29 Words That Have A Totally Different Meaning When You Live In Wales

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    Tabatha Leggett
    by Tabatha Leggett

    BuzzFeed Staff, UK

    1. Butt.

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    What it normally means: Bum.

    What it means in Wales: A good friend.

    2. Lush.

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    What it normally means: A chain of shops selling organic cosmetics.

    What it means in Wales: Lovely.

    3. "Now in a minute".

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    What it normally means: "I will concentrate on what you are saying in a minute."

    What it means in Wales: The standard response when asked to do anything, even when you intend to do it immediately.

    4. Buzzing.

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    What it normally means: The noise that bees make.

    What it means in Wales: Unpleasant.

    5. Chick.

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    What it normally means: A baby chicken.

    What it means in Wales: A female friend.

    6. "Where you to?"

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    What it normally means: "Where are you going to?"

    What it means in Wales: "Where are you currently?"

    7. Tidy.

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    What it normally means: Neat.

    What it means in Wales: Good.

    8. Drunk food.

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    What it normally means: Greasy food that you consume when drunk. Often includes pizza, chips or a kebab.

    What it means in Wales: Chips covered in curry sauce.

    9. "Isn't it?"

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    What it normally means: "Is it not?"

    What it means in Wales: "It is."

    10. Traffic.

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    What it normally means: Getting stuck behind slow-moving vehicles on a public highway.

    What it means in Wales: Getting stuck behind slow-moving sheep on a public highway.

    11. The internet.

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    What it normally means: A global computer network that provides information and communication facilities.

    What it means in Wales: The only thing slower than getting stuck behind a tractor on a narrow road.

    12. Rain.

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    What it normally means: Water condensed from atmospheric vapor that falls in drops.

    What it means in Wales: The permanent state of the weather.

    13. Bus.

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    What it normally means: A large motor vehicle that carries passengers by road.

    What it means in Wales: A large motor vehicle that runs every seven hours and stalls more often than you knew was possible.

    14. Trains.

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    What it normally means: A series of connected railway carriages that take you from one place to another.

    What it means in Wales: A series of connected railway carriages that never run ever.

    15. Half and Half.

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    What it normally means: An equal mixer of mild ale and bitter.

    What it means in Wales: Half chips, half rice. What you eat your curry with.

    16. Heart-break.

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    What it normally means: The intense, emotional pain you feel after losing a loved one.

    What it means in Wales: The intense, emotional pain you felt when Gavin and Charlotte ended.

    17. Sunday.

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    What it normally means: The seventh day of the week and the day on which there is no post.

    What it means in Wales: The seventh day of the week and the day on which nothing is open. Literally nothing.

    18. Bus driver.

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    What is normally means: A person you will rudely ignore.

    What it means in Wales: A person you will greet upon entering the bus and thank upon exiting it.

    19. Drive.

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    What it normally means: To operate and control the direction of a motor vehicle.

    What it means in Wales: What you call your bus driver.

    20. "I won't lie to you."

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    What it normally means: "I'm going to start being honest now."

    What it means in Wales: "I won't lie to you, but I never really intended to anyway."

    21. Chopsy.

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    What it normally means: A Chinese dish containing meat and eggs, cooked with bean sprouts, cabbage, and celery.

    What it means in Wales: Cocky and talkative.

    22. Sun burn.

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    What it normally means: Inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to sunlight.

    What it means in Wales: What happens every time you leave the country.

    23. Carrier bags.

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    What it normally means: Plastic bags that you put your supermarket shopping in for free.

    What it means in Wales: Bags that inexcusably cost 5p. You never need them because you have a Bag For Life.

    24. Phone reception.

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    What it normally means: The signal strength received by mobile phones from their cellular network.

    What it means in Wales: Something you aspire to have.

    25. Reversing.

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    What it normally means: Backing into a parking place.

    What it means in Wales: What you will inevitably have to do for at least 10 minutes every time you meet another car on a country lane.

    26. "Alright or what?"

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    What it normally means: What someone says to start a fight with you.

    What it means in Wales: "Hello."

    27. Welsh cakes.

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    What it normally means: A Welsh food that kind of looks like a squished scone.

    What it means in Wales: Tiny bites of heaven.

    28. Summer.

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    What it normally means: The warmest season of the year.

    What it means in Wales: The season in which the rain gets slightly less cold.

    29. Rugby.

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    What it normally means: A team game played with an oval ball that may be kicked, carried and passed between players.

    What it means in Wales: Something England never wins.