British, Canadian and American Vocabulary

British, Canadian and American Vocabulary
British Canadian American
A
AA, RAC CAA, BCAA (in British Columbia) AAA
abattoir slaughterhouse, abattoir slaughterhouse
Abominable Snowman, Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Abominable Snowman, Big
Yeti Abominable Snowman Foot
abseil rappel rappel
absolutely, absolutely absolutely
absobloodylutely (sl)
accelerator gas pedal, accelerator gas pedal, accelerator
accommodation accommodation, accommodations,
accommodations accommodation
accumulator (in horse ? ?

racing)
accumulator (car) battery battery
action replay instant replay instant replay
addictive addictive, addicting addictive, addicting
advertisement (TV) commercial, advertisement commercial, advertisement
adverts commercial break commercial break
aerial (TV) antenna antenna
afters, sweet, dessert dessert
pudding, dessert
AGM (Annual General AGM shareholders’ meeting,
Meeting) annual stockholders meeting
agony aunt, agony advice columnist, advice advice columnist, advice
column column column
air host(ess), air air host(ess), flight attendant flight attendant
steward, air
stewardess, flight
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attendant
airing cupboard linen closet linen closet
aisle, gangway aisle aisle

alcohol, spirits, booze, alcohol, liquor, booze alcohol, liquor, Daddy's juice
cargo (Glasgow only), (Northern Virginia), Daddy's
plonk soda (East Texas)
alcoholic, alkie, alky, alcoholic, booze pig alcoholic
piss-artist
alco-pops coolers coolers
alligator alligator, gator alligator, gator
allotment vegetable garden plot vegetable garden plot
almost almost almost, most
Alsatian German Shepherd German Shepherd
amber (traffic light) yellow, amber yellow
ambulanceman EMT (emergency medical paramedic

technician), paramedic,
ambulance technician
American football (American/Canadian) football, football, NFL
NFL, CFL
anaesthetist anaesthetist anesthesiologist, anesthetist
angry, cross, upset angry, upset, mad, cross, mad angry, upset, mad
as a wet hen
ankle socks (for girls) ankle socks ankle socks, anklets, bobby
sox
anorak geek geek
anorak, parka parka, anorak parka
antenatal prenatal prenatal
antenatal class prenatal class, Lamaze class prenatal class, Lamaze class
anti-abortion pro-life, anti-abortion pro-life
anti-clockwise anti-clockwise counterclockwise,
withershins, widdershins
anyway, any road (sl) anyway, anyways anyway, anyways
anywhere anywhere anywhere, anyplace
apron, pinny apron apron
area code, dialling area code area code
code (phone)
"Are you smarter than "Are you smarter than a fifth "Are you smarter than a
a 10 year old?" (TV grader?" fifth grader?"
show)
argument, row, argument, quarrel, spat, row argument, quarrel, spat
quarrel, slanging
match, barney, ding-
dong, scrap
arse ass, arse (Nfld) ass
arse-licker ass-kisser, suck-up ass-kisser, brown-noser,
kiss-ass, toady
articulated lorry, tractor-trailer, semi, semi- tractor-trailer, semi, semi-
artic, juggernaut trailer, rig, trailer truck trailer, rig, trailer truck
athletics track and field, athletics track and field, athletics
attack (game) offence, offense offense
aubergine eggplant eggplant
autumn fall, autumn fall, autumn
B
baby, babby baby baby
back alley, back lane back alley, back lane, back alley
alleyway
backhander backhander, kickback kickback
back to front, arse about face back to front back to front
badge badge, pin pin
bagsie call dibs on call dibs on
baked potato, jacket potato baked potato baked potato
bakery bakery, bakeshop bakery, bakeshop
baking tin baking pan baking pan
balaclava balaclava, ski mask, ski mask
skidoo mask
balcony (house) balcony, deck (although are balcony, deck
different things. Deck doesn't
exist in BE)
ballpoint pen, biro, pen ballpoint pen, pen ballpoint pen, pen
balti, Indian restaurant, curry Indian restaurant Indian restaurant
house, Indian
banger, hot dog sausage, sausage, link, wiener, sausage, link, wiener,
chipolata, saveloy, frankfurter, frankfurter, frank, frankfurter, frank
sausage steamie (Que), smokie
bank holiday, public holiday holiday, national holiday, national holiday
holiday, public holiday,
statutory holiday, stat
bap, bun, batch, roll, cob roll, bun roll, bun
barbecue, barbie, have a BBQ barbecue, host a BBQ barbecue, cookout, have a
BBQ
barbed wire barbed wire, barbwire barbed wire, barbwire
barber’s barbershop barbershop
Barbie, Sindy Barbie Barbie
bargain bargain, bargoon (sl) bargain
barmaid bar tender, beer bar tender, slinger
slinger, slinger
barman bartender, beer bartender, slinger
slinger, slinger
batch, roll, bap, bun, cob roll, bun roll, bun
bath bath, bathtub, tub bathtub, tub
bathing trunks, Speedos, trunks swim trunks, Speedos
trunks, swimming trunks (male)
beauty contest beauty contest, beauty beauty contest, beauty
pageant pageant
bed-settee hide-a-bed, hideaway hide-a-bed, hideaway,
bed, sofa bed sofa bed
bedsit, bedsitter bachelor apartment, studio apartment,
studio apartment, efficiency, kitchenette
kitchenette
beefburger, hamburger, burger hamburger, burger hamburger, burger
beer, ale, lager, stout, porter, beer, ale, brew, lager, beer, brewski, ale, brew
bock, bock beer, dry (different stout, porter, bock,
types of beer) bock beer, dry, brewski
beer belly beer belly, Molson beer belly
muscle
beer mat coaster coaster
beetroot beet beet
beggar panhandler panhandler
bellboy bellboy, bellhop, bellboy, bellhop, bellman
bellman
bent, queer, nancy boy, pansy, gay, fag, faggot, homo, gay, fag, faggot, bent,
fairy, gay, poof, poofta, (all fairy, queer, lesbo, queer, homo, fairy, lesbo,
offensive, except for `gay`) nancy, (all offensive, (all offensive, except for
except for `gay`) `gay`)
bespoke, made-to-measure, custom-made, bespoke custom-made
custom-made (suit)
best man best man, groomsman best man, groomsman
bickie (sl), biscuit cookie cookie
bicycle, bike, push-bike bicycle, bike bicycle, bike
bill (restaurant) bill, check check
billion trillion trillion
bin, rubbish bin, wastepaper garbage can, trashcan garbage can, trashcan
basket/bin
bird, chick, bit of fluff, bit of chick chick
skirt (woman)
biro, ballpoint pen, pen ballpoint pen, pen ballpoint pen, pen
biscuit, bickie (sl) cookie cookie
bitch, cow, dog bitch bitch

bitter dark beer dark beer
black (person) black, Carribean- black, person of color,
Canadian African-American
blackboard blackboard, chalkboard blackboard, chalkboard
blinkers (horse) blinders blinders
block of flats apartment building, apartment building,
apartment block apartment house,
apartment complex
bloke, guy, chap, lad, geezer guy guy
Bloody hell!, Blinkin' heck!, Oh my God! (and?) Oh my God! (and?)
Blinkin' hell!, Oh my
God!, Crikey!, Blimey!, Flippin'
'eck!, Get away! Shitting hell!,
Sodding hell! Christ!
blue riband blue ribbon blue ribbon
blusher blusher, blush blush
blu tack poster putty, sticky sticky tack, poster putty
tack, fun tack
bobbin, reel, spool bobbin, reel, spool
bobby, cop, police constable police officer, Mountie, police officer, cop
(PC), policeman/woman, copper, patrolman, cop patrolman, trooper, state
PC Plod trooper
bobsleigh bobsled bobsled
body clock biological clock biological clock
bogey booger booger
bogeyman bogeyman, boogeyman bogeyman, boogeyman
boiled sweet hard candy hard candy
boiling boiling, broiling boiling, broiling
Bollocks!, Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!
Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes' Bonfire Night (Nfld) n/a
bonnet (on a car) hood hood
book (into a hotel), book a room book make a reservation, book
booking reservation, booking reservation
booking office ticket office ticket office
bookstall newsstand newsstand
boot (of car) trunk trunk
booze, alcohol, spirits, cargo alcohol, liquor, booze alcohol, liquor, Daddy's
(Glasgow only), plonk juice (Northern Virginia),
Daddy's soda (East Texas)
booze cruise (going over the n/a n/a
English Channel for the day or
weekend to purchase cheap alcohol)
booze-up, piss-up, bender ? ?
boozer, pub, bar bar, pub bar, pub
borstal reform school reform school
boss, gaffer, governor, guv, boss boss
guv'ner, head honcho
bottom drawer hope chest hope chest
Boxing Day Boxing Day n/a
braces (to hold up trousers) suspenders, braces suspenders
brackets brackets, parentheses parentheses
breadbin breadbox breadbox
break (play time at school) recess recess
breakfast, brekkie breakfast, brekkie breakfast
breeze-block cinder block cinder block
bricklayer, brickie bricklayer bricklayer
bridesmaid (child) flower girl, bridesmaid fl(take an inventory?)er
girl, bridesmaid
bring up (children) ? raise
Brit, Briton, British person Brit, Briton, British Brit, Briton, British
person person, Limey (offensive)
Brits, Brit Awards Junos Grammys
broad bean broad bean, fava bean fava bean
brolly, umbrella umbrella umbrella
brooch pin, brooch pin, brooch
broody (to describe a young woman ? ?
desiring a baby)
brook, stream creek, stream, brook creek, stream, brook
brown bread, wholemeal bread brown bread, whole whole wheat bread
wheat bread
brown sauce, HP sauce HP sauce HP sauce
Bugger! Buggeration! Shit! Shit! Damn! Shit! Damn!
Damn! Bloody hell! Bugger-it!
bugger, sodomite sodomite sodomite
buggy, pushchair stroller, buggy stroller, buggy
building site building site, construction site
construction site
building society, credit union, credit union credit union, cooperative
cooperative bank bank, savings and loan
association
bullshit, codswallop hogwash, baloney, BS, hogwash, baloney, BS,
bullshit bullshit
bum, bottom, backside, behind, butt, tush, bum, duff, butt, tush, fanny,
rear-end, arse, botty, jacksie fanny, keister, rear- derriere, rear-end,
end, buns, ass caboose, buns, duff,
keister, ass
bum bag fanny pack fanny pack
bumper (of car) fender, bumper fender
bun, batch, roll, bap, cob roll, bun roll, bun
bunches pigtails pigtails
bunk off, skive skip, play hooky skip, play hooky
off, (school/work)
bungalow rancher, bungalow bungalow, ranch house,
single-storey house
burgle burgle, burglarize burglarize
burns unit (in a hospital) burn unit burn unit
busker street busker street entertainer
busybody, nosey parker busybody, nosy parker busybody

