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[Lila Belle]

My nan always says ""and Bob's your uncle"" which confused me when I was little because no one in our family was named Bob.

[Irshgrl31201]

On 6/3/2014 Lila Belle said:

My nan always says ""and Bob's your uncle"" which confused me when I was little because no one in our family was named Bob.

I didn't know what this meant for a while either when I was in Australia. They used to say it all the time. I still don't know how they got everything is all right from that expression still though. I gotta google that.

Poof is another one that took me a hot minute.

[stilltamn8r]

""Fanny's your aunt"" and ""Bob's your uncle""- almost forgot about those...

[NC Bandwagon]

Poppet - darling, sweetie.

Basically it's a term of endearment. Though, I think only young girls are referred to as that.

[sidsmom]

On 6/3/2014 Marienkaefer2 said:

On 6/3/2014 sidsmom said:

"After I get chatted up for awhile, I like to snog before I shag"...I'm sure that's something Patsy or Eddie would've said...who loves 'AB FAB'???!!!

I do!

There was also another show that was shown on Oxygen for awhile. This was about ten years ago. The crazy main character was named Kath.

Does anyone remember?

I had to look that one up...Kath didn't ring a bell. 'Kath & Kim' is an Australian comedy....is that was you were thinking? Funny, I'm sure!

The Dallas station, PBS-KERA, was the first American station to carry British comedies waaaay back in the early 70's, so when I moved here in '83, I was inthralled with the BritCom. Dawn French & Penelope Keith are 2 of my favorites...and 'Good Neighbors' is one of my fav shows. Love 'em all!!

[Lila Belle]

On 6/3/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 6/3/2014 Lila Belle said:

My nan always says ""and Bob's your uncle"" which confused me when I was little because no one in our family was named Bob.

I didn't know what this meant for a while either when I was in Australia. They used to say it all the time. I still don't know how they got everything is all right from that expression still though. I gotta google that.

Poof is another one that took me a hot minute.

I'm surprised. Poof is pretty much a universal slur. Not really cool to use.

[Clover29]

On 6/4/2014 NC Bandwagon said:

Poppet - darling, sweetie.

Basically it's a term of endearment. Though, I think only young girls are referred to as that.

I wouldn't say, "Oh, look at her, she's a poppet" about anyone over the age of ten, so it is only used in that context for young girls. But mostly it's used to say, "Be a poppet and [do me a favor of some kind]", in which case you can say it to anyone (male, female, old, young). It depends whether you say it about someone (young girls only) or to someone (anyone).

[deepwaterdotter]

Daft and barmy = army.

[esmerelda]

On 6/3/2014 brewhaha said:

I can't post their word for a cigarette.

Or the American word for wank. (I think that's how it's spelled...I've only heard it.)

[pitdakota]

work it out = figure it out

jumper=sweater

car park=parking lot

ETA: bin this means throw it in the trash