Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
loo:
toilet or bathroom
lorry:
truck
mac:
mackintosh raincoat
main:
entrée
mains:
electrical outlet
mangetout:
snow peas
Marmite:
yeast paste, spread on sandwiches
marrow:
summer squash
mate:
buddy (boy or girl)
mean:
stingy
mental:
wild, memorable
mews:
former stables converted to two-story rowhouses (London)
mince:
hamburger meat
mobile
(MOH-bile): cell phone
moggie:
cat
M.O.T.:
mandatory annual car safety certificate
motorway:
freeway
naff:
dorky
nappy:
diaper
natter:
talk on and on
neep:
Scottish for turnip
newsagent:
corner store
nought:
zero
noughts & crosses:
tic-tac-toe
O.A.P.:
old-age pensioner, retiree
off-licence:
liquor store
on offer:
for sale
one-off:
unique; one-time event
panto, pantomime:
fairy-tale play performed at Christmas (silly but fun)
pants:
(noun) underwear, briefs; (adj.) terrible, ridiculous
paracetamol:
acetaminophen, Tylenol
