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Cat
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posted February 22, 2002 04:59 PM |
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British To American Dictionary..
I've noiced most people here seem to speak American English not Brit english and therefore probably don't understand me half the time! So, a glossary of terms:-
Football, Footie = Soccer
TTFN (Ta Ta For Now) = Goodbye
Top = Splendid
On Top = Not Splendid
Well (as in 'Well nice') = Very
BTW = Bye the way
The Full Monty = The Whole Lot
Chumley = Friend
Mate = Friend
Cheeky = Naughty or rude in a sweet or funny way
Likkle = Little
Wee = Little
Ickle = Little
Wicked = Cool
Badly (as in are you badly?) = Sick
Ill = Sick
Poorly = Sick
Minging = Nasty or ugly (usage 'That's minging!' 'She's a minger!')
Right ('he's a right laugh') = Even more so
Syrup = Wig
Bloke = Boy/man
Geezer = Man
Bird = Girl/ woman
Dodgy = not to be trusted
Pikey = Insult
Thick = Dumb (stupid)
Ratted = Very, Very Drunk
Innit = 'Isn't It?' I try not to use that as it's veerrry common!!
Dole = (On) Benefits
Alright = Greeting, hello
I expect most of it's obvious, but just in case you were wondering.... It's quite funny in some respects, anyway..
So... Valiery would be a 'top geezer', and I would be 'well minging!' lol! 
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ShadowLord
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posted February 22, 2002 07:12 PM |
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Geez! I didn't know Geezers are men! Some of the meanings there are interesting. Bird, doesn't make sense though...
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Heroes == Good
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Lord_Woock
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posted February 22, 2002 07:22 PM |
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Wow, a cat who IS a bird instead of being a bird EATER.
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Yolk and God bless.
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Cat
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Gonna Get Dirrty...
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posted February 22, 2002 09:39 PM |
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Edited By: Cat on 22 Feb 2002
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LOL at LW!! Mad for it, us Brits!!  I know why women are called 'birds' or 'dollybirds' but it's a long and strange story!!
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Grythandril
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posted February 22, 2002 10:23 PM |
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There's even some Scottish Phrases
Loon = man
Lad or laddie = boy
Queenie = woman
Sonny = son
Ma = mum
Pa = dad
Neep = turnip
Tatties = potatoes
Dunderheid = fool
Heid = head
Granny = granmother
Auld = old
Fud = (too rude to mention)
Grannysookers = mint sweets
Bonny = nice
Braw = nice as well
Inings = onions
Fanny = In america is mean the bum (ours is more to the front bit)
Twa = two
Fowk = folk
Whit = What
Dinna = don't
Dae = do
Oh Aye = Oh yes
Pit = put
and so forth
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Lord_Echo
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posted February 22, 2002 10:34 PM |
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a norwegian
heroes = helter
BTW = foressten
cya, bye = hade
soccer = fotball
hey = hei
great = flott, bra
not so good = ikke så bra, dårlig
friend = venn
nasty = slem
little = liten
big = stor
looney = Gærning
Sick = syk
poor = fattig
Right = høyre
Left = venstre
Man = mann
woman = dame
Bird = fugl
some nasty words...
snow = Faen
snow = dritt
snow = hore
Damn = søren
Ass = ræv, rompe
this is fun...
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PAUL987654321
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posted February 22, 2002 11:15 PM |
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well i come from scotland and we have the best langague even though have of it doesnt make sense. i could insult and swear at everyone in scottish and no-one would understand. we actully speak english its just we can speak scottish as if we knew it since we were born ps anyone else speak scottish or from scotland
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i was puff the dragon but i lost him
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Lith-Maethor
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posted February 23, 2002 12:04 AM |
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Paul me lad...
please resize your dragon... it is too big for a signature
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Romana
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Thx :D
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posted February 23, 2002 12:50 AM |
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Slange=cheers
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malkia
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posted February 23, 2002 02:39 AM |
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Pissed (brit) = drunk (amer)
Pissed off (brit) = pissed (amer,mostly)
righty?
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merman
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posted February 23, 2002 03:59 AM |
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Heh Cat How come you called me cheeky then yes lol.
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Cat
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posted February 23, 2002 10:20 AM |
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Edited By: Cat on 23 Feb 2002
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Correct Malika!!
Called u cheeky coz u are!!
A few I forgot-
Copper = 1) Policeman 2) Low denomination coin
Fit = Gorgeous
Lush = Delicious
Chappie = Man
Gammy ('I've got a gammy leg')= injured
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merman
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posted February 23, 2002 10:49 AM |
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WOOOOW I love those slangs kind of facinating lol I AM NOT CHEEKY lool
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Cat
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posted February 23, 2002 10:58 AM |
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merman
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posted February 23, 2002 11:00 AM |
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I ahuhhh think so yes
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Cat
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posted February 23, 2002 11:42 AM |
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Edited By: Cat on 23 Feb 2002
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Okay:
Apples (& pears)= stairs
Whistle (& flute)= Suit
Dog (& bone)= Phone
Pony (& trap)= Umm.. begins with C, means faeces and has 4 letters!!
Britney (spears)= Beer
Boat (race)= Face
EDIT:
A few more...
Mince (pies) = eyes
Trouble (& strife) = Wife
Plates (of meat) = Feet
So, you can now tell sum1 they are talking 'pony' and break no HC rules!!
I'll try and remember a few more...
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merman
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posted February 23, 2002 11:44 AM |
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wow those saying rock since where I am from they are just 2 totally dif things wow I think it's really cool yes
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Lord_Woock
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posted February 23, 2002 02:02 PM |
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Quote:
There's even some Scottish Phrases
Loon = man
Lad or laddie = boy
Queenie = woman
Sonny = son
Ma = mum
Pa = dad
Neep = turnip
Tatties = potatoes
Dunderheid = fool
Heid = head
Granny = granmother
Auld = old
Fud = (too rude to mention)
Grannysookers = mint sweets
Bonny = nice
Braw = nice as well
Inings = onions
Fanny = In america is mean the bum (ours is more to the front bit)
Twa = two
Fowk = folk
Whit = What
Dinna = don't
Dae = do
Oh Aye = Oh yes
Pit = put
and so forth
Hey, you forgot this one:
Lass = girl
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Yolk and God bless.
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Grythandril
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posted February 23, 2002 02:27 PM |
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Thanks.
There are so many scottish phrases i was just given an example.
Fit like my loon?
Have ye forgiven me for calling ya woodcock my mistake. It was awfy silly of me.
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Magic is Power
Honor is Power
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Lord_Woock
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posted February 23, 2002 06:40 PM |
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Yeah, I did. But I've also made a new nickname for you (for calling me woodcock). Here's the light version: Gryphon drill.
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Yolk and God bless.
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