British Word |
Americans Say |
L |
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Lad | Boy
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Ladder | Run (in stockings)
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Ladies' | Lady's room
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Ladybird | Ladybug
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Lay-by Rest stop
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Lead Leash
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Leader Editorial
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Legless Drunk
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Lemonade Carbonated beverage
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Lift Elevator
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Lollipop lady Crossing guard
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Loo Bathroom
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Lorry Truck
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Lounge Living Room
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M
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Mac See mackintosh
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Mackintosh Raincoat
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Mange tout Snow peas
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Marmite Yeast extract
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Marrow Squash
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Match Game
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Mean Stingy
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Mince Ground beef
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Minder Babysitter
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Minder Bodyguard
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Motorway Highway
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Muesli Granola
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N
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Nail varnish Nail polish
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Naff Worthless or unfashionable
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Naff off Go away
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Nappy Diaper
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Natter (noun or verb) Chat
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Naturist Nudist
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Naughts and crosses Tic-Tac-Toe
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Nick (verb) Steal, (noun) prison
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In good nick In good condition
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Number plate License Plate
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Nutter Kook
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O
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OAP Senior citizen
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Off Spoiled
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Off license Liquor store
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Old age pensioner Senior citizen
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Over the moon Elated
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Over the top Carried away
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P
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Page 3 girl Model (of sorts)
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Panda car Police car
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Pants Panties or briefs
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Paracetamol Acetaminophen
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Paraffin Kerosene
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Paralytic Drunk
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Parting Part
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Pavement Sidewalk
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Peckish Hungry
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Pelican crossing Pedestrian crossing
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Petrol Gas
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Pickle Relish
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Pilchards Sardines
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Pinch Steal
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Pissed Drunk
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Pitch Playing field
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Plait Braid
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Plimsolls Sneakers
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Plonk Wine (cheap)
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Post (noun or verb) Mail
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Postal code Zip code
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Postgraduate student Graduate student
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Power point Electrical outlet
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Pram Baby carriage
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Prat Jerk
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Presenter Newscaster
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Press up Push up
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Pub Bar
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Public school Private school
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Pudding Dessert
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Pulses Beans
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Pumps Sneakers
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Put down Put to sleep
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Put paid to Put an end to
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Pyrenean Mountain Great Pyrenees
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