butter bean lima bean lima bean
butty, sandwich, sarni sandwich sandwich
bye, cheerio, ta-ta, see ya bye, see ya, later, later bye, see ya, later, later
skater (any more?) skater (any more?!)
C
cable car cable car, gondola gondola
café, caff café, diner, sidewalk café, diner, sidewalk
café café
Calgary Calgary, cow town Calgary
call box, phone box phone booth phone booth
camp bed cot cot
campsite campground, campsite campground
can, tin tin, can can
Canada Canada, Great White Canada, Great White
North, Hollywood North
North
Canadian Canadian, Canuck, Canadian, Canuck
Johnny Canuck,
Snowbird (if you go
south for the winter)
candy floss candy floss, cotton cotton candy
candy
canteen, refectory, cafeteria cafeteria, canteen cafeteria
capital punishment capital punishment, death penalty, capital
death penalty punishment
capsicum, pepper pepper, capsicum, bell bell pepper, sweet
pepper pepper
car car, auto, automobile car, auto, automobile
caravan, mobile home trailer, mobile home, trailer, mobile home,
motor home, fifth motor home, fifth
wheel wheel, Winnebago
car boot sale, jumble sale garage sale, yard rummage sale, garage
sale, flea market sale, yard sale, flea
market, swap meet
caretaker janitor, custodian, janitor, custodian
caretaker
car mechanic car mechanic, auto car mechanic, auto
mechanic mechanic
carnival parade parade
car park parking lot, car park parking lot
carpenter, joiner carpenter carpenter

car pool car pool, HOV (high car pool, HOV (high
occupancy vehicle) occupancy vehicle)
cash dispenser, cashpoint, hole-in- ABM, ATM, bank ATM, bank machine,
the-wall machine, instant instant teller, cash
teller, cash machine machine
cashpoint, hole-in-the-wall, cash ABM, ATM, bank ATM, bank machine,
dispenser machine, cash cash machine, instant
machine, instant teller
teller
caster sugar, castor sugar berry sugar superfine sugar
casualty (hospital), accident & emergency, ER emergency, ER

emergency
catapult catapult, slingshot slingshot
cater for cater for, cater to cater to
cat’s eyes (embedded in road) cat's eyes, road road reflectors

reflectors
cattery (cat) kennel (cat) kennel
caving, potholing caving, spelunking spelunking
centenary centennial, centenary centennial
central reservation (road) median median
CEO, managing director CEO CEO
change down (gears) shift down shift down
chap, lad, bloke, guy guy, buddy guy
charge (officially, with a crime) charge, indict charge, indict

charity shop, Oxfam, second-hand thrift store, thrift thrift store, second-
shop, Sally Anne shop, Value Village, hand store, Value
Sally Anne Village
chat show talk show talk show
chav (England), ned (Scotland), scanger trailer trash trailer trash
(Ireland)
chemist pharmacist, druggist druggist, pharmacist
chemist’s pharmacy, drugstore drugstore, pharmacy
chequerboard, chessboard checkerboard checkerboard
chest of drawers chest of drawers, bureau, dresser, chest
dresser of drawers
chewing gum, gum, chuddy gum, chewing gum gum, chewing gum
chick, bird, bit of fluff (woman) chick chick, dame
chickory chickory, endive, endive, Belgian endive
Belgian endive
chickpea chickpea garbanzo bean,
chickpea
chief bridesmaid maid of honour, maid of honor, matron
matron of honour of honor
chimney (factory) smokestack smokestack
Chinese meal, a Chinese Chinese meal, Chinese Chinese meal, Chinese
chip van chip wagon, chip truck ?
chiropodist podiatrist, podiatrist
chiropodist
chips French fries/chips French fries
choc-ice ice cream bar ice cream bar
chocolate bar chocolate bar candy bar
Christmas, Crimbo, Chrimbo Christmas Christmas
Christmas cake Christmas cake n/a
Christian name, first name, given first name, given first name, given name,
name name, Christian name Christian name (unusual)
Christmas present Christmas present, Christmas present
Christmas box (Nfld)
cigarette, ciggy, ciggie, fag, cancer cigarette, smoke cigarette, smoke,
stick, coffin nail, faggerette cigaret
cinema, pictures, picture house, movie theatre, movie theater, theater,
flicks theatre, cinema movie house
circular saw circular saw, buzz saw circular saw, buzz saw
city centre city centre, downtown downtown
clever clogs, clever dick, smart smart ass, smart smart ass, wise guy,
arse, smart alec aleck, smarty smart aleck
cling film cling wrap plastic wrap, Saran
wrap
cloakroom checkroom, checkroom, coat check
cloakroom, coat check
closing down sale closing out sale closing out sale
clothes horse drying rack, clothes drying rack
horse
clothes peg clothespin clothespin
coach (long-distance) bus, Greyhound, bus, Greyhound
coach
coach station bus station, bus bus station
depot
cob, bun, batch, roll, bap roll, bun roll, bun
cock, cockerel cock, rooster rooster, cock
cockroach cockroach, roach cockroach, roach
codswallop, bullshit hogwash, baloney, BS, hogwash, baloney, BS,
bullshit bullshit
coffee coffee, java, joe, coffee, java, joe
timmy's
coffee break, tea break coffee break coffee break
coffin coffin, casket casket, coffin
colleague co-worker, colleague co-worker, colleague
comic comic book comic book
compere emcee emcee
comprehensive school, secondary high school high school
school, high school
condom, Durex, johnny, rubber condom, rubber, condom, rubber
johnny, French letter, nodder Trojan, safe, French
safe
cone, cornet (ice cream) cone cone
conscription conscription, draft draft
Conservative Party, Tories Progressive Republican Party

Conservative Party,
Canadian Alliance
Party, Tories
constituency riding, constituency (electoral) district
continental quilt, duvet, quilt duvet, quilt quilt
cooker stove stove, range

copper, PC Plod, bobby, cop, police police officer, police officer,
constable (PC), policeman/woman Mountie, patrolman, patrolman, smokey
smokey (dated), cop (dated), state trooper,
cop, trooper
cops, the Old Bill, pigs, the law, the police, RCMP, cops, cops, police, pigs (dated),
fuzz, police pigs, the fuzz, the the fuzz (dated), the
Mounties, the law, law, the heat
five-o, po-po
cordial, squash concentrated drink concentrated drink
coriander cilantro, coriander cilantro
corn corn, grain grain
corner shop, Spar convenience store, convenience store, 7-11,

dépanneur (Quebec), 7- mini-mart, variety store
11, milk store, mini-
mart, variety store
corn flour corn starch corn starch
cot crib crib

cot death crib death, SIDS crib death, SIDS
(Sudden Infant (Sudden Infant Death
Death Syndrome) Syndrome)
cotton thread thread
cotton buds Q-tips Q-tips
cotton wool cotton balls cotton balls, cotton
couch, settee, sofa sofa, couch, sofa, couch
Chesterfield
council estate housing project housing project, the
projects
council housing social housing, public public housing
housing
councillor councillor, alderman councilman,
councilwoman, alderman
country bumpkin, yokel country bumpkin, hillbilly, yokel
yokel
country's capital nation's capital nation's capital
courgette zucchini zucchini
court shoes pumps pumps
counterfoil (cheque) stub stub
court courthouse, courthouse, courtroom
courtroom
cover charge, entrance fee cover cover
covering letter cover letter cover letter

cowboy cowboy, buckaroo, cowboy, buckaroo,
wrangler wrangler
cram, swot (for exams) (v) cram cram
crayfish crayfish crayfish, crawfish
crazy, daft, barmy, batty, bonkers, crazy, wacko, wacky, crazy, wacko, wacky,
crackers, doolally, daft as a brush, nutty, batty, bonkers, nutty, batty, bonkers,
loony, loopy, nutty, off one's head, loony, nutty, off one’s loony, nutty, off one’s
off one's rocker, one sandwich rocker rocker
short of a picnic, out to lunch,
round the twist, wacko, wacky, off
one's trolley
crazy golf miniature golf, miniature golf, putt-
minigolf, mini-putt putt
cream cracker soda cracker, saltine soda cracker, saltine
creature creature, critter creature, critter
creche, day care, nursery day care day nursery, day care
creepy-crawly, insect insect, bug, creepy- insect, bug
crawly
crew cut (hair) crew cut, brush cut, crew cut, brush cut,
buzz cut buzz cut
crisps (potato) chips (potato) chips
crooked, skew-whiff crooked crooked

crossroads intersection, four way intersection, four way
cupboard (in the bedroom, or general storage) closet closet
cupboard (in the kitchen) cupboard cupboard
cup of tea, cuppa cup of tea cup of tea
curling tongs curling iron curling iron
current account chequing account checking account
curriculum vitae, CV résumé, curriculum résumé, curriculum
vitae, CV vitae, CV
curry house, balti, Indian Indian restaurant Indian restaurant
restaurant, Indian
curtains drapes, curtains drapes, curtains
cutlery cutlery, flatware silverware, flatware
cystitis urinary tract urinary tract infection

infection
D
dad, daddy dad, daddy dad, daddy, poppa, pops, pa
daddy long legs daddy long legs daddy longlegs, crane fly
dale, valley valley valley
day care, nursery, creche day care day nursery, day care
daypack, knapsack (small knapsack, daypack, knapsack, daypack
backpack for day hikes or for packsack
carrying books)
dd/mm/yy (date) dd/mm/yy, mm/dd/yy mm/dd/yy
dear, expensive expensive expensive

denim jacket denim jacket, jean jean jacket, denim jacket
jacket
deposit account savings account savings account
dessert, pudding, sweet, dessert dessert
afters
dessicated (coconut) shredded shredded
detached house single-family single-family home/house
home/house, detached
dialling code, area code area code area code
dialling tone dial tone dial tone
diamanté rhinestone rhinestone
diary, appointment diary appointment diary, appointment calendar,
schedule, datebook, schedule, datebook,
daybook, agenda, daybook, agenda, journal
planner
diary (personal account) diary journal, diary
dinner, lunch lunch lunch, dinner
dinner, tea, supper dinner, supper dinner, supper
dinner jacket, DJ, tuxedo tuxedo tuxedo
dish up serve dinner serve dinner
dived dived, dove dived, dove
diversion diversion, detour detour
docker longshoreman longshoreman
doctor, GP, general doctor, GP, general doctor, physician
practitioner practitioner, physician
doctor’s surgery, surgery doctor’s office doctor’s office
dog, mutt dog, pooch, mutt dog, pooch, mutt
dog end, fag end cigarette butt cigarette butt
do-it-yourself (DIY) do-it-yourself, remodelling
remodelling
dole pogey unemployment
dole queue unemployment line unemployment line
doner kebab donair, gyro donair, gyro
double cream heavy cream heavy cream
double-glazing double-glazing, storm storm windows

