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British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.
Jelly in the UK can mean gelatin dessert, whereas in the US it can't. So the British English has the advantage that there's a convenient word encompassing both US jam and US jelly, which American English doesn't have. On the other hand, American usage is less ambiguous. --Trovatore 21:56, 25 January 2011 (UTC) Yes, that's a fair summary.
Doughnuts in a display case at a coffee shop. A doughnut (sometimes spelt donut in American English; both / ˈ d oʊ n ə t /) is a type of pastry made from leavened fried dough. [1] [2]: 275 It is popular in many countries and is prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty vendors.
(slang) idiot; a general term of abuse, from Red Dwarf. snog (slang) a 'French kiss' or to kiss with tongues (US [DM]: deep kiss, not necessarily with tongues). Originally intransitive (i.e. one snogged with someone); now apparently (e.g. in the Harry Potter books) transitive. [citation needed] soap dodger one who is thought to lack personal ...
The terms below constitute either names for different doughnut types created using local recipes, or for the local language translation of the term for an imported doughnut product. Argentina – Sopaipilla , also called tortas fritas (fried pastries) or Kreppel , is a fried pastry or quick bread that was introduced by German immigrants, and is ...
A term for a common ballpoint pen, similar to a Bic. Harry recalls receiving a Biro — wrapped, for some reason, in a tiny rubber fish — as a present one Christmas from Princess Margaret, a.k.a ...
Jelly Roll talks about where his name came from and love of doughnuts in a new Dunkin' ad to celebrate National Doughnut Day.
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