Do you know English English as well as this book does?

Ok, so I've got this American English - English English dictionary I've been going through. Thought I'd test ya'll, see if it's for real or a crock of bull. Ready?

Define:

all beer and skittles
bowser
Chatham House Rules
divvy

That's all for now.

 

all beer and skittles
wha?

bowser
A bowser is generally a wheeled tank for carrying liquids

Chatham House Rules
wha?

divvy
to 'divvy' up... to spread out, hand out, give...
OR
a stupid person or fool..."a total div'"

 

Divvy is about the only one I know.

 

And yet that's not the definition the book gives.

Divvy: foolish, idiotic

 

no, thats just Div as in

"Wormie you Div!"

 

Pah! Americans writing guides to English...whatever next!

 

Not nice, Alpha. So not nice....

 

Wormie, looks like the book's a crock.

 

OK, time to test the Americans!

What are the following?
Bangers & mash.
The Old Bill.
Scotch eggs.

 

Don't forget:

trousers
pants
trainers
car bonnet

 

Sausage and mashed potatoes

the police?

Book doesn't say anything about the last but I'd imagine alcohol is involved.

Oh Poods, those are easy!

Trousers are our pants
Pants are our underwear
Trainers...ugh! NOOOO! Tennis Shoes!
Car bonnet...wussy way of saying car hood.

 

They are hard boiled eggs with some sort of meat round them then covered in breadcrumbs.

 

Any of it cooked in intestines? Cause if not, that actually sounds good.

 

Oi! Alpha! NO!!!!

 

nope. No intestines. At least, not down south.

What CA!!?? WHAT WHAT??!?!?!?!

 

You're just sore cause the book is turning out to be not completely useless.

 

car hood?? A hood is a crook or something Little Red Riding HOOD wore...it's a car bonnet and the car BOOT, not trunk...an elephant has a trunk...

 

No idea what alpha's edit was. but, Americans, what's a fanny?

 

Oh no...it always makes me laugh when I hear an american call a bum-bag a fanny-pack!

 

Alpha said what a Scotch egg was!

 

I don't care what you call them, they're stupid and you won't catch me wearing one. EVER!

 

The meat is actually sausagemeat, so intestines included is probably quite likely...and hooves...and tits and ********s...

 

Oh thank you soooo much for that! My stomach was already upset.

 

*Mental note - must get in lots of Scotch Eggs for Cass and MoT's party*