|
1st Floor |
Ground Floor
|
|
2nd Floor |
1st Floor
|
|
3rd Floor
(and so on) |
2nd
Floor |
|
Advertisement or ad |
Advert |
|
Ages (as in ages ago) |
Yonks
|
|
Angry
|
Pissed off (for
just "pissed" see "drunk")
|
|
Area code
|
Dialing code
|
|
Ass |
Arse
|
|
Apartment
|
Flat
|
|
Apartment - two
floors |
Maisonette
|
|
Appointment
calendar |
Diary
|
|
Automobile (car is
also used) |
Car, motor car
|
|
Baby carriage |
Pram
|
|
Baby crib
|
Cot
|
|
Back up (a car)
|
Reverse
|
|
Bandaid
(bandage) |
Plaster, elastoplast
|
|
Bangs (hair) |
Fringe
|
|
Bar |
Pub
|
|
Barrette |
Hair slide
|
|
Baseboard
|
Skirting board
|
|
Bath robe / house
coat |
Dressing gown
|
|
Bathing suit
|
Swimming
costume |
|
Beets
|
Beetroot
|
|
Biscuit |
Roll or Bread
roll |
|
Blacktop
|
Tarred road
|
|
Bleachers
|
Terrace
|
|
Blender
|
Liquidiser
|
|
Blinkers, turn
signals |
Flickers,
indicators
|
|
Boy
|
Lad
|
|
Braid (hair) |
Plait
|
|
Broil |
Grill
|
|
Broke
|
Skint
|
|
Buddy (friend)
|
Mate, matey
|
|
Bumper cars (at
amusement parks) |
Dodgem Cars
|
|
Busy (as in
telephone line is busy) |
Engaged
|
|
Butt
|
Bum (bum in the
US is a tramp) |
|
Button (kind
that pins on) |
Badge
|
|
Cafeteria
|
Canteen
(canteen in US is a drinking bottle)
|
|
Can
|
Tin
|
|
Candy |
Sweets
|
|
Candy Bar |
Chocolate Bar
|
|
Check (as in
restaurant check) |
Bill
|
|
Cigarette |
Fag (in the USA
a fag is slang for some one who is gay!)
|
|
Closet |
Cupboard
|
|
Club Soda |
Soda
|
|
Coat (men's suit) |
Jacket |
|
Collect call
|
Reverse charge
call |
|
Condo |
Flat
(that is owned not leased)
|
|
Cotton Candy
|
Candy Floss
|
|
Counterclockwise |
Anticlockwise
|
|
Cookie |
Biscuit (VERY
different to a US biscuit)
|
|
Crepe |
Pancake
(normally served rolled with cinnamon and sugar
- very different to US pancake)
|
|
Cross walk
|
Zebra crossing
|
|
Davenport (in USA a
couch) |
Davenport (in UK a
desk) |
|
Dessert |
Pudding
|
|
Defroster, defogger
|
Demister
|
|
Dead End |
Cul-de-sac
|
|
Deductible
(insurance) |
Excess
|
|
Diaper |
Nappy
|
|
Diner
|
Tea room
|
|
Dishes - to do the dishes |
To do the washing up |
|
Divided highway
(4 lanes) |
Dual
carriageway |
|
Down payment |
Deposit
|
|
Downsize (at work)
|
Retrench, made
redundant |
|
Drapes, draperies
|
Curtains
|
|
Dress
|
Frock
|
|
Drunk
|
Pissed
|
|
Eggplant
|
Aubergine
|
|
Electrical
cable |
Flex
|
|
Elevator |
Lift
|
|
Emergency room
|
Casualty
|
|
English beer or ale |
Bitter
|
|
Eraser |
Rubber
(rubber in the US is a condom!)
