An American woman living in the UK has revealed the three British words that still leave her completely baffled – despite spending years in the country.
Ashley Jackson moved to Manchester from Texas after getting hitched to a Brit.
The 42-year-old previously shared the words which have a totally different meaning in the States; including “rubber” and “fanny”.
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Now, the content creator has shared a number of British terms and phrases used for food that she just can’t wrap her head around.
In a clip, which has racked up 195,000 views and more than 1,000 likes, she reveals which words she really doesn’t understand.
They include “scran”, “nosh”, and “elevenses”.
In the clip, Ashley asks followers to let her know what the words mean and when to use them.
Ashley also shared some of the other options that didn’t quite make the list.
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“Of course there was ‘tea’, the northern term, that I was quite confused about on my very first trip to the UK a decade ago,” Ashley told What’s The Jam.
“This is what my husband’s family calls dinner time.
“I first thought ‘oh we’re sitting down to drink tea together? Okay sure.’
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“But I quickly figured it out when my now husband started rattling off food choices.
“I asked, just to clarify, it was actually dinner time and he explained it’s just what they call dinner.
“Since posting this video I have learned the terms ‘posh nosh’ and ‘top nosh’.
“To be fair I have heard it before but thought they were saying ‘top notch’.
“Someone else in the comments mentioned Fittle and Snap, but I haven’t heard those terms used in the wild.
“Though I’m not surprised because there’s so much regional slang in the UK, I’m sure even more exists.”
Users flocked to the comments to share their thoughts.
Anthony said: “Elevenses equals second breakfast.”
Laura wrote: “Love elevensies.
“Coffee and a small biscuit.”
Another viewer, Jamie, added: “Elevenses is another word for brunch, so you have something at 11 in the morning.”
Geoff said: “’Scran’ (primarily Scottish) for food.
“Nosh is mostly snacking between meals.
“Elevenses is British for brunch.”
Millie sympathised with Ashley.
She said: “I’m British and never heard of the last two.”
Another person added: “Grub is another one.
“I’m hungry, gotta get me some grub.”
