Quiz: Do you know what these 'UK' english words mean?

[florida-again]

We get lots of US tv here so we are familiar with the terms and phrases used over there....I wondered if you guys knew what these things mean....

A little mini quiz for my US friends...

1. Snog
2. Biscuit
3. crisps
4. Candy Floss
5. Lounge
6. Rubbish
7. Tights
8. Lift
9. bird
10. porridge
11. Lorry
12. nappy
13. dummy

I'll update if I think of any more.....

 

[noodle7729]

Okay let me see if I can get these:

1. kiss
2. cookie
3. potato chips
4. cotton candy
5. lay around
6. garbage
7. panty hose ? Not sure about this one. Had to ask my english husband.
8. elevator
9. girl
10. oatmeal
11. semi truck
12. diaper
13. pacifier

Jamie

 

[florida-again]

Okay let me see if I can get these:

1. kiss
2. cookie
3. potato chips
4. cotton candy
5. lay around
6. garbage
7. panty hose ? Not sure about this one. Had to ask my english husband.
8. elevator
9. girl
10. oatmeal
11. semi truck
12. diaper
13. pacifier

Jamie

You asked your English husband! Cheating surely???
Only number 5 was wrong, although it does mean that too...not what I was thinking of though

 

[urglewurgle]

hmmm.. would it be cheating for me to play? I'd still have to know the US words!!

 

[Nite0wl71]

I would have missed 11 and 13. Is 5 a living room?

 

[florida-again]

I would have missed 11 and 13. Is 5 a living room?

Yep! Well done everyone!

 

[Nite0wl71]

I wonder how many other words there are? I can think of three more:

trunk
apartment
vacation

 

[florida-again]

I wonder how many other words there are? I can think of three more:

trunk
apartment
vacation

Boot
Flat
Holiday!

It's no test for us in the UK because we are so exposed to US media that we even use these words sometimes!

 

[mickeyfan2]

My guesses

1. Snog - Kiss
2. Biscuit - Cookie
3. crisps - Potato Chips
4. Candy Floss - Cotton Candy
5. Lounge - Living room
6. Rubbish - Garbage/Trash
7. Tights - Panty Hose
8. Lift - Elevator
9. bird - Chicken
10. porridge - Oatmeal
11. Lorry - Bus
12. nappy - Diaper
13. dummy - Manikin

How did I do?

Now to see what others thought.

ETA: I got bird, lory and dummy wrong. I guess I need to watch more BBC America.

 

[Kande]

I love to watch What Not To Wear on BBC and like what they call clothes, jumper neck(?) for turtle neck and call tennis shoes trainers. I know there are more those are just a couple that stand out.

 

[daughter_of_amid_chaos]

I better learn these since I am heading to london for 2 weeks in January.

 

[florida-again]

I better learn these since I am heading to london for 2 weeks in January.

COOL! Whereabout will you be visiting??? What are you coming here for?

 

[DisneyPirate]

Hi

The one that confuses me alot is chips= fries
*nods*

 

[malibuconlee]

Without looking at the replies:

[*]Snog - make out
[*]Biscuit - cookie
[*]crisps - potato chips
[*]Candy Floss
[*]Lounge
[*]Rubbish - garbage/trash
[*]Tights - pantyhose
[*]Lift - elevator
[*]bird - female
[*]porridge - oatmeal?
[*]Lorry
[*]nappy - diaper
[*]dummy - pacifier?

 

[urglewurgle]

i've got some more... (highlight text for answers!)

chips - french fries
jam - fruit spread stuff
jelly - jello
Blag - get for free, (i.e. blag a free gift) talk your way out of or annoying (i.e. blaggin my head)
Minging - disgusting, ugly
Wellies - rubber rain boots
trainers - sneakers
pavement - sidewalk
plaster - band-aid
jumper - sweater (usualy wool)
sarnie - sandwich
butty - sandwich

 

[florida-again]

i've got some more...

chips
jam
jelly
Blag
Minging
Wellies
trainers
pavement
plaster
jumper
sarnie
butty

I was just about to reply with answers and then I realised that would really be cheating! Silly me!

 

[urglewurgle]

lol... i wanted to reply to the first one!!

 

[Chicago526]

Are there any American words that confuse the heck out of Brits?

 

[urglewurgle]

hmmmm... *thinks*

not really... i guess we're more used to it cos we get more US TV and moveis over ehre than you get UK stuff over there kwim?

 

[pjlla]

i've got some more...

chips
jam
jelly
Blag
Minging
Wellies
trainers
pavement
plaster
jumper
sarnie
butty

Well.... I did well on the first group, but won't fare as well here, I'm sure.

chips = french fries

Jam and Jelly = (same type thing over here) Jam is the sweet stuff made from fruit you put on toast.

Jelly= Jell-O or gelatin

Blag = ????

Minging = ???

Wellies = rubber rain boots

trainers = sneakers and/or tennis type shoes

pavement = what a road is made out of, tar/asphalt

plaster = isn't is just plaster?? (for walls)

jumper = overalls ??

Sarnie = ???

butty = cigarette??

Wow..... I did terrible! Who's next??............P