across tHE pOND

[Mr. Thing]

Yeah, fanny gets used a lot up here too. I mean, a general insult we use is "You're a pure fanny, man.". Fanny in Scotland also means idiot, as well as vagina.

 

[Captain_BluTac]

the most common thing down here is your fanny goes sideways lol

 

[AhabTheArab]

what about bollocks? its that just like bs or another swear word? ive heard it in many connotations...

 

[Steve Rogers]

And sodoff?

 

[SuBe]

Sausage Wallet!

 

[Captain_BluTac]

what about bollocks? its that just like bs or another swear word? ive heard it in many connotations...

bollocks is just another swear / curse word yes, its literal definition means testicles

 

[Captain_BluTac]

And sodoff?

It's Sod Off its just a rude way of saying go away

 

[hammy]

Sod off and buggery both refer to bum sex. Well, gay bum sex.

Pissed in the US means mad, in UK, drunk. I've got a million of them.

 

[Captain_BluTac]

Sod

The meaning 'sodomite' is a little old fashioned. More typically it's used as a softer form of 'fool', 'idiot', or 'bastard'.

He's a daft old sod, but you've got to love him

From
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sod

because no1 really uses it to refer to sodomy any more its like the word bugger it doesn't really get used in its original meaning any more

 

[Bishop]

bugger is a very mild swearword nowadays

 

[Captain_BluTac]

you still cant say it pre watershed and they never show the episode of friends when Emily told some woman to bugger off

 

[Bishop]

you still cant say it pre watershed

yeah, but satellite channels are much more liberal. i hear it on UKTV GOLD all the time, even pre 9.00

 

[Captain_BluTac]

i dont really watch it anymore altho the rebranded UKG2 ITS CALLED dAVE OR SUMTHING STUPID HAS SOME GOOD SHOWS ON IT

and i know about the caps i cba to change it

 

[Eggyman]

US: Sorcerer; UK: Philosopher

 

[Captain_BluTac]

actually both words apply to some extent in both countries

 

[Eggyman]

actually both words apply to some extent in both countries

We use 'No sh;t Sherlock' quite a bit in the UK.

 

[Snipershot]

ive never heard teddy as lingerie here in the US

 

[Captain_BluTac]

thats nice for you

 

[bell110]

We use 'No sh;t Sherlock' quite a bit in the UK.

I remember that in the 80s here in the US.

 

[hammy]

ive never heard teddy as lingerie here in the US

What?! It is. It's kind of like a camisole.

 

[Captain_BluTac]

I remember that in the 80s here in the US.

they said it again in some film a couple of years ago and its come back into general speech but most people dont exactly use it alot its generally dumbass teenagers

 

[hammy]

We use 'No sh;t Sherlock' quite a bit in the UK.

We do too.

 

[Captain_BluTac]

What?! It is. It's kind of like a camisole.

A woman's undergarment combining a camisole top and panties.

from

http://www.answers.com/teddy&r=67

 

[hammy]

Exactly, they're pretty common so I'm surprised he hasn't heard about them.

 

[bell110]

"Smooth move, exlax"