British English A to Z - past 12
British English A to Z - past 12
... Reserve.wax, n. rageSlang. A dreadful wax is a towering rage. And waxy is jumpy.way, n. dither; tizzyInf. To be in a way or in a great way is to be in a dither or in a tizzy.way, permanent. ... .The British say today week or a week today where the Americans say a week from today; Tuesday week or a week on Tuesday where the Americans say a week from Tues-day; last Sunday week where Americans ... America in expressions like to wear sev-eral waistcoats or wear more than one waistcoat, i.e., to act in a number of different capacities. In America, one is said to wear several hats to indicate...
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British English A to Z - past 10
... correspond to an American apartment hotel or residential hotel. See also apartment; flat.service lift dumbwaiter A dumb-waiter in Britain is also what is known in America and in Britain as a lazy ... The British spell this word variously; a sampling of variants: schemozzle, shemozzl, shimozzel, chimozzle, shlemozzl, shle-mozzle, schlemozzle, schlemazel. Its origin is in London racetrack cant. ... variety familiar to Americans. In Britain you get a serving of chicken or other meat and a portion of salad.Sally Army, abbrev. Salvation Armysaloon, n. 1. sedan2. parlor1. A saloon motorcar,...
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British English A to Z - past 11
... surface.’ As a transitive verb, tarmac means to tar a road. See also macadam.2. Tarmac has now acquired the specialized meaning of ‘air-field,’ especially the part made of this material.tart, ... systemtrapezium, n. trapezoidIn America a trapezium is a quadrilateral having no sides parallel. In Britain it denotes a quadrilateral having two sides parallel, which in America is always called ... inflation and fell in value to sixpence. See also Appendix, II .A; tig, 1.toad-in-the-hole, n. sausage in batterBeef or sausages coated in batter and baked.toastip toasted sandwichtobacconist’s...
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British English A to Z - past 2
... In a narrower sense, a Cantabrigian is a student or graduate of Cambridge University. Infor-mally abbreviated to Cantab., which is the usual form, and applies in America to Cambridge, Mass., ... combinations charwoman and charlady. The latter is minimally acceptable to these ladies, who generally prefer to be called daily help, daily woman, or just daily. Cleaner and cleaning lady are also common.2. ... teacher a gift. The British use it that way too, and also have another phrase for that: to pay one’s whack.chipolata, n. small pork sausage(Pronounced chippo-lah’-ta.) The spicy meat is mixed...
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... especially to describe a D.C. generator, is now rarely heard; an A. C. generator is now usually called an alternator, espe-cially as an automotive part; a generator can be A. C. or D.C.dynamo ... sentimental nickname for any loving couple of advanced years is sup-posed to have originated from an allusion in a ballad that appeared in 1735 in a publication called Gentleman’s Magazine. The ... employ A Briton engages a chauffeur and hires a car; an American hires a chauffeur and rents a car. In America, one rents a house to or from another. In Britain, you rent a house from the owner and...
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British English A to Z - past 4
... help-wanted ads for a forecourt attendant, i.e., somebody to man the gas pumps. Also, in Britain and America, a tennis term meaning the area near the net.Foreign Office approx. State DepartmentNow ... well.gamp, n. umbrellaInf. A big one, named after Sarah Gamp, in Martin Chuzzlewit, a bibulous lady who carried a large cotton umbrella. The common slang term in Britain is brolly.G&T, n. abbrev. ... Britain gee-ho!, and gee-wo! are heard, too, and gee-gee was originated by children as a juve-nile colloquialism equivalent to horsie. The gee-gees is used jocularly in the way the Americans...
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... delayInf. Any delay, whether as a result of heavy traffic, fog, road construction, etc.hole-and-corner, adj. underhandInf. A hole-and-corner man is a shady character or operator, and hole-and-corner ... generally, and especially thatching material. It can be used in a singular sense, too, meaning ‘one stem’ or ‘stalk.’have a bash at Slang. take a shot atSlang. To have a bash at something is to ... to have an early night, Inf. go to bed earlyhave a quid each way. See under each way have a read be readingInf. To have a read is settling in a comfortable armchair, and the common expres-sion...
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British English A to Z - past 6
... Jag, n. Inf. Jaguar carjakes, n. Slang. can (privy)Slang. Archaic word for outhouse, toilet.jam, n. treatSlang. A real jam is British slang for a real treat. A jam sandwich in Britain can ... opposed to new technology.luge, n. tobogganluggage, n. baggageBritons register luggage, Americans check baggage. On a British train, bags go into the luggage van; on an American train, into the ... themselves. To get ten days’ jankers is to be confined to the stockade for that period.jaunty, n. master-at-armsNaut. Slang. Head policeman on a naval vessel. The official title in both the Royal Navy...
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... espe-cially a sewing machine operator. The British also use the term machine-minder where Americans would say machine operator.mad on Inf. crazy aboutInf. Americans also say mad about and ... nutSlang. The Americans refer to a crazy person as a case or a nut.nutter, n. Slang. nutSlang. A crazy character: synonymous with nut-case.244 nut, do one’smajor road. See arterial road.make, ... a nervous tic than a spoken phrase. Thank you! from a porter pushing a baggage cart (trolley, in Britain) is the equivalent of Gangway! See Pleasure! Americans are told ad nauseam to have a...
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... his bat, rather than attempt to hit it hard and try to make runs. Thus, to play a ball to leg is a defensive tactic; and to play an embarrassing question to leg is to brush it off somehow and ... Cambridge, an undergraduate without financial assistance from the university.pepper-castor (-caster), n. pepper shakerpepper-pot, n. pepper shakerperambulator, n. baby carriageBut practically always ... of pay envelope. Packet has a number of slang uses as well. To pay a packet is to pay a fortune (or an arm and a leg); synonymous with pay the earth; and things that cost a lot are said to cost...
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