10 British Words That Confuse Americans

British English can be very confusing sometimes so today we're going to look at 10 British words that confuse Americans.......and the whole world! These are all colloquial words and phrases which are informal so please remember that they shouldn't be used in formal situations.
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[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

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[@shellieeyre8758]

I think "up the duff" is related to being "in the (pudding) club" because of plum duff, a classic steamed suet pudding.

[@Aaron-co2jb]

Americans might say " chock-a-block full of ........."(something)

[@Aaron-co2jb]

Y'all know all I can think is Hilary Duff Also he isn't nothing but an old duffer

[@JustMe-cl6fj]

If you think those 10 words are confusing...oh man just go to the new England area (Massachusetts/Boston). Add in there accent and even us Americans have no clue what there on about (they will even tell you "it's a New England/Boston thing")

[@zacharias9557]

Eat Sleep Dream English 9

[@BlankCanvas88]

One thing that confused my sister when she was living in England was when they would ask her "Are you all right?" to mean "How are you?" In America, we only ask are you all right if someone looks ill or in deep distress. So she thought, I must look horrid!

[@giftofthewild6665]

They don't say "are you alright?" For hello, It's just "alright!" Or "y'alright" to say hello.

[@childofcascadia]

I didnt know that one. If you asked an American "you alright?" they would assume there was something about their expression or appearance that lead you to believe something was wrong and you were concerned and actually wanted to know if they were ok.

[@maxhoffmann6821]

I had the opposite experience, having been taught British English in Sweden. To me, “how do you do?” was obviously a greeting phrase, but I thought that Americans asking me “How are you?” really wanted to know about my mental and physical state.

[@elizabetholiviaclark]

@@maxhoffmann6821 I'm an American. I say "How do you do," upon introduction. In every greeting with that person thereafter I might say "How are you?"

[@maxhoffmann6821]

@@elizabetholiviaclark Interesting. I don’t think I have ever come across someone in the US who has greeted me with “Ho do you do?” during my 42 years living here.

[@Setanta9089]

I thought the word 'cheeky' could also be used to describe someone who's being playful/naughty. For example, if someone is teasing, or being playful with, a friend or significant other, they are being 'cheeky'. Is that correct?

[@giorgiax567]

yes thats right

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

I thought it was sarcasm.

[@giftofthewild6665]

​@@RaquelSantos-hj1mq it can be used sarcastically but it's normally not.

[@mrstacyj9496]

"cheeky monkey!" Craig Ferguson (actor, comedian, talk show host, Scottish ex-pat, US citizen)

[@Plethorality]

@@RaquelSantos-hj1mq it can also be used as a pun, meaning buttocks... Bum cheeks. I love English. Can always play with this language. Jokes are part of the language itself.

[@trishmccarthy1676]

I'm Canadian and for us 'cheeky' means rude. For instance a parent might tell their child to stop being cheeky if they were mouthing off. A few days ago a sweet picture of Prince George was released for his 5th birthday and the caption under it mentioned his "cheeky smile". I was so confused as I didn't see anything off about it at all. Now I understand. Thank you!

[@phil2u48]

Same in the USA. A “cheeky fag” would be a homosexual wit a nasty tongue. 😂

[@sarahfullerton6894]

That's more the definition we think of here in the U.S., as well. A little bit rude.

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

I'm in the US and I thought it meant sarcasm.

[@phil2u48]

@@RaquelSantos-hj1mq It can…

[@giftofthewild6665]

Cheeky can mean mischievous in British English. That's likely how it was meant when they said cheeky smile. It can also mean rude, or naughty. It depends on context.

[@Ettibridget]

Funny to hear about builder's tea. In Denmark, a strong, black cup of coffee is called midwife's coffee.

[@jacquelyn4709]

Makes sense since if you had to stay up all night with a pregnant lady in labor you would need alot of strong black coffee.

[@giftofthewild6665]

Nice! I'm going to steal this one for English 😂

[@trickygoose2]

I was born at home at 1am on a Sunday after 3 days of labour. I suspect my mother's midwife would agree with you!

