erik319 said:

Shorty said:

ok...this is kinda lame..it's harder than I thought it would to try and use so much slang but here goes. So this chooch comes over and asks to bum a butt off me, he hangs around and starts running his yap about how baked he is. I tell him he shouldn't really be blabbing about that cause the cops were just out here. He goes haywire about getting bagged with a pinna once. I told him he was a basket case and should pipe down before he got me in hot water.

Ok here's my attempt:

So this stoner comes over and asks to borrow a cigarette off me, he hangs around and starts banging on about how stoned he is. I tell him he shouldn't really be talking about that cause the police were nearby. He goes haywire about getting arrested with a .... (no idea) ounce? once. I told him he was a nutcase and should shut the fuck up before he got me into trouble.

not sure how I did with a couple of bits there

numpty...

DesireeNevermind said:

IN Brittain a DRAG is a Ciggarette. In America it's either a cross-dresser or feeling of dissappointment.

Do the english say toilet ever or just loo?

I love the different spellings and pronunciation of words more than anything.

Hi Des, where ya been, off havin' a wank?

this is a funny thread, i too like hearing some of the funny british terms.

whistle said:

Moonstar319 said:

This is a good thread! I'm learning tons & recognized a few thanks to BBC America! I had NO idea "twat" is also a verb!

yeah, blokes are always threatening to twat one another.

oh BTW, in England twat rhymes with 'that'. in America it rhymes with 'hot'.

glad you like the thread. i could carry it on with more stuff, only i was afraid i was boring the tits off everybody.

Now that's just crazy talk!! You can't mispronounce such a fun word!!

chocolatehandles said:

ZombieKitten said:

pies and pasties! the school canteen sold those!

subway

you just reminded me ...

canteen is a tuckshop

What in the heck is a tuckshop? Upholstery, tailor or drag queen store?

Serena said:

erik319 said:

Serena said:

What in the heck is a tuckshop? Upholstery, tailor or drag queen store?

a little candyshop in a school where you can buy midget gems, monster munch, kaylai, Spanish and dandelion & burdock

Well, alrighty then, I should've known!

The only things that sound like candy are midget gems and monster munch. What the heck is all that stuff?

Serena said:

erik319 said:

Serena said:

Well, alrighty then, I should've known!

The only things that sound like candy are midget gems and monster munch. What the heck is all that stuff?

Midget Gems are small, hard wine gums (do you have those?) monster munch are crisps (chips to you) made out of corn starch. Pickled onion flavour are the best! Kaylai is the same as Rainbow Crystals. Basically caster sugar with citric acid and flavourings added. Spanish is a hard liquourice stick used to dip in said kaylai and Dandelion & burdock is a fizzy drink which is kind of a mix between sarsaparilla and root beer. Ish. I might start doing hampers! Lol

wine gums?

pickled onion flavored corn starch?

rainbow crystals? caster sugar? you mean like rock candy? or pop rocks?

weird shit man...weird shit.

oh...and hampers? a hamper is where we put our dirty laundry

[Edited 8/3/10 12:47pm]

Shorty said:

erik319 said:

Serena said: Midget Gems are small, hard wine gums (do you have those?) monster munch are crisps (chips to you) made out of corn starch. Pickled onion flavour are the best! Kaylai is the same as Rainbow Crystals. Basically caster sugar with citric acid and flavourings added. Spanish is a hard liquourice stick used to dip in said kaylai and Dandelion & burdock is a fizzy drink which is kind of a mix between sarsaparilla and root beer. Ish. I might start doing hampers! Lol

wine gums?

pickled onion flavored corn starch?

rainbow crystals? caster sugar? you mean like rock candy? or pop rocks?

weird shit man...weird shit.

oh...and hampers? a hamper is where we put our dirty laundry

[Edited 8/3/10 12:47pm]

http://www.fortnumandmaso...s,233.aspx

Check that out for hampers. I'll get back to you on the other stuff as I have no idea what rock candy is

Rainbow Crystals:

http://www.sweetsncandy.c...=RAICRY317

Dandelion & burdock:

http://www.britishsweets....=DRINKS+UK

And of course... all hail the mighty monster munch!

