What do London people call fries?


What do London people call fries? We call French fries just fries, and thicker-cut fries that come from a chip shop are called chips. Then you've got thick, triangular chunks which we call potato wedges, which aren't the same as circular fried slices (otherwise known as chips in other countries) which we call crisps.


What do the Brits call an umbrella?

(br?li ) Word forms: plural brollies. countable noun. A brolly is the same as an umbrella. [British, informal]


What is the British slang for girl?

'Lass' or 'lassie' is another word for 'girl'. This is mainly in the north of England and Scotland. 'Lad' is another word for boy. 'Bloke' or 'chap' means 'man'.


What is cookie in British?

The British call cookies biscuits. They occasionally use the word cookie in the context of using Americanisms like he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, or that's the way the cookie crumbles.