English words that mean different in US and UK..

Let's see how many we can get here on SW. No googling!!!

First floor - In US it means the ground floor. In England it means the 1st floor above the ground floor 🙂

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Thodsis · 51-55, M

Fanny Pack.

Blodyn · 22-25, F

@Thodsis Which means what?

Thodsis · 51-55, M

@Blodyn A purse worn on a belt with maybe some ski-style graphics. Or a vaginal receptacle.

Blodyn · 22-25, F

@Thodsis Ok. But I don't think we use the word here. And we are supposed to be looking at words which have different meanings.

Thodsis · 51-55, M

@Blodyn Fanny being the main one...

Blodyn · 22-25, F

@Thodsis In my language it means what girls have.

Thodsis · 51-55, M

@Blodyn And for the wrong'uns it's an arse.

Blodyn · 22-25, F

@Thodsis So it's different in our two languages.