(n.) a person under 18 years old, generally, and for legal reasons more specifically (as in "the name of the defendant is withheld because he is a minor"), or under an age legally required for certain behavior (such as drinking, voting, driving, purchasing alcohol, renting R-rated movies and so on), or under the age of consent. (in the past, in English public schools) used to denote the youngest of two or more pupils with the same surname ("Bloggs minor") (US: Jr.) Relating specifically to the British Army (dated) (n.) part of a fair in which there are games, rides, etc. Ordinary not rich although not destitute, generally a positive term that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina (exact definition of Mid-Atlantic States may vary)īetter off than 'working class', but not rich, i.e., a narrower term than in the U.S. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, halfway between UK & US an English-speaking accent with features of both British and American speakers Lowest balcony in a theatre, or the first few rows of seats thereof (UK usu. Intermediate floor between main floors of a building To have a meeting with (as people) ("Vice president meets with Iraqi officials", CNN) *(UK generally meet (transitive) or meet up with) To face (as a situation), experience ("If you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same" – Kipling) to encounter for the first time ( How I Met Your Mother) Portion of a divided highway used to separate opposing traffic (UK central reservation) (attrib.) the ability (of a show) to draw audience, "box office" ("marquee value")Ī prominent celebrity or athlete (" marquee player")Ĭheckmate, the winning of a game of chess Signage placed over the entrance to a hotel, theatre, or cinema Large, open-sided tent installed outdoors for temporary functions * Red sauce containing tomatoes and herbs, often with meat but never with seafood (UK: napolitana sauce) To succeed or profit ("She made out well on that deal.") * To see with difficulty to understand the meaning of To draw up, to seek to make it appear, to fabricate a story More than half of all votes, people, etc. superintendent).ĭifference of votes between first and second place (US: plurality) (n.) rank between captain and Lieutenant Colonel in the air force (UK squadron leader) and in some police agencies (UK approx. (n.) a college/university student's main field of specialization ("his major is physics") the student himself ("he is a physics major") (v.) to pursue a major ("he majored in physics") (compare minor UK: compare read) (n.) rank between captain and Lieutenant Colonel in the army and marines. (in the past, in English public schools) used to denote the eldest of two or more pupils with the same surname ("Bloggs major") (US: Sr.) Water mains, the principal underground pipe for conveying water to residential and business properties Railroad's primary track, or a primary artery, route, road, or connection Major vein (as for drug injection purposes) (orig. Major railway line (as the West Coast Main Line) compare trunk Item of street furniture serving as a receptacle for outgoing mail (UK: post box letter box pillar box) a receptacle for incoming paper mail (UK: letter box) (v.) send a letter (UK: post or send) noun originated mail carrier & mailman (UK: postman), mailbox (UK: postbox letter box), mail slot, mail drop, etc.įile for storing electronic mail (or related computing or voicemail usage) & v.) e-mail, (n.) armour, as in "chainmail" sent by post as delivered to individual, orig. (used in Royal Mail, name of the British postal system cf. Raincoat ( Mackintosh, often shortened to mac) Type of pasta (short form of macaroni) – as in 'mac and cheese' (Uncommon slang proper n.) A term of informal address used with male strangers generally implies more unfriendliness or disapproval than the more neutral 'pal' or 'buddy': "Get your car out of my way, Mac!" UK generally 'mate'.
Meanings common to British and American English
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