# Hey Brits!  What words should I NOT use when calling you?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-brits-what-words-should-i-not-use-when-calling-you/634076>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 8, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-brits-what-words-should-i-not-use-when-calling-you/634076 "2012-09-08T05:49:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-brits-what-words-should-i-not-use-when-calling-you/634076/61 "2012-09-13T18:55:33Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Yes, but nobody ever actually uses it that way because of the other meaning. I gather it means roughly the same as “hottie” in Australia, for what it’s worth.

Yes. Characters in _Neighbours_ were always talking about some spunk or other, which caused much amusement among juvenile British TV audiences.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-brits-what-words-should-i-not-use-when-calling-you/634076/62 "2012-09-14T00:32:27Z")

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Gee, I guess that shows what I know. I thought spunk meant semen.

Anyway, God bless our friends from India. An Indian in Great Britain sounds the same as an Indian in the US, so there are no language problems. 🙂

ETA: You Brits really do have the funniest place names. I need to be careful not to laugh out loud.

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**Author:** ![spotthegerbil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@spotthegerbil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spotthegerbil)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-brits-what-words-should-i-not-use-when-calling-you/634076/63 "2012-09-14T23:37:32Z")

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> [@dropzone](#):
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> ETA: You Brits really do have the funniest place names. I need to be careful not to laugh out loud.

Lost  
Twatt  
Thong  
Pratt’s Bottom

Contrary to popular belief, Cockburnspath is not the walking route to the hospital should you have a scorched member.

And I’d love to tell you the way to Climax, but that’s in Canada.

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**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-brits-what-words-should-i-not-use-when-calling-you/634076/64 "2012-09-15T17:28:04Z")

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> [@spotthegerbil](#):
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> And I’d love to tell you the way to Climax, but that’s in Canada.

Is that near Regina? 😃

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**Author:** ![storyguide3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@storyguide3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyguide3)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-brits-what-words-should-i-not-use-when-calling-you/634076/65 "2012-09-15T19:56:04Z")

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> [@ducati](#):
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> Is that near Regina? 😃

Closer to Dildo, down the road from Spread Eagle.

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