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This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between American English and British English or UK English ( BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. This is a list of words and phrases having differing meanings in British and American English. Differences in Pronunciation between American English (AmE and British English (BrE can be divided into differences in accent (i American and British English spelling differences are one aspect of American and British English differences. There are two major English language Keyboard layouts the United States layout and the United Kingdom layout defined in BS 4822 (48-key version This page lists works with different titles in the United Kingdom and United States. Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. British English or UK English ( BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the

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101 

(pronounced "one-oh-one") label for introductory college courses ("English 101"), figuratively denoting something intended for beginners ("real estate 101")
U.S. Highway 101 (said as "the 101" in Southern California)

411 

(pronounced "four-one-one"; colloquial) information about something (from 4-1-1, directory assistance number)

5-0 

(pronounced "five-oh", often "the five-oh"; colloquial) the police (from Hawaii Five-O, an American television series)

A

AC 

air conditioning (UK: air con)

acclimate 

(verb) (UK usually: acclimatise, acclimatize)

acetaminophen (or Tylenol) 

(UK: paracetamol)

addicting 

(UK and US: addictive)

affirmative action 

(UK: positive discrimination)

airplane 

fixed-wing aircraft. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U This article discusses the telephone directory number 411. For the year 411 see 411. In Telecommunications, directory assistance or directory enquiries is a phone service used to find out a specific Telephone number and / or address Hawaii Five-O is an American Television series that starred Jack Lord and James MacArthur as detectives for a fictional Hawaii Paracetamol ( INN) (ˌpærəˈsiːtəmɒl -ˈsɛtə- or acetaminophen ( USAN) is a widely-used Analgesic and Antipyretic Medication Tylenol is a North American Brand of Drugs for relieving pain, reducing Fever, and relieving the symptoms of allergies, cold Affirmative action in the United States|Employment equity (Canada|Reservation in India|Numerus clausus The term affirmative action describes many policies aimed at a historically Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. Alteration of UK aeroplane, probably influenced by aircraft.

AMBER alert^[1] 

see article

amtrac 

Landing Vehicle Tracked (not to be confused with Amtrak, the passenger railroad corporation)

arugula, rugola 

the herb also known as rocket or garden rocket. An AMBER Alert is a Child abduction alert system, issued to the general public by various media outlets in Canada and in the United States, when police The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Eruca sativa (syn E vesicaria subsp sativa (Miller Thell Brassica eruca L Borrowed from southern Italian dialect in the early 1960s ("Ask Italian greengrocers for arugula, rucola or ruccoli; ask other markets for rouquette, rocket salad or, simply, rocket. " — The New York Times, May 24, 1960, in OED). The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) published by the Oxford University Press (OUP is a comprehensive Dictionary of the English

B

baby carriage 

pushable vehicle for transporting babies, also called stroller, buggy or regionally baby coach (UK: perambulator (old-fashioned or formal), pram, or, for the type that an older baby sits rather than lies in, pushchair)

bachelorette 

an unmarried woman

backhoe 

a piece of excavating equipment (UK usually digger, mechanical digger, excavator, or JCB, genericized trademark)

ballpark 

a baseball stadium; a range of approximation or accuracy ("in the ballpark"; "a ballpark figure") *

Band-Aid *

(trademark) bandage for minor wounds, (UK: Elastoplast (trademark), plaster [DM]); also, a makeshift solution

bangs 

front part of the hair cut to hang over the forehead (UK: a fringe)

barf 

to vomit (slang) (throw up)

barrette 

hair slide

baseboard 

skirting board

bathtub, tub 

(UK: bath)

bayou 

(from Louisiana French) an often marshy slow-moving minor watercourse, usually located in a low-lying area (as in the Mississippi River delta region of the southern United States)

bedroom community 

a commuter town or suburb (UK: dormitory town [DM])

bell pepper 

a mild (not spicy) red or green pepper or capsicum in Australian English and Indian English

blacktop 

a road surface [DM] composed of asphalt concrete; also a verb ("to blacktop a parking lot") (UK: compare tarmac)

blinders 

(on a horse) (UK: blinkers)

blood sausage 

black pudding

boardwalk 

a walkway usually made of planking, typically along a beach (as that of Atlantic City)

bobby pin 

hair grip, Kirby grip

booger 

(slang) a piece of nasal mucus (UK: bogey)

bookmobile 

a large vehicle housing a mobile lending library (UK: mobile library)

boombox 

a large portable stereo, syn. A backhoe, also called a rear actor or back actor, is a piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket on the end of a two-part articulated arm JCB, or J C Bamford (Excavators Ltd as it is more properly known is a family business named after its founder J A genericized trademark (also known as a generic trademark or proprietary eponym) is a Trademark or Brand name that has become the colloquial A baseball park, baseball stadium, or ball park / ballpark is the field of play in the game of Baseball and the spectator seating areas A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting History The Band-Aid was invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson, an employee of Johnson & Johnson for his wife Josephine who frequently cut and burned herself while cooking A fringe (or bangs in the United States and Canada) is a shaped cutting of the front part of the Hair so that it is combed forward and hangs A bayou (pronounced oʊ or uː is a small slow-moving Stream or creek or a lake or pool ( bayou lake) that lies in an abandoned channel of a stream The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood "Green pepper" redirects here For green peppercorns see Black pepper. Capsicum is a Genus of Plants from the nightshade family ( Solanaceae) native to the Americas, where it was cultivated for thousands Asphalt concrete, normally known simply as Asphalt, is a Composite material commonly used for construction of pavement, Highways and Tarmac (short for tarmacadam, a Portmanteau for Tar -penetration Macadam) is a type of highway surface, pioneered by John Black pudding or (less often blood pudding is a British English term for Sausage made by cooking blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal For the record label see Boardwalk Records. for the former Las Vegas hotel see Boardwalk Hotel and Casino. A bookmobile or mobile library is a large Vehicle designed for use as a Library. BoomBox is an American Rock band, which was founded in 2004 by singer/songwriter Zion Godchaux on the Guitar / Lead vocals and producer/DJ with ghettoblaster, which is also American in origin but is common in the UK.

