- Fizzy drink. Arti: minuman bersoda.
- Contoh:
- “Too much consumption of fizzy drink is not good for health.”
- Contoh:
- Sleeping policeman (also: hump, speed bump) Arti: gundukan di tanah untuk memperlambat laju kendaraan (polisi tidur).
- Contoh:
- “Sleeping policeman is very effective to control people’s speed.”
- Contoh:
- Wag. Arti: pasangan (istri/pacar perempuan), biasanya digunakan untuk pasangan para atlet.
- Contoh:
- “Victoria Beckham is the most popular wag of the year.”
- Contoh:
- Flicks. Arti: bioskop.
- Contoh:
- “Have you seen Paranormal Activity? No? Let’s go to the flicks then.”
- Contoh:
- Chuffed. Arti: sangat gembira, puas, bangga.
- Contoh:
- “I’m so chuffed that I won the competition!”
- Contoh:
- Hooey. Arti: hal yang tidak masuk akal.
- Contoh:
- “The story about the haunted castle is a hooey.”
- Contoh:
- Splash out. Arti: mengeluarkan banyak uang untuk hal yang kurang berguna.
- Contoh:
- “The Jones splashed out £3000 on New Year presents.”
- Contoh:
- Jammy. Arti: beruntung.
- Contoh:
- “Tom won lottery twice. Wow, he’s the jammy one.”
- Contoh:
Compiled and written by @ChatrineYK at @EnglishTips4U on Thursday, January 26, 2012
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