General

536 words in this category

Gan

/ษกรฆn/
Noun
Geordie meaning go.
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Gale

/ษกeษชl/
Noun
British (and nautical) term for strong wind.
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Gal

/ษกรฆl/
Noun
British (and American) informal for girl/woman.
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GCSE

/หŒdส’iห siห es หˆiห/
Noun
General Certificate of Secondary Education, exams taken at 16 in England/Wales.
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GBH

/หŒdส’iห biห หˆeษชtสƒ/
Noun
British legal term: Grievous Bodily Harm.
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Full back

/หŒfสŠl หˆbรฆk/
Noun
British football (soccer) defensive position.
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Fry up

/หˆfraษช สŒp/
Noun
British informal term for fried breakfast (full English breakfast).
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Frog and toad

/หŒfrษ’ษก ษ™n หˆtษ™สŠd/
Noun
Cockney rhyming slang for 'road'.
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Foil

/fษ”ษชl/
Noun
British and American term for aluminum foil, but British more commonly say 'tin foil' (despite being aluminum).
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Foggy

/หˆfษ’ษกi/
Noun
International term, but British fog culturally significant.
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