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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
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K L M N
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U V W
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| mac
[colloq.], macintosh, mackintosh |
raincoat |
| madam |
ma'am |
| main course (of a meal) |
entrée |
| main road |
highway; parkway (in open landscape) |
| mains,
the (main electric power switch) |
circuit
(breaker) box, fuse box |
| mains
socket |
electrical
outlet/socket |
| maisonette
(flat on two floors with its own entrance) |
duplex
apartment |
| major
(as in 'Brown major') |
traditionally
used in British public
schools when referring to the elder of two boys with the same
name, usually brothers |
| majority (in
a first-past-the-post
election) |
plurality |
| make up a prescription
(dispense
medicine) |
fill a prescription |
| managing director |
chairman of the board; person with overall responsibility for how a
company is run |
| Mancunian |
relating
to (or a resident of) Manchester |
| mangetout
[French for 'eat all'] |
snow pea |
| mantelpiece |
mantel |
| Marine
(title of starting rank in Royal Marines) |
Private First Class > Private
(U.S. Marine Corps) |
| marriage lines |
marriage certificate |
| marrow (vegetable) |
squash |
| Marshal of the Royal Air Force
(RAF) |
General of the Air Force (U.S.
Air Force) |
| mash
[colloq.] (as in 'bangers
and mash') |
mashed potatoes |
| match (soccer, rugby,
cricket, tennis, etc.) |
game |
| mate
[colloq.] |
pal,
buddy, bud (usually friendly but sometimes
hostile form of address) |
| maths
(mathematics) |
math |
| matron |
head nurse |
| mean |
stingy, tight-fisted |
| measuring beaker/cylinder
(in chemistry lab) |
graduated beaker/cylinder |
| measuring
jug |
measuring
cup |
| Meccano™ |
Erector
Set™ (U.S. equivalent) |
| mechanical digger |
backhoe |
| Med,
the
[colloq.] |
Mediterranean
Sea |
| medium
wave (see also VHF) |
AM
radio |
| meths
[colloq.], methylated
spirits |
denatured
alcohol used for cleaning
or as fuel in small lamps or heaters |
| mezzanine
|
small
extra floor in between one floor and the next floor up; in theater, a
floor or space beneath stage |
| Middle East, the |
Mideast, the |
| mileometer,
milometer |
odometer |
| milk float |
small electric vehicle for
home milk delivery |
| mince, minced meat |
ground meat,
hamburger [U] |
| mincemeat |
mix of currants, raisins, apples, spices, etc |
| mince pie |
pie containing
mincemeat |
| mincer |
meat
grinder |
| minder
[slang] |
bodyguard for criminal, celebrity, etc. |
| mini-break |
mini-vacation,
usually over three-day weekend |
| minor
(as in 'Brown minor) |
traditionally
used in British public
schools when referring to the younger of two boys with the
same name, usually brothers |
| mobile (phone) |
cell phone |
| momentarily (as
in 'It snowed momentarily') |
for a moment, briefly |
| moor |
tract of wild upland covered in heather |
| moped
(small, light motorcycle) |
motorbike |
| morning tea |
tea
traditionally served in bedroom before breakfast |
| mortuary |
morgue |
| motor
car |
automobile |
| motorbike |
motorcycle
of any size |
| motorist |
car driver |
| motor racing |
auto racing,
automobile racing |
| motorway |
freeway,
super highway, interstate highway; turnpike |
| moving staircase |
escalator |
| muck
about/around |
fool
around |
| muck
about/around with |
mess
around with, interfere with |
| muck
in (together) |
share
tasks equally |
| mudguard |
fender |
| muffin |
round cake of yeast dough,
usually toasted |
| mug
[slang] |
gullible
person, dupe |
| mug up
[slang] |
cram |
| multi-storey car park |
parking garage |
| museum piece
[colloq.] |
something/someone quaintly
old-fashioned |
mush
[slang] (as in 'He's
a nice mush
despite
his ugly mush!') |
guy, fellow;
mug
[slang], face |
| music
centre |
music
or hi-fi system |
| muslin |
thin, delicately woven cotton cloth |
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