This page was created for me, as a joke, by my friend Molli, who's graciously allowed me to upload it onto this site. I thought perhaps it'd provide a bit of comic relief..although,I've got to say,most of her definitions are quite correct. :-) I'm so very proud. *lol* Molli, I love you, you're fabulous...well,as fabulous as someone singing Rodgers and Hammerstein can be! *lol*

British - American Dictionary

Fag
A cigarette.

Faggots
Meat balls made from offal (chopped liver) in gravy. Also a small bundle of logs suitable to burn on a fire.

Pants
We call pants what they call trousers.

Fanny
To them the front bottom; to us the back one. In Britain, the fanny pack is known as a bum bag for obvious reasons.

Muffler
To us a muffler, to them a silencer. It is also a long scarf or part of the female anatomy...but I have yet to have anyone tell me which part.

Shag
To us a dance. To them sexual congress.

Ass
A stupid person or a quadruped of the horse family. However, in English English it is commonly said 'arse' which I find is a lot more fun to say to someone.

Football
What we call soccer.

Rounders
A game almost identical to baseball with the exception of the bat being a short baton designed to be used with only one hand.

Knackered
Meaning that you are tired.

Trunk
What we call the trunk of our car they call the boot of a car.

Chips
French fries.

Milky Way (candy bar)
Three Musketeers. Go figure on this one because in the states a Milky Way and a Three Musketeers are two different kinds of candy bars.

Mars Bar (candy bar)
Milky Way. Anyone who eats candy bars in the states knows that we have a candy bar called the Mars Bar as well as a Milky Way and Three Musketeers. It makes no sense!

Bonnet
What we would call the hood of a car.

Petrol
What we call gas for our cars.

Lager
Beer.

Biscuits
What we would call cookies.

Stuffed
Something you say to someone who isn't your best mate or the obvious to be full after eating.

Randy
Feeling horny.

Kip
To have a sleep or a nap.

Bollocks
Testicles.

Nancy Boy
A male who may express either a sexual preference for his own gender or acts in a less than masculine way.

Spanner
Someone not overly blessed with the intelligence or savoir fairs. A geek, nerd, dork or a dweeb in other words.

Wanker
A charming little word that implies that the addresser is accusing the addressee of onaism.

Tosser
See 'wanker' and then use your imagination...Also tosspot.

Slag
A woman of uncertain worth and reliability.

Wanger
It is a word used to either describe a penis or an attempt by the alcoholically challenged to say 'wanker'.

Plonker
Another willy (penis) euphemism.

Wazzock
A fool or idiot.

Stones
To us big rocks. To them a unit of weight. 1 stone is equal to 14 pounds.

Cheeky
To imply that they are awnry or suggestively rude.

Lift
Elevator.

Jumper
Sweater.

Snogging
You know the thing you do when you are with your loved one when you tickle each others tonsils?

Git
An undesirable and miserable person.

Lemonade
In the US, a non-fizzy drink made from lemons that the british call 'squash'. Their lemonade is fizzy, akin to our soda pop.

Bum
In the UK, the definition of 'buns' or 'ass'. In the US, a person whom they would call a tramp.

Lorry
Truck.

Bonk
In a similar vein, to bonk someone in the UK is to enjoy sexual congress with them. It also means to hit someone, usually on the head.

Rumpty
Fun stuff in the dark. Meaning the same thing as bonking.

Dinky
Something small and cute.

Twat
In the UK, a mild insult meaning 'idiot'.

Doughnut
An English doughnut is a round sweet pastry with jam on the inside.

Chuck
Friend or darling.

Codswallop
Nonsense, rubbish.

Cuppa
A cup of tea.

Flummoxed
Puzzled.

Gobslotch
A greedy person.

Gooseberry
To be the odd one out.

Pobs
Bread in milk.

Skint
Without money.

Slummock
A dirty or unkept person.

Banger
Saugsage, firecracker or old car.

Blighty
England.

Berk
Moron.

Bloke
Guy.

Bobby
Policeman.

Brolly
Umbrella.

Butty
Sandwich.

Cherrio
Goodbye.

Cheers
Thank You.

Crisps
Potatoe Chips.


How did I learn this much, you ask? It remains a mystery. In the years I've known you, you've probably only used half of these- and taught Ruthie a few others I didn't include on this list,LOL! Thank you for speaking like a person more and more each day. :>