Mike ............ wrote:
> Mike (and another) said
>
>>> And a fender becomes a wing..
>> And a Faggot becomes a smoke.
>
> inaccurate in both cases. A "fender" is a "bumper" not a "wing" and a
> "faggot" isnt a cigarette ("fag" is).

What we Yanks call a bumper is the rigid structure in the front and back
of autos that is typically bolted to shock absorbing structures. A
fender is the front and rear panels covering the wheel area. I've always
thought UK dudes called it a wing.

OTOH, I've been told that people in the UK will call a monkey wrench an
"adjustable spanner." I don't buy that for a second!