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{{quote|'''Bakura:''' Cor blimey, that was a smashing manoeuvre! Good show, chaps!<br />
'''Tristan:''' Stop being so British!|''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
Turns of phrase that are clichéd or even passé in the UK, but turn up in television all the time. In US TV, often used to up the level of Britishness. Many of these were originally popularized by [[PG Wodehouse (Creator)|PG Wodehouse]]. Some, especially the ruder ones, are still regularly used in [[Real Life]].
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* Cheerio: Goodbye. Somewhat archaic these days, mostly used by posh folk.
* Chips/Crisps: Our words for fries and potato chips, respectively. If you're an American and you ask for chips in a grocery store, you'll be directed to the frozen aisle. [[Hilarity Ensues]] for the shop assistant.
** Slightly complicated by the fact that very thin cut chips (in the British sense) are often still referred to as "fries" or "French fries". The dividing line between chips and fries is somewhat blurred, but the general rule of thumb is [[
* Cor, blimey!: Exclamation of surprise; from 'God blind me'
* (Old) Cobblers: Nonsense/Bullshit, particularly if spoken. "That's a load of old cobblers, that is!"
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* Bakura in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
** Considering in the actual 4Kids dub "proper", he once broke out into an "Pip-pip cheerio!" in one episode when the voice actor had previously only been nominally British.
** Let's give a mention to Yugi in the flashback to episode 6, in which he "[[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping|randomly started speaking with a British accent]]":
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