[youtube] www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_w7Oqnt-K8 [/youtube]

[Edited 8/3/10 13:30pm]

florescent said:

trunk - boot

hood - bonnet

I love these ones.

erik319 said:

Shorty said:

wine gums?

pickled onion flavored corn starch?

rainbow crystals? caster sugar? you mean like rock candy? or pop rocks?

weird shit man...weird shit.

oh...and hampers? a hamper is where we put our dirty laundry

[Edited 8/3/10 12:47pm]

http://www.fortnumandmaso...s,233.aspx

Check that out for hampers. I'll get back to you on the other stuff as I have no idea what rock candy is

Rainbow Crystals:

http://www.sweetsncandy.c...=RAICRY317

Dandelion & burdock:

http://www.britishsweets....=DRINKS+UK

And of course... all hail the mighty monster munch!

[youtube] www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_w7Oqnt-K8 [/youtube]

[Edited 8/3/10 13:30pm]

hahaha, these are too funny! But I have to say that I think ROAST BEEF FLAVORED crackers are wack!

I guess the Rainbow Crystals are like the Lik Em's (?) types of candy we used to have, but they were in a paper packet that you'd stick your finger in, not a fancy pants jar. They were also just one flavor, not yummy sherbet flavors!

And those 'hampers' are called picnic baskets, y'all!

[Edited 8/3/10 14:51pm]

Oh and while we're at it. I've seen one or 2 threads regarding it, and I'm absolutely positive that teabagging means something very different in England.

erik319 said:

Oh and while we're at it. I've seen one or 2 threads regarding it, and I'm absolutely positive that teabagging means something very different in England.

erik319 said:

Shorty said:

wine gums?

pickled onion flavored corn starch?

rainbow crystals? caster sugar? you mean like rock candy? or pop rocks?

weird shit man...weird shit.

oh...and hampers? a hamper is where we put our dirty laundry

[Edited 8/3/10 12:47pm]

http://www.fortnumandmaso...s,233.aspx

Check that out for hampers. I'll get back to you on the other stuff as I have no idea what rock candy is

Rainbow Crystals:

http://www.sweetsncandy.c...=RAICRY317

Dandelion & burdock:

http://www.britishsweets....=DRINKS+UK

And of course... all hail the mighty monster munch!

[youtube] www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_w7Oqnt-K8 [/youtube]

[Edited 8/3/10 13:30pm]

oooh rainbow crystals are like lik-m-aid, fun dip candy. it comes individually wrapped here.

http://www.oldtimecandy.c...-m-aid.htm

I still don't know what a wine gum is?

Serena said:

erik319 said:

http://www.fortnumandmaso...s,233.aspx

Check that out for hampers. I'll get back to you on the other stuff as I have no idea what rock candy is

Rainbow Crystals:

http://www.sweetsncandy.c...=RAICRY317

Dandelion & burdock:

http://www.britishsweets....=DRINKS+UK

And of course... all hail the mighty monster munch!

[youtube] www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_w7Oqnt-K8 [/youtube]

[Edited 8/3/10 13:30pm]

hahaha, these are too funny! But I have to say that I think ROAST BEEF FLAVORED crackers are wack!

I guess the Rainbow Crystals are like the Lik Em's (?) types of candy we used to have, but they were in a paper packet that you'd stick your finger in, not a fancy pants jar. They were also just one flavor, not yummy sherbet flavors!

And those 'hampers' are called picnic baskets, y'all!

[Edited 8/3/10 14:51pm]

Shorty said:

Serena said:

hahaha, these are too funny! But I have to say that I think ROAST BEEF FLAVORED crackers are wack!

I guess the Rainbow Crystals are like the Lik Em's (?) types of candy we used to have, but they were in a paper packet that you'd stick your finger in, not a fancy pants jar. They were also just one flavor, not yummy sherbet flavors!

And those 'hampers' are called picnic baskets, y'all!

[Edited 8/3/10 14:51pm]

here's a "hamper" kinda has the same look of a picnic basket. [img:$uid]http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/ny/3-10-divided-hamper.jpg[/img:$uid]

We'd call that a laundry basket I guess. A Hamper is a picnic basket that has been pre-filled with goodies, indulgent food and usually a bottle of bubbly.

We sometimes give them to relatives at Christmas or weddings. I've made some up myself in the past, just buying one item a week, then boxing it up and sending before Christmas. That way, they don't feel like they cost much all at once, and people love them when they arrive.

Wine gums.

[img:$uid]http://img230.i.../img:$uid]

Chewy, medium hard jello type sweets originally flavoured with wine, port, sherry and the like. Now they just taste a bit of fruit and berries. still good though

erik319 said:

Shorty said:

here's a "hamper" kinda has the same look of a picnic basket. [img:$uid]http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/ny/3-10-divided-hamper.jpg[/img:$uid]

We'd call that a laundry basket I guess. A Hamper is a picnic basket that has been pre-filled with goodies, indulgent food and usually a bottle of bubbly.

