General British

Used throughout Britain

Browse all slang from General British

440 words found

Peg

/peษก/
Noun
British term for clothespin.
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Pay packet

/หˆpeษช pรฆkษชt/
Noun
British term for wages (originally physical packet with cash/pay slip).
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Pavilion

/pษ™หˆvษชliษ™n/
Noun
British cricket building for changing/watching.
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Pasture

/หˆpษ‘หstสƒษ™/
Noun
British (and international) term for grazing land.
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Pancake Day

/หˆpรฆnkeษชk deษช/
Noun
British term for Shrove Tuesday.
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Paddock

/หˆpรฆdษ™k/
Noun
British (and international) term for small field for horses.
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Packet

/หˆpรฆkษชt/
Noun
British term for pack (cigarettes, crisps).
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Pack in

/หŒpรฆk หˆษชn/
Verb
See 'Pack it in'.
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PLC

/หŒpiห el หˆsiห/
Noun
British abbreviation for Public Limited Company.
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PACE

/peษชs/
Noun
British Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
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