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| face flannel,
facecloth |
washcloth |
| faculty
(of university) |
At
European universities a faculty is a group of departments
specializing in a particular field |
| fag
[slang] |
cigarette;
also a young public
school boy forced to run errands for an older one,
similar to an American private school gofer |
| fagged
out [colloq.] |
tired
out, exhausted |
| faggot |
fried
or baked pork and liver meatball |
| faggot
[slang] |
unpleasant
woman |
| fair crack of the whip
[colloq.] |
fair chance to participate, etc. |
| fairground |
piece of land on which a
funfair
is held |
| family
saloon (car) |
sedan |
| fancy
(v.) |
feel a desire for something;
have a crush on someone |
| fancy dress party |
costumes party |
| fanny
[slang] |
beaver, pussy
[both slang], female genitals |
| Fanny
Adams, sweet Fanny Adams
[slang] |
nothing
at all, complete idleness |
| Father Christmas |
Santa Claus |
| fen |
moor,
marsh, swampland |
| fête |
outdoor sale of used goods, etc. as charity
fundraiser |
| Field Marshal (British Army) |
General of the Army (U.S. Army) |
| filing cabinet |
file cabinet |
| fill in a form |
fill out a form |
| filling station |
gas station |
| film
(cinema) |
movie |
| fire brigade |
fire department |
| fireman |
fire fighter |
| fireplug |
fire hydrant |
| fire station |
firehouse |
| firework |
fire cracker |
| first floor
(UK) |
second floor
(U.S.) |
| first
form (at school) |
first
grade |
| first-former |
first grader |
| first-past-the-post
(election) |
winner-takes-all candidate selection |
| first-year student/undergraduate |
freshman |
| fish finger (frozen food item) |
fish stick |
| fish
slice (kitchen utensil) |
spatula,
pancake turner |
| fishmonger |
seller of food fish |
| fitted carpet |
wall-to-wall carpet |
| fixture |
agreed
time and date for a sports event |
| fizzy drink |
soda, pop |
| flan |
open pie with sweet or savory filling |
| flannel |
facecloth, washcloth |
| flat (to let) |
apartment (for rent) |
| flat (individually owned) |
condominium |
| flatware |
flat earthenware: plates, saucers, etc. |
| Fleet Chief Petty Officer (Royal
Navy) |
Warrant Officer > Master Chief
Petty Officer
> Senior Chief Petty Officer
(U.S. Navy) |
| Fleet Street
[colloq.] |
the London press |
| flex |
electric cord
or wire |
| flexitime
(see also BrE core
time) |
flextime |
| flick [colloq.]
('go to the flicks') |
movie
('go to the movies') |
| Flight Lieutenant (Royal Air
Force) |
Captain (U.S. Air Force) |
| Flight Sergeant (Royal Air Force) |
Master Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) |
| flipping
[colloq.] (as in 'it's flipping hot') |
darned
[colloq.], exceedingly |
| flog
[slang] |
sell, offer for sale |
| flyover |
overpass |
| football
(association football) |
soccer |
| football pitch |
soccer field |
| form (school class) |
grade |
| fortnight
(from Old English, meaning fourteen nights) |
two weeks |
| fourth-year
student/undergraduate on 4-year course |
senior |
Fred Karno's (army) [colloq.]
(as in 'this place is a right Fred Karno's!') |
chaotic outfit (organization
or setup where nothing
works and the staff are incompetent) |
| free house |
inn or pub not controlled by one brewery |
| freephone,
Freefone™ |
toll
free calling (in U.S. there is a local call charge) |
| French dressing |
Italian dressing |
| French letter [colloq.] |
condom |
| fresher [colloq.]
(first-year undergraduate) |
freshman (also used at U.S. high-schools) |
| fridge |
cooler,
refrigerator |
| fringe
(hair) |
bangs |
| front
(seafront) |
promenade |
| fruiterer |
fruit dealer |
| fruit machine |
slot machine,
one-armed bandit |
| fruity [colloq.] |
full of scandal or sexy humor |
| frying
pan |
skillet,
frying pan |
| fuel gauge |
gas gauge |
| fug
(n.) [colloq.] |
stuffy
or fusty atmosphere, e.g. in an unaired room |
| full
[slang] |
drunk |
| full age |
adult legal status |
| full stop (punctuation mark) |
period |
| funfair |
amusement
park; carnival
(traveling outdoor show) |
| funnel
(on a ship or steam engine/locomotive) |
smokestack |
| funny
bone |
crazy
bone |
| the
fuzz [colloq.] |
the
cops [colloq.], police |
