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Five-and-dime, dime store, a store selling cheap merchandise; a dime a dozen, so abundant as to be worth little (UK: ten a penny); on a dime, in a small space ("turn on a dime", UK: turn on a sixpence) or immediately ("stop on a dime", UK: stop on a sixpence); nickel-and-dime, originally an adjective meaning "involving small amounts of money ...
the use of debt finance (UK: gearing)* knowledge not immediately revealed to be used to one's advantage * liberal (politics) a person who generally supports the ideas of the UK Liberal Democrats, a centre-left party a person who holds the political ideals of Liberalism.
Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United Kingdom. Glossary of British terms not widely ... in the UK and US. This list has been split between:
better off than 'working class', but not rich, i.e., a narrower term than in the U.S. and often negative ordinary; not rich although not destitute, generally a positive term midway (adv.) in the centre of a line or period (n.) part of a fair in which there are games, rides, etc. [5] military: relating specifically to the British Army (dated)
a portrait created from photograph samples of facial features, relying on the accounts of witnesses of a criminal suspect, for the purpose of appealing to the public in the attempt to identify the suspect (trademark) [137] (no direct US equivalent but similar identikit and generic facial composite used in US and UK) pikey a pejorative slang ...
This page should be moved to List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom or perhaps List of American words not widely used in Britain. Great Britain is an island, not a nation. In fact, the article's (correct) opening sentence contradicts the title: This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.
A Canadian game. UK censors found Bully unacceptable, although the re-released title of Bully: Scholarship Edition was not changed. The UK title is Latin for "Dog eat dog", which is the motto of Bullworth Academy, the school featured in the game. Video game Castlevania: The New Generation: Castlevania: Bloodlines: Video game Soleil: Crusader of ...
The List of words mainly used in American English (link updated to List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom because of proposed deletion of redirect page - TrevorD 19:22, 9 May 2006 (UTC)) should be made up of words that arose in the U.S. and (regardless of their use in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.) fit in in the ...