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(E through L):
easy peasy - adj.phrs.
- "easy as pie"
f*ck all - n.
- nothing. "There was f*ck all to do, so I left work early."
fag - n.
- cigarette
fall over - v. phrs.
- stop working (said of a computer or machinery). "The computer fell over, but it's sorted now."
fanny - n.
- term for the female genitals (vulgar). American terms such as "fanny pack" or "get off one's fanny" may give Brits offense.
fell over - v.phrs.
- stopped working (said of a computer or machinery)
flat - n.
- apartment
fortnight - n.
- a timespan of two weeks
Friday three week - phrs.
- three weeks from Friday
gaffer - n.
- boss
gaol - n.
- jail
Geordie - n.
- native of Newcastle
get up to - v.phrs.
- do. "What are you getting up to these days?"
give a toss - v.phrs.
- care. "I don't give a toss."
give one a bell - v.phrs.
- telephone someone
go down - v.phrs.
- to be received as. "An ale would go down a treat about now."
go tits-up - v.phrs.
- to fall on one's back (person), to fail (thing)
gob - n.
- mouth. "Shut your gob" means "Shut up."
gob-smacked - adj.
- stunned speechless
gone eight - adj.
- past eight. "Here it is gone eight, and I'm still at work."
gone missing - v.phrs.
- lost, missing
gone pear-shaped - v.phrs.
- screwed up
gone to custard - v.phrs.
- screwed up
goolies - n. pl.
- testicles
grammar school - n.
- a secondary school (not a primary school), akin to high school
great tosser - n.
- big jerk
hacked off - adj.
- angry, upset
half (as in "half twelve") - adj.
- 30 minutes after the hour given (e.g., "half twelve" means 12:30)
half cream - n.
- half-and-half (a mixture of cream and milk)
High Street - n.
- main street (of a town or city district), where the largest shops are found
holiday - n.
- vacation
homely - adj.
- comfortable, homey
hoover - n.
- vacuum cleaner.
v.
- to vacuum
householder - n.
- resident; person who owns or rents a house
hugger-mugger - adj.
- crowded, packed
in hospital - adj.
- in a hospital
interval - n.
- intermission
ironmonger - n.
- hardware dealer. The -monger suffix indicates a merchant or dealer in the goods specified (other
examples: fishmonger, cheesemonger).
jacket potato - n.
- baked potato
jelly - n.
- gelatin (Jello)
Joe Bloggs - pron.
- "Joe Blow" (an average or random representative of the public)
jumble sale - n.
- rummage sale, "white elephant" sale
jumper - n.
- pullover sweater
kit - n.
- clothing, equipment, money. "They need to pony up more kit if they want that kind of performance." "Did you see Nicole Kidman get her kit off in that play?"
knackered - adj.
- tired, exhausted
knickers - n.pl.
- panties, underwear. "Don't get your knickers in a twist."
knock up - vt.
- knock on someone's door. E.g., "I'll pop round at half twelve and knock you up." Does not mean to impregnate someone.
let - v.
- lease
lettings agent - n.
- real estate agent specializing in rental properties
lie-in - n.
- sleeping in; the act of staying in bed later than usual. "I had a lie-in because it was Saturday and I didn't have to go to work."
lift - n.
- elevator
loo - n.
- bathroom, restroom
lorry - n.
- truck
lovely - adj.
- great (used much more extensively than in the U.S.)
luck in - v.
- to luck out, have a good run of luck
luck out - v.
- to lose out, be hit by bad luck
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