24 Words You’ll Only Really Understand If You’re A "Downton Abbey" Fan
But, what is a "week-end"?
1. Blackmail

What it usually means: Demanding money from a person in return for not revealing something.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: A daily occurrence.
2. Sex

What it usually means: Sexual intercourse.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: OH MY GOD. SHUT YOUR MOUTH. THIS IS A CIVILIZED CONVERSATION. DON'T SAY THAT WORD.
3. Jail

What it usually means: A place of confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Bates and Anna's unofficial second home.
4. Isis

What it usually means: A militant group.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: A beloved dog that is definitely not a militant group. Again, she is a beloved dog.
5. Sister

What it usually means: Your relative, born of at least one of your parents, who is also a female.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Basically, your enemy. (Unless you're Sybil. Everyone loves Sybil.)
6. America

What it usually means: A continent of the western hemisphere.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: A word you should probably, definitely not bring up in front of the Dowager Countess.
7. Car

What it usually means: A vehicle.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: A death machine. If you get in a car, you will probably die. That's just how it works.
8. Christmas

What it usually means: A (usually happy) holiday celebrated on December 25.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: A day Downton used to ruin everyone's lovely, merry day. Why, Matthew, why?
9. Soap

What it usually means: A substance used to clean yourself.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: A tool to help you injure your boss and consequently make her have a miscarriage just because you think you're about to get fired.
10. Downstairs

What it usually means: The area below stairs.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: A magical place where all the REAL drama happens.
11. Hospital

What it usually means: An institution that provides medical care.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Something you're going to hear about every episode of every season.
12. Driver

What it usually means: A person who drives a car/taxi/Uber/etc.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: A person who will drive your car but also will fall in love with your daughter and then one day help run your estate.
13. Compliment

What it usually means: Praise nice people give each other.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: An accident.
14. Unlucky

What it usually means: Someone who has bad luck.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Edith.
15. Secretary

What it usually means: Someone who supports management using communication and organization skills.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Someone who works downstairs as a housemaid, briefly leaves Downton to become a Wildling, and then comes back to show you how far they've come.
16. Bob

What it usually means: Short hair that is cut evenly all around so it hangs above the shoulders.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: A scandalous hairstyle that will make your grandmother quite unsettled.
17. Loyalty

What it usually means: Having allegiance to someone.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Carrying a dead man — er, Mr. Pamuk — through the hallways so no one knows he died in the bed of an unmarried woman.
18. Telephone

What it usually means: A communication device in which two people in different places can listen to one another.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: A torture device.
19. Pants

What it usually means: Clothing that separately covers each of your legs.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Your declaration to the world that you're a modern woman and no one can stop you and your confidence.
20. Forgiveness

What it usually means: The action of forgiving someone.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Something fans will never give Downton Abbey for killing off sweet, kind Sybil. She was too good for us.
21. Revenge

What it usually means: Retribution or retaliation.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Retribution or retaliation x10. Ex: poisoning yourself so your estranged husband is framed for murder. Sorry, Bates.
22. Blood

What it usually means: The red liquid inside you that carries oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Something you don't see very often, but when you do see it... well, there's a lot of it.
23. Cocktails

What it usually means: An alcoholic drink made up of a spirit/s mixed with other ingredients.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Something a lady would never be caught drinking at dinner.
24. Weekend

What it usually means: Friday evening through Sunday evening.
What it means to Downton Abbey fans: Wait, no, seriously... "What is a 'week-end'?" Someone please explain it to us.