[@hazcatsophia]

I’m going to integrate “brolly” into my vocabulary! Love it!

[@niyatipandya3799]

I speak British English why am i watching this 🧐?? Great work

[@oltedders]

niyati pandya To make sure this mug isnt having a laugh.

[@bradleybroxton3773]

Same its fucked up why im still watching

[@themajesticbulldog3832]

Im British aswell and im watching it lol nothing wrong in it lol

[@chanelmone4721]

niyati pandya To see what he uses

[@LolaLola-bx9il]

Chanel Mone exactly

[@mikewenger9526]

"Mug" in American English can also mean "to pose," as in "to mug for the camera." It is also used as a prefix for the noun describing a photo (mugshot) taken by the police to document one's arrest, or after being taken into police custody. Your channel is VERY good!

[@giftofthewild6665]

I always just thought mugshot was used because mug is also slang for the face (in British English).

[@myspin9680]

The word "Mug" in America can also be used for a cup with an handle on it. "Having a mug of coffee".

[@giftofthewild6665]

@@myspin9680 same in the UK, that's it's original meaning I believe.

[@jaegordon25]

That's because mug is just a slang term for face. Hence mugshot = photo of face. Lol

[@anndeecosita3586]

Mug is face in US too. People say “he was mean mugging me” to mean he’s giving me dirty looks. Or they say his ugly mug to mean ugly face.

[@hovhanneslupus]

i'm Mexican raised in America and moved to Britain on a spouse visa. I'm pretty sure others here have said it but a common way I've heard people call someone an idiot is by calling them a muppet. Growing up I never heard it before and I find it very amusing. I love Britain. ❤ and of course I will always love America. ❤ Thank you so much for this video!

[@JNEsco]

When I visited England, I was unprepared for how many words and phrases confused me. Luckily I could often use context to help me understand. I remember "agro" was one that really threw me, and I couldn't figure it out so I had to ask lol! I also found it very startling to hear reference to the "toilets." In the US, our preferred words for the toilets really obscure the purpose of the room, as if it is impolite to use any word that hints at what a person is doing in there. Restroom is the universal term for the public toilets, bathroom is universal for both home and public toilets, and then you get regional terms like washroom. When I heard it referred to as "toilets," it struck me as mildly crude, on the same level as saying, "I'm headed to the can," but not as vulgar as saying, "I'm headed to the crapper."

[@B.Huntley_Sharpe]

I recall people in England referring to it as, very casually, a "loo" or, more properly, a "water closet" or "w-c."

[@Enjyu_666]

It really depends on the person, but I think most widely used is the "ladies" or "gents", "bathroom" is also very common. Also, I don't think the English think "toilet" sounds crude or impolite, as many other French words are used in British English, toilet is another one, derived from the french "toilette" which translates into cloth among other things relatively related to bathrooms, it is generally not considered weird, it could be perhaps considered out of place at occasion. Let's say you see a lady in a smart dress at a fancy restaurant and she asks for the "toilet", would be a slightly hmmm situation, but not unheard of, certainly not a scandal :)

[@jollypollydoodle2964]

I'm from England , we say toilet all the time. Or loo, not water-closet so much, though older people might say W.C. It is crude when some people say bog

[@giftofthewild6665]

We say "loo" or "bathroom" when in more polite company.

[@giftofthewild6665]

​@@jollypollydoodle2964 I've never heard anyone ask for the water closet or WC in UK. The only time I have asked for WC was in France, in French 😂

[@auntbertha2077]

A few of these words, like "cheeky" and "banter" are also used in the U.S. although not as commonly

[@amritawhitman8112]

I'm planning to be in the UK for 5 weeks in May and June and this was very helpful! Even though I watch mostly British TV and films and I know a lot of British words and expressions, I was surprised the only that the only one I was familiar with here was "toff"! Thank you!

[@SeenACowSki]

I’m jealous. Have a great trip! ✈️

[@salaheddine3297]

Builder's tea / Cheeky / Bants / CHAV / Toff / Brolly / Chock-A-block / Up the duff / Are you having a laugh? /Mug

[@franksteinwolfe]

Cheeky pint.

