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Sithee

/sษชหˆรฐiห/
Phrase
Yorkshire expression meaning 'see you' or 'you see'.
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Sitcom

/หˆsษชtkษ’m/
Noun
While international abbreviation for situation comedy, British sitcoms (Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses) are culturally distinct.
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Single ticket

/หŒsษชล‹ษกl หˆtษชkษชt/
Noun
British term for one-way ticket.
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Silly mid-on

/หŒsษชli mษชd หˆษ’n/
Noun
Cricket fielding position.
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Signal box

/หˆsษชษกnl bษ’ks/
Noun
British railway structure housing signaling equipment.
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Shunting

/หˆสƒสŒntษชล‹/
Noun
British railway term for moving carriages/wagons to different tracks.
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Shunt

/สƒสŒnt/
Verb
British verb meaning minor collision.
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Shout

/สƒaสŠt/
Noun
British/Australian term meaning buy round of drinks.
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Shot

/สƒษ’t/
Noun
While international, British drinking culture 'shot' (measure of spirits) and sporting 'shot' both significant.
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Ship

/สƒษชp/
Noun
While international, British maritime history and Royal Navy heritage make shipping terminology particularly British.
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