British vs. American Slang, Expressions, & Idioms

Spelling Differences

Favorite; not Favourite

Program; not Programme

Center; not Centre

Traveling; not Travelling

Recognize; not Recognise

Learned; not learnt

Word Differences

Review; not Revise

Highway; not Motorway

Pants; not Trousers

Elevator; not Lift

Flashlight; not Torch

Crazy; not Mad

British Slang

BRITISH SLANG

Bugger  off  –  go  away!  

BRITISH SLANG

Keen  

BRITISH SLANG

Cheeky  

BRITISH SLANG

Fancy  

BRITISH SLANG

Knackered  –  very  7red  

BRITISH SLANG

Get  on  well  

BRITISH SLANG

Blimey!  

BRITISH SLANG

Bender  

BRITISH SLANG

Fag  

BRITISH SLANG

Cheers  

BRITISH SLANG

Chuffed  

BRITISH SLANG

Codswallop  

BRITISH SLANG

Da@  

BRITISH SLANG

Dodgy  

BRITISH SLANG

Filch  

BRITISH SLANG

Nosh  

American Slang

AMERICAN SLANG

Chicken  

AMERICAN SLANG

Bummer!  

AMERICAN SLANG “You  Bet”   Some  people  

use,  “you  bet”,  whenever  you  say  Thank  you  to  them  for  doing  a  favor.  It  is  like  saying  “You  are  welcome”  

AMERICAN SLANG

Check  it  out!  

AMERICAN SLANG

Good  call  

AMERICAN SLANG

Chill  out  

AMERICAN SLANG

Swol  

AMERICAN SLANG

Dead  

AMERICAN SLANG

Hit  on    

AMERICAN SLANG

Dork  

AMERICAN SLANG

Hella  

AMERICAN SLANG

Wicked  

AMERICAN SLANG

To  be  seeing  someone.  

AMERICAN SLANG

Rad  

AMERICAN SLANG

You  down?    

I’m  down.  

AMERICAN SLANG

To  get  down.    “They  know  how  to  get  down.”  

AMERICAN SLANG

Struggle  bus…  “It  was  such  a  struggle  bus”    “I’m  struggle  busing”    “I  think  Jake’s  the  conductor  of    the  struggle  bus  right  now”  

AMERICAN SLANG

Sweet  

AMERICAN SLANG

To  slay  “You’re  slaying  it”  

AMERICAN SLANG

Do  me  a  solid  

AMERICAN SLANG

Hit  me  up  

AMERICAN SLANG

It’s  the  s!#*.  

AMERICAN SLANG

Let’s  get  weird.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j55xWk4ufo

AMERICAN SLANG

Sketchy/  Shady  

AMERICAN SLANG

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