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Index of Briticisms

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naff [slang] tacky [colloq.], tasteless, lacking in style
Naff off! [slang] Beat it! [slang] Get lost! Go away! 
Naffy, the [slang] Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes;
also the servicemen's canteen run by the NAAFI.
nancy, nancy boy [slang] effeminate or homosexual man
nanny (as in 'a nanny state')  overprotective
nappy  diaper
narked [slang] annoyed, infuriated
natter (v.) babble, chatter idly
navvy laborer
net curtains sheer curtains, sheers, underdrapes
new moon crescent moon
newsagent (shop selling newspapers & magazines 
— also provides home delivery for a surcharge)
newsdealer
newsreader newscaster
nick (n.) [slang] (as in 'He got out of the nick
                        in pretty good nick')
slammer [slang], prison; condition
nick (v.) [slang] (as in 'Nick was nicked for nicking
                      Nicky's knickers and fined 50 nicker!')
arrest; steal, glom [slang]
nicker [n.](U)  [slang] (as in 'I won 500 nicker!') pound (£1)
night-dress nightgown
nil naught, zero (in soccer scores)
nipper [colloq.] young child (esp. a boy)
no entry (traffic sign) do not enter, wrong way
nominate (propose someone for office) slate 
no overtaking (traffic sign) no passing
normality normalcy
nosh [slang] food and drink
noshery [slang] restaurant, diner
nosh-up [slang] large meal
not cricket [colloq.] dishonorable, unsportsmanlike behavior
not in the same street (with/as) [colloq.] utterly inferior (to)
note (paper money) bill
notecase billfold
notelet quarter-folded sheet of letter writing paper with a picture on the front so that it resembles a small card
noticeboard bulletin board
nought zero, naught
noughts and crosses tick-tack-toe
number plate license plate
nursery nurse person trained to look after very young children
nursery school (school for children aged 2-5) preschool
nursery stakes race for 2-year-old horses
nursing officer senior nurse under senior nursing officer
nutter  weirdo, someone who is eccentric or crazy

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