boondocks 

(also the boonies) rough country; a very rural location or town; backwoods; the "sticks". The boondocks is a remote usually brushy rural area or a term for a remote city or town that is considered unsophisticated Sometimes refers to rough, poor neighborhoods in a city. From Tagalog. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines.

boondoggle 

slang term for a scheme that wastes time and money; also scoubidou, a knotting and plaiting craft

Botts' dot 

see raised pavement marker (UK: cat's eye)

breadbox 

(UK: usually bread bin)

bro 

from brother; informal for a brother, or a friend or pal (UK: bruv, mate)

broil 

to cook food with high heat with the heat applied directly to the food from above (UK: grill) [DM]. Scoubidou ( Gimp, Scoubi, Scoobie, Boondoggle, or Lanyard) is a plaiting and Knotting craft originally aimed at children A raised pavement marker is a safety device used on Roads. These devices are usually made with plastic ceramic or occasionally metal and come in a variety A breadbox, also called a bread bin, particularly in British English is a container for storing Bread and other baked goods to keep them fresh For the device used to cook see Grill (cooking, for other uses see Grill. Apparently first used by Chaucer.

brownstone 

a type of residential building found in New York and other large cities

buddy, bud 

a friend; also used as a term of address (UK similar: mate)

bullhorn 

a megaphone

burglarize 

to carry out a burglary (UK: burgle; burgle is very rare in US, and burglarize virtually nonexistent in UK)

busboy 

junior restaurant worker assisting waiting staff, table clearer, water pourer etc. Brownstone is a brown Triassic Sandstone which was once a popular Building material. A megaphone, speaking-trumpet, bullhorn or loud hailer is a portable usually hand-held funnel-shaped device whose application is to amplify A megaphone, speaking-trumpet, bullhorn or loud hailer is a portable usually hand-held funnel-shaped device whose application is to amplify Busboys or busgirls' or SA, increasingly referred to as bussers, workin the Restaurant and Catering industry clearing (UK: busser; runner)

butte 

an isolated hill with steep sides and a small flat top

C

caboose 

a train car attached usually to the rear mainly for the crew's use (UK: guard's van' or brake van'); also (colloquial) the buttocks

Canadian bacon 

Ham, usually pressed and sliced back bacon. A butte (bjut is an isolated Hill with steep often vertical sides and a small flat top smaller than Mesas Plateaus and tables In some A caboose (North American Railway terminology) or brake van or guard's van (British terminology is a manned rail transport vehicle coupled at

candy apple*, candied apple 

toffee apple

canola 

a trademarked variety of rapeseed

careen 

(of a vehicle) to travel fast and out of control, usually swerving or cornering (UK: career)

carhop 

someone serving food at a drive-in, often on rollerskates

catercorner 

(or catercornered, catacorner, kitty-corner, catty-corner, etc. Canola is a type of Edible oil derived from plants initially bred in Canada by Keith Downey and Baldur Stefansson in the 1970s Rapeseed ( Brassica napus) also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of A carhop is a Waiter or Waitress (often on Rollerskates who brings Food to people in their cars A drive-in is a facility such as a Bank, Restaurant, Movie theater where one can literally Drive in with an Automobile for service Roller skating is the Traveling on smooth terrain with roller skates ) (adverb) diagonally, diagonally opposite ("The house looks catercorner to mine"). Cater Corner is the original form (from the French ‘quatre’ and English 'corner' = four + corner), but the forms kitty corner and catty corner (folk etymology) are usual in speech, the former especially in the North and the latter in the Midland and South. Folk etymology is a term used in two distinct ways A commonly held misunderstanding of the origin of a particular word a False etymology. Sometimes (dialectal, regional) also kitty/catty wampus/wumpus (unclearly derived), which can also mean "awry".

catsup 

occasionally used term for ketchup that never sees use in the UK.

cell phone 

(short for cellular telephone) a portable telephone; UK: mobile phone, often abbreviated to mobile

central air 

central air conditioning

ChapStick *

(trademark, sometimes used generically) a lip balm

checkers 

a popular board game (UK: draughts)

charge account 

in a store or shop (UK: credit account)

checking account 

the type of bank account used for drawing checks; distinguished from savings account. An air conditioner is an Appliance, System, or mechanism designed to extract Heat from an area via a Refrigeration cycle ChapStick is a Brand name for Lip balm manufactured by Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, used in the United States, Australia, Canada A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual A board game is a Game in which counters or pieces that are placed on removed from or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface usually specific to that game Draughts drɑːfts ( British English) or checkers ( American English) is a group of Abstract strategy Board games between two players A transactional account ( North America: checking account or chequing account, United Kingdom and some other countries current account A bank account is a financial account with a Banking institution recording the financial transactions between the customer and the bank and the resulting financial position of (UK: current account or cheque account)

cilantro 

coriander leaf, while in the US, coriander refers only to the seed. Coriander ( Coriandrum sativum) also commonly called cilantro, is an annual Herb in the family Apiaceae. Coriander ( Coriandrum sativum) also commonly called cilantro, is an annual Herb in the family Apiaceae.

