107 words found

Grammar school

/หˆษกrรฆmษ™ skuหl/
Noun
British selective state schools admitting based on 11-plus exam.
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Gorse

/ษกษ”หs/
Noun
British evergreen shrub with yellow flowers (Ulex europaeus).
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Gordon Bennett

/หŒษกษ”หdn หˆbenษชt/
Exclamation
British exclamation of surprise/frustration, euphemism for 'God' or 'Bloody hell'.
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Good grief

/หŒษกสŠd หˆษกriหf/
Phrase
British exclamation of surprise or exasperation, popularized internationally by 'Peanuts' comic strip character Charlie Brown, but British usage predates this.
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Going steady

/หŒษกษ™สŠษชล‹ หˆstedi/
Noun
British (and American) old-fashioned term for exclusive dating relationship.
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Goalie

/หˆษกษ™สŠli/
Noun
British informal term for goalkeeper.
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Gnashers

/หˆnรฆสƒษ™z/
Noun
British slang for teeth.
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Girlfriend

/หˆษกษœหlfrend/
Noun
International term, but British class and regional variations in usage.
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Ginnel

/หˆษกษชnl/
Noun
Northern English term for narrow passageway.
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Gee-gees

/หˆdส’iห dส’iหz/
Noun
British slang for horses/horse racing.
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