English American Dictionary

Sue and Dave's
English/American
Dictionary of Slang



BRITISHAMERICAN











aluminiumaluminum
American Footballfootball
"A" roada divided highway
bangerssausages (e.g., bangers and mash)
beebBBC or British Broadcasting Corporation which re-broadcasts many old American TV shows, and never re-broadcasts any of its good shows like Dr. Who, Red Dwarf or Monte Python's Flying Circus.
berkjerk; naive person; (originally from rhyming slang "Berkshire County Hunt")
Not to be confused with "Bork".
big girl's blousewimp
birdchic
biscuitcookie (stale)
blokeguy











bobchange; shillings
bonnetcar hood
bootcar trunk
bracessuspenders; dental braces
"B" roadhighway
bollocksballs (generic cussword, eg "That's a load of bollocks.")
bung atthrow
bung upplug
call boxtelephone booth
canoodlingnecking











catch you upcatch up to you
cheeky buggersmart-ass
cheersthanks; good health; good-bye; good day see you later; here's looking at you kid; (generic remark of deference)
chipsfries
coachintercity bus
coo-eeyoo-hoo
corgawl (God)
cor blimeywow
cricket(an English sport never mentioned in the States)
crispspotato chips (in flavors like prawn, beef and Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt and vinegar, chicken and tomato, and...get this...ready salted)











doobrydoohickey
dual carriagewaydivided road from a Boulevard to Interstate
Essex girldumb blonde
fagcigarette
footballsoccer
FrostiesFrosted Flakes
get up your noseannoy; get on your nerves
gitshithead
give wayyield
halfhalf a pint (beer)











jumpersweater
kerb-crawlingsoliciting (trying to pick up a prostitute and ending up picking up an undercover police officer instead)
knackeredexhausted (people); broken (things)
knickersladies underpants
knock you upusage: I'll come 'round and knock you up in the morning. To wake up by knocking on the door.
Warning: Ignorance of this phrase may end life as you know it in Britain (eg Dave and Yvonne).
loobathroom; toilet
mashmashed potatos
mathsmath
motorcar
motorwayfreeway











nip down/off to(untranslatable; used when giving directions to tourists)
orientateorient (verb)
pantsunderpants
pavementsidewalk
peepence 1/100th of a pound
pelican crossingpedestrian crossing with a traffic signal
petrolgas
phone boxphone booth
pinta pint of beer (20 imperial ounce 1/8 of an imperial gallon ~24 ounces)
pisseddrunk (see pub crawling)











pissing downraining hard
poofter homosexual
pop sockspanty-hose (knee high)
pub callingbar hopping
pub crawling(self-explanatory)
quidpounds (money)
roada wide footpath (maybe wide enough for 1 car but not essential)
ring you upphone you
rubbereraser
rubber johnnyrubber











skivershirker
sky TVsatalite TV
slag (n.)combination slob/slut
slag-offcut down
shagscrew
slogwork tediously
smallsunderwear
smartnicely dressed
snogkiss/hug combination
solicitingwhat lawyers do (see kerb-crawling)











sorrypardon me; what?
sportsports
stockingspanty-hose (thigh high)
straight onstraight ahead
subwaypedestrian underpass
suspendersstocking hold-ups; garter belt
susseddeciphered; under control; figured out; solved
tathank you
take awayto go (food)
tartgirl of low moral values












The TimesIncorrectly called "The London Times" of which all other "Times" are just cheap imitations (actually they are more expensive at the current price of 20p).
tightspanty-hose (waist high)
trouserspants
tubesubway (London)
wankerjerk
wash chamber (wc, water closet)toilet
way outexit
williepenis, dick
windscreenwindshield
wingcar fender
zebra crossingpedestrian crossing with painted lines


Last Updated 07/12/95.© 1996 PPSA