Confusing Words in British English and American English
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What word is a huge failure in American English, but means highly successful in British English?
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a bomb
What word means angry in American English, but drunk in British English?
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pissed
What word means to make someone pregnant in American English, but means pleasant in British English?
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knock-up
What word means a plain person in American English, but means pleasant in British English?
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homely
What word means now in American English, but means soon in British English?
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presently
What item of clothing is worn over a shirt in American English, but underneath in British English?
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a vest
What item of clothing holds up trousers in American English, but hold up women's stockings in British English?
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suspenders
What is an underground railway in American English, but is an underground walkway in British English?
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subway
What word is used to refer to the buttocks in American English, but refers to a women's front parts in British English?
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fanny
What refers to street level in American English, but means one floor up in British English?
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first floor
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