UK-US-AUS-NZ-CAN-IRE etc. Slang thread.

We all speak english but not exactly the same so I thought we could have a cross cultural discussion on how english is spoken in different places.

For instance..

"Pissed" in the US means "mad or angry" but in the UK and elsewhere it means drunk.

To "take the piss" in the UK means to make fun of...whereas in the US that would mean that you have taken some urine...er.. somewhere.

To take "a piss" in the US means well..to urinate.

"mad" means crazy in the UK but in the US it means "pissed."

Like to "skin up" in the UK and elsewhere would be to roll a joint.

However in the US that would sound like you were going to jerk off or something vaguely sexual like that.

I once had a friend from Belfast who was always like "let's skin one up" and I at first thought he was pervin' out on me. But he really just wanted to get high.

Fags are cigarettes, not gays over here.

There are words like footpath, that US say sidewalk, but that's not the same thing.

Do Americans call 5 and 10 dollar notes fivers and tenners like over here? lol

nope we say 5 bucks or 10 bucks. I heard that people over in england call cigarettes fags. When i heard this ( i was really young) I thought that was some of the funniest shit in the world! I was just a typical little badass tombay son of a bitch back then, HAvent changed much except now i do drugs and I dont roll in mud or play in it anymore. LOL :D

No..but what you call 5 and ten pence we call nickel and dimes.

We would say Five bucks or ten bucks.

Lol, well you'd have to know the English accent well before you came here i guess.

Like everyone says "Quid" instead of "Pound" (money-wise), like saying "Here's that 3 quid i owe ya!"

America has ebonics. The meanings of a lot of your words are understood well in America, but I'm sure none of ya'll understand ebonics. We're truly unique.

That reminds me..I was living in San Francisco and there were alot of Irish and British there and some dude ("bloke") came in and asked for a pack of "fags".

The obviously gay shopkeeper laughed and told him he was in the right city for it but he should ask for cigarrettes instead.

BUMBAG (ENGLISH) = FANNYPACK (US)

Cos fanny means ya bum
not ya MINGE

(the office)

Yeah but the UK has cockney rhyming slang..

there is no way an american can understand that unless you are told exactly what it means.

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Originally Posted by motahead

Yeah but the UK has cockney rhyming slang..

there is no way an american can understand that unless you are told exactly what it means.

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Go up the apple and pears, and take that look off your chevy chase!

Biatch :p lol

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Originally Posted by motahead

Yeah but the UK has cockney rhyming slang..

there is no way an american can understand that unless you are told exactly what it means.

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That wouldn't happen to be that jibberish talk in the Austin Powers movies, would it? If so, then you, too are truly unique.

Mad, in most erm..urban areas means crazy or extremely. Or something like that, because I've definitly heard "That shit's mad fucked up" "That's mad crazy" "let's get mad stoned".

How about pants? I met some Irish chicks who called 'em trousers or ish like that.

candy - sweets
pants- trousers
chips - crisps - _ might b australian
hot chips - chips -
aluminum - aluminium
band-aid - bandage

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Originally Posted by Ganj

That wouldn't happen to be that jibberish talk in the Austin Powers movies, would it? If so, then you, too are truly unique.

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Yeah, all that in Austin Powers is real rhyming slang.. nothing made up there, and what i said is what you'd say if you wanted to speak in cockney slang...

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Originally Posted by Ganj

America has ebonics. The meanings of a lot of your words are understood well in America, but I'm sure none of ya'll understand ebonics. We're truly unique.

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Yeah. Speaking English incorrectly is cool. I'm serious.

im goin out for a ruby bring my ton round later u Jam Roll or ill kick u in ya Berlin Walls
ya fucking Brad Pitt now jog on u swiss banker

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Originally Posted by BabyFacedAbortion

Mad, in most erm..urban areas means crazy or extremely. Or something like that, because I've definitly heard "That shit's mad fucked up" "That's mad crazy" "let's get mad stoned".

How about pants? I met some Irish chicks who called 'em trousers or ish like that.

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That's true but mostly on the east coast. On the west "mad" is "hella"

I went to the UK and "Pants" is known as underwear. Like "underpants".

Also a 'sweater" is a "jumper" in the UK. Say jumper in the US and everyone looks up to see somebody suicidal

And "sneakers" are "trainers". Say trainer in the US and people think you are working in a gym or a circus.

I have no idea what you just said Robert.

Yea and skaters and metalheads have our own shit too. We say weird shit.

Mad can be used like this too ex. That was a MAD stunt, dude!!! meaning cool as fuckin shit!

I cant think of anymore, too stoned........:stoned:

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Originally Posted by lateralus

Yeah. Speaking English incorrectly is cool. I'm serious.

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They're the only languages I know. English and bad english.

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Originally Posted by robert42

im goin out for a ruby bring my ton round later u Jam Roll or ill kick u in ya Berlin Walls
ya fucking Brad Pitt now jog on u swiss banker

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Wha'?

And why do the English (or Europe in general?) like U's so much? For example:

color vs. colour
flavor vs. flavour

Or maybe the question is.. why don't Americans like U's?

