Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
rubber:
eraser
rubbish:
bad
salad cream:
mayo, mustard, and vinegar dressing
Sat Nav:
GPS device
sausage roll:
sausage wrapped in a flaky pastry
Scotch egg:
hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat
scrumpy:
type of hard cider
self-catering:
accommodation with kitchen
Sellotape:
Scotch tape
services:
freeway rest area
serviette:
napkin
settee:
couch
shag:
intercourse (cruder than in the US)
shandy:
lager and 7-Up
silencer:
car muffler
single ticket:
one-way ticket
skip:
Dumpster
sleeping policeman:
speed bumps
smalls:
underwear
snogging:
kissing, making out
sod:
mildly offensive insult
sod it, sod off:
screw it, screw off
soda:
soda water (not pop)
solicitor:
lawyer (a.k.a. barrister)
spanner:
wrench
sparkie:
electrician
spend a penny:
urinate
stag night:
bachelor party
starkers:
buck naked
starters:
appetizers
state school:
public school