cookout 

informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors, a cross between a picnic and a barbecue

co-ed, coed 

female student at a coeducational college (e. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities g. "He saw the party as an opportunity to meet co-eds. "); any group of people with members from both genders (e. g. "My soccer team is co-ed. ")

cooties 

fictional disease, a term used by children (UK: lurgy); also a term for lice

costume party 

party where costumes are worn (UK: fancy-dress party)

cotton candy 

spun sugar often sold at fairs (UK: candy floss)

counterclockwise 

(UK: anti-clockwise)

coveralls 

a one-piece outer protective garment (UK: overall, boiler suit)

critter 

(informal) a creature; an animal (as a horse in the South or a bull in the North); often used jocularly (as in "congresscritter", a congressperson); sometimes a term of endearment

crapshoot 

risky and uncertain venture; from a dice game

D

diaper 

An absorbent undergarment (UK: nappy)

dime 

a 10-cent coin; five-and-dime, dime store, a store selling cheap merchandise; a dime a dozen, so abundant as to be worth little; on a dime, in a small space ("turn on a dime") or immediately ("stop on a dime"); nickel-and-dime, originally an adjective meaning "involving small amounts of money" and then "insignificant", also a verb meaning "to rip-off via many seemingly insignificant charges". Cooties is a word in North American English, used by children referring to a fictitious disease or condition often infecting members of the opposite sex Lice (singular louse) ( order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3000 Species of wingless Insects three of which are classified A clockwise motion is one that proceeds 'like the Clock 's hands' from the top to the right then down and then to the left and back to the top Distinguish from Overhaul. An overall is a type of Garment which is usually used as Protective clothing when working A Member of Congress is a Politician who is a member of a Congress. "Nappy" redirects here For other uses see Nappy (disambiguation and Diaper (disambiguation. The dime is a coin worth Ten cents, or one tenth of a United States dollar. A variety store or price-point retailer is a Retail store that sells inexpensive items usually with a single Price point for all items in the (The nickel [DM] is the 5-cent coin. ) In Britain, the old sixpence, a small coin worth the equivalent of 2. See also Sixpence (disambiguation The sixpence, known colloquially as the tanner or half-shilling also sprarzi was a British 5p, was formerly used in similar expressions before decimal currency was introduced in the early 1970s. A penny (pl pence or pennies) is a Coin or a unit of Currency used in several English -speaking countries In the management of currencies, decimalisation (or decimalization) is the process of converting from traditional denominations to a " Decimal "

direct deposit 

a method of payment by bank transfer, similar to European giro, almost exclusively used for deposits of pay checks or government benefits

dishrag 

a cloth for washing dishes (UK: dishcloth)

dish towel 

a towel for drying dishes (UK: tea towel)

divided highway 

a road with a highway median (UK: dual carriageway)

docent 

a university lecturer; also a volunteer guide in a museum or similar institution

doohickey 

word used for an unknown item (a thingamajig or just a thingy) (UK: wotsit)

douche 

device for rinsing the vagina

downspout 

pipe for carrying rainwater from a gutter to the ground (UK & US: drainpipe)

downtown 

(noun, adv. A giro is a method of Payment. It is the opposite of a Cheque, which is given to a payee who deposits it in a Bank. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. A towel is a piece of absorbent fabric or Paper used for drying or wiping A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a On divided roads including Expressways Motorways or Autobahns the central reservation (British English, median (North American In American English (but not in British English, where the word is not used a docent has two meanings Placeholder names are words that can refer to objects or people whose names are either irrelevant or unknown in the context in which it is being discussed Overview Vaginal douches may consist of water water mixed with Vinegar, or even Antiseptic chemicals , adj. ) (in, to, toward, or related to) either the lower section or the business center of a city or town—compare uptown, see article for New York City usage; (noun) in basketball, far from the basket (as outside the three-point line)—used of a shot; (adj. Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core usually in a geographical commercial and community sense The City of New York Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m , adv. , noun) a euphemism to describe oral sex, the act of performing oral sex, or to refer to genitalia

driver license, driver's license 

(UK: driving licence)

drugstore 

a pharmacy, or a store selling candy, magazines, etc. Oral sex refers to sexual activities involving the use of the Mouth, and may include use of the Tongue, Teeth, and Throat, in order A driver's license, driver license, driver licence, or driving licence is an official document which states that a person may operate a along with medicines (UK approx. : chemist or "corner shop" [DM])

druthers 

preference of one thing over another derived from a contraction of "I would rather" or "I'd rather" (e. g. "if I had my druthers, I'd. . . ")

drywall 

gypsum board, plasterboard, or any process that builds interior walls without the use of water (UK: plasterboard)

duct tape (or Duck tape) 

(UK: "gaffer tape")

dude 

A male or a farm hand at a horse ranch. For the musical group "Drywall" see Drywall (musical project Drywall is a common manufactured Building material Duct tape (sometimes called duck tape; Gaffer tape, sometimes shortened to gaff tape (especially by theater and photographic professionals or made possessive as " gaffer's tape" is a strong The term dude is an infected hair on an elephant's butt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! American English Slang word generally used informally to address a Male individual Americans often use this as the combined equivalent of the British usage of "mate" and "bloke", or, even closer, as the equivalent of Caribbean "man/mon". Dude has become more common in the UK because of television, movies, etc.

