Meghan Markle Loved Learning British Slang Years Before Meeting Prince Harry

With Meghan Markle engaged to British royalty, Prince Harry, and spending all of her time in London, it’s safe to say that she’s been picking up a lot of the lingo used there, but this isn’t the first time she’s taken a stab at learning the slang.

When the actress’ hit series “Suits” first started airing in the UK, she would always enjoy chatting with its viewers on Twitter and familiarizing herself with the different words that they would use.

“I must say...one of my favorite things about having @Suits_USA air abroad is the UK slang I’m learning from you guys,” she tweeted in January 2012. “Who knew? #fit #lash.”

When a fan told her that “‘fit’ is like ‘hot,’” she replied in excitement, happy to bond over British slang.

“Yes! And ‘lash’ is cool/class/excellent,” she tweeted in response, all on that same January day. “UK fans, are we right? #urbandictionary.”

Well, according to Urban Dictionary, “fit” refers to someone very good looking or hot, while “lash” is actually a term used for drinking heavily with friends.

Fast-foward four years later, a few months before the news broke that Markle was dating Prince Harry, the actress was tested on her British knowledge, including how much slang she knew.

In a video with UKTV, Markle was asked to give the British versions of American words, and let’s just say she clearly didn’t learn as many words from fans on Twitter as she thought she had.

She got the first word, “chips,” correct when called them “crisps,” but the next one, “highway,” left her a bit stumped. “You guys don’t say ‘freeway,’ we don’t even say ‘highway,’ I don’t know what you guys say here,” she replied.

The third word, “sidewalk,” left her simply confused.

“You guys don’t say sidewalk?” she asked the people behind the camera.

At least she knew that what’s called a “trashcan” in America is called the “bin” in the UK, and that “pants” are “trousers,” but the final term, “costume,” wasn’t something she had yet learned.

“Does that mean a bathing suit?” she asked.

She quickly learned that a “costume” is actually called a “fancy dress” in British terms.

While getting three out of six correct isn’t too bad, hopefully she’ll start to learn more words as she spends more time with her fiancé Prince Harry and his family.