windows
doughnut doughnut, bismarck, doughnut, donut, bismarck,
Burlington bun (NS), Dutchie, long john
donut, Dutchie,
jambuster (Man & On),
long john
drainpipe drainpipe drainspout
draught excluder weather stripping weather stripping
draughts checkers checkers
drawing-pin thumb tack thumb tack, push-pin, tack
drawing room, reception living room, front room living room

room, living room, sitting (Maritimes)
room, lounge
dress, frock dress dress
dressing gown bathrobe, housecoat, bathrobe, housecoat

dressing gown
dressing table dresser dresser
drink driving drunk driving, impaired drunk driving, DWI, DUI
driving
driving licence driver's licence driver's license
(c for noun, s for verb) (c for noun, s for verb) (s for noun or verb)
drugs test (in sport) drug test drug test
drunk, plastered, smashed, drunk, pissed, ripped, drunk, ripped, wasted,
slaughtered, arse-holed, smashed, plastered, hammered, shit-faced, and?
sozzled, pissed, pissed as a wasted, stoned (old-
fart, pissed as a newt, fashioned), shit-faced,
pissed up, battered, bevvied, hammered, three
shit-faced, bevvied up, sheets to the wind,
caned, bladdered, blitzed, falling down drunk, and?
blootered, blotto, cabbaged,
drunk as a skunk, gatted,
lagered (up), lashed up,
leathered, legless, ripped,
mortalled, off one's chump,
off one's face, off one's
tits, out of it, paralytic,
pickled, pie-eyed, rat-arsed,
ratted, steaming, stewed,
three sheets to the wind,
trashed, trolleyed,
trousered, twatfaced,
twatted, sloshed, wankered,
wasted, well gone, tanked up
dry-stone wall, plasterboard drywall, gypsumboard, drywall, gypsumboard,
wallboard wallboard
dual carriageway divided highway, divided divided highway, divided
road road
dummy (for babies) pacifier, soother pacifier
dump, tip garbage dump garbage dump, landfill
dungarees overalls, bib overalls overalls, bib overalls
Durex, johnny, French condom, rubber, Trojan condom, rubber
letter, condom
dusk, twilight dusk, twilight, duckish dusk, twilight
(Nfld)
dustbin garbage can, trash can garbage can, trash can
dustman, binman garbageman, garbage garbage collector,
collector garbageman
duvet, quilt, continental quilt duvet, quilt quilt
E
earthworm earthworm, night crawler earthworm, night crawler,
nightwalker
easy, piece of piss, piss easy easy
easy
economy, second class economy, coach coach
edgeways edgewise edgewise

educationalist, educator educator
educationist
Eh? Eh? Huh?
eiderdown comforter comforter
elastic band elastic band, rubber band rubber band
electricity (at home), hydro electricity
lecky
emulsion paint latex paint latex paint
end-of-year party prom prom

(school)
endorsement endorsement, endorsation endorsement
engaged (phone) busy busy
engaged tone busy signal busy signal
engine engine motor, engine
entrance fee, cover cover cover
charge
Essex girls Surrey girls (BC) Valley girls
estate agent realtor, real estate agent realtor, real estate agent
estate car station wagon station wagon
everywhere everywhere everywhere, everyplace

exclamation mark exclamation mark, exclamation point
exclamation point
ex-directory (phone) unlisted unlisted
exhaust pipe tailpipe tailpipe
expensive, dear expensive expensive
expiry date expiry date, expiration date expiration date
ex-serviceman/woman ex-serviceman/woman, vet, veteran, vet
veteran
extra time (game) overtime overtime
F
fag, cigarette, ciggy, cigarette, smoke, butt cigarette, smoke, cigaret
ciggie
fag end, dog end cigarette butt cigarette butt
faggots meat balls meat balls
fairy, poofta, pansy, gay, fag, faggot, homo, gay, fag, faggot, homo, fairy,
gay, bent, queer, poof, fairy, queer, lesbo, nancy, (all queer, lesbo, (all offensive, except
nancy boy, woofta (all offensive, except for `gay') for `gay')
offensive, except for `gay')
fairy cake cupcake cupcake

fancy dress party costume party costume party
fair fair, carnival fair, carnival

fairy lights Christmas lights Christmas lights
family allowance child benefit, baby bonus, child tax benefit
child tax benefit
fantastic, ace, blinding, fantastic fantastic

brill, brilliant, the dog's
bollocks, smashing,
mega, fab, wicked, dead
good
fanny, vagina vagina vagina
farm (small, for pleasure) hobby farm hobby farm
fart, fluff, trump, break fart fart

wind, blow off, bottom
burp, botty burp, guff,
let off, let one go, let
(one) rip
Father Christmas, Santa Santa Claus Santa Claus
Claus
fell (a tree) fell, fall fell, fall
feller feller, faller feller, faller
female undergraduate coed (dated) coed (dated)
film movie, film movie, motion picture, film
financial year financial year, fiscal year fiscal year

finger (the) Trudeau salute, the finger, the finger, one-fingered
one-fingered salute, highway salute, highway salute
salute
fire brigade, fire fire department fire department
service
fire engine fire truck, fire engine fire truck, fire engine
fire station fire hall fire station, fire house

first name, given name, first name, given name first name, given name
Christian name
fish fingers fish sticks fish sticks
fishing boat fishing boat, fishboat (esp fishing boat
BC)
fit (epileptic) seizure, fit seizure, fit
fitted carpet wall-to-wall carpet wall-to-wall carpet

fizzy drink, pop pop, soft drink soda, soft drink, pop
(Midwest), soda pop, etc.
flannel face cloth, washcloth face cloth, washcloth
flat apartment, condo, apartment, condo,
condominium condominium
flatmate, housemate roommate, housemate roommate
flat tyre, puncture flat tire flat (tire)
flavoursome flavoursome, flavourful flavorsome, flavorful
flex cord cord
flick-knife switchblade switchblade
flip-flops flip-flops, thongs thongs, flip-flops
flirt flirt, make out with flirt, make out with someone,
someone, make a move on make a pass at someone, make
someone, make moves on time with someone, make eyes
someone at someone, make a play for
someone
floor floor, storey storey
flyer (advert) flyer, shopper flyer, shopper
flyover flyover, overpass overpass
football, soccer, togger soccer soccer
footballer soccer player soccer player
fortnight, two weeks two weeks two weeks
fortnightly, biweekly biweekly biweekly
4x4 (not a pick-up truck), SUV, Sports Utility Vehicle SUV, Sports Utility Vehicle
Discovery
four-poster bed four-poster bed, canopy bed canopy bed
four-wheel drive four-wheel drive, all-wheel four-wheel drive, all-wheel
drive, AWD drive, AWD
foyer foyer, lobby lobby
freefone toll-free toll-free
French beans, runner string beans, green beans string beans, green beans
beans, green beans
French-Canadian French-Canadian, pepsi French-Canadian
(derog), Franco, frog (derog)
Franco-Canadian,
francophone, Quebecer,
Quebecois, Quebecoise,
Quebecker
French kiss, snog neck, French, French kiss, French kiss, make out, neck
tonsil hockey, swap spit (dated)
French letter, condom, condom, rubber condom, rubber
Durex, johnny
fresher freshman, frosh (sl) freshman, frosh (sl)
fridge fridge fridge, icebox
friend (female, of female) friend, girlfriend friend, girlfriend
fringe bangs bangs
frock, dress dress dress
fruit machine slot machine, VLT, video one-armed bandit, slot
lottery machine machine
frying pan frying pan, skillet, fry pan skillet, fry pan, frying pan
Fucking hell! Chuffin' Fucking hell! Fucking hell!

hell! Bloody hell! For
fuck's sake!, For Pete's
sake! Frigging hell!
Fuck off!, Get lost!, Bog Fuck off! Fuck off!
off!, Clear off!, Buzz
off!, Knob off!, Piss
off!, Naff off!, On your
bike!, Sod off! Sod you!,
Up your bum!, Up yours!,
Bugger off!, Get
stuffed!
full-board American plan (unusual) American plan (unusual)
full stop (punctuation mark) period period

funeral parlour funeral home, funeral funeral home, funeral parlor
parlour, funeral chapel
funfair amusement park amusement park
funny bone ? crazy bone, funny bone
further education continuing education continuing education
G
gangway, aisle aisle aisle
gaol, the nick, prison, prison, jail, clink prison, jail, pen,
jail, clink, slammer penitentiary, pokey, penitentiary, hoosegow,
hoosegow, pen, lock-up pokey, lock-up
garden yard yard
gay, poof, poofta, bent, gay, fag, faggot, homo, gay, fag, faggot, homo, fairy,
queer, nancy boy, fairy, queer, lesbo, nancy, queer, lesbo, (all offensive except
pansy, fairy, bent as a (all offensive except for 'gay') for 'gay')
nine bob note, woofter

(all offensive except for 'gay')
gear box transmission transmission
gearstick gearshift, stick shift gearshift, stick shift
general practitioner, doctor, GP, general doctor, physician
doctor, GP practitioner, physician
Gents Men’s Room Men’s Room
geologist geologist geologist, rockhound
get your knickers in a get your panties in a bunch get your panties in a wad
twist
gherkin dill pickle, pickled pickle, pickled cucumber
cucumber
Girl Guide Girl Guide Girl Scout
giro welfare cheque welfare check
given name, Christian given name, first name first name, given name
name, first name
give way (street sign) yield yield
glandular fever glandular fever, mononucleosis
mononucleosis
glasses, specs, glasses, specs eyeglasses, glasses, eyeglasses,
spectacles spectacles spectacles, specs
glove box glove box, jockey box, glove compartment
glove compartment
goalkeeper goalkeeper, goaltender goaltender
gobbledegook, gobbledegook, gobbledegook, gobbledygook,
gobbledygook gobbledygook, bafflegab bafflegab
golden syrup corn syrup corn syrup
goodbye, bye, cheerio, goodbye, bye, see you goodbye, bye, see you (later)
ta ta, ta ta for now, (later)
see you (later), toodle
pip (dated)
goods train freight train freight train
goose pimples goose bumps goose bumps
gossip, goss, tittle- gossip, scuttlebutt, tittle- gossip, scuttlebutt, tittle-
tattle tattle tattle
got (past participle) gotten, got gotten, got
GP, general doctor, GP, general doctor, physician
practitioner, doctor practitioner, physician
gradient gradient, grade grade
grandma, nan, nanny, grandma, gramma (informal), grandma, gramma (informal),
gran gran, nan (Nfld) gran
grandpa, grampy, grandpa, grampa, gramps, grandpa, grampa, gramps,
grandad, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddad, grandad,
granddad granddaddy, grandaddy granddaddy, grandaddy
grass, grasser (n) informer, snitch informer, snitch

grass (v), shop tattle tattle
grease-proof paper wax paper wax paper
green fingers green thumb green thumb
gribbit (frog) ribbit ribbit

grill (v) broil broil
ground floor ground floor, main floor first floor
G-string G-string, thong thong, G-string
guide dog guide dog, seeing eye dog guide dog, seeing eye dog
Guide Dogs for the Guide Dogs for the Blind, Guiding Eyes for the Blind,
Blind Guiding Eyes for the Blind Guide Dogs for the Blind
guillotine paper cutter, guillotine paper cutter
gutter eavestrough gutter
guy, chap, lad, bloke, guy guy
geezer
Guy Fawkes', Bonfire Bonfire Night (Nfld) n/a
Night
H
hair grip bobby pin bobby pin
hair slide barrette barrette
hair spray, hair lacquer hair spray hair spray
half-board Modified American Plan Modified American Plan

