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[stella2]

pamny is clearly in the know. What you call a fanny pack, we call a bum bag!

[m.eliza]

What you call a fanny pack, we call a bum bag!

I like this phrase a lot better than fanny pack, especially since only my grandmother ever actually uses the word "fanny"!

[Possegal]

What you call a fanny pack, we call a bum bag!

This would not have been allowed in my house, as my mother didn't allow the word bum (it was crude).

[Crankin]

I've learned a lot of the Britishisms from reading. But, it's kind of interesting to note that many of these words in the reference Clock provided *are* used in the Boston area. I guess we haven't come too far from our roots. My dad always used the word "arse." I would say at least 40% of these words are used here, or are used in certain areas. In most working class areas around the city, people would know that getting pissed means getting drunk.
When we first moved here, DS #2, age 5, asked DH to buy him a rubbish barrel for his bedroom. I had to translate. Like, he needs a garbage can for his room!

[stella2]

This would not have been allowed in my house, as my mother didn't allow the word bum (it was crude).

imagine the reaction on this side of the pond to fanny pack - see PamNY's explanation above

[snowroo]

When I first saw the word "fanny pack" I thought modern day chastity belt? I had fun when she introduced her teenage son as "Randy". I mean, aren't they all? My dh wanted to move when I said australia was full of knockers. He thought I was a bit of a risk taker when I suggested he put pot plants in the bathroom.

I was a bit confused when the dental nurses said shed put stuffers in a grocery bag. This was our slang for a tampon (as opposed to a "surfie" (surfboard) which was a pad. "Benches" Are actually countertops which ld
to some lost items. It goes on....