Dumpster 

(trademark: might be becoming genericized) large trash receptacle (UK approx. A genericized trademark (also known as a generic trademark or proprietary eponym) is a Trademark or Brand name that has become the colloquial : skip [DM]); to dumpster-dive, to rummage through a Dumpster

dweeb 

a boring, studious, or socially inept person

E

eggplant 

the plant Solanum melongena (UK: aubergine; "eggplant" is common in the Commonwealth outside the United Kingdom, however, due to the fact that a 19th century fad for using French culinary terms never caught on in the colonies or America). Dumpster diving is the practice of sifting through commercial or residential trash to find items that have been discarded by their owners but which may be useful to the The eggplant, aubergine, or brinjal ( Solanum melongena) is a plant of the family Solanaceae (also known as the nightshades

eminent domain 

the power of the government to take private property for public use (similar to UK compulsory purchase)

English muffin 

(UK: "muffin", "hot muffin" "American muffin") (for more, see article)

envision 

to envisage

expiration 

As in expiration date. Eminent domain ( United States) compulsory purchase ( United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland) resumption/compulsory acquisition A Muffin ( US: English muffin) also known as a Hot Muffin, or a Breakfast Muffin is a round Yeast -leavened form of Bread British English uses "expiry" and "expiry date"

expressway 

A type of multi-lane divided highway

exurb 

The ring of prosperous rural communities beyond the suburbs, see Commuter town

F

fanny pack 

pouch-like bag that ties or snaps around the wearer's waist (UK: bum bag). An expressway is a Divided highway for high-speed traffic with at least partial Control of access. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood See also fanny in [DM].

faucet 

water outlet (UK and US: tap [DM])

feedlot *

(see article)

flack

a publicist or press agent; sometimes also an alternate spelling of flak "negative commentary", which is used in the UK. A feedlot or feedyard is a type of Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO (also known as " Factory farming " which is used for finishing livestock Although flack "press agent" was first recorded just one year after flak "Flugabwehrkanone", the two are likely unrelated. Anti-aircraft warfare, or air defense, is any method of engaging hostile military Aircraft in defence of ground objectives, ground or naval forces

flashlight 

portable battery-powered electric lamp (UK: torch)

flatware 

knives, spoons, and forks (as opposed to holloware); (UK usually cutlery [DM], although flatware is used in the UK antiques trade as a specialist word)

freeway 

(see article)

French press 

Device for making coffee (UK: cafetière)

freshman *

a first-year student in college or high school (also fresher in UK)

(French) fries 

pieces of potato that have been deep-fried. A flashlight (also called an electric torch or torch) is a portable electric spotlight which emits light from a small incandescent Lightbulb Holloware (or hollowware is a term that refers to Table service items such as sugar bowls Creamers Coffee pots Teapots soup Cutlery refers to any hand Implement used in preparing serving and especially eating Food in the Western world. A French press, also known as a press pot, coffee press, coffee plunger or cafetière, is a simple Coffee brewing Originates from Belgium style of cooking potatoes (UK distinguishes between thick chips [DM] and thin fries)

G

garbage 

(UK: rubbish)

gasoline 

(esp. WASTE is a Peer-to-peer and Friend-to-friend protocol and software application developed by Justin Frankel at Nullsoft in 2003 that features in the past also spelled gasolene; abbreviated gas) (UK: petrol)

gee-whiz 

as an interjection, a euphemism for "Jesus"; as an adjective, denotes something characterized by or meant to cause excitement or sensation ("gee-whiz technology"; "a gee-whiz attitude")

general delivery 

(UK: poste restante)

green thumb 

(UK: green fingers)

grifter *

a con artist, transient swindler, or professional gambler (UK: con man)

gotten 

Archaic in the UK, only found as part of the phrase 'ill-gotten gains'. Poste restante ( French, trans post which remains) is a service where the Post office holds Mail until the recipient calls for it A confidence trick or confidence game (also known as a bunko, con, flim flam, gaffle, grift, scam, scheme

grits 

A maize (sweetcorn) porridge common in the southern U. GRITS is a Christian hip hop group from Nashville, Tennessee. Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica S. and unknown in the UK

H

half bath 

a bathroom [DM] that lacks a shower or bathtub (i. A bathroom is a room that may have different functions depending on the cultural context A shower (also called shower bath is a booth for washing usually in a Bathroom, having an overhead nozzle that sprays water down on the body A bath (bɑθ bathtub ( AmE) or Tub ( informal) is a Plumbing fixture used for Bathing. e. , a bathroom which lacks a place to actually bathe. ) Equivalent to a British W.C.

heavy cream 

double cream (UK)

hickey 

a bruise on one's skin resulting from kissing or sucking; (UK: love bite)

highball 

(see article)

ho 

The word "whore", synonymous with tramp (harlot) or slut and often used as an insult. A flush toilet or Water Closet (WC is a Toilet that disposes of human waste by using water to flush it through a drainpipe to another location A highball is the name for a family of Mixed drinks that are composed of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of a non-alcoholic mixer Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. In British English and traditional American English usage a tramp is a long term Homeless person who travels from place to place as an Itinerant Slut or slattern is a Pejorative term for a person who is deemed sexually promiscuous. The spelling is associated with African-American English, though it does no more than reflect a non-Rhotic pronunciation of the standard word, as would be also found in Boston or Australia. African American Vernacular English ( AAVE) – also called African American English; less precisely Black English, Black Vernacular, May be referred to in Ireland as a dirty slapper.

hobo 

subculture of wandering homeless people,[1] particularly those who make a habit of hopping freight trains. Hobo is a term that refers to a Subculture of wandering Homeless people particularly those who make a habit of hopping freight trains. Becoming more popular in the UK

homemaker 

The British National Corpus contains 634 occurrences of housewife and 18 of homemaker; the BYU Corpus of American English contains 972 occurrences of housewife and 633 of homemaker. Homemaker is a mainly American term which may refer either to the person within a family who is primarily concerned with the management of the household whether

hominy 

processed maize, see also grits

hood 

engine compartment cover of front-engine automobile (UK: bonnet)

play hooky 

to play truant from school; to cut class (UK also: skive, bunk off)

horseback riding 

simply "riding" or horse riding in the UK

howdy 

(short for how do you do) casual greeting that originated in the Southern States. Hominy or nixtamal is dried maize (corn kernels which have been treated with an Alkali of some kind GRITS is a Christian hip hop group from Nashville, Tennessee.

