Dec 1, 2015 · Aside from the offensive meaning, colloquial British English uses the term fag to indicate a cigarette. James has gone outside for a fag In my googling, I thought perhaps this …

Dec 17, 2011 · That makes me ethnically English and politically British. Although Great Britain is a geographical term, British describes nationals of the whole of the United Kingdom and Britain …

Apr 11, 2011 · In British use the jack has been since the 17th c. (except under the Commonwealth) a small sized ‘Union Flag’ of the period (Union Jack), which has also been, …

Jun 24, 2018 · The word is also used in other words and phrases such as: apple jack, hijack, jack of clubs (playing card), jack straw (scarecrow), jack tar (sailor), jack-in-the-box, jack-of-all …

The British term half-caste is developed from this usage and means mixed racial origin. Half-caste was used pretty well universally up to the 1990s at least. I've even come across mixed race …

Sep 6, 2017 · The following innocuous-sounding phrase There's a star in the East is a British euphemism that warns a gentleman that his trousers have not been closed properly. The …

Dec 16, 2016 · The British expression appears to be part of a longer sentence whose meaning suggests the idea of "almost exactly" or "very close" As near as dammit. The origin of the …

Jun 7, 2018 · The British equivalent, though arising later than the American ten-foot pole, is “not touching s.o. or s.th. with a barge pole”: The British get dog sick, leave footmarks and they …

Mar 31, 2016 · Which one is most commonly used? The Stars and Stripes The national flag of the U.S., consisting of 13 horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, and a blue field containing …

To me, as an American, it doesn't really get interpreted other than to flag to me that the writer is speaking British English. I have no idea when it is or is not proper to use "cheers" in British …