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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 ...
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 ...
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:
small wheeled food service table (UK: trolley); see also paddy wagon (used in the UK, but non PC), station wagon, chuckwagon, wagon train: walk out, walkout (v.) "walk out with", to be romantically involved with (archaic) (v.) to leave a meeting in protest to strike (orig. US) to abandon someone, or to drop out ("she walked out on me") (orig. US)
Christmas pudding, a popular holiday dessert in the UK, is probably unfamiliar to most Americans. The holiday season is a time for traditions, some of which are specific to individual cultures .
group of plain beds used as no-frills lodging (UK: dormitory, q.v.); also used as a verb ("I bunked with them in their room"; "The cabin could bunk about 18") bureau: a type of writing table: a public office or government agency a type of chest of drawers: burn (n.) (Scotland and Northern England) narrow river, stream – more s.v. creek
List of words having different meanings in American and British English (A–L) List of words having different meanings in American and British English (M–Z) Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United Kingdom; Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States
These two items are fairly different, but are used similarly (e.g. to make crumb crusts for a cheesecake). Graham crackers are sweeter, and are available in different flavors (e.g. cinnamon, chocolate). Digestive biscuits are richer, and while slightly sweet, are used with cheese by a small minority.