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P

Pacifier

Baby’s dummy

Pack rat

Hoarder

Pancake turner

Fish slice

Panhandler

Beggar

Pantie hose

Tights

Pants

Trousers

Paper

Money

Paraffin

Paraffin wax (paraffin as used in Britain

 

is kerosene in America )

Parakeet

Budgerigar

Parka

Anorak

Parking lot

Car park

Parkway

Main thoroughfare, usually lined with trees

Parley

Conference

Parlor car

First-class railway carriage with individual seats

Pass

Overtake

Patrolman

Policeman

Patrol wagon

Black Maria

Pavement

Road

Pay dirt

Mineral rich soil e.g. discovered by a prospector

Pay station

Telephone call box

Peeler

Striptease dancer

Penitentiary

Prison

Period(punctuation)

Full stop

Person-to-person

Personal call

Phonograph

Record player

Pick-up truck

Open back lorry

Pinkie

Little finger

Pit(fruit)

Stone

Pitcher

Jug

Pizazz

Spark, vitality

Pony

Crib( for exams)

Pony up

To pay a debt

Pooch

Dog

Popsicle

Ice lolly on a stick

Pot holders /gloves

Oven gloves/ cloth

Potato chips

Crisps

Pot roast

Meat dish cooked in a casserole

Powdered sugar/

 

confectioner’s sugar

Icing sugar

Precinct

District

President (business)

Chairman

Private school

Public school/ private school

Produce

Greengroceries (fruit and vegetables)

Prom

School/university dance (from promenade)

Prowl car

Police patrol car

Public school

State school

Pull-off

Lay-by

Purse/ pocket book

Handbag (a purse as in Britain is a change

 

Purse in America)

Pushcart

Wheelbarrow

Q

Quarter

25-cent coin

Quarterback

Important position in American football

Quirt

Riding whip

R

Raft

Large amount

Railroad

Railway (to force)

Raincheck

Postponement

Raise

Rise- pay rise

Raisin

Sultana

Raisin bread

Currant bread

Realtor/ real estate agent

Estate agent

Rear view mirror

Wing mirror

Recess

Break (e.g. between classes)

Redcap

Railway porter

Redneck

Ignorant person

Rest room

Toilet/ cloakroom

Résumé

Curriculum vitae

Revenue officer

Official who upholds the law against the

 

Illegal production of alcohol

Review

Revise e.g. for exams

Rhinestone

diamanté

Ride

Harass, tease

Ringer

Look-alike

Rinky-dink

Inexpensive, cheap

Roller coaster

Big dipper

Rookie

Novice

Roomer

Lodger

Root beer

A soft, non – alcoholic drink

Round trip ticket

Return ticket

Rubber

Condom

Rummage sale

Jumble sale


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