What do British call candy?

Candy, also called sweets (British English) or lollies (Australian English, New Zealand English), is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient.

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What do British say for lollies?

In the U.K., a lolly is short for lollipop, a word derived from lolly, meaning tongue in an old British dialect and the word pop, which means all sweet-flavored things.

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What do British call cotton candy?

cotton candy has different names around the world in England it's called candy floss. In Australia and Finland it's called fairy floss. In the Netherlands it's known as suikerspin which means “sugar spider”.

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What do Aussies call cotton candy?

In the US, it's cotton candy. In the UK, it's candy floss. Here in Australia we call it fairy floss.

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What do they call candy in Australia?

What is candy called in Australia? Candy is typically called 'lollies' in Australia.

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What is candy slang for?

Ecstasy or MDMA. X, E, XTC, Molly, Rolls, Hug, Hug Drug, Love Drug, Lover's. Speed, Beans, Adam, Eve, Clarity, Moon Rocks, Happy Pill, Dancing Shoes, Scooby Snacks, Candy, Peace, Uppers.

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What do Aussies call ice lollies?

Different parts of Australia use either ice block or icy pole (which is a brand name), and New Zealand uses ice block. In the Philippines the term ice drop is used with coconut flavor ice pops being called ice bukos. India uses the terms ice gola and ice candy.

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What do Australians call lollipops?

Lolly, a short form of lollipop (a kind of confectionery on a stick) Lolly, in Australian and New Zealand English, a piece of what is called candy in American English or sweets in British English.

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What do British call zucchini?

Courgette or Zucchini

English zucchini goes by courgette in England, the French word for the green gourd. The United States inherited the Italian name, and both terms reference the summer squash.

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What do Brits call marshmallows?

A Flump is a British sweet made of marshmallow.

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What do the British call donuts?

What do British call doughnuts? There are two common spellings of the dessert; doughnut and donut. The former is considered the UK spelling and the latter the Americanised version. Often Americanisms drop the 'u', for example in colour versus color.

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What do the British call ice cubes?

Ice Lolly. Take a sec and say "ice lolly" in a British accent. You're welcome.

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What is British slang for lollipop?

A lolly is the same as a lollipop.

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What do British call sneakers?

italki - Americans say sneakers, the British say trainers. What other British and American English differences do you know?

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What is a lollipop in the UK?

In Australia and the United Kingdom, a school crossing supervisor or school crossing patrol officer is commonly known as a lollipop man or lollipop lady, because of the modified circular stop sign they carry, which resembles a large lollipop.

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What is the Australian slang for sweets?

A lolly is a sweet or piece of confectionery. Particular to Australia and New Zealand, lolly has been part of Aussie slang since the 1850s.

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What do Australians call appetizers?

Browse recipes for Australian appetizers (called entrées) where you'll find oysters, patties and dumplings, as well as many Asian and European influenced recipes.

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Is esky Aussie slang?

Esky is a brand of portable coolers, originally Australian, derived from the word "Eskimo". The term "esky" is also commonly used in Australia to generically refer to portable coolers or ice boxes and is part of the Australian vernacular, in place of words like "cooler" or "cooler box" and the New Zealand "chilly bin".

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What do Aussies call vanilla slice?

'Snot Block'. Believe it or not but the Aussie slang term for a vanilla slice has made it along with six thousand new words and phrases, into the second edition of the Australian National Dictionary, released today.

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What do Australians call chilly bins?

but a chilly bin of course is an eski. Oh, that's Australian slang. Both of those names, chilly bin and eski, mean ice chest.

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What does ? mean in slang?

? Candy emoji

It is commonly used to refer to actual candy, but is also sometimes more generally used in the context of feeling hungry or having a sweet tooth. The Candy emoji ? is also used to describe people or things as metaphorically sweet.

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What is hard candy in British slang?

Street name, slang, or code word for heroin. Note: Innumerable substances–legal or illicit or combinations thereof–are used to facilitate illegal activities.

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What is a candy lady slang?

A woman who was often perceived as a motherly figure did more than supply candies and small snacks: she stands as a pillar in the community and a figure of love, justice and protection for Black children and their parents who needs extra eyes and hands to join the village that would participate in the development of ...

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