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British-American
Glossary
Smoothing transatlantic
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Index
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| jab
[colloq.] (injection) |
shot
[colloq.] |
| jacket potato |
baked potato |
| jam |
jelly |
| jam rag
[slang] |
sanitary napkin, tampon |
| jelly
(fruit-flavoured gelatin
dessert) |
Jell-O |
| jelly (or gelly)
[slang] |
gelignite |
| jelly baby |
baby-shaped, jelly-like fruit candy |
| jemmy (short crowbar
used by burglars) |
jimmy |
| jerry
[slang] |
chamber pot |
| Jerry
[slang] |
German
(esp. in wartime context) |
| jersey |
knitted
woolen pullover; sweater |
| Jersey |
light-brown dairy cow from Jersey |
| jewellery |
jewelry |
| Jimmy, Jimmy Riddle
[both
slang] |
piddle, pee [both colloq.], act of
urination |
| jobseeker's
allowance (or JSA) |
unemployment
benefits, welfare (payments) |
| Jock
[colloq.] (Scottish variant of 'Jack') |
Scotsman |
| Joe Bloggs [colloq.]
(your
average man in the street) |
John Doe
[colloq.] |
| johnny
[slang] |
rubber
[slang], condom |
| joiner |
carpenter doing lighter woodwork |
| joiner
[slang] |
person always joining societies, etc |
| joint (of cooked meat) |
roast |
| jolly (adv.)
(as in 'jolting gelignite is jolly dangerous') |
very, thoroughly |
| jolly (n.)
[colloq.] |
party, get-together, celebration |
| jotter,
jotting block |
scratch
pad |
| jug |
pitcher |
| juggernaut (articulated lorry) |
semi
[colloq.], semi-trailer,
tractor-trailer |
| jumble sale |
rummage sale, charity bazaar |
| jumper |
sweater |
| jumper leads |
jumper cables |
| junction |
intersection or highway interchange |
| junior |
student
at a 'junior school' (see below) |
| junior
school |
In
the U.K. a school for children aged 7 to 11. |
| Junior Seaman (Royal Navy) |
Seaman Recruit (U.S. Navy) |
| Junior Technician (Royal Air
Force) |
Rank between Airman First Class
and Airman Second Class (U.S. Air Force) |
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