Americanisms and British equivalents: cots and cribs, dudes and guys and more

USA - UK

casket - coffin

crib - cot

dish soap - washing up liquid

dude - guy/man

guys - folks / people (of both sexes)

ice pop - ice lolly 

it sucks - it's a pain/a pain in the neck/a pain in the arse/enough to drive you nuts/a bummer/bad luck/a pity/a disaster/a drag/a nuisance/awful/dreadful/tiresome/it's nuts

medic - doctor

my bad - my mistake/my fault

redneck - yob/yokel

rest room - toilet / loo

You guys - all of you/mates

UK - USA

it's awful - it sucks

coffin - casket

cot - crib

doctor/GP - medic

ice lollies - ice pops

guys - boys/men (not women)

man/guy - dude

mates - you guys

my fault/mistake - my bad

toilet - rest room

washing up liquid - dish soap 

yob/yokel - redneck/hillbilly/white trash

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Americanisms and British/International English

 

American - British

a la mode - with icecream

at this moment in time - now

closet - wardrobe

come see - come and see

cot - camp bed (folding bed)

crib - cot

diaper - nappy

done - finished

downtown - city centre

elevator - lift

faucet - tap

I guess - I reckon

out the window - out of the window

pacifier - dummy

pavement - road, tarmac

regular (size) - standard 

sidewalk - pavement

truck - lorry

British - American

camp bed (folding bed) - cot

come and see - come see

city centre - downtown

cot - crib

dummy - pacifier

finished - done

I reckon - I guess

life - elevator

lorry - truck

nappy - diaper

now - at this moment in time

out of the window - out the window

road/tarmac - pavement

standard size - regular

tap - faucet

wardrobe - closet

with icecream - a la mode