Nobby's Easy Translator

[Joefour]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

In the US usually if the location is a business or public area its called a restroom at a private residence it is called a bathroom.

We also have many regional terms for drinks espically soft drinks. For example pop,soda,soda pop, cola are all the same thing many people in the south will simply say Coke and typically the server if also a southerner will give the person what ever the soda the place has so it might actually be Pepsi. Same gosr if the guest says Coke and the establishment has Pepsi they'll get Pepsi.

Another fairly common term is joint as a name for a business usually a bar or club something of this nature. I'm pretty sure it was originally for a specific type of bar which had a juke box that would be called juke joint. Later it was used as a name for any entertainment type establishment.

Some more common American slang
Split: to leave usually quickly "this place is boring let's split"
Bum: to borrow "hey can I bum a smoke"
Lit Up\Light up: dual meaning can mean the state of intoxication "I got lit up last night" or use of force "Light up that Taliban position", "If you keep it up I'm going to light you up"
Gat,piece,heat: firearm
Cheese: money
Government cheese: money provided by government assistance
Dude: dual meaning to a friend a salutation to a stranger an insult
A term used by teenagers is jelly short for jealous "don't be jelly dude"

Government cheese? That must be a Florida thing. Never heard that one before. Now we're getting into regional american usages.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Joefour

Government cheese? That must be a Florida thing. Never heard that one before. Now we're getting into regional american usages.

Knowing the term government cheese may be more due to ones age than location.

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Joefour

Government cheese? That must be a Florida thing. Never heard that one before. Now we're getting into regional american usages.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_cheese
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=11375
http://www.hgjones.org/government-cheese/

I first heard the term in the USAF from a black person from New York picking on a Mexican from San Diego so I'd say its not a Florida thing. I in my late 30's if that makes any difference.

[Joefour]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_cheese
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=11375
http://www.hgjones.org/government-cheese/

I first heard the term in the USAF from a black person from New York picking on a Mexican from San Diego so I'd say its not a Florida thing. I in my late 30's if that makes any difference.

Interesting.

[Eichhörnchen]

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"What was all that about, then?"

[StdDev]

further clarification please..
from the Brits... can "lorry" also be used as a verb?

[Eichhörnchen]

No, unlike the word "cart", which can be either, lorry is only a common noun.

[Schroeder]

It has most likely already been in Jim's wall of text but here is one more from me:
French fries - Chips