In England, what Americans call "chips" (thin, bagged potato slices) are called crisps, while what Americans call "french fries" (thick-cut fried potatoes) are called chips, especially in pubs and fish and chip shops. So, if you order "chips" in the UK, you'll get thick fries; if you want the thin, crunchy snack, you ask for "crisps".
If you ask for a bag of chips in the US, you will be given crispy deep-fried thin sliced potato. In the UK, 'chips' are a thicker version of what people in the US call 'fries'. If you want a bag of what Americans call 'chips' in the UK, just ask for crisps.
“Chips” in England though is the common reference to what we Americans call French fries, a British use perhaps best known worldwide in relation to “fish and chips.” Rather than use the word “chips” like we do in America, Brits refer to small thin salty snacks such as potato chips as “crisps.”
Australians call both thick-cut, hot-fried potatoes (French fries) and thin, bagged potato snacks (crisps) "chips," often relying on context or saying "hot chips" for the fried variety and "packet chips" for the bagged ones to avoid confusion, though "chips" alone usually implies the fried kind in a meal.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland they are called "crisps", whilst "chips" refers to french fries (as in "fish and chips").
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The best-documented of these is that "pommy" originated as a contraction of "pomegranate". According to this explanation, "pomegranate" was Australian rhyming slang for "immigrant" (like "Jimmy Grant").
In the Netherlands, we call chips 'patat' or 'friet'. In Amsterdam, 'patat' is the most common appellation. Traditionally they come served in a paper cone, topped with your favourite sauce(s).
Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child's word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.
In the United States and sometimes Canada, this word refers to a quick bread that is like a scone, but with a fluffier texture (see biscuit (bread)), and what are known in many English speaking countries are called either a cookie or cracker.
Chuffed. If you're really pleased or delighted about something, you're chuffed. If you're really delighted about something you can even be chuffed to bits. Chuffed used to mean 'plump', so I'm not sure why or how it now means delighted.
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.
The French Fries emoji 🍟 depicts a carton of French fries. It is commonly used to represent French fries, fast food, or specifically the fast food chain McDonald's.
Desserts made with gelatin are often generally referred to as jello (or jelly in the U.K.) although the official trademarked name is Jell-O. This light, sweet treat is a favorite of kids who like its bright colors and jiggly consistency.
We call French fries just fries, and thicker-cut fries that come from a chip shop are called chips. Then you've got thick, triangular chunks which we call potato wedges, which aren't the same as circular fried slices (otherwise known as chips in other countries) which we call crisps.
In English I say crisps and fries. In German Chips and Pommes.
"Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy, Oi, Oi, Oi!" is a popular Australian sports chant, a variation of the British "Oggy, Oggy, Oggy" cheer, used to express national pride and support for Australian teams, with "Ozzy" being slang for "Australian" and "Oi, Oi, Oi" a general interjection for enthusiasm or attention, much like "USA!". The chant involves one group shouting "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!" and the crowd responding "Oi, Oi, Oi!".
Common Australian slang for a girl includes "Sheila" (older, sometimes dated or slightly derogatory), "chick," or just using general terms like "mate," "gal," or "lass," with context and tone being important, but "girl" is still widely used; some slang, like "moll," can refer to a girlfriend or a promiscuous woman, while "bogan" describes an unsophisticated person.
Another classic case of Australians shortening everything. Meaning 'thank you', ta is usually used for the times when you are in a rush or want to send a quick text to show your appreciation for something.
The UK consumes more crisps per capita than any other country in Europe. In the UK, crisps are often served with sandwiches or as a side dish with meals. The first flavoured crisps in the UK were salt and vinegar, followed by cheese and onion and smoky bacon.
Worst crisps overall: Pringles Original
“A 30g serving equates to around just 13 crisps, containing nearly 10g of fat and just less than 1g of both salt and sugar," says Roxane.
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