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British-American
Glossary
Smoothing transatlantic
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Index
of Briticisms |
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B C D E
F G H
I J
K L M N
O P Q
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| lacquer |
kind of hair spray |
| ladder (in hosiery) |
run |
| ladies'
hairdressing salon/hairdresser's |
beauty parlor/salon/shop |
| ladybird |
ladybug |
| lager |
a light-colored effervescent beer |
| Lance Corporal (British Army) |
Private 1st Class (U.S. Army) |
| landlady, landlord |
owner of pub, boarding
house or lodgings |
| larder |
large
kitchen cupboard or small room for food storage; pantry |
lark
(negative sense: 'I'm sick of this exam lark!'
positive sense: 'I don't take exams
for a lark.') |
rigmarole,
an unenjoyable or pointless activity;
something done for fun (same in American English) |
| launderette |
Laundromat™,
coin laundry |
| laundry basket |
(dirty clothes)
hamper |
| lavatorial
humour |
scatological
humor |
| layabout (habitual loafer or idler) |
bum,
bummer [both slang] |
| lay-by
(roadside resting place/vehicle stopping area) |
pull-off |
| lay something on |
plan or arrange something |
| lay the table |
set the table |
| leader |
newspaper
editorial; concertmaster,
leading violinist |
| Leading Seaman (Royal Navy) |
Petty Officer 3rd Class (U.S.
Navy) |
| leaflet |
flyer |
| lecturer (at
college or university) |
professor |
| left luggage locker |
coin locker |
| left luggage office |
baggage room |
| lemon cheese |
lemon curd |
| let |
lease
or rent out property or land |
| letterbox |
mailbox
(receptacle);
mail slot (rectangular hole in door or wall of building) |
| level crossing |
grade crossing,
railroad crossing |
| lift
(n.) |
elevator; a ride in someone's car |
| lightning
conductor |
lightning
rod |
| like the clappers
[colloq.] |
like crazy
[colloq.], very fast
or hard |
| linctus |
syrupy cough medicine |
| line (railway) |
track |
| liner (ship) |
ocean liner |
| liver
sausage |
liverwurst |
| Liverpudlian |
relating to
(or resident of) Liverpool |
| lodger
(pays for a room and meals in another's house) |
roomer |
| loft |
roomless attic |
| lolly
[slang] |
money |
| long-sighted |
far-sighted |
| loo
[colloq.] (lavatory) |
john
[colloq.]; bathroom, restroom |
| loony-bin
[slang] |
booby-hatch
[slang],
psychiatric hospital |
| lorry |
truck |
| lost
property (office) |
lost
and found |
| loudhailer |
bullhorn, megaphone |
| lounge suit |
men's formal suit for day wear;
business suit |
| love (form of
address used by older shop clerks) |
honey,
hon' |
| L-plate |
compulsory
large red 'L' on rear of learner-driver's car |
Ltd.
(Abbreviation for 'Limited'. In UK company owners
have limited liability in the event of financial failure.) |
Inc.
(Incorporated) |
| lucky dip |
grab bag |
| luggage |
baggage |
| luggage van (on a train) |
baggage car |
| lughole
[slang] |
earhole |
| lumber
room |
a
room where bulky or disused items are stored |
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