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P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Briticisms |
 American
term or expression |
 British
equivalent, or explanation |
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| oatmeal | porridge |
| ocean, the ('I can see the ocean from my hotel.') | sea, the ('I can see the sea from my hotel.') |
| ocean liner | liner, cruise liner |
| odometer | mileometer, milometer |
| off-ramp (to exit a highway or freeway) | slip road |
| off-the-rack (clothes ready-made, ready-to-wear) | off-the-peg |
| off the wall [colloq.] | unconventional |
| oftentimes | often |
| on-ramp (to access a highway or freeway) | slip road |
| on sale | for sale at reduced price, in a (bargain) sale |
| on the weekend, on New Year's, on Christmas, etc. | at the weekend, at New Year, at Christmas, etc. |
| on vacation | on holiday |
| one-family house | detached house |
| one-way ticket | single (ticket) |
| open-pit mining, open-cut mining | opencast mining |
| operating room (in hospital) | operating theatre |
| optometrist | optician |
| orchestra seats (in theater) | stalls |
| orient [v.] | orientate [v.] |
| out of whack [colloq.] | not looking right or working as it should |
| out to lunch [colloq.] (crazy) | off one's rocker [slang] |
| outbox (on desk) | out-tray |
| outhouse | outdoor lavatory, carsy [slang] |
| outlet (electrical) | wall socket, mains socket, plug socket, plug [colloq.], power point |
| oven mitt | oven glove |
| overalls
(jeans or tough denim trousers with cloth covering chest and straps over shoulders) |
dungarees |
| overhead [U] or [C] | overheads (plural noun) |
| overpass (bridge carrying one road over another) | flyover |
