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| Ta!
[colloq.] |
Thanks! |
| Ta-ra!
[colloq., esp. N.
England] |
See ya!
[colloq.] Bye
now! |
| Ta-ta!
[colloq.] |
See ya!
[colloq.] Bye
now! |
| tab
[military] |
British staff officer's collar marking |
| table
(v.) |
submit for discussion at
a meeting |
| table tennis bat |
paddle |
| tabloid
(newspaper) |
newspaper half the size of a
broadsheet |
| tadpole |
polliwog,
pollywog [dial.] |
| tailback |
long line of traffic stuck behind obstruction |
| tailboard (on lorry) |
tailgate (on truck) |
| tailplane
(on aircraft) |
horizontal
stabilizer |
| take
something with a pinch of salt |
take
something with a grain of salt |
| take the mickey
[slang] |
tease, mock, ridicule |
| take the piss
[slang] |
tease, mock, ridicule |
| takeaway
(food) |
takeout,
carryout, food to go |
| taken short
[colloq.] |
in urgent need of a visit to the lavatory |
| tallboy (tall chest
of drawers) |
highboy |
| tanker (type of lorry) |
fuel truck |
| Tannoy™ |
type of public address system |
| tap
(running water outlet) |
faucet |
| tarmac™ |
blacktop,
asphalt |
| tarpaulin
(heavy waterproof sheet used as covering) |
tarp |
| tartan (Scottish pattern) |
plaid |
| tart
[slang] (loose woman or prostitute) |
tramp
[slang], hooker
[slang] |
| tart oneself up
[colloq.] |
dress up, usually gaudily (i.e. like a tart) |
| tatty
[colloq.] |
worn and shabby; in tatters
[colloq.] |
| taxi |
cab |
| taxi rank |
taxi stand |
| tea (as a meal) |
light late-afternoon meal |
| tea cloth |
dish cloth |
| Teasmade™ |
timer-controlled tea maker |
| teat |
rubber or plastic nipple on baby's bottle |
| tea towel |
dish towel |
| tea
trolley |
tea
cart/wagon |
| telegram |
wire
[colloq.] |
| telephone box,
telephone kiosk |
telephone booth |
| telly,
the [colloq.] |
the tube,
the boob
tube [both slang], TV |
| term (one of
three seasons in a school year) |
semester
(two in a year) |
| terraced house |
town house, row house |
| that takes the biscuit |
that beats everything |
| thick
(as in 'That's a bit thick!') |
unreasonable |
| third-party
insurance |
liability insurance |
| throw
a wobbly
[colloq.] |
become
exceedingly angry and upset |
| thug |
mug
[slang] |
| tick P
(given for correct
answers) |
check
(v.); check mark (n.) |
| tick
someone off |
scold,
criticize someone's behavior to their face |
| ticket
[colloq.] |
certificate
of discharge from the army |
| ticket barrier (at
railway station) |
gate |
| ticket-collector |
ticket taker |
| ticket
office |
ticket counter |
| ticket
tout |
ticket scalper |
| tickety-boo
[colloq.] |
all right, in order |
| tiddler
[colloq.] |
small fish (e.g. stickleback or minnow) |
| tiddly
[colloq.] |
little; slightly drunk |
| tidy |
neat |
| tie |
necktie |
| tights |
pantyhose |
| timber |
lumber |
| timetable
(bus, train, plane, etc.) |
schedule |
| tin |
food can |
| tinker
[colloq.] |
mischievous person, naughty child |
| tinkle
[colloq.] ('I'll
give you a tinkle later.') |
phone call |
| tip
(n. & v.) (rubbish) |
dump
(n. & v.) (trash, garbage) |
| tipper (lorry) |
dump truck |
| Tipp-Ex™ |
Wite-Out™,
correction fluid |
| tissue (paper
handkerchief) |
Kleenex |
| titbit |
tidbit |
| toad-in-the-hole |
dish of sausages baked in batter |
| toe-rag
[slang] |
contemptible, worthless person |
| toff
[colloq.] |
smartly dressed gentleman who is or wishes to
be considered upper class |
| togs
[colloq.] |
clothes |
| toilet |
bathroom,
restroom, washroom |
| tomato sauce |
ketchup |
| tombola |
raffle |
| ton
[slang] ( 'He did a ton on the M1!' ) |
a speed of 100 miles per hour |
| torch
(battery operated) |
flashlight |
| Tory |
member of the Conservative Party |
| tosser
[slang] |
asshole, jerk
[both slang], contemptible
man |
| toss
off [slang] |
jerk off
[slang], masturbate |
| tot up (figures) |
add up |
| touch wood (said when hoping for
luck) |
knock (on) wood |
| towel rail |
towel rack |
| tower block |
skyscraper |
| trade
union, trades union |
labor
union |
| traffic lights |
traffic light/signal,
stop light/signal |
| traffic warden |
public official to police urban parking |
| train down |
lose weight through exercise & dieting |
| trainers |
sneakers |
| tram, tramcar |
streetcar |
| tramp |
hobo, vagrant,
bum
[slang] |
| transport café |
truck stop |
| tributary (of a river) |
creek |
| trolley (for shopping
or luggage) |
cart |
trouser
suit (smart women's outfit with
matching jacket and trousers) |
pantsuit |
| trousers |
pants;
(if loosely cut) slacks |
| truncheon
(policeman's baton) |
nightstick |
| trunk
call (originally a call made on a trunk phone line) |
long-distance
call |
| trunk
road |
highway;
parkway (in open landscape) |
| Tube,
the [colloq.] |
the
London subway |
| tuck
[colloq.] |
light snack eaten by kids in school break |
| tuck in
(at
mealtime), tuck into (meal) [colloq.] |
start eating heartily |
| turn-ups
(on trousers) |
pant cuffs |
turtleneck
(of jumper with high round collar that
does not fold over on itself) |
mock
turtleneck |
| twee (pretentiously artistic or
quaint) |
arty, artsy |
| twig
[colloq.] |
understand, grasp, perceive |
| twit
[colloq.] |
jackass, silly or foolish person |