|
|
Estimate (as in "to
obtain an estimate") |
Quote
|
|
Extract (as in
Vanilla extract) |
Essence
|
|
Exit |
Off Ramp
|
|
Expert (like a
computer nerd) |
Boffin
|
|
Fall
|
Autumn
|
|
Fancy
|
Posh
|
|
Fanny Pack
(fanny in UK does NOT mean butt, use this word
VERY carefully) |
Bum Bag
|
|
Faucet / Spigot |
Tap
|
|
Festival
|
Fete
(pronounced "Fate") |
|
Fire (from a job at
work) |
Sack (fire is used
as well) |
|
Fire Department
|
Fire Brigade
|
|
First Name |
Christian Name
|
|
Fishing Pole |
Fishing Rod |
|
Flashlight |
Torch
|
|
French Fries |
Chips
|
|
Futon (sleeper couch
is also used) |
Sleeper couch
(Futon in the UK is the "real" Japanese style
low bed with slats) |
|
Game (as in
sports) |
Match
|
|
Garbage man
|
Dustman
|
|
Gas station
|
Filling
station, petrol station |
|
German Shepard
|
Alsatian
|
|
Good bye
|
Cheerio
|
|
Goof off
|
Skive off
|
|
Granola
|
Muesli
|
|
Grill |
Barbecue
|
|
Ground (electrical) |
Earth
|
|
Ground beef
|
Mince, minced
meat |
|
Guy
|
Bloke
|
|
Hash Browns |
Grated potato,
fried |
|
Home Fries |
Cubed potato,
fried |
|
Hood |
Bonnet
|
|
Honk |
Hoot
|
|
Horn |
Hooter
|
|
Horny
|
Randy
|
|
Hot pocket (brand
name) |
Meat Pie
|
|
Hot water
heater |
Geyser
|
|
Intermission
|
Interval
|
|
Jail |
Gaol |
|
Jello
|
Jelly
|
|
Jelly
|
Jam
|
|
Kerosene
|
Paraffin
|
|
Ketchup |
Tomato Sauce
|
|
Kiss, make out
|
Snog
|
|
Last Name |
Surname
|
|
Leash (for a
dog) |
Lead
|
|
Letter opener
|
Paper knife
|
|
Laundromat
|
Laundrette
|
|
Laundry
detergent |
Washing powder
|
|
Lawyer
|
Barrister,
solicitor |
|
License plate,
tag |
Number plate
|
|
Line (as in
"standing in") |
Queue
|
|
Liquor Store
|
Off License,
Off sales |
|
Living room |
Lounge,
sitting room |
|
Loaded (as in a car
is "loaded" with extras) |
Full house |
|
London Broil |
Silverside beef
roast |
|
Love Seat |
Couch, sofa,
settee |
|
Mail |
Post
|
|
Main Street
|
High Street
|
|
Mixture of fruit
preserve used like ketchup on meat dishes such
as curry or sausages |
Chutney
|
|
Mobile home,
trailer |
Caravan
|
|
Molasses
|
Treacle
|
|
Movie Theater
|
Cinema
|
|
Moving truck
|
Removal van
|
|
Muffler (car)
|
Silencer
|
|
Nail polish
|
Nail varnish
|
|
Naked
|
Starkers
|
|
Napkin |
Serviette
|
|
Nurse - R.N.
equivalent |
Sister
|
|
Oatmeal |
Porridge
|
|
Outlet
(electrical) |
Socket, Power
point, wall plug |
|
Overpass
|
Flyover
|
|
Pacifier (baby)
|
Dummy
|
|
Pants |
Trousers
|
|
Panties
|
Knickers
|
|
Panty hose |
Stockings
|
|
Parka, hooded jacket
|
Anorak
|
|
Parking lot
|
Car park
|
|
Pass (another
car) |
Overtake
|
|
Pavement
|
Tar road
|
|
Payphone
|
Phone box,
call box |
|
Period (punctuation) |
Full stop
|
|
Pig's stomach, eaten
boiled with onions |
Tripe
|
|
Pissed |
Angry (pissed
in the Commonwealth means drunk!!)
