KEF'S PROFILE

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British words and idiomsbarterdoodle
a market.

buttered glass
the result of the British practice of buttering one's soda glass. Butter is applied to the inside of a glass to reduce the carbonation effect of fermented beverages (soda or pop to English speakers from other countries), which is apparently of a much stronger grade in the UK.

buttering rod
a rod used to apply butter to a soda glass. Can often be rather ornate and passed down through the generations.

ceiling-bright
lightbulb.

chips
french fries.

collywobbles
bellyaches.

coolybox
an air conditioning unit.

coolytap
draught beer tap in a pub for cold beer.

crisps
potato chips.

dandywalk
swagger.

flannel
washcloth.

fistibops
boxing.

giggletree
marijuana.

go machine
car.

Heatweasel
Typhlosion.

kickyballs
soccer.

klackytypes
keyboard.

lippyslicks
chapstick.

loopy swoops
basketball.

lorry
18-wheeler.

nutty gum and fruit spleggins
peanut butter and jelly.

pettlytap
a somewhat antiquated term for gas station.

pigslice
ham.

pricklypick
fork

quadricycle
car.

scarystick
toothbrush.

shimmyleather
wallet.

shooty-go-bang
gun

snappyclick
camera.

spinnyheat
microwave oven.

sploogy-stopstop
condom

sprinklydrip
shower.

telly
television.

willawonks
groceries.

whiff-whaf
ping pong/table tennis.

yoggy yog
yogurt.