(MAP) (unusual) (MAP) (unusual)
hall auditorium, hall auditorium, hall
hall of residence (uni) dorm, res dorm
hamburger, hamburger, burger hamburger, burger
burger, beefburger
handbag handbag, purse purse, pocketbook
hand brake parking brake, emergency parking brake, emergency
brake brake
hang up, ring off hang up hang up
hanky panky, get off making out making out
with
happy slapping ? ?
hardback (book) hardback, hardcover hardcover, hardback
hardware hardware housewares
harmonica, mouth harmonica, mouth organ, harmonica
organ mouth harp
hash (sign on phone) pound key, pound pound key, pound
haulage haulage trucking
have a natter shoot the shit shoot the breeze
hazelnut hazelnut hazelnut, filbert
headlamp, headlight headlight, headlamp headlight
headmaster, headmaster, headmistress, principal
headmistress, head head teacher
teacher
health farm spa spa
healthy healthy healthy, healthful
hen night bachelorette party, bachelorette party, stagette
stagette party party
hessian burlap burlap
hiccup hiccup hiccup, hiccough
high heels, stilettos spike heels, high heels spike heels, high heels
high school, secondary school, high high school, junior high,
comp, secondary school, junior high, senior senior high
school, comprehensive high
school
high street main street, main drag main street, main drag
hire car rental car rental car

hire purchase, HP, instalment plan instalment plan
never-never
hit the sack hit the sack, hit the hay hit the hay
hob hot plate, burner hot plate, burner
hockey field hockey field hockey
hole-in-the-wall, ABM, ATM, bank machine, ATM, bank machine, cash
cashpoint, cash cash machine, instant teller machine, instant teller
dispenser
holiday, hols vacation, holiday vacation
holidaymaker holidaymaker, vacationer vacationer
home affairs ? domestic affairs
homely (room that is homely, homey homey

pleasant & comfortable)
Hooch (alco-pop drink) Mike's Hard Lemonade ?
hoover, vacuum vacuum cleaner vacuum cleaner
cleaner, vac
hoover, vacuum (v) vacuum vacuum
horse manure horse manure, horse bun, horse manure, road apple
road apple
hose, hosepipe hose hose
hotch-potch hodgepodge hodgepodge
hot flush hot flash hot flash

housecoat housecoat housedress
housemate, flatmate roommate, housemate, roommate, roomie
roomie
House of Commons House of Commons House of Representatives
housewife housewife, homemaker homemaker, housewife
housing estate subdivision, housing track housing, subdivision

development
How are you? How's it How are you? How's it How are you? How's it
hanging? How's going? What's up? going? What's up?
tricks? All
right? How's it going?
HP, never-never, hire instalment plan instalment plan
purchase
I
iced lolly, lolly popsicle popsicle
ice hockey hockey, NHL ice hockey, hockey,
NHL
ice hockey player hockey player, puckster hockey player
ice pops freezies ?
ice rink arena, ice rink, ice pad, ice rink
ice palace (specifically for
hockey)
ice rink machine (??) Zamboni ice rink machine (??)
icing icing, frosting frosting, icing
icing sugar icing sugar powdered sugar,
confectioner’s sugar
identity parade line-up line-up
ill, poorly, sick sick sick
immersion (heater) water heater water heater
income support, on the dole welfare, pogey welfare
Indian, Asian East Indian, South Indian, South Asian

Asian
Indian meal, an Indian Indian meal, Indian Indian meal, Indian
Indian restaurant, Indian, Indian restaurant Indian restaurant

curry house, balti
indicator, winker (on a car) turn signal lever, turn turn signal
signal
indirect speech, reported indirect speech, indirect speech,
speech reported speech, reported speech,
indirect discourse indirect discourse
Inland Revenue Revenue Canada, RevCan Internal Revenue
Service (IRS)
insect, creepy-crawly insect, bug, creepy- insect, bug
crawly
inside leg inseam inseam
interval intermission intermission
in-tray in-tray, in-basket in-tray, in-basket
inverted commas quotation marks quotation marks
J
jab (injection) shot shot
jacket potato, baked potato baked potato baked potato
jail, gaol, the nick, prison, clink, prison, jail, clink ,pen, prison, jail, hoosegow,
slammer penitentiary, lock-up penitentiary, jailhouse,
hoosegow, jailhouse, lock-up, pen, pokey
pokey
jam jelly, jam jelly
jeans jeans blue jeans, jeans

jelly Jell-o Jell-o
jersey, pullover, jumper, sweater sweater
sweater
Jock, Scotsman Scotsman Scotsman
Joe Bloggs Joe Blow, Joe Public, Joe Blow, Joe Public,
John Doe, Joe Bloggs, John Doe
Bloggins
jogging bottoms, tracksuit track pants sweat pants
bottoms
johnny, French letter, condom, condom, rubber condom, rubber
Durex
joint (marijuana), spliff, wacky- joint, grass, hash, joint, grass, hash,
backy, grass, hash, skunk, reefer, BC bud reefer
reefer
joint (meat) roast roast
jug jug, pitcher pitcher
juggernaut, articulated lorry, tractor-trailer, semi, tractor-trailer, semi,

artic semi-trailer, rig, trailer semi-trailer, rig,
truck, fifth wheel, 18- trailer truck
wheeler
jumble sale, car boot sale garage sale, yard sale, rummage sale, garage
flea market sale, yard sale, flea
market, swap meet
jumper, sweater, jersey, sweater sweater
pullover
jump lead jumper cable, booster jumper cable, booster

cable cable
K
ketchup, tomato sauce ketchup ketchup, catsup
kilometre kilometre, klick kilometer
kipper smoked herring smoked herring
kitchen roll, paper towel paper towel paper towel
knackered, shattered, worn worn out, pooped, pooped worn out, tired, all in,
out, bollocksed, buggered, out, tuckered out (all) tuckered out,
cream crackered, fagged pooped out, pooped
(out), whacked, wiped out,
zonked
knapsack, daypack knapsack, daypack, knapsack, daypack,
packsack packsack
knickers, undies, smalls, pants panties, underwear, panties, underwear,
(female) undies, ginch, gonch, undies
gitch, gotch
get your knickers in a twist get your panties in a get your panties in a
bunch wad
L
Labour Party Liberal Party Democratic Party
lad, bloke, guy, chap, guy, lad (Nfld) guy
geezer
ladder (in tights) run (in pantyhose) run
ladies women’s room, ladies room women’s room, ladies room
ladybird ladybug ladybug
lager (light beer) lager, beer beer
larch larch, tamarack larch
larder, pantry pantry pantry
last orders (pub) last call last call
launderette, laundrette laundromat, coin laundry laundromat
laundry basket laundry basket, laundry laundry hamper
hamper
lay-by pull-off pull-off
lead (for dog) leash leash
leave school graduate graduate
lecturer (university teacher professor professor
without PhD)
let, rent, let out rent rent
letterbox mailbox, mail slot mailbox, mail slot
level crossing railway crossing, level railroad crossing, grade
crossing crossing
lice, nits lice, cooties lice, cooties
licence plate, number plate licence plate license plate
lie-in, to have a sleep in sleep in
life insurance, life life insurance life insurance
assurance
life jacket life jacket life preserver, life vest
lift elevator elevator
lighthouse lighthouse lighthouse, light station
lightning conductor lightning rod lightning rod
liquidizer, liquidiser blender blender
little finger pinkie pinkie
living room, sitting room, living room, sitting room living room
lounge, drawing room,
reception room
lollipop lollipop, sucker sucker, lollipop
lollipop lady/man crossing guard crossing guard
lolly, iced lolly popsicle popsicle
Loch Ness monster, Nessie Ogopogo Champie (NE USA)
lodger lodger, boarder boarder
lonely lonely, lonesome lonely, lonesome
long jump long jump, broad jump long jump, broad jump
long-sighted far-sighted far-sighted
loo, bog, lav, toilet (in a toilet, bathroom, biffy, john, bathroom, can,
home) john, lav, shitter, crapper, shithouse, outhouse, toilet
can, loo, pisser, the head
loo roll, toilet paper, toilet toilet paper bathroom tissue, toilet
roll paper
lorry truck truck
lorry driver truck driver, teamster teamster, trucker
lost property lost and found lost and found
lounge, drawing room, living room, sitting room living room
reception room, living
room, sitting room
love bite love bite, hickey hickey
luggage baggage, luggage baggage, luggage
lumberjack logger, lumberjack logger
lunch, dinner lunch lunch
lunch box lunch box, lunch pail, brown lunch box, lunch pail, brown
bag bag
M
macaroni cheese macaroni and cheese, macaroni and cheese
Kraft dinner
mac(k), raincoat raincoat raincoat
mad, crazy crazy crazy
main course entrée, main course entrée, main course
main road main road, highway highway
male prostitute, rent male prostitute male prostitute
boy
mange-tout snow peas, sugar peas snow peas, sugar peas
manic depression manic depression, bipolar manic depression, bipolar
man of the match most valuable player most valuable player
marks marks, grades grades
marrow vegetable marrow vegetable marrow, gourd
mashed potato, mash, mashed potato mashed potato
Smash
masking tape duct tape, masking tape duct tape, masking tape
maths math math
mature (cheese) mature, sharp, vintage mature, sharp, vintage
mayor mayor, reeve mayor
merry-go-round, carousel, merry-go-round carousel, merry-go-round
roundabout
Mexican wave wave wave
Middle East Middle East, Mideast Middle East, Mideast
mileometer odometer odometer
mince, minced beef ground beef, minced meat ground beef
minor collision (between fender-bender fender-bender
vehicles)
mobile home, caravan trailer, mobile home, trailer, mobile home, motor
motor home, fifth wheel, home, fifth wheel, Winnebago
RV (recreational vehicle)
mobile phone, mobile, cell(ular) phone, mobile cell(ular) phone, mobile phone
moby phone
moggie, pussy, cat, cat, pussycat cat, pussycat
pussycat
money, brass, loot, lolly, money money
bread, bunce, dosh,
spondulicks, dough,
lookah, wonga
Monopolies & Mergers Competition Tribunal Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Commission, Office of
Fair Trading
mosquito, mozzie mosquito, skeeter mosquito, skeeter
most successful most successful most successful, winningest (sl)
Mother's Day, Mother's Day Mother's Day
Mothering Sunday
motorbike motorbike, hog, motorcycle, hog motorbike
motorcycle
motorway highway, freeway, freeway, expressway, highway,
autoroute (Quebec), interstate, superhighway
superhighway
mountaineer mountaineer mountaineer, alpinist
mouth organ, harmonica harmonica, mouth organ, harmonica
mouth harp
mudguard fender fender
muesli granola granola
multi-purpose vehicle, minivan minivan
MPV, people carrier
multi-storey car park parkade, parking garage parking garage
mum, mummy mom, mommy, mum, mom, mommy, mama
mummy
mummy's boy mama's boy mama's boy
Murphy's Law, Sod's Murphy's Law Murphy's Law
Law
Musical Statues Freeze Dance Freeze Dance
N
nail varnish nail polish, nail enamel nail polish, nail enamel
nancy boy, pansy, fairy, gay, gay, fag, faggot, homo, gay, fag, faggot, fairy,
poof, poofta, bent, queen, queer, queen, fairy, queer, lesbo, queen, homo, fairy,
(all offensive except for `gay`) nancy, (all offensive except lesbo, (all offensive
for `gay`) except for `gay`)
napkin, serviette napkin, serviette napkin, table napkin
nappy diaper, Pampers diaper, Pampers
National Health Service (NHS) Medical Services Plan Medicaid
(MSP)
national insurance number social insurance number, social security number
SIN
(Native) American Indian, Red Indian, native, aborigine, Indian, native, Native
Indian (offensive) Native American, American, American
aboriginal Indian
Native American Indians, First Nations, aborigines, Indians, natives,
American Indians, Red Indians First Peoples, natives, American Indians,
(offensive) Canadian Indians, Native Native Americans, Red
Americans, Red Indians Indians (offensive)
(offensive)
nativity scene nativity scene, manger nativity scene, manger
scene scene
naturist, nudist nudist nudist
neat (drink) straight straight
neighbourhood neighbourhood neighborhood, 'hood
net curtains sheers sheers, underdrapes
never-never, hire purchase, HP instalment plan instalment plan
new recruit rookie rookie
newspaper clipping press clipping press clipping
newsreader newscaster, news anchor newscaster, anchor
newsagent’s newsstand newsstand
nick, pinch, steal steal, punk'd steal
nightdress, nightie nightgown, nightie, nightgown, nightie,
nightdress nightdress
nightshift nightshift, graveyard shift nightshift, graveyard
shift
nosey parker, busybody busybody, nosy parker busybody
note (money) bill bill
noticeboard bulletin board, message bulletin board,
board message board
noughts and crosses tic-tac-toe, X's & O's tic-tac-toe
nowhere nowhere nowhere, no place

