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CATEGORIES:
American English
Animals:
Bug Insect
Fishes Fish (pl.)
Hog Pig
House Fly (Large) Blow Fly
Rooster Cockerel
Shedding (fur) Moulting
Small crow Jack-daw
Spiney fish Stickleback *
Water surface insect Waterboatman
Appliances:
vacuum cleaner Hoover
TV Telly or TV
Frigidaire, ice box, fridge Refrigerator, fridge
Babies:
Baby, infant Nipper, Little 'un (slangs)
Baby carriage or Baby buggy Perambulator or "Pram"
Diaper Nappy
Formula Bottle of baby milk
Pacifier, fooler Dummy
Stroller Push chair
Body parts:
Ass Arse
Belly, stomach Tummy (occasionally belly/stomach)
Bod * Body, as in gorgeous
Booty * Bottom, buttocks
Butt, tush, fanny Bum
Ear Ear, lug-hole, Lug (slangs)
Fanny * Bottom, buttocks
Gams Legs, usu. a woman's
Hand Mitt (slang)
Head Bonce (slang), nut.
Hooters * breasts
Jaw or chin Bracket (slang)
Kisser mouth
Lap knee or lap
Mouth mouth, "gob, trap, cake-hole" (slangs)
Nose "hooter"
Pinky little finger
Testicles Goolies, knackers, pillochs, bollocks
Vagina Fanny *
Zit Spot
(Okay, enough of that! I could go on, but...)
Buildings:
Backyard Garden (small)
Building site Building plot
Platte Map (of land)
Precinct station Constabulary
Realty, property Property
Realtor, real estate agent Estate agent
Shack Shed
Snack shop Tuck shop
Stoop A small porch
Swath (of land) Swathe
Yard Garden
Clothing:
A type of material Fairisle
Apron Pinnie or Pinnafore *
Jackboots Bovver boots, hobnail boots
Clothes hanger Coat hanger
Clothes pin Peg
Cuffs (pants) Turn-ups
Garter belt Suspender belt
Hose Stockings
Knickerbockers Shorts
Lacy Frilly
Long Johns Combinations
Pants Trousers
Panties knickers
Pantyhose Tights
Pinnafore * A style of woman's dress
Robe Dressing gown
Run Ladder
Pumps Shoes
Rain hat Sou'wester
Slacks, casual pants Trews
Sneakers Trainers
Sox Socks
Stockings Nylons, stockings
Suspenders Braces
Straight pin pin
Suit Suite (furniture)
************ Donkey jacket
Sou'wester Bad storm from the southwest
Sweater Jumper,jersey, sweater, woolly
Sweats Tracksuit
Tee shirt Vest
Tennis shoes Plimsolls
Underpants or panties Pants, drawers, skivvies or knickers
Vest Waistcoat
Walk shorts Shorts
Well-dressed Smart (or dressed-up)
Yarn Wool (or yarn)
Zipper Zip
College/School:
Assignment Homework
Assignment Lesson
College Student Student
Elementary School/Grade School Junior School
Eraser Rubber
Freshman 1st year undergraduate
Grade (as in 1st) Class (e.g. Class 10) (used to be
"form")
Grade (points) Score
High School Senior School
Jock Athletic pupil
Junior 3rd year undergraduate
Junior High School Middle School
Math Maths
Majoring in reading (at Univ.)
