Sue and Dave's
English/American
Dictionary of Slang

aluminium	aluminum
American Football	football
"A" road	a divided highway
bangers	sausages (e.g., bangers and mash)
beeb	BBC or British Broadcasting Corporation which re-broadcasts many old American TV shows, and never re-broadcasts any of its good shows like Dr. Who, Red Dwarf or Monte Python's Flying Circus.
berk	jerk; naive person; (originally from rhyming slang "Berkshire County Hunt") Not to be confused with "Bork".
big girl's blouse	wimp
bird	chic
biscuit	cookie (stale)
bloke	guy

bob	change; shillings
bonnet	car hood
boot	car trunk
braces	suspenders; dental braces
"B" road	highway
bollocks	balls (generic cussword, eg "That's a load of bollocks.")
bung at	throw
bung up	plug
call box	telephone booth
canoodling	necking

catch you up	catch up to you
cheeky bugger	smart-ass
cheers	thanks; good health; good-bye; good day see you later; here's looking at you kid; (generic remark of deference)
chips	fries
coach	intercity bus
coo-ee	yoo-hoo
cor	gawl (God)
cor blimey	wow
cricket	(an English sport never mentioned in the States)
crisps	potato chips (in flavors like prawn, beef and Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt and vinegar, chicken and tomato, and...get this...ready salted)

doobry	doohickey
dual carriageway	divided road from a Boulevard to Interstate
Essex girl	dumb blonde
fag	cigarette
football	soccer
Frosties	Frosted Flakes
get up your nose	annoy; get on your nerves
git	shithead
give way	yield
half	half a pint (beer)

jumper	sweater
kerb-crawling	soliciting (trying to pick up a prostitute and ending up picking up an undercover police officer instead)
knackered	exhausted (people); broken (things)
knickers	ladies underpants
knock you up	usage: I'll come 'round and knock you up in the morning. To wake up by knocking on the door. Warning: Ignorance of this phrase may end life as you know it in Britain (eg Dave and Yvonne).
loo	bathroom; toilet
mash	mashed potatos
maths	math
motor	car
motorway	freeway

nip down/off to	(untranslatable; used when giving directions to tourists)
orientate	orient (verb)
pants	underpants
pavement	sidewalk
pee	pence 1/100th of a pound
pelican crossing	pedestrian crossing with a traffic signal
petrol	gas
phone box	phone booth
pint	a pint of beer (20 imperial ounce 1/8 of an imperial gallon ~24 ounces)
pissed	drunk (see pub crawling)

pissing down	raining hard
poofter	homosexual
pop socks	panty-hose (knee high)
pub calling	bar hopping
pub crawling	(self-explanatory)
quid	pounds (money)
road	a wide footpath (maybe wide enough for 1 car but not essential)
ring you up	phone you
rubber	eraser
rubber johnny	rubber

skiver	shirker
sky TV	satalite TV
slag (n.)	combination slob/slut
slag-off	cut down
shag	screw
slog	work tediously
smalls	underwear
smart	nicely dressed
snog	kiss/hug combination
soliciting	what lawyers do (see kerb-crawling)

sorry	pardon me; what?
sport	sports
stockings	panty-hose (thigh high)
straight on	straight ahead
subway	pedestrian underpass
suspenders	stocking hold-ups; garter belt
sussed	deciphered; under control; figured out; solved
ta	thank you
take away	to go (food)
tart	girl of low moral values

The Times	Incorrectly called "The London Times" of which all other "Times" are just cheap imitations (actually they are more expensive at the current price of 20p).
tights	panty-hose (waist high)
trousers	pants
tube	subway (London)
wanker	jerk
wash chamber (wc, water closet)	toilet
way out	exit
willie	penis, dick
windscreen	windshield
wing	car fender
zebra crossing	pedestrian crossing with painted lines