[@lenaw2098]

I'm American and use the word banter but have never heard bants. We also say "knocked up" which sounds to have same meaning as up the duff.

[@liuzhou]

Duff meant dough, so the expression 'up the duff' is similar to 'a' bun in the oven', 'in the pudding club' etc.

[@deenzmartin6695]

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[@louiseanncooke1436]

@@liuzhou thanks as I am Australian and was going to look up the word “duff” as I had only ever heard the term “bun in the oven”. I am also an older generation Australian so I have grown up with a lot Aussie/Brit style of saying some very confusing and maybe controversial words that other countries don’t understand. Thanks Mate much appreciated Louise

[@marieravening927]

As an Australian I know most of these words as we use them here too. However, bants and chav I've never heard and cheeky is only commonly used when someone (usually a child) has said something they shouldn't have, or has answered back to an adult.

[@nekotranslates]

Chavs are essentially like Slavic Gopniks - wearing adidas, nike etc

[@Joanna-il2ur]

Chav is a word from the Romani (gypsy) language. Have you noticed how negative words end in v? Chav, spiv(black marketeer), shiv (improvised knife, using in violent attacks).

[@cynthiabell6273]

My father is British and my mother; American and have been taught in both traditions. I was born in Asia and grew up in varying countries there. When people ask me how many languages do I speak? I respond that little bit in 5 languages but I only speak 2 fluently -- English and American. I often pause when speaking to remember which country I am in to make sure that I am using the correct word for the country.

[@britannia55]

There no such thing as American, it’s English that Americans pronounce badly, like Caramel the Americans pronounce Carmel, there is an a in the middle

[@cynthiabell6273]

@@britannia55 Good point.

[@TomCee53]

I can almost agree that that varieties of "English" around the world almost qualify as different languages. Even in the US, regional dialects and idioms can be confusing. I try not to say American, because that should really refer to the combined continents of North and South America, but it's pretty synonymous with the US. languages are interesting because they are very fluid, adding new words by invention or borrowing from others. because of the goegraphic diversity, there were bound to be variations in that expansion.

[@cynthiabell6273]

@britannia55 It is not in just the the way we pross the word. But are some very different meanings. For example, in the USA we have shopping carts. In Britain they are shopping trolleys. In Britain they have lorries, in the USA they have semis or trucks. Fortunately we have enough knowledge that some words mean something different and accept the differences

[@britannia55]

@@cynthiabell6273 that is is totally different to calling an object like a car, a shopping cart something different , but when is come to pronouncing a word. When Americans change the pronunciation of the word, like Route, adhesive,

[@aqsafayyaz9648]

I love your enthusiasm Tom !

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehe cheers Aqsa....I love language : )

[@Phoeneaux]

Hi Tom, please make that online course. I really enjoy your videos, very educational and entertaining. Maybe do a video on food and meal names. Like recently I found out that “Toad in the Hole “ was sausages or bangers in a Yorkshire pudding batter mix. Would love to watch a video about British goods and the slang terms they may have. Take Care and thanks for sharing 😘

[@sarae.derian3034]

I agree! I would definitely be interested in that online course!

[@Lengsel7]

"Up the duff" = "knocked up"

[@connorryan2004]

Or up the pole

[@aldozilli1293]

Preggers plays pops

[@josemrivero3544]

Chock a block

[@amymason6234]

When I was an exchange student in Australia in 87-88, they warned us not to say we were stuffed (pregnant in australia and very full in the US). My host parents asked me if I wanted more to eat for dinner the first day I was there and despite the warning “No, I’m stuffed” came pouring out of my mouth. My hold parents told me I hadn’t been there long enough to be stuffed. They were appaled. I quickly replied I was not pregnant, Iwas just really full and couldn’t eat another thing.

