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Holiday (n.) Vacation.

Knackered
(phrase) Tired.

Lift (n.) Elevator.

Lorry (n.) Truck

Nick (v.) To steal.

Pants (n.) Underwear (can also mean lame).

Petrol (n.) Gasoline.

Pinch (n.) Steal.

Quid (n.) Pound (as in money, not weight).

Snog (v) To Kiss.

Stone (n.) Fourteen pounds (weight).

Tea (n.) A light early evening meal (also a drink of course).

Torch (n.) Flashlight.

Underground (n.) Subway.

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