BRITISHSPEAK

Here are the definitions and U.S. equivalents to the British word lists of the last two Sundays.

approved school.....reform school
arse....ass, buttocks
artic lorry.....semi-tractor trailer
aubergine.....eggplant
barrister.....lawyer
bedsitter.....one room apartment
black pudding.....blood sausage
bum.....buttocks
car park.....garage
cleg.....horse fly
draughts.....checkers
drawing pin.....thumbtack
fairy lights.....Christmas lights
full stop.....period
hob.....burner on a stove
ice lolly.....popsicle
jacket potato.....baked potato
jumper.....pullover sweater
knickers.....ladies panties
lav.....bathroom
loo.....toilet
lurgy.....cooties
motorway.....freeway
nappy.....diaper
newsreader.....TV news anchor
number plate.....license plate
petrol.....gasoline
pillar box.....mail box
pleck.....guitar pick
plimsoll.....sneakers
poof.....footstool
pram.....baby buggy
punnet.....basket of fruit
queue.....line
rucksack.....backpack
shandy.....beer mixed with lemonade
sleeping partner.....silent partner in business
sleeping policeman.....speed bump
smalls.....underclothing
swot.....cram (as for an exam)
toffee nosed.....stuck-up, anti-social
verruca.....planter's wart
Y-fronts.....tighty whities
zed.....the letter Z