- E -

Eggplant:
    Aubergine

Elementary School, Grade School:
    Primary School 
(with subdivisions called: Infant (5-7), Junior (8-11) and other variations depending on area. Kindergarten is generally called: Reception.) 

Elevator:
    Lift

English Muffins:
    Crumpets, Muffins

ER (Emergency Room):
    A&E (Accident & Emergency),  'Casualty'

Eraser:
    Rubber (!), Eraser

Exit (highway):
    Junction

Expensive:
    Expensive, Dear
("That beef joint is a bit dear isn't it Henry?")

-F-

Family Doctor:
    'G.P.' (General Practioner)

Fanny:
   Women's Genitalia     
(While some of you American's may use Fanny to mean your 'butt,' it has just the opposite meaning in Britain so use that word sparingly!)

Fanny Pack, Butt Pack:
    Bum Bag

Faucet:
    Tap

Fart:
    Fart, Trump, Botty Burp(!) 

Federal:
    National

Ferris Wheel:
    Big Wheel

Field (sports - football field, etc.):
   Pitch

Fire Department:
    Fire Brigade

Fired ('John got fired last week'):
    Sacked
('Ian got the sack last week')

Fishsticks:
    Fishfingers

Flashlight:
    Torch

Flat (tire):
    Puncture

Food (British):
    Some traditional British Food terms you may come across:

• Bubble & Squeak:  Cabbage & Potatoes - fried
• Bangers:  Sausages
• Bangers & Mash:  Sausage and Mashed Potatoes
• Faggots:  a type of meatball made with pork, pig's liver & more
• Spotted Dick:  a hot dessert (pudding) made of a suet based sponge cake and fruit such as raisins and currants
• Steak & Kidney Pie:  Just what is says - chunks of beef and kidney, 
  in a gravy slop with a pastry crust.

Football:
   American Football.
(All Europeans call soccer 'Football' [and rightly so, you only use your feet don't you?] and they make the distinction of what American's call football as 'American Football.')

French Fries:
    Chips

French Fry Sandwich: (!)
    Chip Butty

French Toast:
    Eggy Bread, French Toast

Freshman, Sophmore, Junior, etc.:
    First year, Second year, Third year, etc.
(About as original as their TV channels: BBC channels 1 & 2 and independent channels 3, 4, & 5!)

Friend:
    Friend, Mate, Geezer

Fun - make fun of, ridicule someone:
    'Take the Piss,' 'Take the Mickey,' 'Winding you Up'
("Don't worry about it George, Ian was only taking the piss!")

- G -

Galoshes, Rubber Boots:
    "Wellies"

Gallon (U.S.):
    Gallon (Imperial) = 1.2 U.S. Gallons

Garage / Yard / Rummage Sale:
    Car Boot Sale
(The Brits generally only sell their junk - usually in a big field on a weekend with other sellers - out of the trunk [boot] of their cars.)

Garbage, Trash:
    Rubbish

Garbage Dump:
    Tip

Garbage Can (outside):
    Dustbin

Garbage Bag:
    Bin Liner, Bin Bag

Garbage Man:
    Dustman (!)

Garbage, Trash Can (inside use):
    Bin

Garbage Truck:
    Dustcart

Garter Belt:
    Suspenders

Gas:
    Petrol

Gas Pedal:
    Accelerator

Gas Station:
    Petrol Station, Garage

Gear (Sports gear, camera gear, etc.):
    Kit

Gear Shift:
    Gear Lever

German Shepherd Dog:
    Alsatian

'Get Lost!':
    'Sod Off,' 'Piss Off!'

'Gidee Up!' (horse talk):
    'Gee Up!'

'G.I. Joe':
    'Action Man'

Girl Scouts:
    Girl Guides
(but Boy Scouts are Boy Scouts!)

Glove Compartment:
    Glove Box

Goose Bumps:
    Goose Pimples

Government (i.e. Washington, D.C.):
    The area of London where most of the government HQ's are situated, (including the military) is called Whitehall.

GPS (car navigation)
    SatNav (Satellite Navigation), GPS

Ground (Electrical):
    Earth

Gym Class,  Phys. Ed., P.E.:
   P.E. (Physical Education)

'Guys' ("Hey you guys, let's get going!")
    Lot
("Hey you lot, let's get going!")
(Note: 'Guys' is also being used more and more often by the Brits)