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British-American
Glossary
Smoothing transatlantic
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Index
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B C D E
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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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