Isn't it funny, a 'rack' in New Zealand is a piece of equipment used in Snooker. It doesn't mean to us what I now think it means in the USA.
I guess its a bit like the word 'fanny': very offensive in NZ & Australia but is ok in the USA as it means something else.
I always laugh that people in the USA are named 'Randy'- I know its a contraction of Randell, however, no-one in NZ, Australia or the UK would ever call their child that name, as it means something entirely different.
The Queens English, always evolving, changing: and with the same word or saying having different meanings due to which 'English' speaking country you were born in!
My Dad, who is multi-lingual, says English is the most difficult language to learn, due to words having multiple meanings, and being full of French words pronounced incorrectly!
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