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For the first portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English (A–L). Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the specified region, also have some currency in the other dialect; other definitions may be recognised by the other as Briticisms or Americanisms respectively.
The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5. Robinson, Mairi (1985). Concise Scots Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd. ISBN 1-902930-00-2; Ronowicz, Eddie; Yallop, Colin (2006). English: One Language, Different Cultures. Continuum International Publishing Group.
Parra (Hebrew: גפן) is a Spanish, Portuguese, and also Jewish surname, meaning grapevine or trellis, [1] for example, a pergola.It is taken from the word meaning latticework and the vines raised on it.
Words like "duh," "kegger" and "studmuffin" have probably been around a lot longer than you might thing. Read on for slang words that became popular the year you were born!
One example is verge, meaning the area between a road and a paved footpath, which is known by the term nature strip in the rest of Australia. [3] Another is brook, for a small stream. [3] Some words have been shortened, for example, the term bathers is commonly used in place of bathing suit.
Troll (North-Central) – people who reside in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan; Yooper (North-Central) – people who reside in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan [4] ope – a form of alert or apology used when trying to get around someone or something; E.g. "Ope, let me squeeze right past ya". Ope is most often used in Wisconsin, Michigan ...
This list does not include place names in the United Kingdom or the United States, or places following spelling conventions of non-English languages. For UK place names, see List of irregularly spelled places in the United Kingdom. For US place names, see List of irregularly spelled places in the United States.
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