Public school state school
Preschool private nursery school
Primmer Primer
Principal headmaster/mistress
Private school gofer Fag
Senior 4th year undergraduate
Sophomore 2nd year undergraduate
Student Pupil
Undergraduate school College/University
Write offs Lines
Zero Nought
Computers:
Font Fount
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Check Bill Ice cream cone Ice cream cornet Popsicle Lolly Napkin Serviette To go Take out, take awayExpressions:
Affirmative Yes Add up, total Total up, tott up Afterward Afterwards Agin Against Aks (ethnic Afro-american) Ask All of it, everything The whole ball of wax, whole nine yards, whole megillah. Alls (not universally used) All Angry or a little irritated Cross Annoying fellow, bad character Sod (as in sodomy, also an expletive) Backward Backwards Bad, problematic Dodgey Bad ass (verb OR adj.) A threatening, violent man Be encouraged! Buck up * Beaten (in a race) Pipped at the post Beep Pip or stroke Belly up Failure, shut down (a business etc.) "Best/Bests" (verb) Beats the others Blob, n. Wodge, n. Bone up * Study Boner Silly idea, blunder, error Brickbat * A complaint Brook (verb) Tolerate Built-in Fitted Bump Remove someone's plane reservation Bumper music Introductory music on a radio talk show Bunch Large quantity Bunk Nonsense Butt of The Joke * Brunt of the Joke Came over, came to visit Popped round, popped over, in Carry to the store Take to the shops Catty-corner * Diagonally across Chase off or deflect See off (e.g. dog) Chatting, talking Nattering, gassing Cheat in business, swindle Diddle Check (mark) Tick Compulsive house cleaning Houseproud (adj) Chr-st! (Euphemism) Wow! Crikey! * Clumsy Cack-handed Coat check Cloakroom Cold cock Hit someone hard Conk out Cronk out Cool your jets! Calm down! Copasthetic * All OK Counter-clockwise Anti-clockwise Coverage (insurance) Cover Cranky In a bad mood Crashed & died Bought it Crazy, bananas Round the loop, loopy Cut to the chase Get to the point Dandy (adj.) Clever, good Dandy (n. Fancy dresser, show-off) Spiv Dang! Blimey! Bollocks! Dang (Adj.) Very, or very bad Darn well Bloomin' well, bleedin' well (sl. coarse) Durn Very, or very bad Defective Duff (sl.) Dispatch Despatch Do me a favor! Do us a favour! (more cockney) Doggone! Blow! Doggone (adj.) Darned, Bloomin' Duff (sl.) Buttocks Done Finished Each a throw (example, "They only cost 5 pounds a throw!") Easy, something easy A doddle * Eat Tuck in * Elevator Lift End of your rope End of your tether Enjoy the heck out of Enjoy greatly Exactly! Quite! Excerpt Extract Exclamation or surprise Blimey! (From lit. "Blind me!") Exclamation or surprise Stone the crows! Excuse me Sorry Fast (going very fast) Like the clappers * Favors (verb) Looks like (people) Feeling your oats-gloating in success (No equiv.) - see sowing wild oats Fight 'Punch-up' Figure out 'Suss' (typically means to figure out a person) Fish or cut bait Get on with it Fix * Prepare Fixing to * Preparing to, about to Flattering (phoney) Smarmy (sl.) Forward Forwards Fraidy Cat Scaredy Cat Freight elevator Goods lift From the get go * From the beginning/start Fubar ("foobar") * Crude acronym for "Messed" Up Beyond All Recognition Funnest * The most fun, most enjoyable Furnish Supply, provide, fit Gawk To stare stupidly Get a holt of Cop hold of Get going! On your bicycle! * Get lost! Get knotted! Get stuffed! Get more exercise Take more exercise G.I.G.O. * Garbage in, Garbage out (computers) Give it a try Have a go Go away! Bugger off! * Go away! Piss off! * Go away! Push off * Go crazy go potty (or crazy) Go potty go to the loo Go to bat for Stick up for Go very fast! 'Go like the clappers!' * Good for you! Bully for you! Goodbye, bye Cheerio, tata Goof, goof up 'Drop a clanger' Gorgeous, beautiful, cute Dishy, dolly (adj.) Gotten Got, obtained, become or acquired Goes a ways Goes a fair amount Great! Neat, Neato! Super! (Some say "SYOO-PER" in snob english) Gross * Disgusting Grumble, complain, whimper Grizzle * Guess Suppose, think Half staff (flag) Half mast Hanging out * Lolling around, hanging around Harm (bodily) Mischief * Harm yourself Do yourself a mischief * Have a gander at it! Take a look at it! Heck with you, I'm OK! I'm alright, JACK! * He'p, hope (both South.) Help Here you go Here you are Hey! (salutation) What ho! Watch yer! Hey! (getting attention) Oy! Hoy! Hey! or Hi! Hello! Hicky * Mark on skin from excessive kiss Hit Dotted * Hit him Dotted 'im one * Hold Cop hold of Hooey (slang) Nonsense Horse!