This page gathers the 312 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Commonwealth” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 3 of 3: from “ponce” to “zip”.
- ponce noun Synonym of kept man.
- poncy adj Intended to impress others, particularly in an excessively refined or ostentatious manner; affected, pretentious.
- pong noun A stench, a bad smell.
- poof noun A gay man; especially one who is irritating or contemptible.
- poofter noun A male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
- postie noun Diminutive of postman or postwoman.
- postman noun Someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
- pram noun A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
- prang noun An accident involving a motor vehicle, typically minor and without casualties.
- prat noun A fool, contemptible person.
- prawn noun A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.
- pub noun A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as…
- publican noun The manager or owner of a hotel.
- punter noun One who gambles or bets.
- pushbike noun A pedal bicycle, as distinguished from a motorized bicycle.
- queue noun A line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt with in sequence (i.e., the one at the front end is dealt with first…
- quid noun Various national currencies typically known by the name "pound".
- quieten verb To make quiet.
- railway noun A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
- read verb To study (a subject) at a high level, especially at university.
- read someone the riot act verb To give a formal warning for a riotous assembly to disperse, usually through reading a section of the Riot Act.
- recce noun Reconnaissance.
- reckon verb To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
- return verb To elect to a certain office.
- rubbish noun Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.
- satnav noun A satellite navigation system receiver.
- say no more phrase A standard formula to end a conversation, i.e. bye, see you soon.
- scrubber noun An animal (especially cattle) that has broken away from the herd and established itself in the bush.
- self-raising flour noun A type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked.
- sellotape noun Adhesive tape.
- service station noun a filling station, gas station or petrol station; a facility selling fuel for road motor vehicles
- shadow adj Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.
- shit off verb Synonym of fuck off.
- shithouse adj Of poor quality.
- short title noun A title given to an act (or other piece of legislation) to facilitate citation; generally used as the common name for that legislation.
- shoulder arms noun a military command in which one places a rifle in the side of the flank and gripped by either left or right hand.
- skint adj Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
- skip noun A large container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents, or to be picked up by…
- skirting board noun A panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated…
- skive verb To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
- skiver noun A slacker.
- slag off verb To talk insultingly to or about someone or something; usually one who is not present.
- slapper noun A prostitute.
- smalls noun Underwear.
- snap-in-one nappy noun Synonym of all-in-two diaper (“a type of cloth diaper, similar to a pocket diaper, that has a waterproof exterior and absorbent pad which…
- snog verb To kiss passionately.
- softy noun A soft drink containing no alcohol.
- spanner noun A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
- spliff noun A cannabis cigarette.
- squidgy adj Moist and pliant; soggy.
- squiffy adj slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy
- squizz noun A look.
- statutory board noun A quasi-government body corporate constituted under legislation and tasked to perform some functions.
- sticky wicket noun A difficult or unpredictable situation.
- stickybeak noun An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
- stroke noun The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
- strong flour noun A wheat flour with a high gluten content, which produces bread with high rising, and long lasting properties.
- strop noun A bad mood or temper. A tantrum.
- summer holiday noun A vacation taken during the summer.
- superintendent noun A police officer rank, positioned above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.
- ta intj Thanks.
- ta-ta intj Goodbye.
- tailback noun A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.
- take on strength verb To commission a soldier, animal or vehicle into the service of the armed forces.
- take the piss verb To tease, ridicule or mock (someone).
- takeaway adj (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
- taking noun Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
- tank wagon noun A rail wagon designed to transport liquids or gases.
- tannoy noun A public address system.
- tea noun A cup of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, or tapioca pearls.
- tea trolley noun A table on wheels used to take food or drinks from the kitchen to the dining-room, or throughout a workplace for tea break.
- telerecording noun A recording of a television broadcast made while it is being transmitted, especially by filming the picture from a monitor screen; the…
- telly noun Television.
- terry noun Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.
- terry nappy noun A cloth nappy folded from a large piece of square or rectangular absorbent fabric which is held in place by a nappy pin or other fastener…
- tetchy adj Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use…
- this day six months phrase a motion or reasoned amendment to a second or third reading motion that, when passed, will defeat the bill.
- through adj (usually followed by "to") Able to progress (to the next stage or a higher level) following success in an exam, sports match, etc.
- tick noun A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness, or acknowledgement.
- tin noun An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve…
- tip noun An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.
- Tippex noun A particular brand of correction fluid, or correction fluid in general.
- tits up adj Broken; failed; inoperable.
- toffee apple noun A candy apple.
- torch noun Ellipsis of electric torch: synonym of flashlight (“a battery-powered hand-held light source”).
- tosser noun A person who masturbates.
- touch wood verb To make contact with wood to avert bad luck, in accordance with a folk practice.
- tranny noun A transistor radio.
- treating noun The electoral offence of offering an inducement such as food, drink or entertainment to a voter.
- troop the colour verb To perform the traditional military ceremony of having ensigns slowly march with their colours (flags) between the ranks, to enable…
- twat verb To hit, slap.
- twatted adj Extremely drunk, intoxicated
- us pron Me.
- V sign noun A gesture of contempt or insult made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm inwards; apocryphally originated by English…
- verger noun An usher; also, in major ecclesiastical landmarks, a tour guide.
- vice noun Alternative spelling of vise (“mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping”).
- wage packet noun An envelope or similar package in which a salary is given to a worker
- wally noun A fool.
- wank verb To masturbate.
- wanker noun Someone who wanks; masturbates.
- wanky adj Like a wanker; foolish or objectionable.
- well adv Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
- whilst conj During the whole, or until the end, of the time that; as long as, at the same time.
- whinge verb To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
- windscreen noun A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather.
- wobbler noun A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum.
- wobbly noun A wobbler; a fit of rage; a tantrum.
- yankee noun A native or inhabitant of the United States in general.
- yob noun A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
- Your Honour pron A title used to address a judge or magistrate in court.
- zed noun The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.
- zip noun A zip fastener.