nudist, naturist nudist nudist
number plate, licence plate licence plate license plate
Numbers: one hundred and one hundred twenty three one hundred twenty-
twenty three three
nursery, crèche, day care day care, nursery day nursery, day care,
nursery
nuttier than a fruitcake nuttier than a fruitcake, nutty, fruitcake, as
crazier than a bag of crazy as a loon, out of
hammers w(h)ack, pop one's
cork
O
OAP, old aged pensioner, senior, OAP, old aged senior, senior citizen
pensioner, senior citizen pensioner, senior
citizen
odds and ends, odds and sods, odds and ends odds and ends
bits and bobs
old age pension old age security social security check
off-licence, offie, beer & wine liquor store, bond store liquor store
store (Nfld)
oilskins slicker, sou'wester (east slicker
coast)
old boy, old girl alumnus, alumni, alumna, alumni, alumnus, alumna,
alum alum
on foot on foot, afoot on foot, afoot
on heat in heat in heat

ONO (or nearest offer) OBO (or best offer) OBO (or best offer)
open-plan (house) open-plan, open concept open-plan
operating theatre operating room, OR operating room, OR
optician optometrist, optician optometrist
out tray out tray, out basket out tray, out basket
oven glove oven mitt oven mitt
overalls (different from American coveralls coveralls
'overalls`)
overheads overhead overhead
overtake (a car) pass pass
Oxfam, second-hand shop, charity thrift store, second- thrift store, second-
shop hand store, Value hand store, Value
Village Village
P
pack of cards deck of cards deck of cards
pad, sanitary towel, brick maxi-pad, pad (feminine) napkin,
pad, maxi-pad
paddling pool wading pool wading pool
pager, beeper pager, beeper beeper
pancake pancake, flapjack, ploye pancake, flapjack,

hotcake
pancake roll, spring roll egg roll, spring roll egg roll, spring roll
pansy, fairy, gay, poof, poofta, gay, fag, faggot, homo, gay, fag, faggot,
bent, queer, nancy boy, (all fairy, queer, lesbo, nancy, homo, fairy, queer,
offensive, except for `gay`) (all offensive, except for lesbo, (all offensive,
`gay`) except for `gay`)
pantry, larder pantry pantry
pants, knickers, undies, smalls panties, underwear, panties, underwear,

(female) undies, ginch, gonch, undies
gitch, gotch
paperback paperback, softcover paperback,
softcover
paper knife letter opener letter opener
paper round paper route paper route
parka, anorak parka, anorak parka
parliament parliament congress
paraffin paraffin, kerosene kerosene

pass away, pop one's clogs pass away pass away, pass
pastry base crust crust

patience, solitaire (card game) solitaire solitaire
patrol car, panda car squad car, patrol car, squad car, patrol
smokey (dated) car, smokey (dated)
pavement sidewalk sidewalk, pavement
(unusual)
pay cut wage cut, rollback, pay wage cut, rollback,
cut pay cut
pay packet pay packet, pay envelope pay envelope

pay slip pay slip, pay stub, pay pay slip, pay stub,
statement pay statement
pedestrian crossing, zebra crosswalk crosswalk
crossing
pelican crossing pedestrian-controlled pedestrian-
crosswalk controlled
crosswalk
pelmet valance valance
people carrier, MPV, multi- minivan minivan
purpose vehicle,
pensioner, OAP, old aged senior, OAP, old aged senior, senior
pensioner pensioner citizen
pepper, capsicum pepper, capsicum, bell bell pepper, sweet
pepper pepper
percolator (coffee) percolator, perk percolator
perfume, scent perfume perfume

pernickety pernickety, persnickety pernickety,
(informal) persnickety
(informal)
personnel department personnel department, human resources
human resources
perspex plexiglass plexiglass
petrol gas, gasoline gas, gasoline
petrol station, filling station, gas station, filling station, gas station, filling
service station gas bar, service station station, service
station
phone (v), on the phone, phone in, phone, call, phone in, call call, call in, call up,
phone up, ring, ring round, ring in, phone up, call up, call call round
up round
phone box, call box phone booth phone booth
photocopier Xerox machine, Xerox machine,

photocopier photocopier
physiotherapist, physio physiotherapist, physio physical therapist
pick up, pick up truck pick up, pick up truck pick up, pick up
truck
pictures, cinema, picture house movie theatre, theatre movie theatre,
theater
pig pig, hog pig, hog
pigsty pigsty, pigpen pigpen, pigsty
pigtail, plaits braids braids
pillar box, postbox mailbox mailbox
pillock useless or stupid person useless or stupid
person
pillowcase pillowcase, pillow slip pillowcase, pillow
slip
pinafore jumper jumper
pinch, steal, nick steal steal
pinny, apron apron apron
pissed, drunk, plastered, pissed, drunk, ripped, drunk, ripped,
smashed, slaughtered, arse- smashed, plastered, wasted, hammered,
holed, sozzled, pissed, pissed as a wasted, stoned (old- shit-faced, and?
fart, pissed as a newt, pissed up, fashioned) , shit-faced,
battered, bevvied, shit-faced, hammered, three sheets
bevvied up, caned, bladdered, to the wind, falling down
blitzed, blootered, blotto, drunk, and?
cabbaged, drunk as a skunk,
gatted, lagered (up), lashed up,
leathered, legless, ripped,
mortalled, off one's chump, off
one's face, off one's tits, out of
it, paralytic, pickled, pie-eyed,
rat-arsed, ratted, steaming,
stewed, three sheets to the
wind, trashed, trolleyed,
trousered, twatfaced, twatted,
sloshed, wankered, wasted, well
gone, tanked up
pissed off, hacked off, miffed, pissed, pissed off pissed
naffed off, narked, ticked off,
brassed off, cheesed off
pitch (sport) field field
pit stop pit stop, rest stop, rest rest stop, rest area
area
placement, work experience internship internship
plaits, pigtail braids braids
plaster, sticky plaster, sticking band aid band aid
plaster
plasterboard drywall, wallboard, drywall, wallboard,
gypsumboard gypsumboard, sheet
rock
plimsolls, pumps Keds Keds
Plough (constellation) Big Dipper Big Dipper
pluck (with tweezers) pluck, tweeze pluck, tweeze
plughole drain drain
pneumatic drill pneumatic drill, pneumatic drill,
jackhammer jackhammer
pocket money allowance allowance
podgy pudgy pudgy
polar neck, roll-neck turtleneck turtleneck
police, cops, the Old Bill, pigs, police, RCMP, cops, pigs, police, cops, pigs
the law, the fuzz , bizzies the fuzz, the Mounties, (dated), the fuzz
the law, five-o, po-po (dated), the heat,
the law
policeman/woman, copper, PC police officer, Mountie, police officer,
Plod, bobby, cop, police constable patrolman, smokey (dated), patrolman, smokey
cop, policeman/woman, (dated), state
police constable trooper,
cop, trooper
polling station polling station, polling polling station,
place polling place
polo neck turtle neck turtle neck
polystyrene styrofoam styrofoam
poo, poo-poo poo, poo-poo, poop poop, poo

