British Words That Are RUDE in America!
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Published 2021-10-21
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All Comments (21)
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As an American I have never heard the term "homely" used to mean old. It is used to mean plain looking. Not ugly, but somewhat below average in looks. It is definitely an insult or derogatory.
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From the US - I believe "homely" means "ugly" where I'm from. It generally doesn't pertain to old age.
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Lauren here 🇬🇧 my mind always goes blank when they ask for suggestions!! Rubber is now one that comes to mind😂 if you guys know any others please comment! Thank you as usual for all of your support 💙
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I'm from Ohio and I've never heard a pacifier being called a dummy. If someone said get me the dummy in my house, I would grab my sister.
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Lauren and Christina videos are just everything we need
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In Australia, there's "spit the dummy," which means to throw a tantrum. Spitting the dummy out is what the child does before starting to cry.
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"Fanny" is both a woman's name and a term for "buttocks" in the US; in the UK, it's something ruder
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I played rugby for at least 5 years as a Canadian. Had a hard time to say I was a hooker. Loved every minute of it. Peace and love
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This was too short! I love the chemistry between Christina and Lauren!! (missing Grace though)
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Never heard loaded for drunk in the midwest. Here it just means rich.
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"Homely" is a mild way of saying "ugly" or "funny looking" in the U.S. I didn't think it had anything to do with age.
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When a cashier "rings" up your purchases it relates to the old cash registers that used to have a handle that needed to be cranked to open the cash drawer. Bells would sound whenever it was opened. I suppose it let the manager or other staff know the cash drawer was being opened. Some of the newer point of sale equipment still make some sort of sound whenever the cash drawer is opened. Listen to Pink Floyd's 'Money' song to hear music made from the sampled sounds of old cash registers 'ringing'. 💰
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Well the term Hooker in the US comes from Civil War General Hooker, who when he took charge of the Union Army of the Potomac at a point of low moral, so he allowed prostitutes into the military camp, which was given the nickname by the soldiers as "Hookers Brigage". Soon in the Union Army the term for a prostitutes' was "A Member of Hookers Brigade" which eventually was shorted to hooker. And thus a term was born.
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Omg the thumbnail picture 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Hope yall had a laugh like Lauren and I did while making this video! 😆 -Christina
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I'm surprised they didn't talk about the word "pants". It almost got me in trouble once with using that word lol. The context is that I had been studying in the UK, and in the UK, "pants" means the underwear, but I've always thought it meant the American way, which means "trousers", the outer layer you wear on your legs. So once I said to a British friend, "Nice pants" and he just stared at me in disgust.
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One that works in the other direction is “fanny”. My pastor told us about delivering a sermon in London. While talking about disciplining children, he mentioned a smack on the fanny. The congregation was aghast. Where “fanny” means “backside” in the US, it apparently means the front in the UK!
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I understood “homely” applied towards a non too good looking person. Not quite ugly but close enough. Also, I believe the term “ring you up” is a carry over from way back in the day from the sound the old cash registers made as the clerk “rang you up”
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I've heard the term loaded used for being rich, being drunk, rigged gambling equipment such as dice, being filled up and being ready to go (like a gun is loaded).
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Love this channel so much keep posting please.
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my mother was holding my nephew in the air and said "you've got no neck, you'll be a great hooker", my Jamaican sister in law dropped the dishes and shouted "what did you say about my son!!", she yelled for my brother but he was too busy on the floor laughing
