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For example: a creek in Australia (as in North America), is any "stream or small river", whereas in England it is a small watercourse flowing into the sea; paddock is the Australian word for "field", while in England it is a small enclosure for livestock.
the word (of unknown origin) has variously denoted a pantofle, a low thin sole shoe, a formal men's shoe (Reebok Pump) a brand of athletic shoe with an internal inflation mechanism usu. women's high(ish) heeled shoe (UK similar: court shoe, q.v.) punk follower of Punk rock
loose woman (dated slang); the N. American bird Chipping sparrow: chum: friend (sometimes sarcastic) (n.) waste products from fish processing (heads, tails, blood etc.) often used for shark fishing (v.) to spread fish entrails etc. in the hope of luring sharks. "We chummed the water all morning, but never spotted any dorsal fins."
"Australians when their car gets towed: naur, naur not my car," @theonapple said. In an F-word-laden rant, Australian @starmcg did an impression of an American impersonating an Australian person ...
Lists of words having different meanings in American and British English: (A–L; M–Z) Works; Works with different titles in the UK and US.
Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g., pants, crib) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in British and American English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different ...
They found women were able to more accurately interpret happy, fearful, sad and angry emoji labels compared to men. No gender differences were observed for surprised or disgusted emoji, the team said.
Altogether, about 750 words are estimated to be used differently in WA than they are in the eastern states. [3] There are also many unique, invented slang words, such as ding, referring either to an Australian immigrant of Italian descent (this word is often considered derogatory and/or offensive), or a dent in a car panel. [5]