WORDS WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS IN THE UK TO USA
Added on: 25th Oct 2015
BISCUIT
In the US this is a buttery roll while in the UK this would be a cookie.
CHEMIST
In the US a chemist is a scientist that works with chemicals while
in the UK a chemist is the US equivalent of a pharmacy.
BOOT
In the US these are a type of shoe. In the UK this would
refer to your car’s trunk.
DUMMY
In the US a dummy is somebody who doesn’t know anything.
In the UK a dummy is a baby’s pacifier.
COACH
In both dialects a coach is the leader of a sports team while
in the UK a coach is also a bus.
BOG
In both countries a bog refers to an area of wet muddy ground.
In the UK a bog is also a toilet.
PANTS
In the US pants are the equivalent of what the British would call
trousers. In the UK pants are the equivalent of what the
Americans would call underwear.
BRACES
In both countries braces are something the Dentist puts on your
teeth to straighten them. In the UK, however, braces are also what
Americans would call suspenders.
CHIPS
In the US chips are potato chips. In the UK chips are thick French fries
(US: home fries).
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