(slang) A man (joking or friendly term) Horsing around Mucking about Horseplay, horsing around Rough, boisterous fun Hush! Shush! (Pronounced like "Bush") I agree! "here here!" I don't have I haven't got I have I've got Idiot Clot, Clod, loony, bint Illicit sex Sowing wild oats I'm telling you! Believe you me! In point of fact In fact Insane Bonkers, Mad Installed fitted Intimidate and threaten Bother "A bit of bovver" Irregardless (error) Regardless Jury rig or kluge Jerry rig Keep your chin up! Keep your pecker up! Kudos Good show, well done! Let us know, speak up Sing out Liar! Lying Hound! Lying Toad! Listen up! Listen here! Loading dock Goods entrance Look out for something Keep your eyes skinned, peeled "Low-life" (person) "Scruff" or "Urchin" Might could (Sou.) Could possibly be able to Most any Almost any Most every Almost every Mostly In the main Mad Angry Make a face Pull a face Make like Act like, pretend to be Making fun Taking the Mick(ey) (slang) Make it Succeed, arrive, have sex Make the grade Succeed Make out Succeed Making out, affection Snogging Mash (Southern slang) Press (as in button) Mean or contemptible fellow Blighter Messing around Mucking about Mums (slang / flowers) Chrysants (abbr.) Mum's the word Keep this quiet Muss Mess "Nanny nanny boo boo!" Nah nah nah-nah nah -OR- "Cry baby bunting!" Nearly Nigh-on (e.g. N-o impossible) Neat, Neat-o! Fabulous Negative, negatory No No good A fat lot of good "No way!" "I should Coco!" *, "Not on your nelly!" * No problem Right oh, then! Nub * (noun) Protuberance, lump, stub Nuh-uh! No Odor Pong (slang) * Odor Odour OK Right then On accident By accident On purpose On purpose On time Bang on schedule Organize Organise Out front Out in the front Panties in a wad Knickers in a twist Parentheses Brackets Partial trade Part exchange Pass up Go past Paydirt A profitable discovery or event. Penny A Cent Penny-anny or penny ante Petty, insignificant Perceive Make out Period Full stop Pick up (the house) Tidy up Piss off Annoy Point up Point out Pollyanna Optimistic (person) Problematic, bad Dodgy * Prosecuted Summonsed, had up Questionable or illicit activity "Shilly-shally" Rain check * When shopping - a chit that let's you get the discount later if they have run out of an item. Recognize Recognise Rent Hire Resolute, Spirited Plucky Right good (Sou.) Excellent (adj.) or Well (Adv.) Rock Stone Run for it Bunk, Scarper (slang) or scarper off Sack * Bag Smarts (verb) Hurts Smarts (slang noun) Intelligence Snafu * (Another crude acronym) Snowed under (regional) Extremely busy, overwhelmed Sod Turf Sorry Inadequate, pathetic, inferior Spiffy POSH (fr. Port out Starboard Home) Stay at home Stop at home (e.g. from work) Stole my thuunder Said what I was going to before I could Stop Smoking Pack it up * Stopped up Bunged up Stories or "white lies" Fibs Stuck with an uncmfortable Lumbered situation Sarcastic Sarkey * Sassy Cheeky or saucy Scody, Scuzzy Scruffy, untidy Segue' ("Seg-way") * Shift, change, maneuver, transition Slash or slant Stroke (i.e. /) Sleep in (late) Lie in Snicker Snigger Snob, or rich guy Toff (Old London expression) Specter Spectre Stand in line Queue or "queue up" Steal Nick, knock off Step up Belly up (e.g. - to the bar) Stomp Stamp (foot) Suspicious Dodgey Tacky Tatty, scruffy, cheap, low class Take a look Take a decko Take a turn Have a go (as in a game) Talk with, flirt with, persuasively Chat up Talkative fellow Gas bag A Tattle-tale, n. Grass , n. To Tattle, v. To grass on, v. The skinny The inside story, scoop Through Up to and including Tell me about it! I know all about it! Thanks, thank you Ta! (slang), much-obliged! That's his loss That's his funeral That's strange! Oooow er! The hospital Hospital There you go There you are Tote Carry Toward Towards Trade Exchange or "Part Exchange" Trickery, deception Jiggery-pokery Two weeks fortnight Uh-huh yes Uh-oh oh dear