poof, poofta, bent, queer, nancy gay, fag, faggot, homo, gay, fag, faggot,
boy, pansy, fairy, gay (all offensive, fairy, queer, lesbo, nancy, homo, fairy, queer,
except for `gay`) ass-pirate lesbo
poorly, sick, ill sick sick
pop, fizzy drink, soft drink pop, soft drink soda, soft drink,
soda pop, pop, cold
drink
Poppy Day, Remembrance Day Remembrance Day, Poppy Veteran’s Day,
Day Memorial Day
porch porch, veranda porch, veranda
porcupine porcupine, porky porcupine, porky

pork scratchings pork rinds pork rinds
porridge porridge, oatmeal oatmeal
positive discrimination employment equity, affirmative action
affirmative action,
positive discrimination
post mail, post mail
postal order money order money order

post(age) & packing (p&p) shipping & handling (s&h) shipping & handling
(s&h)
postbag mailbag mailbag
postbox mailbox mailbox
postcode postal code zip code
postgraduate student graduate student graduate student
postman mailman, letter carrier mailman, letter

carrier
postbox, pillar box mailbox mailbox
poste restante general delivery- general delivery
post mortem autopsy autopsy

postnatal postnatal, postpartum postnatal,
postpartum
postponement postponement, raincheck postponement,
raincheck
potatoes, spuds potatoes potatoes
potter (v) putter putter
potty crazy crazy
pound, quid, sterling dollar, buck, loonie (one dollar, buck,
dollar), toonie, twoonie greenback, a single
(two) (one dollar)
power cut power cut, power failure, outage
outage
power point, socket outlet, socket outlet, socket
pram baby carriage baby carriage
prat stupid or foolish stupid or foolish
prawn shrimp, prawn shrimp

prawn cocktail shrimp cocktail shrimp cocktail
pregnant, up the duff, to have a pregnant pregnant
bun in the oven
premature baby premature baby, preemie premature baby,
preemie
pre-menstrual tension (PMT) pre-menstrual syndrome pre-menstrual
(PMS) syndrome (PMS)
press stud snap snap fastener, snap
press-ups push-ups push-ups
primary school elementary school, grade elementary school,

school grade school
prime minister prime minister, first president (nearest
minister equiv.), prez (slang),
Mr President
prise open pry open pry open
prison, jail, gaol, the nick, clink, prison, jail, hoosegow prison, jail, lock-up
slammer, chokey penitentiary, clink, pen, penitentiary,
jailhouse, lock-up, pokey hoosegow,
jailhouse, pen,
pokey
private detective, private eye private detective, private private detective,
(just referring to a magazine) investigator, private eye private
investigator,
private eye
pub, public house, bar, boozer, bar, pub, beer parlour bar
rub-a-dub
publican bar owner bar owner
public school, private school private school private school
public prosecutor, crown, crown crown, crown prosecutor, district attorney
prosecutor crown counsel, federal
prosecutor, provincial
prosecutor
public conveniences, ladies, washroom, ladies, women’s restroom, comfort
gents, WCs, toilets room, men’s room station, bathroom,
ladies, women’s
room, men’s room
public transport transit, mass transit transit, mass
transit
pudding, dessert, sweet, afters dessert dessert
puke, throw up, blow chunks, barf, puke, upchuck, barf, puke,
barf, chuck, chuck up, chuck throw up upchuck, blow one's
one's guts up, chunder, gip, hurl, lunch, blow one's
pray to the porcelain god, ralph, cookies, spit
spew, spew up, spew one's guts (something up),
up, be sick, honk throw up, toss
one's cookies
pullover, jumper, sweater, jersey sweater sweater
pumps, plimsolls gym shoes gym shoes
puncture flat flat, blow out
purse change purse change purse, coin
purse
push-bike, bicycle, bike bicycle, bike bicycle, bike
pushchair, buggy stroller, buggy stroller, buggy
pussy, cat, pussycat, moggie cat, pussycat cat, pussycat

pylon hydro tower ?
Q
quarrel, slanging match, argument, quarrel, spat argument, quarrel, spat
argument, row
queer, Nancy boy, pansy, gay, fag, faggot, homo, gay, fag, faggot, homo,
fairy, gay, poof, poofta, fairy, queer, lesbo, (all queer, lesbo, (all offensive,
bent (all offensive, except for offensive, except for `gay`) except for `gay`)
`gay`)
question time (parliament) question period ?
queue (v), queue up stand in line stand in line, line up, stand
on line (NYC)
queue (n) line up, queue (Victoria, line
B.C.)
quilt, continental quilt, duvet, quilt quilt
duvet
quizmaster host host
quotation quotation, estimate, a estimate, a quote
quote
R
RAC, AA CAA AAA
racism, racialism racism, racialism racism

railway railway railroad
railwayman railwayman rail worker, railroad worker
rain (weather forecast) rain, precipitation rain, precipitation
raincoat, mac(k) raincoat, slicker raincoat, slicker
randy randy, horny horny

ratepayer ratepayer ?
reader associate professor associate professor
really (I had a really real, really real, really
good time)
reception reception, front desk front desk
receptionist receptionist, desk clerk receptionist, desk clerk
reception living room living room

room, living room,
sitting room, lounge,
drawing room
recliner recliner, la-z-boy recliner, la-z-boy
red light, traffic red light, stop light red light, stop light
light
redundancy layoff, downsize, layoff, downsize, rightsize
rightsize
redundant laid off laid off
reel (as in cotton reel) spool spool
register register, roster roster
registrar (hospital) admitting officer admitting officer
registrar (marriage) justice of the peace justice of the peace
/ registrar
registry office City Hall City Hall
(births, marriages &
deaths)
reindeer reindeer, caribou, cariboo reindeer, caribou
(rare)
reverse (car) back up back up
Remembrance Day, Remembrance Day, Poppy Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day
Poppy Day Day
rent, let, let out rent rent
rent boy, male male prostitute, rent boy, male prostitute, rent boy, male
prostitute male escort, escort escort, escort
repayable repayable, payable payable
repeat (TV) repeat, rerun repeat, rerun
report report card report card
residents’ neighbourhood neighborhood association

association association, subdivision
association
resit (exam) retake retake

result (exam) score, grade score, grade
retirement party retirement party, roast retirement party, roast
return (ticket), day return, round-trip round-trip

return
reverse the charges call collect, reverse the call collect
charges
rib-eye steak (unusual) rib-eye steak rib-eye steak, Delmonica steak
ring, ring round, ring phone, call, phone in, call call, call in, call up, call round
up, phone, on the in, phone up, call up, call
phone, phone in, round
phone up, bell, buzz
Ring-a-ring o' roses, Ring-a-ring o' roses, Ring-a-ring o' roses,
A pocket full of A pocket full of posies, A pocket full of posies,
posies, Ashes! Ashes! Ashes! Ashes!
A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down. We all fall down.
We all fall down.
ring off, hang up hang up hang up
ring-pull pull tab pull tab
ring road ring road beltway
rise (in salary) raise raise
road surface road surface, asphalt pavement
road works construction construction
rocking chair rocking chair, rocker rocker, rocking chair

roll, bap, bun, batch, roll, bun roll, bun
cob
roll (sandwich), balm sub, submarine, Subway sub, submarine, Subway, sub
(regional) sandwich, hoagy, hoagie, hogie,
hero, poboy, poor-boy, grinder
roll of honour honour roll honor roll
roof rack roof rack luggage rack
room only (in a hotel) European Plan (EP) European Plan (EP) (unusual)
(unusual)
roundabout roundabout, traffic circle traffic circle
row, quarrel, slanging argument, quarrel, spat, argument, quarrel, spat

match, argument row
rowdy behaviour roughhousing, rowdy roughhousing, rowdy behavior
behaviour
rowing boat rowboat rowboat
Royal Mail Canada Post Postal Service
RSPCA SPCA SPCA
rubber eraser eraser
rug rug, area rug rug, area rug
rumpus ruckus ruckus
runner beans, French string beans string beans

beans
Rubbish!, Rhubarb!, Nonsense!, Garbage! Crap! Nonsense!, Garbage! Crap!
Balls!, bosh, cack,
Cobblers! Crap!
Bollocks! Knickers!,
Pants!, Piffle!,
Pigshit!, Rot!, tommy
rot, tosh
rubbish garbage, trash garbage, trash
rubbish bin, bin, garbage can, trashcan garbage can, trashcan

wastepaper
basket/bin
rumbustious rambunctious rambunctious
S
sack (from a job) fire, to be canned fire, to be canned
sailing boat sailboat sailboat

saloon (car), four-door sedan, four-door sedan, four-door
sand pit sand box sand box
sandwich, sarni, butty sandwich sandwich
sanitary towel, pad, brick, maxi-pad, pad (feminine) napkin, pad maxi-
jam rag pad, sanitary pad, Kotex pad
Santa Claus, Father Santa Claus, Santa Santa Claus, Santa, St Nick
Christmas, Santa
sausage, banger, hot dog sausage, link, wiener, sausage, link, wiener,
sausage, chipolata, saveloy, frankfurter, frank, frankfurter, frank
frankfurter smokie, steamie (Que)
scent, perfume perfume perfume
school, at school, in school, in
school fete, sports day field day field day
secateurs pruning shears, secateurs pruning shears

secondary school, high high school high school
school, comprehensive
school
second class, economy economy, coach coach
second-hand shop, charity thrift store, thrift shop, thrift store, second-hand
shop, Oxfam, Sally Ann Value Village, Sally Ann, store, Goodwill Store
second-hand store
see-saw see-saw, teeter-totter see-saw, teeter-totter
self-catering efficiency unit efficiency
sellotape, sticky tape scotch tape scotch tape
semi-detached house, semi duplex semi-detached, duplex
semi-skimmed (milk) 1%, 2% 1%, 2%

