175 words found

Pork pies

/หˆpษ”หk paษชz/
Phrase
See 'Porky pies' - Cockney rhyming slang for lies.
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Pool

/puหl/
Noun
British pub game (pocket billiards variant).
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Pony trekking

/หˆpษ™สŠni หŒtrekษชล‹/
Noun
British term for recreational horse riding.
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Poncy

/หˆpษ’nsi/
Noun
British meaning effeminate or pretentious.
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Polo neck

/หˆpษ™สŠlษ™สŠ nek/
Noun
British term for turtleneck sweater.
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Points

/pษ”ษชnts/
Noun
British railway term for track switches.
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Plus fours

/หŒplสŒs หˆfษ”หz/
Noun
British term for baggy knee-length trousers.
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Plug

/plสŒษก/
Noun
British term for electrical plug and drain stopper.
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Ploughman’s lunch

/หŒplaสŠmษ™nz หˆlสŒntสƒ/
Noun
British pub meal of bread, cheese, pickle, and salad.
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Plonk

/plษ’ล‹k/
Noun
British slang for cheap wine, possibly from French 'vin blanc' (white wine) mispronounced by British soldiers in WWI.
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