Uh-uh no Untidy Scruff (adj.) Untidy person Scruff (n.) "Up the Ante" Increase your bet or risk Urinate Spend a penny, take a slash, take a wazz Very Ever so, bloomin' Very weak Weak as water Visit with Talk to/chat Wait on line Queue, or Queue Up Wait up Wait Wake UP!!! Wakey wakey! Wanted Fancied Wasted Frittered away Way to go! Well done! Keep it up! Well done, nice job, congratulations "Bully for you!" (sometimes sarcastic) What a bod! She's gorgeous! What time to you have? What time do you make it? While Whilst Winningest (player, coach) Most successful Wonderful, lovely Glorious Wriggle Fidget Yo! Hey! You got suckered! More fool you! Your slip is showing! "Charlie's dead!" You're finished! (as in a card game) On your bicycle!, bicycles! * You've got it made Bob's your uncle * Zee Zed Zip Zero, nothing Heck with you! I'm alright, Jack! / Blow you! Wake me up Knock me upBack to the top
Aluminum foil, tin foil Silver paper, tinfoil. Baking pan Baking tin Baking soda Bicarbonate of soda, "Bicarb" Beets or red beets Beetroot Bell Pepper Green pepper Black-currant cordial Ribena Broil Grill or roast (e.g. chicken) Cabbage & potatoes fried Bubble & Squeak Can Tin, Tin can Candy apple Toffee apple Catsup Ketchup or tomato sauce Cheerios Circular cereal (no equivalent!) Cigarettes Fags Candy Sweets Coaster Beer mat Cobbler Crumble Cookies Biscuits Cornstarch Cornflour Dessert Sweet, pudding or afters Eggplant Aubergine Food "Tuck" Fruit juice (diluted) Squash Golden Raisins Sultanas Goobers Peanuts Ground meat Minced meat Heaping (spoon) Heaped Hot tea Char, tea Iced tea Cold tea with no milk. Jawbreaker Gobstopper Jello Jelly Jello pudding (similar) Blanc-mange ("Bl'monj") Jelly Jam Lite beer Diluted beer Lunch Dinner or lunch Maraschino Cherries Glace' cherries Marmite A savory spread (no equivalent) Mashed Potatoes Mash No equivalent Sherbet (powder sweets) No equivalent (sparkling drink) Tizer No equivalent (blackcurrant drink) Ribena Orange Drink Orange Squash Pancake syrup Golden syrup Pie crust, pie shell Pastry Plastic wrap Cling film Popsicles Ice lollies Powdered sugar Icing sugar Pudding Instant Whip Raisin Sultana Roast (n) Joint (or roast) Root beer Germoline flavoured drink Rhutabaga Swede Salad dressing Salad cream Sausage Banger Scallion Spring onion Seeds (in fruit) Pips Semi-sweet chocolate Plain chocolate Sherbet Sorbet Shrimp Prawns Silverware/flatware Cutlery Soda or sodapop Fizzy or pop Soda Fizzy drinks soft candy Wine gums Spaghetti sauce Bolognese sauce Spaghetti with meat sauce Spaghetti bolognese Spatula Fish slice Stealing apples Scrumping String beans Runner beans Suckers Lollipops Supper, dinner Tea Teakettle Kettle Three Musketeers (candy) Milky Way Tomato Sauce Bolognese sauce Tuna fish Tuna Waxed paper Greaseproof paper Whole wheat bread Wholemeal bread Worchestershire sauce Worchester sauce ("Wooster") Yorkshire pudding with sausages in. "Toad in the Hole" No equivalent Treacle No equivalent "Shandy" = Brown ale & 7-UPFire fighting:
Fire truck Fire engine Fire Department Fire Brigade Rescue squad St. Johns Ambulance Brigade Firecracker Banger Fuse (on firecracker) Blue touch paperGames/Hobbies:
Blackjack Pontoon Bumper cars Dodgems Checkers Draughts Clue (game) Cluedo Curve ball A googly Firecracker Banger "Hit me!" (in Blackjack) "Twist!" (in Pontoon) Hold (hand of cards) Stick (playing cards) Parcheesi Ludo Pickup-sticks Pick-a-stix Pitch Throw Solitaire Patience (card game) Stay (in cards) Stick Teeter-totter See-saw Tic-tac-toe Noughts and crosses Trouble (game) Frustration (game) Wading (pool) Paddling (pool) Your turn Your goGardening/Plants:
Bug Insect Cat Tail Bullrush Horse Chestnut Conker (sl.) Horticulture Gardening Queen Anne's Lace Cow ParsleyHealth/illness:
Antiseptic cream Germoline Back ache Lumbago Band Aid Plaster Brush your teeth Clean your teeth Cavity Tooth decay Cotton Cotton wool Disease Mange * Emergency Room Casualty, or Casualty Ward Gauze Lint Lint Cotton or thread Listerine Dettol PMS PMT Rubber Condom, sheath, French letter Shot (injection) Jab Sick at your stomach Tummy ache Tylenol Paracetamol Wash up Wash handsHolidays:
Public holiday Bank holiday Santa Claus Father Christmas Thanksgiving No equivalent Labor Day No equivalent WhitsunBack to the top
Boat anchor Large piece of junk radio equipment Chifferobe Wardrobe Coal scoop Hod * Coal bin Coal bunker Garbage or trash Rubbish Garbage can Dustbin Ink pen Pen Living room Sitting room Plastic mug Beaker Polyethylene Polythene (plastic) Radio Wireless or radio Record player or phonograph (old) Recordplayer, Gramophone (old) Shifferobe Wardrobe Skillet Frying pan Stove Cooker Styrofoam Polystyrene Straight pin Pin Suit Suite (furniture) Thread Cotton (or thread) Thumb tacks Drawing pins Trash can Waste paper basketHousing:
Apartment Flat Government housing Council house or Council flat Duplex Semi-detached house Manufactured housing Prefabs Nuthouse (mental institution) Loony bin Ranch house Bungalow Trailer, House trailer Caravan Development or Subdivision Estate, Housing estate (or projects) Dumpster SkipInsults:
Redneck, hick Country boy, rural male Jerk, Dummy, dum-dum, dolt Twit, twerp or loony Slang for 'Bastard' Basket Bum Tramp Nitwit Nit Idiot Oaf Dumb Dozy, thick, gormless * Crazy Daft or barmy Nerd Square person with thick glasses Sodomizer SodMail:
Shipping Carriage Mailman Postman Mail box Letter box U.S. Postal Service Royal MailMilitary:
Lieutenant Lieutenant, pronounced "Leftenant" Cannon (pl) Cannons Mil-uh-terry MIL-itryMiscellaneous:
Device for crossing a farm fence Stile Journal Diary Liter Litre Center CentreMoney:
Billfold Wallet Check Cheque Credit The Never-Never Bill (dollar) Note (pound) Check Bill (of sale) Money Lolly, Dosh, Knicker Mutual fund Unit trust Penny American slang for 'one cent' Pound Knicker, Quid Pocketbook Wallet Bottom dollar Your last dollar Not even a red cent Not even one cent Threepenny piece Thru'pence, Nickel (archaic) Sixpence Tanner (archaic) A shilling A bob A florin A two bob bit A pound Knicker (also plural = "knicker") A pound Quid (also plural = "quid")Musical / Entertainment:
Alto Contralto Band, combo Group Bumper music Introductory music on a radio talk show Diatonic accordion Concertina, squeeze box Flutist or flute player Flautist "G Rated" "Certificate G" Guitar Box (slang) Harmonica Mouth organ (or harmonica) Magician Conjurer Movies Pictures or flicks Pantomimed Mimed (pretended to sing, i.e. mouthed the words for TV) Phonograph Gramophone, record player "R Rated" "Certificate A" Sax player Saxophonist Song that is becoming more popular "Climber" Subway musician (begging) Busker, busking The Show or Picture show Cinema Theatre Cinema Timpani Kettle drums Traditional Jazz Trad or Trad Jazz Trailer Ad for a film Tuning peg Machine head (guitar) Whammy bar Tremolo arm (guitar)Office & Business:
Cash Register Till Materials, needles, threads etc. Haberdashery (Dept. in stores) Paper cutter Guillotine Receipt or voucher, or any Chit * small piece of paper, such as a requisition. Shipping Carriage Single item or product "One off" Small retail shop or booth Kiosk (often at a station) Stand, booth Stall (at an exhibition) Wholesale Trade or Wholesale Yours Truly Yours sincerely Trade (verb) To buy or sellBack to the top
Americans Yanks, Yankies Anthony ("th") Anthony ("T") Bad guy "Swine" Boss Governor (guvner" or "guv") Bum Tramp Guys, dudes Blokes, chaps, chappies Buddy, friend Mate, friend Cop, Police officer, Pig, Policeman, Copper, Bobby, Rozzer (Fuzz, The Man etc.) Dandy Spiv Effeminate man, homosexual Poof Garbage man or "Sanitary Engineer" Dustman Girl, chick Bird Dude Person, city slicker City Slicker Sophisticated person Handicapped person Invalid, spastic kook, nut Loony, nutcase, 'nana (short for banana!) Loose woman, tramp, slut Tart, slut Old man Geezer Person "Bod" Person who stays out late "Dirty old stop out" (slang) Person Born Within the Sound "Cockney" (stricter meaning) of Bow Bells Person with Cockney accent "Cockney" (looser meaning) (from London) Shady Dealer Wide Boy OR Spiv Shady dealer or show-off Spiv Teens Teenagers Thief Twocker * Aunt ("ANT") Auntie Black person or oriental "Wog" (impolite) Mom Mum Person, old man Geyser Yankee American from the North, Yank Yokel Local Yokel (Regional personage)Personal belongings:
