What are Potato chips called in England?

Crisps (UK) / Chips (US)
In the UK, the thin round slices of fried potato that come in packets are called crisps, while in the US these are called chips.
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What are Lay's potato chips called in England?

Frito-Lay primarily uses the brand name "Lay's" in the United States, and uses other brand names in certain other countries: Walkers in the UK and Ireland; Smith's in Australia; Chipsy in Egypt and the West Balkans; Tapuchips in Israel; Margarita in Colombia; Sabritas in Mexico.
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Why do British call fries chips?

Brits call chips chips because they are chips of potato which have been deep fried. Americans call French fries French fries because they are a skinny Americanised version of chips which originally came from Belgium, and Americans presumably don't know the difference between Belgium and France.
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Are fries called chips in England?

In the UK we have a worryingly high number of words for different types of potato foods. We call French fries just fries, and thicker-cut fries that come from a chip shop are called chips.
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What do Brits call Americans?

Yankee is sometimes abbreviated as “Yank.” People from all over the world, including Great Britain, Australia, and South America, use the term to describe Americans.
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What do Brits call American biscuits?

Americans are the outlier on how we use "biscuit"

American biscuits are small, fluffy quick breads, leavened with baking powder or buttermilk and served with butter and jam or gravy. They are close to what the British would call scones.
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What do Aussies call potato chips?

Definition. In Australia, chips can refer to 'hot' chips; fried strips of potato. Chips also refer to what are known in other countries as crisps.
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What do Americans call pants?

American English

Trousers. Pants. Pants / Underwear / Knickers. Underwear / panties. briefs/underpants.
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What are chocolate chip cookies called in England?

Cookies. In the U.K., a cookie specifically refers to a chocolate chip cookie. Anything else would be called a “biscuit.” Biscuits aren't the chewy cookies you'd find in American bakeries, but have a crisper texture, like shortbread, or a snap. It's a fact that British bacon tastes better—and here's why.
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What do British people call baked potatoes?

A baked potato is sometimes called a jacket potato in the United Kingdom. The baked potato has been popular in the UK for many years. In the mid-19th century, jacket potatoes were sold on the streets by hawkers during the autumn and winter months.
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What do the British call Fish and chips?

Fish and chip shops are called "chippies" in British slang.
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Why does the UK have Walkers instead of Lay's?

Fun Fact: Why are Walkers Crisps called Lays? Pepsi acquired Walkers and re-branded it with the Lay's logo and products in 1989. The snack food is exactly the same, but PepsiCo decided to keep the Walkers name to ensure customer brand loyalty in the United Kingdom.
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What do Brits call zucchini?

Courgette (UK) / Zucchini (US)
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What do British people call french fries?

In the UK, 'chips' are a thicker version of what people in the US call 'fries'. If you want a bag of what Americans call 'chips' in the UK, just ask for crisps.
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What is jelly in England?

Jelly. At home, jelly is half of the most iconic duo… peanut butter and jelly. In England, not only is peanut butter and jelly not a thing, but their jelly is what I would call jello, like what this rainbow jello cake is made out of. And what I would call jelly, they call jam.
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What do Americans call bras?

A brassiere is the same as a bra.
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What do English call sneakers?

Sneakers have so many different names. For example, in the United Kingdom, sneakers are known as trainers.
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What is British slang for underpants?

Knickers, meaning underpants, is primarily a British term, although Americans will usually know what you mean if you use it.
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What do Canadians call chips?

North American English uses "chips", though Canadians may also call French fries, especially thick ones, "chips" as well. "Crisps" may be used for thin fried slices made from potato paste.
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What do Australians call Mcdonalds?

Here in Australia, however, McDonald's most prevalent nickname is “Macca's”. A recent branding survey commissioned by McDonald's Australia found that 55 per cent of Australians refer to the company by its local slang name.
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What do Irish call fries?

French fries are referred to as "chips" in Ireland and potato chips are called "crisps" .
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What are muffins called in England?

In England, English muffins are just called 'muffins'
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What do the Brits call an umbrella?

7 | brolly (96% British / 24% American)

The British term for an umbrella. Interesting Fact: The old-timey American slang term for umbrella was “bumbershoot.” But we managed to wisely eradicate that term; the British are still rolling with “brolly.”
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What do British people call gravy?

Onion Gravy or Traditional British Gravy is what British people call gravy. Americans call it Brown Gravy, White Gravy (sawmill gravy or Breakfast Gravy), which is topped on biscuits.
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What do Brits call a sidewalk?

Also, a US sidewalk is a British pavement, and curb is spelled kerb (curb in UK English is a verb i.e. to “curb your enthusiasm”).
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