[@ShaYa21]

Very informative for a non native who's been in love with english for over 30 years. Happy I knew "toff" 😊

[@salaheddine3297]

They're totally confusing words.. I really enjoyed to know them; Thank you so much TOM .. You are always the best 🌹🌸

[@1blessedsavior]

Thanks for the info. I enjoy British shows, but I struggle a bit with your slang. I just look at the situation and the context in which the word is used. Sometimes I'm close, and other times I'm off the mark by miles. This is a huge help! Thank you.

[@susie9893]

The thing with Britain is they have so many regions in such a small area with very different accents and even words. And now with so much movement between regions it's like they've increased their slang vocabulary. Impossible to stay on top of it all

[@rober1712ify]

Thank you so much Tom!, you always makes me see the British slangs much easier!

[@nadiahm4939]

Can't wait to watch your online course Tom...thanks for the nice video...

[@yvonnesmith8245]

I’ve learned so much from your educational videos. Love your content and look forward to the next one! Ta and cheers!

[@johndunkelburg5143]

In the US, a mug is a face, usually ugly or homely. It comes from the phrase mug shot, which is a photo taken at a police station when a suspect is booked into jail.

[@joshuadownes2550]

Mug us also used the Brit way in Italian slang is it not? Mobster: who's this mug?

[@donlove3654]

Cup can be a mug,a person can be a mug,a face can be mug

[@susannah6500]

We use the phrase mug shot as well, and mug can be used to mean face in the sense of “your ugly mug” etc here too.

[@giftofthewild6665]

Interesting, mug has the same slang meaning on both sides of the pond. I wonder where it originated?

[@AnnBurgess00]

When referring to a face, we might say 'you don't want my ugly mug in the photo'. The photo of someone's face is 'a mugshot' here in England.

[@isaacwood1261]

I went to London in 1977 to spend a semester studying literature. I had never been out of the United States. The customs agent was brutallly unhappy. I could not understand anything he said nor could he understand me. Thankfullly he stamped my passport. I then began walking around Heathrow airport before I wet my pants. I looked everywhere for a toilet, loo, restroom, etc. I began to ask people about where I might find one of these and I was met with total confusion. Finally, I was told to look for the water closet. Which I searched for over a long bit of time before I realized it was abbrevied WC.

[@Bballmom1997]

In my area of the southern usa. I grew up using "chock a block" and it mrans exactly the same thing. Still love hearing the differences in our use of words.

[@juliebarnes798]

Chock a block means absolutely full in Australia

[@silviarizzardini8163]

Oh yes, awesome idea Tom , please do make the British English slang course. thanks

[@jjjourneyaddicted3044]

Thank you Tom it very useful

[@eugenialitovchenko8577]

Hello, Tom! I always watch your videos and I would like to watch more videos like this, please make a vocabulary course☺

[@liliiborys6430]

Very useful lesson. Thanks Tom

[@marmanlive]

Thanks mate! Really cool and helpful

[@williamearle3893]

I find your channel interesting, love hearing the differences of words. In California we have lots of slang words too. Thank you very much.

[@niobi9999]

Tom, as always, another very entertaining video. Every time you make a bad hair joke I have a good chuckle and I dig the fact that you don't like to use words that are a bit too far toward the rude end of the spectrum. And, yes, more vids on British colloquialisms are always a good thing!

[@CarlosQuintana2014]

Great video... I'm watching a lot of your videos... in two weeks I'm gonna be in London for the first time in my life and I'm trying to get as much tips as possible... you're helping me a lot... cheers!

[@arabellabattaglia2242]

I've been learning a lot from you!!!!! THANK YOU TOM

[@smilieevie6998]

I love the phrase ‘having a word in your shell like’, which is not something you hear much these days.

[@ohlookmarki]

My Brit cousin and I would always have fun with US-UK difference. I asked her “Who’s lorry? Is she the older sister of loo?” 😂 And she’d make fun of our words too.

[@aspenrebel]

That was good. 👍

[@avonegrem4658]

thanks for the lesson Tom ! 🌼

[@vanessaalexandra2033]

Very interesting and informative video! Love it

[@syntheticplatypus]

Chock Full is a word I use similar to Chock-a-Block (they're probably from the same origin). Having a laugh equivalent here in the states would be "Are you serious? Seriously? EXCUSE ME?". I would love to learn more, as well.

