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- H -
Hamburger:
Beefburger
Hamburger (to buy or cook from):
Minced Beef (or lamb or whatever)
Hamburger Bun (or for a sandwich):
Bap, Cob, Barm, Breadcake
(All things you can make a sandwich or hamburger in; many regional variations)
Ham Steak:
Gammon
Hard Candy:
Boiled Sweets
Hemorrhoids:
Piles
Hickey:
Love Bite
Highway, Expressway:
Motorway
Highway Exit:
Motorway Junction
Hiking:
Walking
('John & Melinda love to go walking in the Peak National Park on their
holidays')
Hiking Trail:
Footpath
Hood (Car):
Bonnet (!)
('Let's see what your new Jag has under the bonnet
Jack')
Honk (car horn):
Hoot
('Don't hoot your horn in the city
centre')
'Horny,' Sexually Eager:
'Randy'
(Jane to Jill: 'Nigel got a bit randy last night after we drank that bottle of wine you gave
us - it was lovely!')
Hospital:
Hospital, Infirmary
Hotel Room (or bedroom) with its own attached bathroom:
En-Suite
('All of our hotel rooms are
en-suite')
"How's it Going?," "What's Up?":
"All Right?," "You All Right?" (Jack to John upon bumping into each other: "You all right John? How's the
wife?") (I found that saying
particularly strange when I first got here. I kept asking my wife why these
people kept asking me if I was all right or not! "What? Do I look sick or
something?")
Hutch:
Welsh Dresser !
- I -
Idiot, Moron:
Berk, Pillock, Pratt, Plonker, Wally, Git
('Your brother is a real plonker Maxine!')
Idle (car):
Tick-Over
Incorporated:
Limited
Intern:
Work Placement, Work Experience
('Hey mum, I've got a one-year work placement
in the IT department at the Kellog's cereal factory in Manchester.' 'Ooh,
that's lovely Basil, I'm so proud of you.')
- J -
Janitor:
Caretaker, Cleaner
Jell-O:
Jelly
Jelly:
Jam
Jumper Cables:
Jump Leads
- K -
Kayak:
Canoe
Kerosene:
Paraffin
Kickstand (bike):
Propstand
Kindergarten:
Reception
Kiss:
Kiss, 'Snog'
("Ooh Janet, Ken gave me a quick snog
last night at the pub, do you think he fancies me??")
Knee-High Nylons:
Pop Socks
"Knock on Wood" (superstitious expression):
"Touch wood"
'Knock-Up':
Make Pregnant
- L -
Last Name:
Surname
Laundro-mat:
Launderette
Layoff ("Jack got laid off last week"):
Redundant
("It's a shame, Richard was made redundant last
week!")
Lawyer, Attorney:
Solicitor, Lawyer
( Trial Lawyer: Barrister )
Leash (dog):
Lead
Lemonade:
Traditional Lemonade
License Plates:
Number Plates
(doesn't make a difference if they have letters
on them or not)
Like (a person, thing or activity):
Fancy
('Hey Jane, I really fancy your brother Ian')
Line-Up:
Queue
('We'll have to queue for those tickets Jane')
Liquor Store:
Off-Licence !
Living Room: Lounge, Living
Room.
Lunch:
Dinner, Lunch
(Lunch used also, yes it's confusing).
(Bob to Andy - two work colleagues:
"I'm going to have me dinner now Andy.")
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