Urban languages, especially slang, can be interpreted in different ways depending on the area or country you are in. For example, saying chips in the US meant potato chips that come in a bag. However, in the UK, chips are synonymous with French Fries served in a small carton pouch.
Most oftentimes, people coming from the US had to explain things to people in the UK to differentiate what they actually mean. At the BBC Radio One session last Feb. 23, 2023, Sabrina Carpenter had to do the exact same thing, but for a different word.
The Quakertown, Pennsylvania native graced the BBC Radio One's Live Lounge show last week, performing her song "Nonsense" and a cover of Harry Styles' "Late Night Talking."
Carpenter's performance was nothing but angelic, but it would be an understatement to say that it was not without fault.
What Did Sabrina Carpenter Say On BBC Radio 1 Addlib?
Famously, her song "Nonsense" has that magical ability to be tweaked specifically depending on certain occasions. A Christmas version of the song was even released to adapt to the yuletide season.
Now, when Carpenter performed her hit song on the rather conservative live lounge, she ad-libbed a joke at the later part of the song.
"# I'm American I am not British/ So BBC it stands for something different/ This live lounge just so lit because I'm in it," she infamously sang.
Fans of Carpenter have captured what she said live. However, BBC has omitted the line later on in the uploaded version of the song.
"An unedited version of the video was briefly posted in error, and the correct version is now available for viewers to enjoy," they explained to Billboard, without specifying the reason why and how the video was edited.
A quick search at Urban Dictionary could clearly define what Carpenter meant in her own meaning of BBC. Check this definition out for your own curiosity.
In comparison, the British meaning of BBC is actually British Broadcasting Channel, a rather wholesome definition compared to the raunchy American one.
Since the booboo, Carpenter has yet to address the issue. British singer Charli XCX, however, took to Twitter to laugh it out - "sabrina carpenter explaining bbc on the bbc is so funny i can't," she tweeted.
Check out Sabrina Carpenter's performance below:
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