Funny Other Country Expressions?

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cee134
cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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I get a kick from hearing other countries expressions. I also get a kick out of hearing what expressions sound weird from my country. What are some of the funny ones you have heard?
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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    Dodgey jammer. (The spelling may not be right.) UK saying for a cookie with a bit of jam in it. US we call them thumbprints, although there's a bit of difference in the "biscuit" too.

    Too cute, UK sayings! It's like learning you mother tongue (if your US ancestry hails from that region, think many of us do).

    Pudding is also a great one. If i tell dh were having pudding (Yorkshire pudding) he's terribly confused. Always, "where's the pudding?".
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    Some I've heard or read:
    “Bob’s your uncle” = Ta-Da in USA?
    “I’m chuffed to bits” = I am pleased with what’s happened?
    “I’ve got the hump” = I’m mildly annoyed?

    Is this correct?

    I'm from the USA and I've never heard of that one!
  • melmelw03
    melmelw03 Posts: 5,332 Member
    edited August 2016
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    I think it's adorable when someone says "mum" (mom).

    *edited because British word for butt is banned just like the American word. I love hearing foreign curse words.
  • pdm3547
    pdm3547 Posts: 1,057 Member
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    I could care less
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    AskTracyAnnK28 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    Some I've heard or read:
    “Bob’s your uncle” = Ta-Da in USA?
    “I’m chuffed to bits” = I am pleased with what’s happened?
    “I’ve got the hump” = I’m mildly annoyed?

    Is this correct?

    I'm from the USA and I've never heard of that one!

    Ta-Da like what magician says. The one on the left is what they say in England, I guess.
  • JukeboxHeroine
    JukeboxHeroine Posts: 348 Member
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    Bless his/her heart or bless his/her old bones

    "Sweating like a who** on dollar day"
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    AskTracyAnnK28 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    Some I've heard or read:
    “Bob’s your uncle” = Ta-Da in USA?
    “I’m chuffed to bits” = I am pleased with what’s happened?
    “I’ve got the hump” = I’m mildly annoyed?

    Is this correct?

    I'm from the USA and I've never heard of that one!

    Ta-Da like what magician says. The one on the left is what they say in England, I guess.

    No - I never heard "Bob's your uncle"...like, who's Bob???
  • jollyjoe321
    jollyjoe321 Posts: 529 Member
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    Certainly heard it in the UK, sometimes people add "... and Fanny's your Aunt"

    No idea why though lol
  • Dannigreen31
    Dannigreen31 Posts: 557 Member
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    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Dodgey jammer. (The spelling may not be right.) UK saying for a cookie with a bit of jam in it. US we call them thumbprints, although there's a bit of difference in the "biscuit" too.

    Too cute, UK sayings! It's like learning you mother tongue (if your US ancestry hails from that region, think many of us do).

    Pudding is also a great one. If i tell dh were having pudding (Yorkshire pudding) he's terribly confused. Always, "where's the pudding?".

    Ha yeh it's jammy dodger.. Nice biscuit !
    I guess we do have odd sayings
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    AskTracyAnnK28 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    AskTracyAnnK28 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    Some I've heard or read:
    “Bob’s your uncle” = Ta-Da in USA?
    “I’m chuffed to bits” = I am pleased with what’s happened?
    “I’ve got the hump” = I’m mildly annoyed?

    Is this correct?

    I'm from the USA and I've never heard of that one!

    Ta-Da like what magician says. The one on the left is what they say in England, I guess.

    No - I never heard "Bob's your uncle"...like, who's Bob???

    Do you mean you never heard it in the US? Because that is kind of my point. It's a British saying that doesn't make sense to us Americans.
  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    edited August 2016
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    Im Canadian and use Bob's your uncle all the time...used it here and someone was like what?!? If you're my dad you follow it up with no he's my cousin. He's so funny

    In Canada we refer to electricity as hydro. If the power is out I'd often say the hydro went put...oh look there's a hydro truck. We're weird
  • RoteBook
    RoteBook Posts: 171 Member
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    I was very confused when my Australian coworker asked me to pick up some pot plants to decorate the tables at a work lunch.

    And she was horrified the first time I asked her for a napkin.
  • km8907
    km8907 Posts: 3,861 Member
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    Not really a saying, but after praying over a meal in my family for who knows how many generations, we always say Amen brother Ben shot a rooster killed a hen. I haven't a clue who first said it and why, but it stuck.
  • kevinf2380
    kevinf2380 Posts: 256 Member
    edited August 2016
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    I love whatever accent Elizabeth Hurley has. UK I think. There was a girl at my work with a similar accent. Even her saying she was throwing something away sounded hot. "I'm throwing this in the rubbish."

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