HVAC 

Heating + Ventilating (or Ventilation) + Air Conditioning (used in technical circles in the UK)

I

intimate apparel 

lingerie; used mainly in advertisements. HVAC (pronounced either "H-V-A-C" or occasionally " H-vak " is an Initialism or Acronym that stands for " Heating

J

jack off, jerk off * 

(slang) to masturbate, UK usage would be "to wank". If used as a disparaging noun, as in "that guy is such a jackoff [or jerkoff]", the UK equivalent would be "that guy is such a wanker [or tosser]". In this sense, sometimes written "jagoff". (It is generally not considered as vulgar or insulting as "wanker" is, however. )

Jane Doe 

See John Doe. The Name " John Doe " is used as a Placeholder name for a male party in a legal action case or discussion whose true identity is either unknown or

Jell-o 

(trademark) gelatin dessert (UK: jelly [DM])

john 

(slang) a toilet; also, the client of a prostitute

John Doe 

unnamed defendant or victim (as in a lawsuit), or a person whose identity is unknown or is intended to be anonymous; also, an average man ; compare John Q. Jell-O is a Brand name belonging to USA -based Kraft Foods for a number of Gelatin desserts including fruit gels Puddings and no-bake The Name " John Doe " is used as a Placeholder name for a male party in a legal action case or discussion whose true identity is either unknown or In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy Public (UK equivalent is Joe Bloggs, or John Smith). The female equivalent is Jane Doe, or less frequently "Jane Roe" as in Roe v. Wade. Roe v Wade, 410 US 113 (1973 is a controversial United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a Landmark decision regarding Also Baby Doe.

John Hancock 

a signature (from the name of the President of the Second Continental Congress, who was the first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence) and who also wrote his signature the largest ("put your John Hancock here")

John Q. Public 

the common man, typical member of the general public. John Hancock ( October 8 1793 was a Massachusetts merchant and prominent patriot of the American Revolution. The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning in May 10 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then John Q Public is a generic name in the United States to denote a hypothetical member of society deemed a " Common man. 'Common people' redirects here For the song see Common People. Also stated as Joe Public, Joe Blow, Joe Schmoe, Joe Six-Pack, Eddie Punchclock, or Joe Lunchbucket. (UK: Joe Bloggs)

K

kitty-corner 

see catercorner

L

ladybug

(UK: ladybird)

laundromat

(UK: laundrette)

learner's permit 

a restricted license for a person learning to drive, who has not yet passed the necessary driver's test (rules vary from state to state); also called driver's permit (UK: provisional licence)

left field *

a source of unexpected or illogical questions, ideas, etc. A driver's permit, learner's permit, learner's licence ( New Zealand, Republic of Ireland) or provisional licence ( British English ("that proposal came out of left field"); for the baseball sense see left fielder; see English language idioms derived from baseball (now becoming more common in the UK)

letter carrier 

a person who delivers mail to residences and businesses; also mail carrier, mailman, mailwoman (UK: postman, postwoman)

license plate, license tag 

vehicle registration plate (UK: number plate)

lye 

caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) or potassium hydroxide (archaic in UK)

M

mail carrier 

a person who delivers mail to residences and businesses; also letter carrier (UK & US: postman, postwoman, although people are encouraged to use Postal Worker, in an effort to prevent sexism. A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. B ballpark: in the ballpark, ballpark figure, and out of the ballpark &mdash "Ballpark" has been used to mean a broad For the electronic mail software see GNU Mailman. "Postman" redirects here A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a Motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes For the electronic mail software see GNU Mailman. "Postman" redirects here )

mailman 

see mail carrier

mailbox 

(UK: post box, letter box, pillar box)

math 

mathematics (UK: maths)

midsize 

medium size

Miranda 

(Miranda warning) the warning usually "You have the right to remain silent. Miranda v Arizona (consolidated with Westover v United States, Vignera v In the United States, the Miranda warning is a Warning given by Police to criminal Suspects in police custody or in a custodial situation before If you give up that right, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. " etc. ) given to criminal suspects when arrested; (Miranda rights) the right of a criminal suspect when arrested, as established in the United States Supreme Court case Miranda v. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Arizona; hence mirandize, to recite the Miranda warning to (a criminal suspect). Usually referred to as "caution" in the UK - "He was cautioned as to his rights"

mohawk 

a type of haircut (UK: mohican)

mom, mommy, mama, mamma, momma 

mother (UK often: mum[my])

mom-and-pop 

single-family operated small business ("a mom-and-pop store") (UK: corner shop/store)

mono / mononucleosis 

(UK: Glandular fever)

mortician 

an undertaker, funeral director

N

narc 

law enforcement narcotics agent; but 'to narc on' someone is to inform on them to an authority figure, used also as a noun labeling a person who does such (UK: Grass) (This term is also used in New Zealand)

New York minute 

see New York minute (time)

nightstand 

encompassed by bedside table

normalcy 

normality. Infectious mononucleosis, also known as Pfeiffer's disease, mono (in The United States of America) and more commonly known as glandular A funeral director (also known as a mortician or undertaker) is someone involved in the business of Funeral rites A New York minute is an informal term used to mean a very short period of time A bedside table (in British English is a small table or cabinet designed to stand beside a Bed or elsewhere in a Bedroom, as a place to put anything likely to be A bedside table (in British English is a small table or cabinet designed to stand beside a Bed or elsewhere in a Bedroom, as a place to put anything likely to be Used, although not coined, by Warren G. Harding ("a return to normalcy")