[@giftofthewild6665]

Never understood what chock full and chock-a-block have to do with chocks. Chocks are those little blocks that used to go under plane wheels to stop them from moving until they were removed ("chocks away!").

[@jaegordon25]

I think "are you kidding?" Is a better equivalent actually. To kid kind of implies to joke like laugh.

[@susie9893]

Here in Oz we shorten it to "chockers". Dunno if Brits do that too

[@mudduck754]

Up here in Seattle any one using a brolly is a tourist.

[@barbarabastron6152]

Howlingmad Mudduck Boy that’s sure true. Nobody in Oregon of Washington ever used a brolly.

[@helenwood8482]

Brits don't use them either outside London. We have wind.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

This usage of the word "mug" also occurs in prohibition-era Chicago street slang (think: Al Capone). I suspect it may come from the adjective, which has long since fallen out of usage but originally meant something like "gullible".

[@Christina_S.]

Loving your channel and your personality! Thank you! : ))

[@RenataMonteiroL]

I just love british English! I have a few british friends and I could hear them talking for hours! Haha love your channel. Thanks for the nice tips 😊

[@jimgreen9059]

Tom, based on the definitions for cheeky, which one applies to animals, as I've heard David Attenborough pair those 2? I'm glad you brought up chock-a-block, since I misinterpreted its meaning, thinking it refers to sameness, as chock-a-block housing. For pregnant, we'll playfully say that she has a bun in the oven. "Are you having a laugh?" = "Are you serious?", or "You gotta be jokin'/kidding." We use, in place of #10, a bunch, just a few of which I'll list--"The lights are on, but nobody's home.", "His elevator doesn't go all the way to the top." , "a few french fries short of a (McDonald's) Happy Meal." , "half a bubble off plumb" (referring to the bubble on a carpenter's level), "goofy as a $3 bill" (a unit of currency which doesn't exist).

[@rulersreachfan243]

Jim Green I've never heard any of the #10 substitutes in my entire life

[@leonardovalerio1341]

Excellent. I need more of these!

[@pavelsharkov5893]

Thank you, Tom. I was fun to learn these words. Could you make online course on Brittish slang?

[@Editz.olix.]

I love your videos,Im not english native speaker but I can understand everything what you are saying.Great videos,thank You :-)

[@MercuriusCh]

hi Tom, could you make video about British shortenings(like brolly)?

[@wanderingwonderer5442]

Norman Inconnu Not sure what 'sparkie' means.😞

[@normaninconnu3633]

Ihsan Mansoor English used to use it as a slang word for an electrician. "sparks"- electricity.

[@Pidro__]

Can you do more videos about the differences between slang and academic ,please ?

[@marlenalinne7958]

Thank you, Tom, for another wonderful video.

[@Ladiopfa]

Well, number 10 gives the expression “mug shot” a whole new meaning! 😂 Thanks for the entertaining video!

[@oltedders]

Ladiopfa Calling someone a mug was common in American gangster movies pre WWII.

[@oltedders]

Ladiopfa Mug mean face now. Somewhat derogatory.

[@Ladiopfa]

oltedders : Thanks a lot for your explanation.

[@oltedders]

Ladiopfa Thank YOU!

[@sarahfullerton6894]

Yes, "mug shot" a photo of the perp's face!("Perp" is shirt for perpetrator, or supposed criminal. )

[@Abu-Aley]

Hi Tom, I love love your ten list stuff dude. Please keep it up. And would you please make the British English lessons on line for British verbs, adjectives. ... so on? Thaaaaaaaanks a lot سيدى الفاضل ☺ try to find its meaning, it's in Arabic ☺ Regards, Ahmad,

[@raisa_cherry33]

Great lesson Tom,keep it up 👌

[@simplegirl1690]

Thank you, thank you so much . I need it.

