My favourite thing that Americans say that means something very different in the UK is: fanny.
"Fanny pack" makes me smile every time I hear it. One of my favourite Scottish colloquialisms is: fannybaws.
"Fanny pack" makes me smile every time I hear it. One of my favourite Scottish colloquialisms is: fannybaws.
There's so many of these - recently a startup called "boby" appeared ("boaby" is a less harsh form of "dick"). You can encounter characters in Stardew Valley for the switch called "Rocket" (West Coast Scots for a crazy person) and "Bam" (Scots for a usually sketchy guy who is up to trouble).
I love them, they're like a little hidden treat for a tiny minority of the planet.