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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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