Continental Slang

[Fides_et_Ratio]

I was on a flight to Ireland from Austria, and before we landed--as the flight attendants are collecting garbarge--they were annoucing "Any empties or rubbish?". It was awesome. Sounded so much better than wandering around asking, "Got any trash?"

[Dave]

eggplant = aubergine
raisin = sultana
car horn = hooter
overpass = flyover
freeway = motorway
sidewalk = pavement
subway = underground or tube
four-lane highway = dual carriageway
low-beam headlights = dipped lights
puke = chunder
French kiss = snog
chick (female) = bird
girl with a bad reputation = slag
cool = brilliant
guy = bloke
speed bump = sleeping policeman
crosswalk = zebra crossing (and they pronounce "zebra" as "ZEH-bra," not "ZEE-bra")

Edited September 4, 2005 by Dave

[FlyLikeABird]

We say Garbage rather than Trash up here in Canada

French Fries with gravy and coagulated milk ---> Poutine (it's a French Canadian thing).
Occasionally a Fool or Idiot is called a Hoser, also a self term for Canadian.
"EH" ---> used after almost anything.
2 year Associates Degree in the states is called an Associates Diploma.
Nativa American ---> First Nations People.

I know that in Australian slang this afternoon is often said as Savo. (Savo I'm of to meet me mate.)

[geetarplayer]

Ah! I know some Canadian slang. Their one-dollar coin is called a "loonie" and their two-dollar coin is a "toonie". Lines are "line-ups", welfare or employment insurance is "pogey", and a kilometer is also known as a "click".

-Mark

[p0lar_bear]

If you want to say "good luck" in Rome, you say "in the mouth of the wolf" and the person responds "drop dead"....



In Britian a sweater is called a jumper.

[prose]

In Canada, there is a famous clothing company called "roots", but in Australia, root means something sexual.

[quote]Root (verb and noun) : synonym for ****  in nearly all its senses: "I feel rooted"; "this washing machine is rooted"; "(s)he's a good root". A very useful word in fairly polite company.[/quote]

So, just a reminder for WYD 2008, no wearing "roots" shirts!!

Here is a website with all sorts of Australian slang:

[url="http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html"]Austalian slang dictionary[/url]

Edited September 4, 2005 by prose

[Proud2BCatholic139]

The lou in England means the bathroom.

[IcePrincessKRS]

[quote name='Noel's angel' date='Sep 4 2005, 06:23 AM']In Northern Ireland people say that you can tell if someone is Catholic because they say 'hache' and Protestants say 'ache' 

Down South they don't say 'th' they say 't' up here we say 'th'

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Yeah, my brother in law is from Co. Kerry.

[stuckinamo]

"wicked" is used in like every other word up here in maine, in many ways.

"that's wicked awesome!"
"i'm wicked excited!"
"that was wicked cool!"

we also have a habit of adding 'r's where they don't belong, and taking them out where they should be. i.e. the name Martha would come out sounding like "Matha" or "Marther" Soda is often pronounced "soder" It's kind of funny.

[FlyLikeABird]

Seems to me that "wicked" has replaced "like" in slangese.

[Noel's angel]

[quote name='Dave' date='Sep 4 2005, 01:29 PM']eggplant = aubergine
raisin = sultana
car horn = hooter
overpass = flyover
freeway = motorway
sidewalk = pavement
subway = underground or tube
four-lane highway = dual carriageway
low-beam headlights = dipped lights
puke = chunder
French kiss = snog
chick (female) = bird
girl with a bad reputation = slag
cool = brilliant
guy = bloke
speed bump = sleeping policeman
crosswalk = zebra crossing (and they pronounce "zebra" as "ZEH-bra," not "ZEE-bra")
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speed bump=speed bump
puke=boak
raisin=raisin
car horn=car horn...

[Old_Joe]

The french equivalent of "pickle-a-doodle-doo" is "coco-rico"