Yank word translation thread

[ewurm]

Davo's idea. Post a word, the brits will post a word that means the same in ENGLISH English.

I'll start.

Toast?

 

[davo]

er its kinda the same here, as in we call it toast too.

ok, how about buttie, as in a chip buttie?

 

[Mourinho18]

How about *** (not used about the sexual orientation so don't get all pissy) or wanker

 

[davo]

well over here, its a cigarette, and a ***got can be a crude name regarding someones sexual preference OR a type of meatball (forget which). a wanker is someone who jacks off.

 

[ewurm]

How about flunkie?

 

[davo]

what is that? like what does it mean, and might no the quivalent. what would you call this? we'd (or at least I, as i have met an anomolie to this) call this a dressing gown. however i live with a canadian and she had no idea what this was until we showed her (she is dappy for a brunette though).

 

[ewurm]

What is dappy?

 

[davo]

How about *** (not used about the sexual orientation so don't get all pissy) or wanker

we would call someone a wanker or a tosser as an insult, but i dont think you guys do

 

[davo]

What is dappy?

suddenly the thread is useful lol. basically stupid but in the way of having NO common sense what so ever. we associate this to blonde people, esp. in the essex county.

 

[rallysman]

your dressing gown is a bath robe lol.

look up Jim Gaffigan and see what he says about bath robes. its hilarious.