[@heatherinparis]

Hey Tom, have just stumbled across your site....a totally happy accident .. Loved what I've seen so far and subscribed. I am Canadian but speak a mix of Cdn, USA & British English because my ancestors were almost entirely English (AND I LOVE British Television).

[@dansaikyo6664]

Born and raised in California, the only ones I was unfamiliar with were "Builder's Tea", "Todd", "Up the Duff", and "Mug". Apart from its main meaning as a cup for hot beverages, usually coffee, "Mug" in the U.S. is a slightly dated sounding term (like something you'd hear more in 50s/60s T) that means "someone's face or visage". "Look at that mug on ya." 😅

[@giftofthewild6665]

Mug is slang for face in UK too, it's still widely used here.

[@ladyv5655]

In the US, "mug" still shows up in "mugshot" describing a photo of somebody's face taken as part of the booking process of an arrest.

[@britannia55]

If you are walking down the street in the UK and see someone who’s pregnant you definitely do not shout out she’s up the duff, this language is used within a family or group of close friends, and mainly in the northern part of the Uk,

[@jakestilson1947]

a mug is also someone who is easily cheated or decieved and probably the term most used.

[@silviarizzardini8163]

Great video Tom!! As usual ;) keep going

[@trinhcongdieuhuongtran4545]

Thanks Teacher Tom! I'm not an American, so I'm not confused at all!

[@elvisjohnson1208]

I love your British accent.In the USA we have 50. I live in Kentucky and Everyone jokes about how we speak.

[@Ladiopfa]

Elvis Johnson : So how do you speak then? I hope not like fried chicken! 😂 Sorry for the lame joke but you laid the ball right down in front of the goal!

[@YangSing1]

Elvis Johnson USA doesn’t have 50 accents. England has more accents than America

[@NathansWargames]

only 50 ? uk has like 300 dialects

[@YangSing1]

Nathan Watts We have many accents, but not many dialects

[@davidarbogast37]

There's only like 5-6 accents in the U.S. not 50 and theyre by region not state.

[@chiichariita94]

the word brolly sounds funny 😂

[@deathbeforedecaf7755]

All of them sound so silly to me lol

[@raisa_cherry33]

@@deathbeforedecaf7755 😂😂😂😂

[@milamuivah8593]

Brolly !!! I never knew that's umbrella thanks Tom. Brolly and chav are new to me thank you go for adding me another new words in my brain gonna be very useful.

[@JohnNewkirk1]

Watching Doc Martin I learned the phrase orvwird "init". Language, especially local slang, can be very interesting!

[@csengei2914]

You're soo handsome!!😍😍😁

[@Akhazmat907]

Csenge I yeah if your into the meth head look.

[@wobaguk]

The thing about chav, is that its more than 'poor and uneducated' I think. There are connotations of perhaps being working class, mouthy (loud and outspoken/impolite) )and a bit tactless and tasteless. So someone wearing cheesey bling/jewellery, playing loud music in their cheap car they outfitted with racing stripes would I think be 'totally chavvy' even though those specific actions are not about how little money someone might have. Which is to say you can be very poor and not educated, but not at all like a chav. Its how sort of how you present yourself, rather than a strict measure of wealth.

[@davidarbogast37]

Emmanuel The Homemaker xD AKA trashy people

[@davidarbogast37]

syntheticplatypus trash is trash, the color of the packaging is irrelevant

[@syntheticplatypus]

understood. Just adding a term that would be used in parts of the US that is somewhat related to this.

[@davidarbogast37]

syntheticplatypus ah gotcha, people should stop using the phrase tho because it is racially derogative

[@jennnunya1224]

Hi Chris, thanks for the laugh! Your description of someone "totally chavvy" seriously made me laugh out loud.. (I made have dated that guy) (Sigh, what was I thinking) :o))

[@louiseanncooke1436]

Thanks for your video as I really appreciate hearing British phrases as in Australia we use some similar phrases and I understood most or was again very educated about British phrases. Very much appreciated still a few years after video was made. Thanks again a “mate” from Australia Louise

[@ems4274]

hi, american here! - cheeky: we use the word “cheeky” more to describe a naughty person, not really as an adjective for quick - bants: we use the term banter over here, so i actually get this term haha - toff: we have a word that describes the same sentiment, “boujee” it’s to describe a person or place that’s high class and kinda indifferent to any lower classes - are you having a laugh: we have a similar phrase, “are you serious?” it’s just plain incredulity

[@giftofthewild6665]

There's a related phrase "having a bubble" which comes from cockney rhyming slang and also means having a laugh (bubble bath = laugh).

