British English A to Z - past 1
British English A to Z - past 1
... negative sense, as in I can’t be arsed to do the laundry today. arse over tip, Slang. Inf. head over heels arsy-tarsy, Slang. Slang. ass-backwards arsy-versy, adv., Slang. vice versa; backwards ... stand for election. adversarial, adj. adversary A legal term. An adversarial (adversary, in America) proceeding is a lawsuit involv- ing actual opposing interests, as opposed to a request...
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British English A to Z - past 10
... meat and a portion of salad. Sally Army, abbrev. Salvation Army saloon, n. 1. sedan 2. parlor 1. A saloon motorcar, which can be shortened to saloon in proper context, is what Americans call a ... drafts. sausage roll see comment 1. Baked sausage meat in pastry. See also pie; pasty; stargazey. 2. Inf. Anything sausage-shaped, including people. 310 saloon car saveloy, n. see comment...
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British English A to Z - past 11
... 362 talent-spotter a roadway to construct a hard 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,’ ... also Appendix, II .A; tig, 1. toad-in-the-hole, n. sausage in batter Beef or sausages coated in batter and baked. toastip toasted sandwich tobacconist’s shop cigar store Toc H. See as...
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British English A to Z - past 12
... wear off 393 weather-board, n. clapboard A weather-boarded house is a clapboard house, and weather-boarding is the clapboard itself, also known as siding. A weather-board is also a sloping board ... dither; tizzy Inf. To be in a way or in a great way is to be in a dither or in a tizzy. way, permanent. See permanent way. wayleave, n. easement A right of way rented to a...
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British English A to Z - past 2
... horsemeat at a knacker’s yard rather than sent to pasture. caster sugar, n. finely granulated sugar Caster sugar is more finely grained than American granulated sugar but not pow- dery like American ... harm. cat’s-meat, n. cat food cattery, n. cat-boarding kennel Also cat-breeding establishment. Cattery is heard in America. cattle grid, n. cattle guard cattleman, n. cowhand A cattleman...
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British English A to Z - past 3
... 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 11 7 ... demobilize and demobilization. A mili- tary term. See bowler-hatted. demonstrator, n. laboratory assistant At an academic institution. dene, n. 1. sandy stretch by the sea 2. dune 3. wooded v...
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British English A to Z - past 4
... fate.) An important part of British life. Most organizations, as well as every village in Britain, down to the smallest, organize a fête. The village fête is annual and is a small-scale country fair, ... fashion; usually used ironi- cally or derogatorily. fast, adj. express Applied to trains and to roads (express or limited highways). A local train is called a stopping train,...
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British English A to Z - past 5
... 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 at Slang. To have a bash at something is to give ... minded to have an early night, Inf. go to bed early have a quid each way. See under each way have a read be reading Inf. To have a read is settling in a comfortable...
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British English A to Z - past 6
... the stockade for that period. jaunty, n. master-at-arms Naut. Slang. Head policeman on a naval vessel. The official title in both the Royal Navy and the United States Navy is master-at-arms, ... (privy) Slang. Archaic word for outhouse, toilet. jam, n. treat Slang. A real jam is British slang for a real treat. A jam sandwich in Britain can mean what it does in America, but it is als...
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British English A to Z - past 7
... sewing machine operator. The British also use the term machine-minder where Americans would say machine operator. mad on Inf. crazy about Inf. Americans also say mad about and the British also say ... roads with layers of crushed stone. Tarmac, short for tar macadam, added tar to the crushed stone layers. But since tar is almost universally added to the crushed stones these days, maca...
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