semolina cream of wheat cream of wheat
senior (officer) ranking ranking

serviette, napkin napkin, serviette napkin, table napkin
settee, sofa, couch sofa, couch, Chesterfield sofa, couch, divan (dated)
shaman, healer, witch shaman, healer, witch shaman, healer, witch doctor
doctor doctor, angakok (Inuit)
shandy beer with lemonade beer with lemonade
shattered, knackered, worn worn out, tired worn out, tired
out, tired
shoelace shoelace, shoestring shoelace, shoestring
shop (retail outlet) store, shop, shoppe (to be store, shoppe (to be quaint),
quaint) shop (if the place sells a service,
e.g. repair shop, beauty shop)
shop assistant sales clerk, saleslady, sales clerk, saleslady,
saleswoman, salesman, saleswoman, salesman,
salesperson salesperson
shop front storefront storefront
shopkeeper, shop manager shopkeeper, storekeeper, storekeeper, store manager
store manager
shopping centre, shopping mall, shopping centre, mall, shopping center plaza,
precinct plaza, strip mall strip mall
short, shooter shooter, highball shooter, highball
short-sighted nearsighted, myopic nearsighted, myopic
Shreddies Shreddies Chex
Shut up! Shut your Shut up! Shut up!
trap! Shut your
cakehole! Belt up!
sick, ill, poorly sick sick
sideboard (furniture) buffet buffet
side dish side dish, side order side dish, side order
silencer (car) muffler muffler
Sindy, Barbie Barbie Barbie
singer (female) singer singer, songstress
single (ticket) one-way (ticket) one-way
single cream light cream light cream
sister, R.N. (hospital) senior female nurse, R.N. senior female nurse, R.N.
sitting room, lounge, living room, front room, living room, front room,
drawing room, reception parlour (regional) parlor (regional)
room, living room, front
room, parlour (dated)
skimmed milk skim milk skim milk
skip dumpster dumpster

skipping rope skipping rope, jump rope jump rope
skirting board baseboard baseboard
skive off, bunk off, throw a skip, play hooky, cut class skip, play hooky, cut class,
sickie goof off
slag, slut, bike, whore, slut, whore, tramp (all slut, whore, tramp (all
slapper, tart (all offensive) offensive) offensive)
slanging match, argument, argument, quarrel argument, quarrel
row, quarrel
sledge sled sled
sleeping car (train) sleeping car, Pullman Pullman
sleeping partner sleeping partner, silent sleeping partner, silent
partner, dormant partner partner, dormant partner
sleeping policeman speed bump, speed hump speed bump
sleepover sleepover, slumber party, slumber party, sleepover,

pyjama party pajama party
sleeve, jacket (book) jacket jacket
slippers slippers slippers, house shoes
slip road ramp entry ramp, entrance ramp,
exit ramp
slush, slush puppy slush, slurpee slush, slurpee, icee
smack spank spank
smallholding hobby farm hobby farm
smalls, pants, knickers, panties, underwear, undies panties, underwear, undies

undies (female)
smart arse, smart alec, smart ass, smart aleck, smart ass, wise guy, smart
clever clogs, clever dick smarty aleck, smarty pants
smear test pap smear, pap test pap smear, pap test
Snakes & Ladders Snakes & Ladders Chutes & Ladders
snog (v), French kiss neck, French (kiss), tonsil make out, neck (dated),
hockey, swap spit French kiss
snowmobile sled, snowmobile, Ski-Doo snowmobile, Ski-Doo, sled
soccer, football soccer soccer
social security social security, social public assistance
assistance, public
assistance
socket, power point outlet, socket outlet, socket
soda club soda, soda water, club soda, soda water,
seltzer, soda seltzer, soda
sofa, couch, settee sofa, couch, Chesterfield sofa, couch
soft drink, pop, fizzy drink pop, soft drink soda, soft drink, soda pop,
pop, cold drink
solicitor, brief lawyer, barrister & attorney, lawyer
solicitor
somewhere somewhere, someplace somewhere, someplace
sorbet sherbet sherbet
soya bean soybean soybean
spanner wrench wrench
speech therapist speech-language speech-language pathologist
pathologist
spend a penny go to the toilet, take a pee go to the toilet, go potty,
excuse myself, take a pee
spirits spirits, liquor liquor
spliff, joint, grass, wacky joint, grass, hash, hashish, joint, grass, hash, hashish,
backy, hash, toke, hashish, spliff, toke spliff, toke
funny fag (marijuana)
sport, (as reported in the sports, e.g CBC Sports sports, e.g. ESPN Sports, Sports
media), e.g BBC Sport Illustrated
sports day, school fete field day, sports day field day
spot, zit pimple, zit pimple, zit

spring onion scallion, salad onion, green scallion, green onion
onion
spring roll, pancake roll egg roll, spring roll egg roll, spring roll
sprog, baby baby baby

spuds, potatoes potatoes potatoes
squash racquetball (near- racquetball, racketball,
equivalent), racketball, squash
squash
squash, cordial concentrated drink concentrated drink
stag night bachelor party, stag party bachelor party, stag party
stalagmite stalagmite flowstone, stalagmite
stand for office stand for office, run for run for office
office
stands, terraces bleachers, stands bleachers, stands
starfish starfish, sea star starfish, sea star
starters, entrée, hors appetizers, hors d'oeuvres appetizers, hors d'oeuvres
d'oeuvres
state school public school public school
steal, nick, pinch, rip off steal, rip off steal, rip off
stick of rock rock candy rock candy
sticks (out in the), the back sticks (out in the), boonies sticks (out in the), boonies
of beyond (in the) (in the), BFE (bum-fuck
Egypt)
stilettos, high heels stilettos, spike heels, high spike heels, high heels
heels
stocking filler stocking stuffer stocking stuffer
stockings nylons nylons
stocktaking (making an inventory?) (making an inventory?)
stomachache, gut-rot stomacheache stomachache
stone (person’s weight) 14 lbs 14 lbs
stone (fruit) pit, stone pit

storm in a teacup tempest in a teapot tempest in a teapot
stream, brook creek, stream creek, stream
stretcher stretcher, gurney stretcher, gurney
Strictly Come Dancing Dancing with the Stars Dancing with the Stars
strimmer weed eater weed eater
stroke (the dog) stroke, pet pet
study home office home office
stupid dumb, stupid dumb, stupid

sub-editor copy-reader copy-reader
suburb suburb, bedroom suburb, bedroom community,
community, bedroom bedroom suburb, burb
suburb, burb
subway underpass underpass
summer holidays (from school) summer break summer break
sun cream, suntan lotion sunscreen sunscreen
summer time daylight saving time daylight saving time

sunrise, dawn sunrise, sun-up, dawn sunrise, sun-up, dawn
super glue crazy glue, super glue crazy glue, super glue
supper, dinner, tea dinner, supper dinner, supper
supply teacher substitute teacher substitute teacher

supporters (political) constituency, supporters constituency, supporters
surgery, doctor’s surgery doctor’s office doctor’s office
surgical spirit rubbing alcohol rubbing alcohol
surname, last name, family surname, last name last name
name
suspender belt suspender belt, garter garter belt
belt
swear word swear word cuss word, curse word
sweater, jersey, pullover, sweater sweater
jumper
swede rutabaga rutabaga
sweet, pudding, dessert, dessert dessert
afters
sweetcorn corn corn
sweet potato yam, sweet potato yam
sweets candy candy
swimming costume, swim swim suit, bathing suit swim suit, bathing suit
suit, cozzy (female)
swimming trunks, bathing Speedos, trunks swim shorts, Speedos,
trunks, trunks trunks
Swiss roll jelly roll jelly roll
Switch Interac ?
swot (n) nerd nerd
swot (for exams) (v), cram cram cram
T
table tennis table tennis, ping-pong table tennis, ping-pong
tadpole tadpole, pollywog tadpole, pollywog
take away (food) take out take out, carry out
take-out (beer from a pub) off-sales ?
tailback, traffic jam traffic jam traffic jam, gridlock
tap (indoors) tap, faucet faucet, tap
tap (outdoors) tap spigot
tap (v) wiretap wiretap
tarmac asphalt, blacktop, tarmac asphalt, blacktop
taxman taxman, revenuer (dated) taxman, the auditor,
revenuer (dated)
taxi, cab (London) taxi, cab taxi, cab
taxi rank taxi stand taxi stand
tea, brew, cuppa, Rosie Lee, tea tea
char, splosh (London)
tea, supper, dinner dinner, supper dinner, supper
tea break, coffee break coffee break coffee break

teat (baby bottle) nipple nipple
tea towel dish towel, tea towel dish towel
telegraph pole utility pole telephone pole, utility pole
telephonist telephone operator telephone operator
telly, TV, the box, the tube TV, the tube TV, the tube, idiot box
ten-pin bowling bowling, ten-pin bowling
term semester semester
terraced house, terrace townhouse, row house, townhouse, row house,
townhome townhome
terraces, stands bleachers, stands bleachers, stands
Territorial Army Army Reserve, The Militia Army Reserve
The City Bay Street Wall Street
The Gods (highest balconies in nosebleed section nosebleed seats
theatre)
thermos, thermos flask, thermos, thermos bottle thermos, thermos bottle
vacuum flask
third-party insurance third-party insurance liability insurance
three times, thrice three times three times
throw a spanner in the works throw a (monkey) wrench throw a (monkey) wrench
in(to) the works in(to) the works
thrush yeast infection yeast infection
thunderstorm thunderstorm electrical storm,
thunderstorm
tick check, check mark, tick (if in check, check mark
box)
tie tie, necktie tie, necktie
tights pantyhose, tights (thick) pantyhose, tights (thick)

till cash register cash register
timber yard lumberyard lumberyard
Time: quarter past five quarter after five quarter after five
timetable schedule, timetable schedule, timetable
tin, can tin, can can

tin opener can opener can opener
tip, dump garbage dump garbage dump, landfill
tippex whiteout whiteout
tissue Kleenex Kleenex
toffee apple caramel apple, candy apple caramel apple, candy apple,
toffee apple, taffy apple
toilet, loo, bog, lav, crapper, toilet, bathroom, biffy, bathroom, john, shithouse,
karzy, pisshole, shitter, honey bucket, john, lav, outhouse, can, toilet
throne shithouse, outhouse,
pisser, loo, shitter,
crapper, the head
toilet paper, toilet roll, loo toilet paper, bathroom bathroom tissue, toilet
roll, arsewipe, bog roll, tissue paper
bumwad
toilets, public conveniences, washroom, ladies, women’s restroom, bathroom, ladies

ladies, gents, W.C., lavatory, room, men’s room, lavatory room, women’s room, men’s
little boy's/girl's room room, powder room
toll motorway, tollgate toll highway, tollgate turnpike, parkway
tomato sauce, ketchup ketchup ketchup, catsup
torch flashlight flashlight
tornado tornado, twister tornado, twister
Toronto Toronto, T.O., Hogtown Toronto

tortoise turtle, tortoise turtle
tout tout, scalper scalper
tow truck, recovery vehicle, tow truck tow truck, wrecker
breakdown recovery
town city, town city, town
tracksuit, tracky sweatsuit sweatsuit
tracksuit bottoms, jogging track pants, sweat pants sweat pants