O

obligated 

(UK: "obliged")

off-the-rack 

of clothes, etc. Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2 1865 August 2 1923 was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack aged (UK: off-the-peg)

oftentimes *

often (archaic in Britain but colloquial in America, especially clause-initially)

ornery 

irritable, crotchety, cranky, troublemaking (from ordinary)

ouster 

ousting, overthrow ("the ouster of a regime"; "the ouster of the CEO")

outage *

temporary suspension of operation ("a power outage", UK: powercut); the amount of something lost in storage or transportation [DM]

overpass *

(UK: flyover)

P

pacifier 

(UK: dummy [DM], comforter [DM])

pantyhose 

(UK: tights, a term used for similar non-sheer garments in the U. A power outage (also known as power cut, power failure, power loss, or blackout) is the loss of the Electricity supply to an Pantyhose (also called tights) are sheer, close fitting coverings of the body from the Waist to the feet Tights are a type of fabric leg covering usually extending from the waist to feet and fitting as tightly as possible to the body (from which the name derives S. ; "pantyhose" refers only to sheer or semi-sheer nylon-based tights)

paper route 

a regular series of newspaper deliveries (UK: paper round)

parking garage 

multi-storey car park

parking lot 

a usually outside area for the parking of automotive vehicles (UK: car park)

penny-ante 

(adj. ) petty, insignificant -- from penny ante, poker played for a very low ante

Popsicle 

A trademarked brand of frozen juice, or flavored ice on a stick. Popsicle is the most popular brand of Ice pop in the US and Canada. The term is widely used to describe all such confections without regard to brand. (UK: ice lolly)

plastic wrap 

polymer material for sealing food items (UK: cling-film)

plumber's butt or plumber's crack 

buttock cleavage (UK: builder's bum or builder's cleavage)

plushie, plush toy 

soft toy (UK: cuddly toy)

powdered sugar 

(UK: icing sugar)

pre-authorized payment/withdrawal 

(UK: direct debit (variable amount)/standing order (fixed amount))

public holiday 

(UK: bank holiday, although public holiday is also used, more formally, when referring to New Year's Day, Good Friday, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day). An ice pop is a frozen water-based dessert on a stick It is made by freezing colored flavored liquid (such as fruit juice around a stick Plastic wrap is a thin plastic film typically used for sealing Food items in containers to keep them fresh A stuffed animal is Toy Animal sewn from Cloth, Powdered sugar, also known as confectioner's sugar or icing sugar, is a very finely ground form of Sugar. See Federal holiday

R

raincheck 

The metaphorical raincheck is used in the US to indicate that the person "taking the raincheck" regretfully cannot accept the current invitation but would like to be invited to the host's next event. In the United States, a federal holiday is a Holiday recognized by the United States Government. In the UK the person "taking the raincheck" may attend an event, but is warning the host that there is a possibility that they may not be able to make it. Both usages are becoming more common in UK English, particularly amongst office workers.

raised pavement marker 

commonly called reflector, Botts' dot or cat's eye (UK: cat's eye)

rappel 

to descend on a rope (UK: abseil)

Realtor (trademark)

member of the National Association of Realtors; as a genericized trademark, any real estate broker or real estate agent (UK: estate agent)

recision 

a cancellation ("This bill would authorize the recision of the adult day health care license"). A raised pavement marker is a safety device used on Roads. These devices are usually made with plastic ceramic or occasionally metal and come in a variety Abseiling (German abseilen, "to rope down" rappelling in American and British English is the controlled descent down a rope in Rock climbing The National Association of Realtors (NAR whose members are known as realtors (rē(əltər -ˌtôr is North America's largest Trade association representing A genericized trademark (also known as a generic trademark or proprietary eponym) is a Trademark or Brand name that has become the colloquial This article focuses on US practice for other definitions and practices in other countries see the more general Real Estate or Real property articles Estate Agent is a British English term for a person or business that arranges the selling renting or management of Homes land and other Now rare in the UK; a different word from rescission

roil 

to render muddy by stirring up the dregs of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc. , in casks or bottles; to roil a spring; also, to disquiet or disturb

roustabout 

an unskilled laborer, especially at an oil field, at a circus, or on a ship

rowhouse 

(UK: terraced house)

Rube Goldberg 

Absurdly complex machine (see Heath Robinson). Reuben Garret Lucius Goldberg ( July 4, 1883 - December 7, 1970) was an American Cartoonist who received a 1948 Pulitzer William Heath Robinson ( May 31 1872 &ndash September 13 1944) was an English Cartoonist and Illustrator

rutabaga 

the turnip Brassica napus napobrassica (UK: swede)

RV (recreational vehicle) 

see article for usage of the terms RV, motor home, and the British camper [DM] and caravan [DM]

RV park 

(UK: caravan site or less usually caravan park)

