Local language topic

Countable noun

Compare 6 regional entries that share this classification while keeping each local definition attached to its place.

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bloke

/BLOHK · /bləʊk//

An informal British word for a man, often an ordinary or typical man.

“The bloke at the desk showed us where to go.”
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cuppa

/KUP-uh · /ˈkʌp.ə//

A cup of tea, or less commonly another hot drink understood from context.

“Do you fancy a cuppa before you go?”
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fiver

/FY-vuh · /ˈfaɪ.və//

Five pounds, or a banknote worth five pounds.

“The market stall sells these for a fiver.”
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loo

/LOO · /luː//

A toilet, or the room containing a toilet.

“Excuse me, where’s the loo?”
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quid

/KWID · /kwɪd//

One British pound, used as an informal unit of money.

“The ticket was twelve quid online.”
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tenner

/TEN-uh · /ˈten.ə//

Ten pounds, or a banknote worth ten pounds.

“You can get lunch there for under a tenner.”