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Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
I've heard two phrases from Neg's Urban Sports used frequently here in the U.S. as of late. The play-by-play man for the Sabres uses "leg it" a ton lately. I've also heard "muppet" being thrown around in casual conversation.
Any other Euro words making the rounds that I'm not aware of? Disclaimer: I'm not saying Neg is responsible for these terms, just noting where I heard them. |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
I'm from london but pretty sure bollocks (as in...'that is bollocks' as in bullshizzle, is making the rounds...
I presume a lot of the words come over because of popular British Films i.e Lock Stock and Snatch - obv watch these films if you haven't already! |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
None. Especially not the three mentioned above.
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
Wanker
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carbuncle
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
The only one that should is "taking the piss" simply because there's no real good equivilant way to say it American jargon, and it's an awesome phrase.
Anybody that says wanker should get mauled by bears. |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
YALIKEDAGS?
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dids,
you are a wanker |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
Daft is common around Boston.
"Going like the clappers" was used when I worked for a British firm at a US plant (The production line is going like the clappers to meet forecast). I notice a number of my colleagues, when refering to a company, will use the plural, e.g. Federal Express have a new advertisement out. meh |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
My ex was English, but spent most her time in Australia so I don't know if these are brit terms or not but I tend to use "oy" because I heard it so much with her friends. Oh, and wedgie as in to grab a drink in between rounds, cause that's just an awesome phrase.
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