Even though we speak the same languages, there are many American terms/words that mean something different in England. Here are a few I have learned while living there.
Fancy Dress- Means silly costume, I am glad I found this out before an event , otherwise Id show up wearing a ballgown
Jumper- is a sweater
Chips- Our version of steak fries.
Crisps- Our version of chips
Biscuits- Are a cookie/ cracker you have with tea, nothing like our biscuits, and you would not want to smother these in gravy.
Aubergine- Eggplant
Corriander- Cilantro
Courgette- Zucchini
Trolly - A grocery cart and fun fact you have to pay over $1 ( one pound coin) to get.
Flapjack- Oat Cake ....while the English flapjack is DELICIOUS, it is nothing like our version of a pancake
Homely- While in the States it has a negative connotation here it is positive means cozy, nice and inviting.
Trainers- Sneakers
Pants - Underwear They call our version of pants, Trousers.
Rubber- Get your mind out of the gutter... it means eraser.
Carpark- Parking lot
Rubbish- Trash
Bin- Trash can
Petrol- Gas
Removals- Movers
Torch- Flashlight
Queue- in line "are you in the queue?"
Flat- Apartment
Toilet- Bathroom/ Restroom
The Tip- The Dump
Till- Register
**Bonus Fun Fact** H is pronounced Hache and Z is pronounced Zed
These are just the few I can remember! To learn more language differences between the U.K. and U.S. click here.