S

Saran wrap 

(Saran is a trademark) in the UK this would be referred to as "cling film"

sawbuck 

sawhorse; also a ten dollar bill

scallion *

also used in Ireland; also known as spring onion in Great Britain and the US

sedan automobile 

(UK: saloon)

self rising flour 

self-raising flour

shill *

A shill is a person who is supposed to appear like a member of the general public who usually attempts to lend credibility or excitement to a confidence scheme e. The swede, (yellow turnip, swedish turnip or rutabaga ( Brassica napobrassica, or Brassica napus var For similar vegetables also called "turnip" see Turnip (disambiguation. In North American English the term recreational vehicle, and its acronym RV, are generally used to refer to an enclosed piece of equipment dually used as both Plastic wrap is a thin plastic film typically used for sealing Food items in containers to keep them fresh A sawbuck is a device for holding rough wood so that it may be sawn into pieces of length usable in a stove or fireplace "Green onions" redirects here For other uses see Green onion. Flour is a powder made of Cereal grains It is the key ingredient of Bread, which is a staple food in many countries and therefore the availability A shill is an associate of a person selling goods or services or a political group who pretends no association to the seller/group and assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer g. a person who claims to have received benefit from snake oil. Recently popularized by eBay ("shill bidding" or bidding to drum up excitement with no intention of buying). eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and The UK equivalent to a shill would be a "plant", from having someone "planted" in an audience or amongst bystanders. The term "plant" is equally used and understood in the United States.

shuck 

the husk of an ear of corn(maize), an oyster shell, etc. Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica ; used in plural to mean something worthless or as an interjection ("shucks!"); (verb) to remove the shuck; also, to discard, get rid of, remove ("I shucked my coat")

Shyster 

A lawyer or accountant of dubious ethical standards. This phrase commonly indicates a person with no ethical restraints. (From German Scheister)

sidewalk 

usually paved path for pedestrian traffic, often constructed of paving slabs (either of concrete or less usually of stone) (UK: pavement [DM], footpath [DM]). A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot whether Walking or Running. Traffic on Roads may consist of Pedestrians ridden or herded Animals Vehicles Streetcars and other Conveyances either singly A sidewalk superintendent is someone spectating a construction or demolition job - UK: bystander (but no specific term)

skim milk 

(UK: skimmed milk)

s'more 

A camp fire treat consisting of a roasted marshmallow and a slab of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker. s'more is a traditional Campfire treat popular in the United States and Canada, consisting of a roasted Marshmallow and a slab of

sneaker 

(usually pl. An athletic shoe is a Generic name for footwear designed for Sporting and physical activities, and is different in style and build than a Dress shoe ) a form of footwear, also called tennis shoe or "gym shoe"—see regional vocabularies of American English (UK: trainer, plimsoll, regional dap,pump, [DM])

soda fountain 

(see article)

sophomore 

a second-year college or high school student (Trinity College Dublin has sophister in this sense); (adj. Footwear consists of Garments worn on the feet, for protection against the environment and Adornment. Regional vocabularies of American English vary Below is a list of lexical differences in vocabulary that are generally associated with a region Soda fountain is a term referring to the carbonated drink Dispensers found in Fast food restaurants and Convenience stores These devices combine Syrup Trinity College Dublin ( TCD; Irish Coláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath; Latin: Collegium Sacrosanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae ) the second in a series (as in, an athlete's "sophomore season", a band's "sophomore album") From the Greek: Sophos - Wise; and Moros - Fool, Moron (UK: undergraduate has this extended sense)

specialty *

(UK: speciality, though specialty is used in law and medicine)

spyglass 

a telescope or set of lenses used to observe subjects at distance
(Once common in UK usage, but now only in dialect. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. A telescope is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects and the collection of Electromagnetic radiation. )

station wagon 

automobile with extended rear cargo area (UK: estate (car))

steam shovel 

a large mechanical excavator

stickshift, stick 

(car with) manual transmission, as opposed to an automatic (UK: gear stick or gear lever for the stick; manual for the car)

stool pigeon, stoolie 

police informer (UK: grasser) (From the use of captive birds as hunting decoys)

streetcar 

vehicle on rails for passenger transportation [DM] usually within a city; also called trolley [DM] or trolley car if electrically powered by means of a trolley (UK: tram)

stroller 

vehicle for baby transportation featuring the child in a sitting position, usually facing forward (UK: pushchair, buggy [DM])

SUV * 

Sport-Utility Vehicle. A station wagon (or simply wagon) in American, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand usage and an estate car (or just estate A steam shovel is a large steam-powered excavating machine designed for lifting and moving material such as rock and Soil. A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or just 'stick' 'straight drive' or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in An automatic transmission (commonly "AT" or "Auto" is an Automobile Gearbox that can change Gear ratios automatically as the vehicle A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train A sport utility vehicle ( SUV) is a generic marketing description for a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a Station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis Often referred to as a 4x4 ("four by four") in the UK; in the US "4x4" usually refers to a four wheel drive pickup truck. Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four" is a four-wheeled Vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four Wheels to A pickup truck is a light Motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling

T

taffy 

a type of chewy candy; see taffy (candy)

tailpipe 

exhaust pipe

takeout 

(UK: takeaway; Scotland & US also: carry-out)

teeter(-totter), teeterboard 

a seesaw

telecast 

to broadcast by television

teleprompter 

(see article) (UK: compare autocue)

thru 

Through. Taffy is a type of chewy Candy. Taffy is made by stretching or pulling a sticky mass of boiled sugar Butter, flavorings and colouring until fluffy An exhaust system is usually tubing used to guide waste Exhaust gases away from a controlled Combustion inside an Engine or Stove. Autocue is a UK based manufacturer of Teleprompter systems The company was founded in 1955 and patented its first teleprompter in 1962 An abbreviation mostly used in the fast food industry, as in Drive Thru. Also used in traffic signs ("Thru Traffic Keep Left", i. e. traffic that is continuing through an interchange rather than exiting should keep to the left) and occasionally road names ("New York State Thruway") and sometimes in newspaper headlines. Generally not considered acceptable spelling in other contexts.