[@annisaerou1097]

Yes, make an online course, please! But for free :D

[@imyxeditsx]

I speak British English but still watch these videos.

[@niyatipandya3799]

Imy Fanpage lol me too

[@doreinpaulemmanuel3614]

Possibly to assess if he's preaching the truth.

[@adammulkey267]

My favorite is dozzey pillock. Heard it alot on last of the summer wine.

[@sherouet]

Fascinating You’re wonderful and please don’t ask us what we want because we like and enjoy 😉 every lesson of yours thank you 😊

[@aleisterfrye1608]

Ohh, mate, I loved it!!!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Awesome Aleister! Glad you liked it mate

[@vectors2final36]

Cheeky doesn't confuse Americans. We've been exposed enough to British media to know what cheeky means. I hear it quite often in casual conversation among Americans themselves.

[@susie9893]

I've also heard it used as a noun to mean someone who's a bit rude, but in a funny sexual way. i.e. He (or she) is a cheeky

[@jwb52z9]

I didn't say it in another post, but I should confess that I have been watching British sitcoms from the time I can remember as a small child, so that play into my understanding quite a bit. The weather, speaking of tea, is why Southern Americans in the US drink iced tea. We do share a love of tea with the UK, even if it's cold. Hot tea doesn't really do for a Summer that reaches 40 plus degrees Celsius. I'm glad you mentioned Nando's. I could never find anyone to explain to me what Nando's was before now. I know Toff comes from "Toffee nose", but I never understood why toffee was related to posh people. Chock-a-block is used in the US also. Usually, though, it refers to a very rich food or dessert in my experience. It's funny how you never hear the word "duff" used by itself. I've noticed that every English speaker's voice goes high when saying something incredulous. I love Only Fools and Horses! Rodney and Delboy!! :) He was the biggest con artist I ever saw as a child on TV.

[@connorparker6461]

Some of this is used mostly in southern England, there are alot of slang words in the Midlands and North of England, and a huge amount in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland due to history. I am Warwickshire, Midlands, we have words and sayings such as Mardy, Donnies, Jitty, Bobowler, Dark over Bill's house, Council Pop, Mingin ect. Although people confuse dialects for slang, for example In would use "ought" to mean "anything" and "nought" to mean "nothing", it isn't slang, just older types of English preserved, same with the word "mardy", it is actually on older word preserved in the region.

[@stigmontgomery7901]

Connor Parker: I'm from the south and we say "it's raining over old Bill's mother's" when we see storm clouds in the distance. So wthe hell was Bill?

[@Wannabecrafting247]

I have heard some Americans use the term, “cheeky” and wondered what it meant. Thanks!

[@sarahfullerton6894]

Interesting. I always thought "cheeky" was more along the lines of just a bit brazen, and a bit rude, as we as naughty.

[@Isobel31Swan]

I love the word 'numpty'.

[@amandamiles4590]

Isobel31Swan ?

[@Isobel31Swan]

Amanda Miles A stupid or ineffectual person

[@Joanna-il2ur]

It’s short for numbskull.

[@bishaahmed5770]

Thanks for your amazing videos i like your channel it’s really very nice and useful

[@priyankakanungo7181]

Your videos are so useful for me that whenever I watch them I have to like them ☺️👍🏻👍🏻

[@slawomirlapkiewicz]

Hello Tom I like drink builder's tea every day.

[@bonana022]

*Drinking.****

[@rmcguire7033]

no need for the word 'like'

[@9wyn]

Does 'trump' really mean fart in British slang?

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

hahah yes!