|
|
Pharmacy, drug
store |
Chemist
|
|
Plexi-glass
|
Perspex
|
|
Policeman or cop |
Copper or Bobby
|
|
Pop (Midwest US for
Soda) |
Coldrink,
soft drink |
|
Pork Sausages |
Bangers
|
|
Popsicle |
Ice lolly |
|
Potato Chips |
Crisps
|
|
Pound sign (on a
telephone) |
Hash sign |
|
Powdered sugar
|
Castor sugar
|
|
President (of a
company) |
Managing
Director |
|
Private school
|
Public school
|
|
Purse |
Handbag
|
|
Radio |
Wireless
|
|
Railroad
|
Railway
|
|
Realtor
|
Estate agent
|
|
Red hair |
Ginger hair
|
|
Reflectors (in
the middle of a road) |
Cat's eyes
|
|
Resume |
CV (Curriculum
Vitae) |
|
Restroom, bathroom |
Toilet, W.C.
(Water Closet)
|
|
Round Trip (as in
flight tickets) |
Return
|
|
Santa Claus |
Father
Christmas
|
|
Saran Wrap
|
Cling Film
|
|
Savings Bank
|
Building
Society |
|
Scotch tape
|
Sticky tape
|
|
Sewing thread
|
Cotton
|
|
Shopping Cart |
Supermarket
Trolley |
|
Shrimp |
Prawn
|
|
Sidewalk
|
Pavement
|
|
Sleep
|
Kip, doss
|
|
Slowpoke
|
Slowcoach
|
|
Small flapjack,
served with tea |
Crumpet
|
|
Sneakers
|
Trainers
|
|
Soda |
Coldrink,
soft drink |
|
Squash
|
Marrow
|
|
State |
Province
|
|
Station Wagon |
Estate
|
|
Steal
|
Nick, pinch
|
|
Store |
Shop
(in US Shop is only a verb)
|
|
Stove - burners |
Hob - hot plates |
|
Street car |
Tram
|
|
Stroller
|
Push chair
|
|
Students (at
school) |
Pupils |
|
Studio apartment |
Bedsitter
|
|
Study, learn
hard |
Swot
|
|
Stupid
|
Daft
|
|
Styrofoam
|
Polystyrene
|
|
Subway |
Underground /
Tube |
|
Suspenders |
Braces
|
|
Sweater (pullover) |
Jumper or jersey |
|
TV, Television
|
Telly
|
|
Take out (as in
fast food) |
Takeaway
|
|
Taxi stand
|
Taxi rank
|
|
Thumb tack
|
Drawing pin
|
|
Ticket (Midwest for
restaurant check) |
Bill
|
|
Tired
|
Knackered
|
|
Toilet
|
Loo
|
|
Traffic circle
|
Roundabout
|
|
Traffic light, stop
light |
Robot,
traffic light |
|
Trash
|
Rubbish
|
|
Truck |
Lorry
|
|
Tram |
Cable car
|
|
Trunk (on a car) |
Boot
|
|
Turnpike, Interstate |
Freeway,
Motorway |
|
Umbrella
|
Brolley
|
|
Undershirt
|
Vest
|
|
Unemployed
|
On the dole
|
|
Unemployment
checks |
Giros
|
|
Vacation |
Holiday
|
|
Valence
(window) |
Pelmet
|
|
VCR (Video Cassette
Recorder) |
Video Machine
|
|
Vest |
Waist Coat
|
|
Vice-president |
Director
|
|
Visit with
|
Gossip, catch up
with events |
|
Windshield |
Windscreen
|
|
Wrench
|
Spanner
|
|
Y'all
(used in Midwest and South) |
You lot
|
|
Yard
|
Garden
|
|
Zee (the letter as
in XYZ) |
Zed
|
|
Zip Code |
Postal Code
|
|
Zucchini
|
Courgettes, baby
marrows |
