What phrases have you picked up on here do you use that confuse your fellow Americans?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 19:41, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

God, there are loads
Sometimes when talking to real people I forget you can't say the same things out loud as you can online. At least, not without them looking horrified, disgusted or faintly nauseous.
(berk, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 19:45, Reply)

Evening berk.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 19:46, Reply)

I had to stop myself from saying 'fnar'
When my cousin put as her Facebook status that her dad was sweeping her chimney. She wouldn't have appreciated it.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Thu 23 Dec 2010, 19:47, Reply)

If someone says what more than once
I have to stop myself from following up with "in the butt"
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 19:49, Reply)

Ha, brilliant!

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Thu 23 Dec 2010, 19:51, Reply)

Other sayings that have escaped into RL from me
RL
Lulz
Do not want
de RIS
Mongtarded
twunt
hamtoucher
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 19:57, Reply)

I have been describing far too many people as 'complete belming retards' recently.

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Thu 23 Dec 2010, 19:58, Reply)

none, really
sometimes I say badgers cunt
a couple people say mong and twat--twat we use, just say it differently, but sometimes we say it like you would
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:05, Reply)

Is cunt not used that much stateside ?
we tend to use it more casually
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:08, Reply)

it's an extreme insult to any woman
a bit like the n word
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:13, Reply)

The 'N' word?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:14, Reply)

you know...
Nuh-nuh-nuh-who-are-you-calling-a-stuttering-cunt
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:17, Reply)

en eye gee gee e argh

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:18, Reply)

I knew that. I was just making you say it so I could call you
A CUNT!

:)
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:19, Reply)

But over in Americaland
'Wanker' isn't that bad, is it? I say 'cunt' a lot - I just showed my housemate something and said it was 'absolutely cunting brilliant' without a second thought.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:15, Reply)

nah, not bad at all
but if you ever want to see how fast you can get slapped by an american woman, call her a cunt

not me though, because I don't care
unless it was another american calling me that, because I'd know they fucking mean it
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:20, Reply)

and then they'd get a swift cunt punt

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:20, Reply)

Right into the Guinness world record book

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:29, Reply)

I was pretty shocked
I was watching an American box-set which I know is broadcast pre-watershed, and I saw a character call another character a wanker. I actually rewound it and everything.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:22, Reply)

I have to say I am pretty desensitised to swearing
Its going to be tough with family this xmas.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:26, Reply)

It's not that I was shocked by the word
I mean, I'm one of the sweariest people I know. I just really didn't expect to see it in a primetime American show - especially knowing how uptight some Americans are. That's what shocked me.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:28, Reply)

haha
I say it sometimes in hot fuzz stylee "wwwwwwwwwwwankerr"
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:26, Reply)

Did you have to explain any of hot fuzz to your friends?

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:30, Reply)

I don't know anyone that's seen it!

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:34, Reply)

wankers.

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:37, Reply)

HA

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 20:40, Reply)