British To English Translation Quiz

Posted on April 17, 2015 by nealw

Recently we had some tickets to Ed Sheerans show at Gillette Stadium, Ed being a Brit, I thought it might be fun if we had you translate some British words into English. It was lots of fun, see how you would do on the quiz.

1. What is the ‘Boot’ of your car? A: Trunk

2. If you are the ‘Bees Knees’ what are you? A: Fabulous

3. If someone ‘Chats You Up’ what are they doing? A: Hitting on you.

4. To be ‘Knackered’, what are you? A: Worn out

5. If I ‘Ring You Up’, what am I doing? A: Calling you

6. If someone is a ‘Wanker’, what are they being? A: Jerk

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