We sometimes give them to relatives at Christmas or weddings. I've made some up myself in the past, just buying one item a week, then boxing it up and sending before Christmas. That way, they don't feel like they cost much all at once, and people love them when they arrive.

Wine gums.

[img:$uid]http://img230.i.../img:$uid]

Chewy, medium hard jello type sweets originally flavoured with wine, port, sherry and the like. Now they just taste a bit of fruit and berries. still good though

Those look like "Juicy Fruits!" Fellow Americans, remember that candy that came in a box? If I had techie sense, I'd post a picture, but alas, I'm a

And the stuff you Brits call "Rainbow Crystals" comes in a paper straw wrapper here. I forget what it was called. Basically it was powdered fruit flavored sugar.

dseann said:

Shyra said:

erik319 said:

We'd call that a laundry basket I guess. A Hamper is a picnic basket that has been pre-filled with goodies, indulgent food and usually a bottle of bubbly.

We sometimes give them to relatives at Christmas or weddings. I've made some up myself in the past, just buying one item a week, then boxing it up and sending before Christmas. That way, they don't feel like they cost much all at once, and people love them when they arrive.

Wine gums.

[img:$uid]http://img230.i.../img:$uid]

Chewy, medium hard jello type sweets originally flavoured with wine, port, sherry and the like. Now they just taste a bit of fruit and berries. still good though

Those look like "Juicy Fruits!" Fellow Americans, remember that candy that came in a box? If I had techie sense, I'd post a picture, but alas, I'm a

And the stuff you Brits call "Rainbow Crystals" comes in a paper straw wrapper here. I forget what it was called. Basically it was powdered fruit flavored sugar.

Pixie Stix's?

KidaDynamite said:

Shyra said:

Those look like "Juicy Fruits!" Fellow Americans, remember that candy that came in a box? If I had techie sense, I'd post a picture, but alas, I'm a

And the stuff you Brits call "Rainbow Crystals" comes in a paper straw wrapper here. I forget what it was called. Basically it was powdered fruit flavored sugar.

Pixie Stix's?

ahh no...not juicy friuts...that's a gum. they are called jujubes. [img:$uid]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SYOsF0heuP0/SrKVTERWfCI/AAAAAAAAFCw/mdVmEPW3mwc/s400/JujubeCandy.jpg[/img:$uid] I think pixie stixs have a similar sugar in them but no dipping stick.

erik319 said:

dseann said:

Mother to her young son in England ... "Be a dear and pet my pussy" Mother to her young son in America ... "Be a nice boy and play with my cat".

who in the world has ever said those statements? Lol

Who knows ... who cares? Can you find a better way of getting the statements out there?

dseann said:

erik319 said:

dseann said: who in the world has ever said those statements? Lol

Who knows ... who cares? Can you find a better way of getting the statements out there?

Point taken!

erik319 said:

dseann said:

Who knows ... who cares? Can you find a better way of getting the statements out there?

Point taken!

Shorty said:

KidaDynamite said:

Pixie Stix's?

ahh no...not juicy friuts...that's a gum. they are called jujubes. [img:$uid]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SYOsF0heuP0/SrKVTERWfCI/AAAAAAAAFCw/mdVmEPW3mwc/s400/JujubeCandy.jpg[/img:$uid] I think pixie stixs have a similar sugar in them but no dipping stick.

Nah, not the Dip n Stick. She said "it comes in a paper straw wrapper" and is a "powdered fruit sugar". Pixie Stix fits that discription...

[img:$uid]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/Purplemistress/bulk-w-pixystix.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/Purplemistress/pixiestix.jpg[/img:$uid]

erik319 said:

Wanker = mild abusive term. someone who masturbates. Southerners tend to use this towards friends, while northerners use the term more harshly towards people they dislike.

Yes. Mainly soft southern bastards!

erik319 said:

Ok it's time for Mr Erik's English English class! here's a sentence, see if you can decipher it.

I met a bird last night, she was a right munter. I bumped into her in the lift and she gave me the hairly eyeball. I followed her outside, it was pissing it down and she went arse over tit and you could see that she was an aviation blonde. I'd had a skinfull and I felt manky all the next day.

hehe have fun!

That's just making us look fucking stupid. Nobody in the UK speaks like that. At least nobody i know!

[Edited 8/5/10 14:11pm]

Marrk said:

erik319 said:

Marrk said:

Yes. Mainly soft southern bastards!

I missed the 'shandy-drinking' part out!