Billfold Wallet Clothes Togs pocket book purse Purse Handbag Shades *, sunglasses Sunglasses Shoe strings Shoe laces Check cheque Bill (dollar) Note (pound) Coin purse Purse Canvas bag Duffle bag Wallet (for ladies) purse Watch band Watch strapPersonal grooming:
Bangs * Fringe Barrette Hair clip Bobby pin Hair grip Grow your hair out Let it grow longer Rollers Curlers Spritz * Spray Tease your hair Back-comb your hair Tote sack Duffle bag Wash cloth Face flannel or FlannelPlumbing:
Bathtub Bath Commode Toilet, khazi Faucet Tap Restroom, bathroom Lavatory, loo, bog, W.C. Public restroom Public convenience Sink Basin, sink Water heater (electric) Immersion heater Water heater (gas) Geyser Wash dishes Wash upPolitics:
Congress Parliament Fillibuster Lengthy speech to halt progress Gerrymander Manipulate boundaries to gain advantage Gubernatorial No equivalent (means having to do) Mayor's wife Mayoress Lawyer, Attorney Sollicitor, barrister House of Commons House of Representatives House of Lords Senate Run (for public office) Stand Secretary Minister This administration This governmentPublic places:
Beach Seaside City Town In the hospital In Hospital Jail, Pokey Gaol or Jail, clink Landfill, garbage dump Rubbish tip Someplace * Somewhere South England The South of England Small wooded area Copse Town with a cathedral City Wharf or pier Quay * or pierRadio & TV/Electronics:
Antenna Aerial Filter Capacitor Smoothing Capacitor Front panel Escutcheon Ground Earth Meter (length) Metre Radio Wireless or radio Schematic drawing Circuit diagram Show Program Telephone The blower Telephone pole Telegraph pole Tube Valve VCR Video machineReligion:
Aay-men Aaah-men Vespers Evensong Pastor VicarShopping/Public places:
Alley Alleyway Beautician or cosmetologist Hair dresser Cafe Caff (regional) Drug store Chemist's Flyer (leaflet) Circular Line Queue Pharmacist or druggist Chemist Portable sales cart Barrow Rain check * When shopping - a chit that let's you get the discount later if they have run out of an item. Receipt Bill Sack Bag Second floor First floor Shipping Carriage Shopping cart Trolley, Shopping trolley Store Shop Tote bag, tote Shopping bag Trade (verb) To buy or sell Waiting in line Queueing upBack to the top
A Bet, wager A Flutter Blinders (horse) Blinkers College & High School Wrestling Graeco-Roman wrestling Defense Defence Derby ("Derby") Derby (pronounced "DAAABY") Fake Feint Football American football Field, course Pitch (Cricket, football) Field hockey Hockey ("Shinty" in Scotland!) Football American football Gymkhana - gymnastics event Gymkhana - a horse show event! Handlebar Handlebars (bike) Professional Wrestling All-in wrestling Rugby Rugger or Rugby Soccer Football or soccer Sky box High up seating box in a stadium Sports Sport Vs (versus) V. (note, the British are VERY particular about use of a full stop after an abbreviation, whereas Americans often do not bother with one.) "Winningest coach" Awful Americanism used by Radio & TV announcers Wrasslin' (rural sl.) WrestlingTelephone:
Call Ring up, give you a bell or a tinkle Collect call Reverse the charges Hang up Ring off Long distance Trunk call Information (411) Directory InquiriesTime & dates:
Fifteen OF/Quarter of/till Quarter to Five after Five past Ten OF Ten to 1905 "Nineteen Five" "Nineteen Oh Five" or "Nineteen Ought Five" A week from Tuesday A week on Tuesday Two weeks A fortnightTrains:
Boxcar Truck Caboose Guards van car (on train) carriage, truck conductor (train) guard Crossing Level-crossing Engineer (train) driver Freight car truck Freight train Goods train Passenger car Carriage Railroad RailwayTransportation/cars:
