The USA vs. The UK
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100

USA:  apartment

UK: _____

flat

100

🌞🕶️  (object)

Sunglasses

100

Island

Island: eye - land

100

“We’ve been besties for a long time.”

besties: best friends (UK + USA)

100

OMG

oh my god

200

USA: truck

UK: ______

lorry

200

** DOUBLE POINTS **

💡🏠  (building/structure)

Lighthouse

200

Recipe

Recipe: reh·suh·pee

200

** DOUBLE POINTS **

“Oh sorry, did I sit in your chair? My bad.”

my bad: my mistake (USA + UK)

200

ASAP

as soon as possible

300

UK: the bill

USA: the ____

check

300

🔴👃🦌 (a Christmas character)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

300

Mortgage

Mortgage: more-guhj

300

“I saw a fit bird in the pub last night.”

a fit bird:  an attractive woman (UK Slang)

300

IMO

In my opinion

400

USA: Shopping cart

UK: Shopping _____

trolley

400

🌊🐎 (animal)

Seahorse

400

Ballet

Ballet:  ba·lay

400

The dinner was sick last night! (USA)

sick: amazing! incredible (USA)

400

** DOUBLE POINTS **

POV

point of view

500

** DOUBLE POINTS **

UK: the boot of the car

USA: the ___ of the car

trunk

500

🕖🐦🪱 (famous idiom)

The early bird catches the worm

500

Croatia

krow·ay·shuh

500

Could you give me a few quid?

quid : pounds or euros (UK/IRL)

bucks: dollars (USA)

500

N/A

not available / not applicable