Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
courgette:
zucchini
craic
(pronounced “crack”): fun, good conversation (Irish and spreading to England)
crisps:
potato chips
cuppa:
cup of tea
curry:
any Indian meal flavored with curry, popular with all Brits
dear:
expensive
dicey:
iffy, risky
digestives:
round graham cookies
dinner:
lunch or dinner
diversion:
detour
donkey's years:
ages, a long time
draughts:
checkers
draw:
marijuana
dual carriageway:
divided highway (four lanes)
dummy:
pacifier
elevenses:
coffee-and-biscuits break before lunch
elvers:
baby eels
engaged tone:
busy signal
estate car:
station wagon
face flannel:
washcloth
faff:
bumble (about)
fag:
cigarette
fagged:
exhausted
faggot:
meatball
fairy cake:
cupcake
fancy:
to like, to be attracted to (a person)
fanny:
vagina
fell:
hill or high plain (Lake District)
first floor:
second floor
fixture:
sports schedule
fizzy drink:
pop or soda
