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Why are we all adopting the American term, "butt"?
Gusto Brunt
06-09-2015
It's ****, isn't it.

Here is the UK.
Flowes
06-09-2015
Are we. I don't hear it but I do hear "ass" been used more and more which is also an American term.

We use more and more anericanisms in the UK but that's perhaps another thread!
Verence
06-09-2015
Language always evolves
flower 2
06-09-2015
Posterior chaps....Posterior....
CLL Dodge
06-09-2015
At least a fanny is still at the front.
Arcana
06-09-2015
Short for buttocks.

Makes sense.
xynaria
06-09-2015
I thought we'd just adopted the term dickleg
M_J2
06-09-2015
American influence is all around us more than we know in the UK, i am sure as kids most of the programs and music around in the 80/90's was 50-60% american....
An Thropologist
06-09-2015
Originally Posted by CLL Dodge:
“At least a fanny is still at the front.”

Well last time you checked eh?
Lily Darling
06-09-2015
Originally Posted by CLL Dodge:
“At least a fanny is still at the front.”

Over here it still is, in America it's at the back. .
xynaria
06-09-2015
Originally Posted by Lily Darling:
“Over here it still is, in America it's at the back. .”

As Farrah lets us know
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