Noun

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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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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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Shabby

/หˆสƒรฆbi/
Noun
British meaning worn or unfair.
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Session

/หˆseสƒn/
Noun
British (and Irish) drinking term for extended pub time.
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Self-raising flour

/หŒself reษชzษชล‹ หˆflaสŠษ™/
Noun
British flour with baking powder pre-mixed, spelled 'self-raising' (not 'self-rising' as Americans spell it).
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Section

/หˆsekสƒn/
Noun
British slang for detention under Mental Health Act section.
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