Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
holiday:
vacation
homely:
homey or cozy
hoover:
vacuum cleaner
ice lolly:
Popsicle
interval:
intermission
ironmonger:
hardware store
ish:
more or less
jacket potato:
baked potato
jelly:
Jell-O
Joe Bloggs:
John Q. Public
joiner:
carpenter (see also “chippie”)
jumble sale:
rummage sale
jumper:
sweater
just a tick:
just a second
kipper:
smoked herring
knackered:
exhausted (Cockney: cream crackered)
knickers:
ladies' panties
knocking shop:
brothel
knock up:
wake up or visit (old-fashioned)
ladybird:
ladybug
lady fingers:
flat, spongy cookie
lady's finger:
okra
lager:
light, fizzy beer
left luggage:
baggage check
lemon squash:
lemonade, not fizzy
lemonade:
lemon-lime pop, fizzy
let:
rent, as in property
licenced:
restaurant authorized to sell alcohol
lie-in, having a:
sleeping in late
lift:
elevator
listed:
protected historic building
