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Words from Europe that amuse me. Words I associate with the BBC and British Literature. Any word that is not from the US or has a different spelling/pronunciation than the US version.
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craptacular
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chuffed
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bugger
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balderdash
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hirsute
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blight
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malarkey
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indubitably
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huzzah
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harlot
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scalawag
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ballyhoo
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doddering
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fisticuffs
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folderol
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ennui
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blithering
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appalling
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dodgy
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voodoo
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frottage
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jabberwocky
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mollycoddle
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victrola
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persnickety
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wanker
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git
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caledonian
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schadenfreude
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tosser
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egad
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haggis
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valkyrie
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kith
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blather
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haver
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peckish
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stones
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jodhpurs
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knickers
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11 months ago
madmouth
said:
Victrola is essentially American.
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