Yes, they really say that! - English as a Foreign Language

One great source of intrigue living here is the language. That old quote that goes something like 'two countries separated by a common language' couldn't be more accurate. It has been really fun learning all the terms they use so I thought I'd start a list.

Our Top Ten List
Vest - tank top
Pants - underwear
Jumper - sweater
Snog - kiss
Pulled - to hook up with someone
Bespoke - means custom or tailored
Pudding - dessert
Squash - juice
Binned - to dump someone/break up with them or to throw something in the trash
More some - tasty, meaning you always want more

Dog Related
Can I stroke your dog instead of can I pet your dog?
Does she molt instead of does she shed?
Morgan is a "cross" between a poodle and a retriever not a mix or half and half.
Lead - Leash

Funny Ones You Know - Blimey, crickey, shag, cheers
Irish terms that both the English and the Irish use - malarkey, shenanigans, hooligans


Food Related

Aubergine - eggplant
Corgette - zucchini
Rocket - arugala
Chips – fries
Crisps - chips

Less Funny, but Good to Know
Clever - intelligent/smart. they would not say "she's very smart" meaning intelligent.
Smart - as in "smart dress required". we might say fancy or nice.
Fancy - to take a liking to or desire as in "fancy a snog"
Nice - they use it more like Americans would use good as in "the food there is really nice"
Spanner in the works - A wrench in the plans
Tatty - Worn out, as in tattered
You ask for the bill not the check
Am I winding you up - Am I making you mad/fooling you?
Are you having a laugh? - Are you kidding?
Taking the piss - busting chops basically (seems like kind of a crass term, but everyone uses it all the time here)
Want a top up? - re-fill
Loads – lots
Car park - parking lot
Boot - car trunk
Bonnet - car hood
Estate - station wagon
Dear me - Charlie Brown would say "good grief"
Lay in - sleep in
Zed - zee, last letter of the alphabet
Full stop - period, the punctuation mark
Chase - track down or follow up
Knackered - exhausted
Take away - to go, as in food
Corker -exciting game
Straight away - right away
Pavements/footpath - sidewalk
Posh - upscale
Diary - calendar
Gutted - devastated
Dodgy - sketchy
You alright? - How are you?
Bin - trash
Knickers - underwear
Anti clockwise - counter clockwise
Sacked, as in "that is a sackable offense" - fired
Dog's breakfast - a mess. "he made a dog's breakfast out of that one"

Cross - angry
Fortnight - Two weeks or biweekly
Oye - hey
Bloke - guy
Lad - frat boy type guy
Mingy - ugly
Wee – small
Queue - line
Useful - good for sports, as in "that was a useful shot on the 18th hole"
Alight - disembark

Lorry - Truck
Ta - Short for Thanks
Peckish -Hungry but in a snacky sort of way
I can’t be bothered – too lazy or cool to be do something
As you do - this is a tough one to explain, basically its a sarcastic way of saying "don't we all". As in, "Jane is having lunch with the Queen to day, as you do"
When you put a check in the box, it means yes, but an X in a box means no
The measure the weight of people in stone, but food in grams. There are 14lbs to stone - and 14 is an awkward nubmer to calculate quickly.
Also, the 1st floor of a building is the ground floor, so here, the 2nd floor is called the 1st floor.