Airplane Aeroplane Aluminum Aluminium Auto Car or motor Automobile Motor car Beltway Ring road Blacktop Tarmac Blinker Indicator Blow the horn Beep or hoot Boxcar Truck Bus Omnibus, charabang, bus Bus, private Coach Candy apple red (paint job) Fire engine red Car for the handicapped Invalid carriage Cars (railroad) Railway Carriages Circle Roundabout Crosswalk w/black & white stripes Zebra Crossing, crossing Dead-end Cul-de-sac Deflate a tire Let down a tyre Defroster Demister Detour Diversion Dim headlights Dip headlights Divided Highway Dual Carriageway Elevator Lift Fender Wing Flat Tire Puncture Freeway / interstate Motorway Freight Car Truck gas pedal Accelerator gas station Filling station Gasoline or gas Petrol Give a ride or Carry (to) Give a lift Hitch hike, hitch a ride Thumb a lift, hitch hike, thumb it Hood Bonnet Horn Hooter (or horn) Intersection Crossroads Jalopy Cronk * Kerosene Paraffin Knapsack, backpack Rucksack Lifters Tappets Median (in road) Central reservation Metro or subway Underground or tube Muffler (car) Silencer Motor Engine monkey wrench Spanner No equivalent, flashing yellow Belisha Beacon * lights on poles at Zebra Crossing. Odometer Mileometer Overpass Flyover, bridge Pavement Road surface Pedestrian crossing Zebra crossing Race car Racing car Railroad Railway Railroad ties Sleepers Reflectors in the road Cats Eyes * Red light, stop light, traffic light Traffic light rowboat Rowing boat Sedan Saloon Semi-truck / Tractor-trailer Articulated Lorry Sidewalk Pavement or path Station Wagon Shooting brake or Estate Car Street car Trolley bus, Tram Street sign Signpost Ticket (noun) Summons (noun) (for speeding etc.) Given a ticket Summonsed, had up Ticket (verb) Given a summons Tire Tyre Traffic Circle Roundabout Traffic laws Highway Code Truck Lorry, pantechnicon Trailer (home type) Caravan Trailer (utility) Wagon transmission Gear box Trunk Boot Turn-out Lay-by Turn Indicator Indicator Underpass (pedestrian tunnel) Subway VW Bug VW Beetle Windshield Windscreen Wreck, fender bender, accident Crash, prang Wreck, crock, old car Old heap, old cronk, old banger ***** Lay-byBack to the top
Awaken someone Knock up Knock up Copulate, make pregnantWeather:
Wind-chill factor Degrees of frostWork & Employment:
Cafeteria Canteen Lunch room or snack shop Canteen Quitting time Going-home time. Raise Rise
Pronunciation Guide:
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COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG EXAMPLES:
Phrase Meaning
Apples and Pears Stairs
Bottle of Beer Queer
Dog and bone Phone
Gottle of geer Ventriloquist talk for "Bottle-of-beer"
Read and laugh Bath
Trouble and Strife Wife
American English
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Albino "Al-buy-no" "Al-bean-o"
Allies "uh-LIES" (like "decries") like "PAL+flies"
Ambulance like "AM-bl-ants" AM-byoo-lns
Anti like "BAN tie" ANT + ee
Arctic "Ardic" Ark + tick
Arthritis "Arthur-itis" (So.) "arthritis"
Attache' "Add-a-SHAY: A-TATCH-EE or A-TASH-EE
Attitude "Adda-tood" Attit-tyewd
Avenue "Avva-Noo" Avvin-yoo
Banana, like "bandana" "buh-naa-nuh"
(First "a" always long and nasal)
Beta "Bay-duh" "Bee-tuh"
Buoy like "BOO-EE" BOY
Car "COARR" "CAAH"
Caramel "CAR-mul" CA-ruh-mel
Charades "Sh'-RAIDS" "Sh'-RAADS"
Chassis "Chass-iss" "Shass-ee"
Clerk ("CLERK") Clerk (pronounced "CLAAAK")
Compost (like "Tom-Toast") Like "Tom-lost"
Concord (like "CONQUERED") "Con-kawd"
Consortium "K'n-sorr-shum" "K'n-saaw-tee-um"
Dance like "ants" Daans like "Aah"
(same for most -ance words)
Daschaund "Docks'nd" "Dash Hound"
Data "Dadd+uh" "Day-tuh"
Details "Duh+TAILS" "DEE+tails"
Due and dew ("DOO") "DYEW" or "DJOO"
Era "Erra" "Ear-uh"
Error "E'-roar" "Erra"
Fraykus Frakkus (commotion)
God "Gahd" God (shorter 'o')
Harem "Hair-um" "Harr-um"
Herbs ('Rrbs) Herbs (softer "R")
Him ("'m" or "um"(short 'u' reg.) "Him"
Inquiries "IN-kw'rees" "ink-WYE-rees"
Khaki like "KAKKY" KAAH-key
Human "YOO-MAN" (regional N.Y.) HYOO-m'n
Humor (regional to N.Y. YOOMUR) HYOOmuh (softer "R")
Iodine like "EYE-a-dine" "EYE-a-dean"
Jaguar "JAG+wahr" or "wohr" "JAG+you+wuh"
Laboratory "LAB-ruh-tory La-BO-ruh-tree
Lavatory "LAV-uh-tory" LAV-uh-tree
Leisure like "LEE+sure" LEZ + yur like "pleasure"
Liason "LAY-a-zon" Lee-AY-zon
Library "Lie+BRARE+ee" "LIE-bree"
Liquer "l'COOR" or "l'KER" "Lik+KYEUR"
Master "MASS-TURR" MAAS-Tuh
Medieval "Meed-eevul" or "Med-evul" "Meddy-evul"
Missile "Mistle MISS-aisle
Mustache "Must Ash" "m'STOSH"
Newt "Noot" NYEWT
Notre Dame "NODER DAYME" Notra Daahm
Nuclear "NOOWK-YA-LUR" Nyew-klee-er
Poem "pome" or "po'm" "Po-im"
Privacy "Pry-vuh-see" "Priv-uh-see
Program like"PRO-grm" "PRO-gram"
Progress like "DOG+dress" "DOUGH+dress"
Quasi like "KWAZE+eye" "KWAH+zee"
Quinnine Like "Why-Mine" Like "Pin-bean"
Recluse like "WRECK+loose" "Ri-KLOOS"
Records(noun) "RECKerds" "RECKawds"
