This word is a Scots variant of ‘joy’, and can mean a sweetheart or lover, or be a term of endearment akin to ‘dear’ or ‘darling’.

1. Mo chuisle (pronounced mu cooish-la) Many people will know this one from the film Millon Dollar Baby. It literally means my pulse, it’s a shortened version of the phrase ‘A chuisle mo chroí’ pulse of my heart.

MO STÓR. Pronounced: Muh Store. Literally translating to “My treasure,” this phrase is often used to mean “my darling.” These words were famously used in the celebrated Irish folk song A Stór Mo Chroí (Treasure of My Heart).

1 ounce Irish whiskey. 1/2 ounce peach schnapps. 4 ounces ginger beer. 2 ounces orange juice. Lime wheel, to garnish.

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Filters. (UK, slang, euphemistic) Front bottom; vulva.

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When referring to a national of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the correct terminology is to call them British. They also respond well to being identified by their home nation whether they’re Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or English.

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In Northern Ireland, national identity is complex and diverse. Most people of Protestant background consider themselves British, while a majority of people of Catholic background consider themselves Irish.

Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions.

A British doctor found that a daily ration of lime juice would prevent the horrible softening and bleeding of organs, tendons, skin, and gums that led to death for sailors. Sailors got the nickname “limey” from this practice.

In Australia, a ‘mate’ is more than just a friend and is a term that implies a sense of shared experience, mutual respect and unconditional assistance. Only within the last two centuries, has the term connected itself with a meaning of friendship.

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Either way, the word “wog” went out with Alf Garnett’s generation in Britain and is an almost inconceivably offensive term of abuse for blacks or Asians. Curiously, however, the term has metamorphosed in the Antipodes.

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In Australia, chips can refer to ‘hot’ chips; fried strips of potato. Chips also refer to what are known in other countries as crisps.

French fries, or simply fries (North American English), chips (British and Commonwealth English, Hiberno-English), finger chips (Indian English), hot chips (Australian English) or French-fried potatoes, are batonnet or allumette-cut deep-fried potatoes.

A female kangaroo is known as a ‘flyer’ or a ‘doe’ and a male kangaroo a ‘buck’ or a ‘boomer’ (hence the nickname of the Australian men’s basketball team, the Boomers). They live in social groups called mobs….What’s Bush Heritage doing?

“Barbie” is Australian slang for barbecue and the phrase “slip a shrimp on the barbie” often evokes images of a fun social gathering under the sun. Prawns are a popular traditional Christmas seafood in Australia.

Saveloys are known colloquially in both countries as “savs”. They are often the basis of the New Zealand battered-sausage-on-a-stick “hot dog”, equivalent to a US corn dog, often sold at fairgrounds and public events. The Australian version is often called a “dagwood dog” or “pluto pup”.

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Bludger. (Noun) A lazy person.

In the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand, the term chips is generally used instead, though thinly cut fried potatoes are sometimes called french fries or skinny fries, to distinguish them from chips, which are cut thicker.