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Originally Posted by TalnSG
There are lots of English words that have different meanings between American and British, and even some that are different from other regions within the U.S.
crackers:
Maine = tool to break open shellfish (crabs, lobster)
Texas = saltines
bum:
U.S. = hobo, vagrant.
U.K. = one's "posterior"
hood (of a car):
U.S. = in front over the engine
U.K. = Sometimes the trunk lid, engine cover is always the bonnet.
supper:
Northern U.S. = evening meal
Southern U.S. = midday meal; dinner is the evening meal
And then the foreign terms that are adopted into English change their common meanings over time too, and vice versa.
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Here are some meanings I found.
Some were funny,lol
appropriate:
U.K. To filch
U.S. To budget
Bash
U.K. To Masterbate
U.S. To strike physically
Brew
U.K. Tea
U.S. Coffee or Beer