I was reading a book the other day, setting was in London. They kept referring to "fry up" as breakfast. Still can't figure what a "fry up" is for breakfast. Thought it would be neat to have members put phrases/words/slang and their meanings.

"Don't let the door hit you in the ass" is one of my favorite sayings here in the U.S. or it could just be the occupation I'm in.

"Fry up" - basic = eggs, bacon, sausage, mushrooms and tomatoes. Some may add black pudding (yuk, yuk http://www.sausagelinks.co.uk/black_pudding.asp). In the old days people also fried slices of bread in the fat left from the fried bacon and sausage. Nowadays, some people add baked beans (not fried though). In the hotel trade this breakfast may be referred to as a "full English".

http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A1f4cfoQwVJISSoA7ONLBQx.?ei=UTF-8&p=fry%20up&fr2=tab-web&fr=slv8-msgr

btw all the food is shallow fried not deep fried.

Medallion Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jfk3DsiCIM

I'm sure we've all met one of these, and some don't even need a rug!

Thanks for the response to the meaning of "fry up" and "full english". And you are right lovebug.to hear the southern people say fixen or fixing..

Just a little story while I was in the south..Kentucky I had a guy walk up to me and say "excuse me miss do you have a latter. I was a little astonished and said, well I usually don't carry a ladder with me. What size are you needing. like a step stool. He said no and pointed to my lighter and said "latter". I about fell over.

Southern american english is definitely its own language.

Its where everything is a "coke" when I first moved to the south and someone asked me if I wanted coke I would reply no I want dr pepper!

it is the only place I know that puts groceries/stuff in a "sack" and not a bag ..

of course everyone is "fixin" to do something and if you want to know where something is its always "over yonder" instead of over there ..

no one "carries" their bags they "tote" them ..
hence when you go into a grocery store they will inevetably ask you "do you want me to tote those sacks out for you?" first time I heard that one I did a triple take as I was trying to figure out what on earth they meant.

I am sure I can think of many many more .. .. after all I have lived in the south now for almost 19 yrs ..

I reckon a little bit of both..