Route "Rowte" "Roote"
Schedule (SKED-yule) SHED-yule
Semi like "SEM + eye" SEMMy
{ The (before a word starting with a vowel) }
{ "The" (short "e") "Thee" (medium length "ee") }
Shire (like "HIRE") "SHEER"
Stalagtite "St'LAG-tite" "STA-l'g-tite"
Status "STADD+us" STAY-tus
Strichnine "STRICK+nine" "STRICK-neen"
Tournament "TOUR-na-m'nt" "Taaw-na-m'nt"
Transmit like "TANS it" Traans-MIT
Tuesday "Tooz-day" Tyewz-day, Tyewz-dee, Choozday/dee
Van Gogh "Van Go" "Van Goff"
Zero "Zee-roh" Z-ear-oh
Z "Zee" "Zed"
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American British alphabetized in alphabetical order billfold wallet (for men) billion (thousand million) billion (million million) binky or pacifier dummy or comforter birthed bore/gave birth biscuits scones bomb (disaster) bomb (success) braces brace (on teeth) call collect reverse charges call/phone ring up/phone can (of food) tin candied cherries glace cherries cheap second-rate checkers draughts chips (potato) crisps chocolate milk chocolate chronic fatigue syndrome post viral syndrome cigarette fag (or cigarette) closet (hanging clothes) Cupboard, built-in wardrobe Mononucleosis Glandular fever club truncheon collar button collar stud comforter quilt or duvet commercials (on TV) adverts concentrated neat (as in Dettol or other fluids) concert seating Stand wherever you can find a spot cookie biscuit (sweet) cookie tray baking sheet cornstarch cornflour cotton cotton wool cream of wheat semolina cupcakes iced fairy cakes dishwashing liquid washing-up li quid drapes curtains editorial leader (or editorial) eggplant aubergine eyeball (v.) visually position Fall (season) Autumn fanny bum/bottom fanny pack belt bag/bum bag faucet tap Fig Newtons fig rolls figure out work out first floor ground floor flashlight torch french fries chips frosting icing furnace boiler go figure! work that one out! granola muesli (approx) grill barbecue grocery cart trolley Soapbox cart trolley grocery store supermarket ground beef minced beef hamburger beefburger hamburger (meat) mince hamburger bun bap hand Mitt (slang) hardware store ironmonger hockey ice hockey homely (ugly) homely (pleasant) horny randy hot tub (or jacuzzi) jacuzzi hutch welsh dresser I could care less I couldn't care less ice chest cool box incorporated limited inexpensive cheap irritable ratty Jell-O jelly jelly jam without pips jelly roll Swiss roll kettle large saucepan Kleenex tissue knickers plus-fours I really like it I don't half like it. It makes me no never mind I don't care legal holiday bank holiday license plate number plate liquor spirits long distance trunk call lousy grotty loveseat 2-person sofa mail (n.) post mail box letter box mail box/mail drop pillar box mail slot letter box (in door) mailman postman markers felt tip pens meat market butcher Milky Way (candy) Mars Bar mononucleosis glandular fever mouth Gob (slang) mute dumb neat good idea nightstand bedside table nightstick truncheon Nutrasweet aspartame orchestra seats stalls pit (fruit) stone pitcher jug plastic mug beaker purse handbag Quik NesQuik raincoat mackintosh rubbers Wellington Boots scotch tape sellotape shift stick gear lever shop vac Aquavac/Vax sliver/splinter splinter spear lance (or spear) stomach flu gastroenteritis trapper keeper ring binder Pad or crib Digs Go over to visit Pop over Big time ----- Pop tart A flat rectangular pastry made to go in an electric toaster. Bell weather Future indicator Suicide Jockey Petrol Tanker Driver Teamster Lorry Driver (Union) Midway or Carnival Fair Calliope Steam organ Pass up, go past or pass by Overshoot, go beyond, go past Riff raff Disreputable persons Rip rap Wall made of broken stones Hooch (slang) Alcoholic beverage (as in moonshine) Hootchie Cootchie Drinking, ribald dancing and/or music Right triangle Right angle triangle Every which way Every possible way, in many directions. with or without? (milk in coffee) black or white? (milk in coffee) Back to the top============================================== Notes: ------ Other particulars: Periods/fullstops (after initials) This is ALWAYS done in the U.K. but rarely in the U.S. * = More unusual term that needs explaining sl. = Slang Reg.- Reginal So. = Southern