It occurs to me this is a one-way activity: I can share British words and phrases with Americans, but I can't share American phrases with the Brits, because Hollywood has done that for me. (Although I did cause a little confusion yesterday when I said I was "heading out.")
flick=knife
boot sale=flea market (selling goods from the 'boot' of your car)
squidgy=wet and squishy
floppy=relaxed
stroppy=angry or upset
mobile=cell phone
pillion=second seat (or second rider) on a motorcycle
caravan=RV
Static caravan=mobile home
Under the cosh=under pressure, as in a deadline (a cosh is a police baton)
Stoplights here are known as traffic lights, and they have amber lights, not yellow. While that may sound pretty minor, I learned the difference while I was in the middle of a presentation to a client about a 'stoplight report' I was developing. Oops.
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