UK Word |
US Translation |
| Garden | Yard |
| Gobsmacked | Shocked |
| Ground Floor | First Floor-very confusing-the top floor of a 5 story bldg is the 4th floor |
| Grunt | Fart |
| Half Past or Half | On the Bottom of the Hour (Half Four = 4:30) |
| Jam | Jelly |
| Jelly | Jello |
| Joint | A Large Piece of Roasted Meat |
| Jumper | Sweater |
| Kerfuffle | A Fight |
| Kip | Nap |
| Knackered | Exhausted |
| Knickers | Underwear (Women's) |
| Knock You Up | Wake You Up |
| Lager | Beer (Yellow) |
| Lashings | Large Portions of Food |
| Lemonade | A Fizzy drink |
| Lift | Elevator |
| Lolly | Candy Sucker |
| Loo | Toilet |
| Lorry | Semi-Truck |
| Mash | Mashed Potatoes |
| Mean | Frugal or Stingy |
| Muffler | Long Scarf -- see Silencer |
| Mum | Mom |
| Nappies | Diapers |
| Nicked | Arrested |
| Off-License | Liquor Store |
| Pants | Underwear |
| Pastie | Meat and Potato Pastry |
| Pavement | Sidewalk |
| Petrol | Gas |
| Pint | 568 ml (vs. 473 in the US) |
| Pissed | Drunk |
| "The Pitch" | A Playing Field (For Soccer or Cricket) |
| Press-Ups | Push-Ups |
| Pudding-Black | Sausage Made of Pork Meat and Blood (and Gristle ?) |
| Pudding-Yorkshire | An Airy Muffin |
| Quid | A British Pound |
| Randy | Horny |
| Roundabout | A Busy Intersection -- great for U-turns ("Come Back on Yourself") |
| Rounders | Baseball -- kind of |
| Rubber | Pencil Eraser |
| Rugby | Smash Face Football w/no Pads |
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[Hits Since 01/24/99 10:00 GMT -- {or, English Style, 24/01/99}]
[Hits Since 01/24/99 10:00 GMT -- {or, English
Style, 24/01/99}]