25 WEIRD American Words (explained by a Brit)

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Americans have some hilariously weird regional words that can be impossible to understand. In today’s video, I’m going to share 25 of my absolute favorites with you. See if you can guess their meaning and where they’re from, And just to make things interesting, I’ll even confess what us Brits would say instead. Let’s see who’s more gobsmacked: You or me!

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Americans use weird regional words
0:28 Bufflehead
1:25 Piddlin’
2:07 High muckamuck
2:47 Dingbatter
3:50 Cattywampus
4:42 Sneetered
5:55 All hat and no cattle
6:26 Dad gum it
7:20 All-git-out
7:53 Larruping
8:47 Tarnation
9:16 Jockey box
10:16 High falutin’
10:56 Raising Cain
11:53 Right out straight
12:22 Puppy chow
13:01 That dog don’t hunt
13:46 Wicked
14:49 Whoopensocker
15:29 Sice
16:19 Well, I S’wanee
16:49 Snirt
17:31 Frog strangler
18:16 If the creek don’t rise
18:55 Jawn

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