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Index
of Americanisms |
A
B C D E
F G H
I J
K L M N
O P Q
R S T
U V W
X Y Z
| British-American |
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L |
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American
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British
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| labor
union |
trade
union, trades union |
| ladybug |
ladybird |
| ladyfinger (long
soft sweet cake) |
sponge finger |
| last
name |
surname,
second name |
| Laundromat™
(coin laundry) |
launderette |
| laundry
detergent/soap |
washing powder |
| laundry room |
utility room |
| lawn bowling |
bowls |
| lawyer |
solicitor
(general lawyer); barrister (lawyer granted the right to plead before
the bar in higher courts) |
| layer cake |
sponge sandwich |
| lease
(rent out property or land) |
let |
| legal
holiday |
bank
holiday (mostly a Monday in the UK) |
| level
(tool) |
spirit-level |
| liability insurance |
third-party
insurance |
| license plate
(on vehicle) |
number
plate, registration number |
| Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Air
Force) |
Wing Commander (Royal Air Force) |
| Lieutenant General
(U.S. Air Force) |
Air Marshal (Royal
Air Force) |
| Lieutenant Junior Grade (U.S.
Navy) |
Sub-Lieutenant (Royal Navy) |
| light pole |
lamppost |
| lightning
rod |
lightning
conductor |
| like crazy
[colloq.] (very fast
or hard) |
like the clappers
[colloq.] |
| lima
bean |
butter
bean (large, flat, creamy, yellow bean) |
| line (of waiting people) |
queue |
| lineup |
identity
parade |
| liquor |
distilled
alcohol, spirits |
| liquor store |
off-licence |
| liverwurst |
liver
sausage |
| living room |
sitting
room, lounge, living room;
drawing room [formal] |
| lulu
[slang] (great-looking girl) |
smasher,
cracker [both colloq.] |
| lumber |
timber |
lumber
room
(small room
or large cupboard
for storage of boxes, etc.) |
boxroom |
| long-distance
call |
trunk
call (originally a call made on a trunk phone line) |
| lost
and found |
lost
property, lost
property office |