bottoms
trade union trade union, labour union labor union
traffic jam, tailback, snarl- traffic jam, snarl-up traffic jam, gridlock
up
traffic warden metermaid metermaid
train driver, engine driver engineer engineer
trainers running shoes, runners, gym sneakers, running shoes,
shoes, high-tops gym shoes, high tops
tram streetcar, trolley streetcar, trolley
tramp, homeless person tramp, bum, transient, bum, transient, hobo,

hobo, homeless person homeless person
transport cafe truck stop truck stop
trawler trawler, dragger trawler, dragger
treacle molasses molasses
trolley (shopping) cart, buggy, grocery cart cart, buggy, grocery cart
trousers, kecks, strides, pants pants, slacks (f), trousers
slacks (f, dated) (dressy)
trouser suit (f) pant suit pant suit
truncheon truncheon, billy club, truncheon, billy club,
nightstick nightstick
trunks, swimming trunks, Speedos, trunks, swim swim shorts, Speedos,
bathing trunks, shorts trunks, swim shorts trunks, swim trunks
tube, underground (train) subway, metro subway
tumble dryer clothes dryer clothes dryer
turn-ups (on trousers) cuffs cuffs
turtle turtle sea turtle
tuxedo, dinner jacket, DJ tuxedo tuxedo
TV, the box, telly TV TV
twat (vulgar), twit, prick bozo, twit, prick, dumb-ass, bozo, twit, prick, dumb-ass,
(vulgar), prat, dickhead, moron hoser, goof, dickhead, goof, dickhead, jackass,
jackass, moron moron
twenty-four bottles/cans of two-four twenty-four bottles/cans
beer (case of) of beer (case of)
twice, two times two times, twice two times, twice
two weeks, fortnight two weeks two weeks
U
umbrella, brolly umbrella umbrella, bumbershoot
(Midwest)
underlay carpet pad carpet pad
underground, tube (train) subway, metro subway
undertaker undertaker, mortician mortician
underwear, shorts, boxers, underwear, shorts, underwear, shorts, briefs,
briefs, undershorts, undershorts, boxers, briefs, tighty-whities, undies,
undercrackers, underkeck, gitch, gotchies, Stanfields, underoos, Jockeys, Fruit
undies, Y-fronts, smalls ginch, gonch, gotch, undies of the Looms, boxers,
(male) BVD's
undies, smalls, pants, panties, underwear, undies, panties, underthings,
knickers (female) gitch, gotchies, underthings, underwear, undies
ginch, gonch, gotch
unemployment benefit, the employment insurance, unemployment
dole (not income support) pogey, EI, UI compensation (not welfare)
unit trust mutual fund mutual fund
university, uni, college university, college, school university, college, school
V
vacuum cleaner, vac, hoover vacuum cleaner vacuum cleaner
vacuum flask, thermos, thermos, thermos bottle thermos, thermos bottle

thermos flask
valeting service (car) detailing service detailing service
valley, dale valley valley
Value Added Tax (VAT) Goods & Services Tax Sales Tax
(GST), Harmonized Sales
Tax (HST), Provincial
Sales Tax (PST), sin tax
valuer appraiser appraiser
van delivery truck delivery truck
Vancouver Vancouver, Brollywood, Vancouver
Hongcouver (derog)
vegetable garden, vegetable vegetable garden, garden garden
patch
vegiburger, veggie burger garden burger, garden burger, vegiburger,
vegiburger, veggie burger veggie burger
verge (of a road) shoulder shoulder
vest undershirt undershirt
vicious circle vicious circle, vicious vicious circle, vicious cycle
cycle
video, video machine VCR VCR
VIP, big shot, bigwig VIP, big shot, bigwig, big VIP, big shot, bigwig, big
kahuna, big wheel kahuna, big wheel
W
wage cut, pay cut wage rollback, pay cut pay cut, salary cut
waistcoat vest vest
wallet wallet wallet, billfold
wally, prat, idiot, plonker, berk, idiot, dork, dumb ass, idiot, dork, dumb ass,
burk, duh-brain, clot, daft, daft dweeb, jerk dweeb, jerk
as a brush, daftie, twit,
wazzock, divvy, dimbo,
dumbo,dork, as thick as two
short planks, ninny, nit,
nobhead, dipstick, eejit, plank,
pilchard, right Charlie,
blithering idiot, pillock, pranny,
spanner, spac, spacky, spaz,
thicko, twerp, bollock-brain,
jerk, numpty (Scottish English)
wanker, prick, arsehole, dick prick, asshole, dick, prick, asshole, dick,
head, dick splash, dipshit, dick motherfucker (all dickwad, motherfucker (all
splat, dog-breath, scumbag, offensive) offensive)
motherfucker, piece of shit,
twat, twat face, tosser, toss pot
(all offensive)
wash (hands, face etc) wash, wash up wash up
washing powder laundry detergent laundry detergent
washing up bowl dishpan dishpan
washing up liquid dishwashing liquid, dish dishwashing liquid,
soap, dishwashing dishwashing detergent
detergent
wash up do the dishes, wash the do the dishes, wash the
dishes dishes
wastepaper basket/bin, bin, garbage can, trashcan, garbage can, trashcan,
rubbish bin wastebasket wastebasket
watershed watershed, height of watershed
land
way out (sign in building) exit exit
wee, wee-wee pee, pee-pee pee, pee-pee
weekend, at the weekend, on the weekend, on the
wellington boots, wellies, rubber boots, galoshes, rain boots, galoshes,

wellybobs, wellygogs gumshoes gumshoes
Wendy house play-house play-house
wet ones handiwipes, wet ones, handiwipes, wet ones, baby

baby wipes, moist wipes, moist towelettes,
towelettes wet naps
wheelbarrow wheelbarrow, barrow, wheelbarrow
hand barrow (Nfld)
while, whilst while while
whinge, grizzle whine whine
whipped cream whipping cream, heavy heavy cream, whipping

cream cream, whip cream
whisky, whiskey whisky, scotch, bourbon, whiskey, scotch, bourbon,
rye, Texas Mickey (130- rye
oz bottle), whisky blanc
(Que)
whitener whitener non-dairy creamer
wholemeal bread, brown bread brown bread whole wheat bread
wife, 'er indoors, the missus, wife wife
old lady, trouble and strife
willy, winkie weenie weenie
wimp, wuss, big girl's blouse, wimp wimp
namby pamby
windscreen windshield windshield
wing, mudguard (of car) fender fender
winker, indicator (on a car) turn signal lever, turn turn signal
signal
wireless (dated), radio radio radio
woolly hat toque, tuque stocking hat/cap, ski hat

work experience, placement internship internship
workshop (at home) shop shop
worrying worrying, worrisome worrying, worrisome
worse worse, badder (sl) worse, badder (sl)
worst worst, baddest (sl) worst, baddest (sl)
Y
Year One, Year Two (school) Grade One, Grade Two First Grade, Second Grade
Primary One, Primary Two

(primary school, Scotland)
First Year, Second Year

(secondary school, Scotland)
Year Nine Grade Nine Freshman Year, Ninth Grade
Year Ten Grade Ten Sophomore Year, Tenth

Grade
Year Eleven Grade Eleven Junior Year, Eleventh Grade
Year Twelve Grade Twelve Senior Year, Twelfth Grade
Yeti, Abominable Snowman Sasquatch, Big Foot, Big Foot, Abominable

Abominable Snowman Snowman
Y-fronts, smalls, underwear, shorts, boxers, shorts, briefs, undershorts,
underwear, shorts, boxers, briefs, undershorts, boxers underwear, drawers,
briefs (male) Stanfields, ginch, gonch, undies, BVD's, Jockeys,
gitch, gotch Fruit of the Looms
yokel, country bumpkin country bumpkin, yokel, hillbilly, yokel, redneck
hillbilly, redneck
Yours sincerely Sincerely Sincerely
You're welcome You're welcome You're welcome, uh-huh

(informal)
Z
zebra crossing, pedestrian pedestrian crossing, pedestrian crossing,
crossing crosswalk crosswalk
zed zed zee
zimmer, zimmer frame walker walker
zip, flies zipper, flies zipper, fly
zit, spot pimple, zit pimple, zit
999 911 911
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accumulator (in horse ? ?

aisle, gangway aisle aisle

ambulanceman EMT (emergency medical paramedic

bitch, cow, dog bitch bitch

busker street busker street entertainer

busybody, nosey parker busybody, nosy parker busybody

carpenter, joiner carpenter carpenter

casualty (hospital), accident & emergency, ER emergency, ER

cater for cater for, cater to cater to

cat’s eyes (embedded in road) cat's eyes, road road reflectors

charge (officially, with a crime) charge, indict charge, indict

Conservative Party, Tories Progressive Republican Party

cooker stove stove, range

corner shop, Spar convenience store, convenience store, 7-11,

cot crib crib

covering letter cover letter cover letter

creature creature, critter creature, critter

crooked, skew-whiff crooked crooked

current account chequing account checking account

cystitis urinary tract urinary tract infection

dear, expensive expensive expensive

dole queue unemployment line unemployment line

doner kebab donair, gyro donair, gyro

double cream heavy cream heavy cream

double-glazing double-glazing, storm storm windows

drawing-pin thumb tack thumb tack, push-pin, tack

drawing room, reception living room, front room living room

dress, frock dress dress

dressing gown bathrobe, housecoat, bathrobe, housecoat

edgeways edgewise edgewise

end-of-year party prom prom

everywhere everywhere everywhere, everyplace

fairy cake cupcake cupcake

fair fair, carnival fair, carnival

fantastic, ace, blinding, fantastic fantastic

farm (small, for pleasure) hobby farm hobby farm

fart, fluff, trump, break fart fart

financial year financial year, fiscal year fiscal year

fire station fire hall fire station, fire house

fitted carpet wall-to-wall carpet wall-to-wall carpet

Fucking hell! Chuffin' Fucking hell! Fucking hell!

full stop (punctuation mark) period period

further education continuing education continuing education

nine bob note, woofter

grass, grasser (n) informer, snitch informer, snitch

gribbit (frog) ribbit ribbit

half-board Modified American Plan Modified American Plan

hire car rental car rental car

holidaymaker holidaymaker, vacationer vacationer

home affairs ? domestic affairs

homely (room that is homely, homey homey

hotch-potch hodgepodge hodgepodge

hot flush hot flash hot flash

housing estate subdivision, housing track housing, subdivision

Indian, Asian East Indian, South Indian, South Asian

Indian restaurant, Indian, Indian restaurant Indian restaurant

jacket potato, baked potato baked potato baked potato

jeans jeans blue jeans, jeans

juggernaut, articulated lorry, tractor-trailer, semi, tractor-trailer, semi,

jump lead jumper cable, booster jumper cable, booster

kipper smoked herring smoked herring