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The German, [24] the French and the British Commonwealth armies used the name "Tommy" for British soldiers. "Tommy" is derived from the name "Tommy Atkins" which had been used as a generic name for a soldier for many years (and had been used as an example name on British Army registration forms). The precise origin is the subject of some debate ...
(slang) lucky (person, woman) JCB generic name for a mechanical excavator or backhoe loader, based on the eponymously named company which manufactures such devices. jemmy To break into a lock, from the tool that is used in such an occasion as burglary (US: jimmy) jerry (slang) pejorative term for a German or Germans jerrybuilt or jerry-built
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.
Red, White, and Blue Trifle. It doesn't need to be the 4th of July to make this berry-filled trifle. Just layer cubes of store-bought pound cake, fresh fruit, and whipped cream cheese for the ...
Both cakes come in a variety of flavors like Weimar, Texas’ Gladys’ Bakery‘s Lemon Angel Food Cake and Strawberry Angel Food Cake, Maspeth, New York’s Grandpa’s Original Morrisons Pastry ...
Not only is the slang used by British expats, but some of these terms are incorporated into other countries' everyday slang, such as in Australia, Canada and Ireland. [citation needed] British slang has been the subject of many books, including a seven volume dictionary published in 1889.
Historically almost every British coin had a widely recognised nickname, such as "tanner" for the sixpence and "bob" for the shilling. [36] Since decimalisation these have mostly fallen out of use except as parts of proverbs. A common [37] slang term for the pound unit is "quid" (singular and plural, except in the common phrase "quids in"). [38]
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