There are lots of quirky differences between British and American words, whether you say ‘holiday’ or ‘vacation’, or ‘trash’ or ‘trash’ – and there are plenty of slang terms on both sides of the pond.
MailOnline reporter Alicia Watts took to the streets of New York to test our transatlantic neighbors on popular British phrases.
Americans were shocked when asked about everyday words used by Britons – including ‘brolly’, ‘fit’, ‘out on the bridge’, ‘full of beans’ and ‘kiss’.
A man incorrectly thought the word kiss meant ‘clean up your show’, while another woman wrongly guessed that ‘full of beans’ meant ‘full of shit’.
Snog actually means kiss and ‘Full of Beans’ suggests that the person you’re talking about has a lot of energy.
Reporter Alicia Watts takes to the streets of New York to test our transatlantic neighbors on popular British slang
Elsewhere, another person in the US thought that ‘Bob’s your uncle’ (meaning ‘it’s done’ or ‘there you go’) meant you could ‘get it the way you want’, while one person thought Asked if it was ‘boyfriend related’.
Others thought Brolly meant ‘muscular’ or ‘built’ rather than umbrella, while some thought ‘give me the blower’ meant ‘kiss on the cheek’ or ‘water the flowers’. Instead, the funny saying means to call someone out.
Asked what the fit meant, one person said ‘oh it’s cool, it’s on fire’, another said: ‘good looking’.
Next, reporter Alicia asked what it meant to be ‘out of attraction’ and, surprisingly, all the Americans got it right, with many saying ‘pulling a girl off, probably’.
he comes later A person from the United Kingdom was confused After being asked about the words used by the people of the United States during a language podcast.
Manchester English teacher Sam, co-host of The Bridging Borders podcast, was tested on simple words like “extra” as well as harsh regional phrases.
Fellow presenter Veronika Mark – a Russian translator and content creator – introduced the episode, which was uploaded to YouTube in February and garnered 2,000 views with ‘Bussin’.
“I’ve definitely heard that,” Sam said weakly. ‘But I will have to wait until I am punished.’
One man thought the word kiss meant ‘clean up your show’, while another woman guessed ‘full of beans’ meant ‘full of shit’.
Elsewhere, another North American thought ‘Bob is your uncle’ meant you could ‘have it all you want’, while another asked if it was ‘boyfriend related’
However, he successfully concluded that it was a term of extreme praise, especially used for food. However, Veronica said that “anything can be useful” because it simply means that something is “amazing” or “really good”.
After this, Sam easily guessed that ‘excited’ meant ‘excited’ or ‘excited’. He told Veronica, “I think it makes more sense because of the amplifier.” However, he stumbled a bit on the word “extra”.
“Exaggerated,” he suggested. “Like… you’re putting too much energy or focus into something.”
“Absolutely not,” Veronica replied. – Well, I guess you were too close. It means dramatic, like attracting attention. His next slang word was “salty”.
Sam replied, “I know it.” “People say this in Britain too. It’s like you’re angry, but it’s a little more than anger. Jodi also concluded that it means you are being “a bit childish”.
