B Flashcards
Reusable putty
Blu-tack (Bostik°).
Term for a Britain.
Blighty
Parenthesis
Brackets
Sausage
Banger
Similar to Hawaiian rolls (but larger).
Bap
Coaster
Beer mat
Beets
Beetroots
General term for all beverages (alcoholic and non).
Bevvy
Cookie
Biscuit (biccie)
Sausage made from pork and pig blood (similar to 순데).
Black pudding
A sweet opaque gelatinous dessert; commonly flavoured with almonds.
Blancmange (blah•mahn•j)
Sauce used mainly on breakfast dishes.
Brown sauce
Fried greens and potatoes.
Bubble and squeak
Mimosa
Buck’s fizz
Sandwich
Butty
Room with a bath tub.
Bathroom
Wood trim
Beading
Efficiency (living space).
Bedsit
Trash bag
Bin liner
Trash pickup day.
Bin day
Garbage truck
Bin lorry
Garbage man
Bin man
Umbrella
Brolly
Single story house.
Bungalow
Ski mask
Balaclava
Coverall
Boilersuit
Tube top
Boob tube
Metal object to straighten your teeth.
Brace
Suspenders
Braces
Fanny pack
Bumbag
Orange flashing globes at a zebra crossing.
Belisha beacon
Hood (of a car)
Bonnet
Trunk (of a car)
Boot
Bartender
Barmaid / barman
Guards of the Tower of London.
Beefeaters
Young lady; beau
Bird
an expert; a dweeb
Boffin
Cockney rhyming slang for breasts.
Bristols
People from Birmingham (and the accent+dialect)
Brum (Brummy)
Street entertainer
Busker (to busk)
Nasty or unpleasant.
Beastly
Custom made
Bespoke
Childish word for ‘poop’.
Biggie
Obvious
Blatant
Narrow-minded
Blinkered
To fart
Blow off
(1) dull; (2) candid
Blunt
Booger
Bogey
Slang term for having courage.
Bottle
To bunch up
Budge up
To stuff or be stuffed up.
Bung
Cookie sheet
Baking tray
Legal holiday
Bank holiday
Prime rate
Base rate
Paddle (for sports)
Bat
Sundry items; odds and ends
Bits and bobs
Sponge bath
Blanket bath
Apartment complex
Block of flats.
Completely ordinary; run of the mill.
Bog standard
Slang term for being lazy.
Bone idle.
Hope chest
Bottoms drawer
Tow truck
Breakdown van
Cylinder block
Breeze block
A savings and loans association.
Building society.
A bonus; profit.
Bunce.
Currency exchange.
Bureau De Change.
Financial aid; scholarship.
Bursary.
To call dibs.
Bagsie
Equivalent to ‘burglarize’
Burgle
Window shade
Blind
Slang terms for BBC.
[the] Beeb
The check at a restaurant.
Bill
To make or repair something badly or clumsily.
Bodge/botch
To “shoo” away.
Bugger off
Offensive slang for a gay.
Bumchum
Slang term for a local police officer.
Bobby
Bookie
Bookmaker *
