Noun

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Dust-up

/หˆdสŒst สŒp/
Noun
British slang for fight or quarrel, from the idea of dust being kicked up during a scuffle.
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Duck

/dสŒk/
Noun
Northern English term of endearment/address.
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Drizzle

/หˆdrษชzl/
Noun
British (and international) term for light rain.
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Dreich

/driหx/
Noun
Scottish meaning dreary, bleak (weather).
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Downs

/daสŠnz/
Noun
British term for rolling chalk hills, particularly in South England.
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Dole queue

/หˆdษ™สŠl kjuห/
Noun
British term for unemployment line/office.
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Doing bird

/หŒduหษชล‹ หˆbษœหd/
Noun
British slang for serving prison sentence.
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Dodgem

/หˆdษ’dส’ษ™m/
Noun
British term for bumper car.
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Dock

/dษ’k/
Noun
British (and nautical) term for accused's enclosure in court.
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Director

/dษชหˆrektษ™/
Noun
While international business term, British 'company director' has specific legal meaning.
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