thumbtack 

short nail or pin with a large, rounded metal head (UK: drawing pin)

track and field *

(UK usually athletics [DM]); see also track [DM]

trackless trolley 

a trolleybus; see trolley in [DM]

trashcan 

(UK: dustbin, rubbish bin)

trunk 

rear storage compartment of a sedan automobile (UK: boot)

turnpike 

(see article)

turn signal 

direction-indicator lights (US also directionals; UK usually indicators or flashers[DM]; US and UK also blinkers [DM])

two-bit 

literally, worth 25 cents (a bit is an eighth of a dollar); figuratively, worth very little, insignificant (informal). A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards In UK the phrase two bob exists although this far more common in London and the south-east. Likewise mickey mouse. Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company.

two cents, two cents' worth

an opinion, a piece of one's mind (as in, "I'm gonna go down there and give him my two cents") - (UK similar: two pence, two penneth, two penn'orth or tuppence worth)

U

undershirt 

an upper undergarment with no collar, and with short or no sleeves, worn next to the skin under a shirt (UK: singlet, vest [DM], semmit in Scotland and Northern Ireland[1])

upscale 

relating to goods targeted at high-income consumers; upmarket

uptown 

(noun, adj. , adv. ) (in, to, toward, or related to) either the upper section or the residential district of a city; e. g. in Manhattan, New York City the term refers to the northern end of Manhattan, generally speaking, north of 59th Street; see also Uptown, Minneapolis; Uptown, Chicago; Uptown New Orleans; compare downtown. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The City of New York Uptown is a popular commercial district in southwestern Minneapolis Minnesota, centered at the Uptown Theater (the former Lagoon at the intersection of Hennepin Uptown is a diverse Neighborhood located north of Chicago 's Downtown. Uptown is a section of New Orleans Louisiana on the East Bank of the Mississippi River encompassing a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter Often has implications of being a desirable or upscale neighborhood. However, in Butte, Montana and Charlotte, North Carolina, "Uptown" refers to what would be called "downtown" in most other cities. Butte (IPA) is a city in and the County seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. Charlotte center city (also known as Uptown or Downtown Charlotte) is the area comprising the township and original city of Charlotte, North Carolina

V

vacationer 

someone taking a vacation [DM] (UK: holidaymaker)

vacay 

informal shortening of vacation (comparable to UK hols)

variety meats

offal

varmint 

pest which raids farms, rather than infesting them

W

washcloth 

(UK: flannel, UK often & US less frequently facecloth; US less frequently also washrag)

washrag 

See washcloth. Vermin is a term applied to various animal species regarded as pests or nuisances and especially to those associated with the carrying of Disease. A towel is a piece of absorbent fabric or Paper used for drying or wiping

wastebasket 

synonym for trash can (UK: dustbin; wastepaper basket is an interior object for waste from each room. )

weatherization 

weatherproofing of buildings

windshield

the front window of an automobile (UK: windscreen)

winningest

Most winning; (sports) having the most wins

wiseguy

a mobster; also smartass ("alright, wiseguy. Weatherization ( American English) or weatherproofing ( British English) is the practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements particularly The windshield or windscreen of an Aircraft, Automobile, Bus, Motorcycle, or Tram is the front Window . . ")

woodsy 

abundant in trees, suggestive of woods; woody, wooded

X

Y

Y'all  

(regional — Southern American, African-American, and Appalachian) contraction of You all, used as second-person dual or plural pronoun. Ecologically a woodland is an area covered in trees differentiated from a Forest. Y'all, sometimes spelled as " Ya'll " " Yawl " or " Yaw " and archaically spelled " You-all " Southern American English is a group of Dialects of the English language spoken throughout the Southern region of the United States, from Southern African American Vernacular English ( AAVE) – also called African American English; less precisely Black English, Black Vernacular, Appalachian English is a common name for the Southern Midland Dialect of American English. Also all y'all, comparable in meaning and register to north-English and Scottish "youse, yous".

yellow light 

as in the color at a stoplight (q. v. ) or traffic lights. In the UK, this is referred to as an amber light (though railway signals are a different shade, and are referred to as yellow, not amber). Amber is an orange - Yellow Color that got its name from the material known as Amber. In the UK, the red and amber light together immediately in advance of the green (giving a light sequence of 1. red, 2. red and amber (together), 3. green, 4. amber (alone), 5. red).

Yinz, yunz, you'uns 

(Western Pennsylvania, especially Pittsburgh) plural you; derived from you ones

Z

zinger 

a witty, often caustic remark; something supposed to cause surprise or shock

ZIP code 

(for Zone Improvement Plan) the postal code used by the United States Postal Service composed of 5 digits as in 90210, sometimes a suffix of 4 digits after a hyphen is used. Yinz is a second-person Plural pronoun used mainly in southwest Pennsylvania including Pittsburgh, but it is also found throughout the Appalachians Pittsburgh English, popularly known as Pittsburghese, is the dialect of American English spoken by many residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a 90210 may refer to Beverly Hills California, zip code 90210 Beverly Hills Post Office Beverly Hills 90210 In Grammar, a suffix (also postfix, ending) is an Affix which is placed at the end of a word A hyphen ( -) is a Punctuation mark It is used for both Words to join and to separate Syllables It is often confused with the dashes (UK equivalent: postcode or post code or rarely postal code)

zipper * 

(UK usually zip [DM])

zucchini 

the plant Cucurbita pepo, also zucchini squash. A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a zipper (data structure A zipper ( English: zip fastener or zip) is a popular device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric. Zucchini ( in North American and Australian English) or courgette (/kʊǝrˈʒɛt/ or in New Zealand and British English (UK: courgette)

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