Knackeredis British slang for “very tired.” It was first recorded in English in the late 1880s fromknacker, or “to tire.” It’s related to an earlier sense ofknackerthat meant “to kill.” Luckily, the meaning today is much less shocking. Though it’s an older word,knackeredis s...
In Middle English it was exclusively in historical use, or in reference to the inhabitants of Brittany (seeBreton); it was revived when James I was proclaimedKing of Great Britainin 1604, and made official at the union of England and Scotland in 1707. ...
A month ago I had the pleasing experience of packing for Perth. In South African slang, ‘packing for Perth’ means immigrating to Australia. In the decade that followed thetransition to democracy, around800,000 mainly white South Africans left– some for New Zealand, Britain, and the United...
Unfortunately the heathen youth in Britain now use ‘Yard’ as a slang term for home! In fact they use slang for everything, which drives me absolutely potty. As in ‘Yeah blud, wanna come over my yard? Safe innit.’ (‘Hello friend, would you like to come and spend some time at m...
RestaurantHotelIn US, Hotel means the place you stay for night like Marriot. Cross WalkZebra CrossingThe path for crossing roads at Traffic lights Traffic LightsTraffic SignalIn US, they use the word Traffic lights or Just the word Lights to refer to Traffic Signal ...