Regional English Slang Differences

Discussions focus on variations in slang terms and word usage between British, American, Australian, and other English dialects, debating origins, commonality, connotations, and regional specificity.

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noodle Jan 25, 2011 View on HN

we use it around the office, i've used it with clients, and clients have used it with me. perhaps its regional. on the research i did, it seems to be a brittishism that migrated across some time ago.

beacon294 Nov 21, 2024 View on HN

It's honestly common industry slang and may be British English.

_bfhp Dec 29, 2013 View on HN

Yes; try calling someone a 'spaz' in the UK.

pringk02 Feb 8, 2023 View on HN

Brits love puns like this so there is no way it is not going to get called this colloquially

colordrops Mar 24, 2018 View on HN

That sounds similarly euphemistic to the way the word "special" is used in the US.

gojomo May 22, 2009 View on HN

That's been common slang in the US, too... perhaps it's faded in use a bit (and wouldn't be used in commercial contexts) due to political correctness?

techer Nov 19, 2020 View on HN

Very normal word from where I'm from (UK). Has multiple connotations.

mikegriff Jul 10, 2014 View on HN

That seems to be the more used phrase. Maybe it's an Irish thing, we like to be a bit different too :)

dyadic Jun 8, 2014 View on HN

That's what we call them in Britain

br78 Mar 3, 2014 View on HN

I've never heard the word before this thread but I'm inclined to think it's a bit like "lads" in British English.