General British

Used throughout Britain

Browse all slang from General British

440 words found

Inclement

/ษชnหˆklemษ™nt/
Noun
British (formal) meaning bad weather.
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In the red

/ษชn รฐษ™ หˆred/
Noun
British (and international) accounting term meaning in debt.
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In the black

/ษชn รฐษ™ หˆblรฆk/
Noun
British (and international) accounting term meaning profitable.
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Iffy

/หˆษชfi/
Noun
British meaning questionable or doubtful.
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IOU

/หŒaษช ษ™สŠ หˆjuห/
Noun
British (and international) abbreviation for 'I owe you'.
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I say

/aษช หˆseษช/
Exclamation
Upper-class British exclamation for attention or surprise.
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Hoover bag

/หˆhuหvษ™ bรฆษก/
Noun
British term for vacuum cleaner bag.
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Hooky

/หˆhสŠki/
Noun
British slang meaning stolen or illicit.
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Hiya

/haษชหˆjษ‘ห/
Noun
British informal greeting.
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Hedgehog

/หˆhedส’hษ’ษก/
Noun
British (and European) small spiny mammal.
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