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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
R S T
U V W
X Y Z
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British
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| OAP (old-age pensioner) |
retiree, senior |
| oblique
stroke / |
forward
slash / |
| off
[colloq.] |
restaurant
menu item unavailable today is 'off' |
| off-licence |
liquor store |
| off one's rocker
[slang] |
out to lunch
[colloq.], crazy |
| off-the-peg
(clothes ready-made, ready-to-wear) |
off-the-rack |
| on sale |
for sale,
available for purchase |
| on
the cards
[colloq.] (likely or probable) |
in
the cards
[colloq.] |
| on the
dole
[colloq.] |
on
welfare for the unemployed,
receiving unemployment benefits |
| on the game
[slang] |
involved in prostitution or thieving |
| on
holiday |
on
vacation |
| operating theatre |
operating room |
| opposite |
across from |
| optician |
optometrist |
| orbital bypass or
motorway |
road encircling city or town |
| Ordinary Seaman (Royal
Navy) |
Seaman Apprentice (U.S. Navy) |
| outdoor lavatory |
outhouse |
| outhouse |
shed/smaller building in house grounds |
| outside lane (of motorway) |
passing lane (of freeway) |
| out-tray |
outbox |
| oven glove |
oven
mitt |
| overall |
light,
loose-fitting, coat-like garment worn over one's regular clothes to
protect them |
| overleaf (re.
something on next page) |
P.T.O. (please turn over) |
| overtake |
catch
up with and pass someone (esp. on a road) |
| Oxbridge
[portmanteau word] |
Oxford & Cambridge universities,
England's oldest and most prestigious (compare Ivy
League) |
| Oxo™ |
a make of bouillon cubes |
| Oxonian |
relating to Oxford or its university |
| Oi! |
Hey! |
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