- Mobile (long i) - cellphone
- Petrol - gas(oline)
- Wardrobe - closet
- Boot - trunk of car
- Fag - cigarette
- Cooker - stove
- Garden - yard
- Trousers - pants
- Knickers - underwear
- Bum - butt
- Fanny to refer to a place other than butt!
- Lift - ride (in a car)
- Holiday - vacation
- (to) Phone - (to) call
- Hoover - to vacuum/the vacuum (no matter what brand)
- Just (instead of right) - just here, just now, just next door to... instead of right here, right now, etc.
- Garage (garij) - gas station
- High beams (in car) - brights (lights)
- Toilet/loo - restroom (toilet is the room, doesn't mean the toilet bowl itself)
- Trainers - athletic shoes
- Aubergine - eggplant
- Courgette - zuccini
- Sort - fix, organise, make better, to finish
- Wean (wane) - child
- Match - game (sports)
- Bin - trash can, bin motor - garbage truck
- Rubbish - trash, garbage
- Porridge - oatmeal
- Lorry - large truck
- Tin - can (canned goods)
- Jab/jag - shot (injection/immunization)
Slang or Scots language words
- Pished - drunk
- Taking the pish - making fun of, teasing
- Pish - pee
- Mingin' or manky - stinky, dirty
- bloody hell
- Raging - very angry
- Knackered - very tired
- Gobsmacked - flabbergasted
- Chuffed - pleased, dead chuffed - very pleased
- Lovely (use it a LOT more often)
- Brilliant - something good, cool, delicious
- Aye - yes
- Nae - no
- Nae bother - not a problem, you're welcome
- Sad - for pitiful, acting ridiculously
- Wanker - jerk, idiot
- Whinge - whining +
- Sod off, bugger off - F*** off
- Eejit - idiot
- Strop - have a fit, temper tantrum
Words that I (still) don't use:
- Pavement - sidewalk
- Bonnet - hood of car
- Work surfaces - countertops
Changed pronunciations:
- Renaissance - first a is long
- Herb - h is pronounced
- Fillet - fill-it, unless talking about the verb
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