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Originally Posted by robert42

im goin out for a ruby bring my ton round later u Jam Roll or ill kick u in ya Berlin Walls
ya fucking Brad Pitt now jog on u swiss banker

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MEANS:

Im goin out for a curry, bring round my £100 u arsehole or ill kick u in ya balls u fucking tit, now piss off u wanker

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Originally Posted by lateralus

Wha'?

And why do the English (or Europe in general?) like U's so much? For example:

color vs. colour
flavor vs. flavour

Or maybe the question is.. why don't Americans like U's?

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I've never got that, either. Why you spell those words differently, but all the other words making the same sound don't involve the letter "U". What gives with that?

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Originally Posted by Ganj

They're the only languages I know. English and bad english.

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Me too, and I know them well. How 'bout you?

Edit: Well, I'm fluent in toddler Spanglish too.

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Originally Posted by robert42

MEANS:

Im goin out for a curry, bring round my £100 u arsehole or ill kick u in ya balls u fucking tit, now piss off u wanker

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The U.K. is truly the land of the potheads.

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Originally Posted by lateralus

Wha'?

And why do the English (or Europe in general?) like U's so much? For example:

color vs. colour
flavor vs. flavour

Or maybe the question is.. why don't Americans like U's?

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Maybe Americans are too lazy to add that oh so special U in.. lazy buggers!!

Be right back taking a Donald Trump then im goin round sue's house u know the Magnus Pike, she knows her shits shes a ginger beer

means:

Be right back takin a dump then im goin round sue's house u know the dyke, she knows her shit shes a enigneer

I say hella too. I also you the word props alot. meaning- Giving someone the respects or whatever.

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Originally Posted by robert42

Be right back taking a Donald Trump then im goin round sue's house u know the Magnus Pike, she knows her shits shes a ginger beer

means:

Be right back takin a dump then im goin round sue's house u know the dyke, she knows her shit shes a enigneer

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I'm gonna take a Donald Trump on your eye, and boot you in the yarbels!

Curry?

Oh, twat is pronounced differently.

For god's sakes it's
twAAAAHt rhymes with "hot" not Twaayt rhymes with "hat"

Lemme think..some skaters here use odd things like "twisted", "wack" "ish" as to say "stuff"..

that wack ish was mad twisted.

MORE COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG

Oi, dont be a Raspberry Tart get ya Bottle and Glass back here quick, now im off for a Cough and Drag then get on the Tooter to bill u remember Bill? He wears a Cartier but it's a sexton blake

MEANS

Oi dont be a fart get ya arse back here quick now im off for a ciggarette (fag) then get on the phone to bill u remember bill he wears a cartier but its a fake.

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Originally Posted by robert42

Be right back taking a Donald Trump then im goin round sue's house u know the Magnus Pike, she knows her shits shes a ginger beer

means:

Be right back takin a dump then im goin round sue's house u know the dyke, she knows her shit shes a enigneer

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HAHAHAHAH! FASCINATING!

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Originally Posted by heavymetal101

I say hella too. I also you the word props alot. meaning- Giving someone the respects or whatever.

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Yeah, I'ma give you mad props on that post, even though "you" isn't a verb. How's that for American ebonics slang English?!

I love cockney rhyming, my grandad is full cockney so i know most of what ur saying without explanation. :pimp:

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Originally Posted by robert42

MORE COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG

Oi, dont be a Raspberry Tart get ya Bottle and Glass back here quick, now im off for a Cough and Drag then get on the Tooter to bill u remember Bill? He wears a Cartier but it's a sexton blake

MEANS

Oi dont be a fart get ya arse back here quick now im off for a ciggarette (fag) then get on the phone to bill u remember bill he wears a cartier but its a fake.

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Haha, you're such a Cockney lol :p

Cheers man, these are interesting! :D

3 sheers ur just sitting at home on ya Auntie Annie (fanny) sorry to take the Mickey Bliss (piss) but u get u my Ballroom Blitz (tits) lol :p jp

He got his hampton wick (dick) out in the pub last night ruined everyones lily and skinner (dinner) silly bastards still on the Earâ??ole (dole) so i went home home rolled up some bob hope (dope) got on the blower (phone) to dave bout some Persian Rugs (Drugs) but hes gone all Everton Toffee (coffee) on me and wants to sell me some Pony and Trap (crap) but i aint down for that Brad Pitt (shit)

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Originally Posted by robert42

3 sheers ur just sitting at home on ya Auntie Annie (fanny) sorry to take the Mickey Bliss (piss) but u get u my Ballroom Blitz (tits) lol :p jp

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3 Sheets To The Wind, you're just sitting at home on your ass. Sorry to make fun of you, but you get my tits. Laughing out loud. Just playing. :p [/American translation]

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Originally Posted by lateralus

3 Sheets To The Wind, you're just sitting at home on your ass. Sorry to make fun of you, but you get my tits. Laughing out loud. :p [/American translation]

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You missed the "jp" haha

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang :D

Haha I edited it. ;)

so me and this bird (girl) were havin some Posh and becks (sex) in her motor (car) when her Manhole Cover (brother) turns up steaming (pissed off) as hes caught me gettin my end away (fucking) his sister, so i had to punch him in his birds nest (chest)