General British

Used throughout Britain

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GBH

/หŒdส’iห biห หˆeษชtสƒ/
Noun
British legal term: Grievous Bodily Harm.
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Full back

/หŒfสŠl หˆbรฆk/
Noun
British football (soccer) defensive position.
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Fry up

/หˆfraษช สŒp/
Noun
British informal term for fried breakfast (full English breakfast).
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Foil

/fษ”ษชl/
Noun
British and American term for aluminum foil, but British more commonly say 'tin foil' (despite being aluminum).
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Florin

/หˆflษ’rษชn/
Noun
British two-shilling coin (pre-decimal).
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Fish and chips

/หŒfษชสƒ ษ™n หˆtสƒษชps/
Noun
British national dish of battered fried fish and chips (thick-cut fries).
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First class

/หŒfษœหst หˆklษ‘หs/
Noun
British postal service - faster, more expensive.
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Fine

/faษชn/
Noun
International legal term, but British fine system and enforcement (magistrates setting fines) differs from American.
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Fete

/feษชt/
Noun
See earlier entry.
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Ferry

/หˆferi/
Noun
While international, British ferry culture (Channel crossings, island ferries) makes term significant.
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