[@michaels7900]

Eat Sleep Dream English Fantastic!

[@__MuhammadNaufal]

9wyn is it?

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Related to the word "trumpet". (A couple hundred years ago, the musical instrument was sometimes called a "trump", and by extension the sound it makes likewise.)

[@wobaguk]

Yeah, but not widely used. It might be used more by children as a euphermism rather than just outright saying fart.

[@antonellaniero7725]

Great lesson!

[@silvia76955]

yes, make that online course! It'd be fun!

[@mevlutakdag3947]

Turks always drink builder's tea every breakfast, lol.

[@95kpeople2]

Mevlüt Akdağ 'cause you are builders.

[@ronjames3752]

That depends where you are from in Turkey. In the east (Antep, Urfa etc) they drink their tea much stronger (demli) than in the west.(inek pipisi)

[@mevlutakdag3947]

I am a Turk and i can say that there is no difference like that. In some regions Turks drink tea with a piece of lemon. It makes the tea limpid and gives a different flavor.

[@terrybyrd3738]

Speaking from southern influence (Mississippian), these term are common to my region. Arranged Br/Am as follows: Builder's Tea/Straight Up Tea (or coffee); Cheeky/[perceived as] Smart Alecky; Bants/Banter; Chav/Trash; Toff/Snob; Chock-a-Block/Jam Packed; Are you Having a Laugh?/Are You Serious (surprised), Think that's Cute? (angered); Up the Duff/Pregnified. Hope this adds to your repertoire of linguistic differences. An interesting topic - indeed!

[@anedaadams9834]

Tom make the online course Thanks Ms Aneda 👍

[@russbear31]

I like British English. Donald Trump can be a chav and a toff at the same time. ;-)

[@marieskee22]

He's a cheeky mug, too.

[@ALBUMOF2008]

He has FAR too much money to be a ‘chav’

[@bennuask2611]

RD M Trump is just a chav, no matter how much gold he has.

[@eekns]

Trump isn’t human enough to be called anything but shit.

[@President_-Trump]

The ignorance is so strong.

[@abbassmohamamdkarimi7216]

tom you are great running british courses i been searching for the ways to sound natural and wha you are presenting can be a great help but is there a way to connect you or have uour phone number to have a chinwag weighing up how my English is?

[@BS1af]

I just found you & am in heaven!!! I love to toss in a few other languages to my US American!!! I'd be over-the-moon for s tutorial, Tom!!! tks...

[@ILOCANONGENGLISHERO]

Nice lesson again sir tom

[@Doody-nm4hp]

Brit here. I have NEVER thought of "cheeky" as meaning 'quick or impromptu". It means slightly naughty or irreverent. A "cheeky pint" is having a pint when maybe you're not supposed to or shouldn't. The speed at which you drink it is not covered by this phrase. That would be "a quick pint" or a "tidy half".

[@evabrock7627]

No idea why I'm watching this seeing as I've lived in Manchester all my life :') Spot on, although I've never heard of 'up the duff' before. I also tend to use the word 'scally' more than chav, but maybe that's a northern thing.

[@seeleygirl6178]

I love the mug one!

[@vickihshallenberger3644]

I am an American and I have heard and learned the meaning of some British slang terms. In fact, I enjoy learning things like that

[@danielstewart8106]

In America a mug in slang is a face. "he's got an ugly mug." We say chock full instead of chock a block. And if someone is pregnant we say she is "knocked up" which means something completely different in the UK.

[@staceykeeley4219]

Knocked up means pregnant here

[@stigmontgomery7901]

And to flush a toilet in the UK would be "to pull the chain". Mainly said by older persons as it goes back to the days when the water cistern was separate from, and several feet above, the actual toilet and you had to flush it by pulling on an overhead chain. Nowadays with closely coupled toilets you use the lever.

[@cherylann9781]

In the US, A MUG is a face, usually used in the term "mug shot" which a a police arrest picture.

[@khanscombe619]

Brilliant video. What about you cheeky git, yob, scaly Wag. Some more popular in different area such in upper north west.