Need help with my British lingo…

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Definitely
Easy tell
Six = Sux and Sex respectively

And many of their "i" sounds are pronounced with a distinct "e" sound.
 
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Okay: any discernible difference between the Australian and New Zealand accents?
I have never been to Oz, but the difference to my ears is a touch of softness [*] rather like the difference in USA / Canadian accents. Eh?

Never been west of Torono (😉) in Canada either though and many in that city sounded a touch Glaswegian to me. And of course there is the patois quebecois. Learn that and many residents of Paris will mark you down as a rustic.

[*] "Softness"? Never in true Ockers!
 
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Bollocks on its own can also have slightly different meanings. I guess it does literally translate as balls (which we also use).

Person 1, “Paddy Bamford is going to get 10 goals over the rest of the season”. Person 2 “Bollocks” (you’re talking rubbish/no he isn’t).

‘Dropping a glass which smashes’. Bollocks! (fυck/damn).

Person 2 was right.
 
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Okay: any discernible difference between the Australian and New Zealand accents?
They talk funny in NZ
 
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Tere ar

There are quite a few usages, the only ones I can think that are chicken related are cock-a-hoop, which is crowing about something. and cock-fight - pretty obvious what that is.

You could also have:
half-cock - not ready
on the cock - twisted, not aligned (also as cock-eyed)
cock-up - snafu
cock or stop-cock - a faucet or valve
cock and bull story - BS
cockboat - small ship's boat
cockpit - I'm guessing derived from site of cockfighting
cocktail - OED says "unknown origin"
cocky - conceited or saucy

and I'm sure there must be more
A variation on “cock and bull story” is cock and ball story…… referring to tall tales of sexual conquest
 
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Graffiti seen years ago on a New Zealand overpass (relating to Australia/NZ rivalry)....

Australia Sux
and added later in a different hand
NZ Nil
 
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The second time I read this entire tread 👍. Sometimes my work is meaningful, but not today, so keep em coming.
 
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I was thinking of this thread earlier today. I was discussing something with a friend which failed to come to a decision and she concluded by saying

"I'll give you a tinkle on the blower later" - to which I replied - " No problem you can give me a bell when you've made your mind up"

When I sat down afterwards it made me think whether anyone not from the uk would understand the exchange
 
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I was thinking of this thread earlier today. I was discussing something with a friend which failed to come to a decision and she concluded by saying

"I'll give you a tinkle on the blower later" - to which I replied - " No problem you can give me a bell when you've made your mind up"

When I sat down afterwards it made me think whether anyone not from the uk would understand the exchange

all fairly common and well known usage in the UK
 
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all fairly common and well known usage in the UK

Yep and that's why i said "whether anyone not from the uk would understand the exchange"
 
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Giving someone a tinkle on the blower sounds a bit X rated to me. 😲
 
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I'm from Southampton and I do use rhyming slang, but not the "apples and pears" of the movies. Phrases I do use:
"Giz a butchers."
"I used my plates." (in answer to "how did you get here.")
I'm sure there are others I use.
 
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I'm from Southampton and I do use rhyming slang, but not the "apples and pears" of the movies. Phrases I do use:
"Giz a butchers."
"I used my plates." (in answer to "how did you get here.")
I'm sure there are others I use.

Just for fun, here in the States, when I see someone with a high-end watch, I say, “Nice kettle.” A sure-fire conversation starter…
 
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I'm from Southampton and I do use rhyming slang, but not the "apples and pears" of the movies. Phrases I do use:
"Giz a butchers."
"I used my plates." (in answer to "how did you get here.")
I'm sure there are others I use.

I used my plates?
 
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I used my plates?
"Plates of meat" -- not really in mainstream use, thank goodness....