daft * odd, mad, eccentric, daffy, crazy -- often with the implication of it being amusingly so. "Do n't be daft '' and "do n't be silly '' are approximately synonymous. dekko (informal) a look, reconnoître "I 'll take a dekko at it later. '' -- British military slang derived from the Hindustani dhek / dekho meaning "to see ''. Also less commonly decco, deccie, deek, deeks. dene wooded valley or seaside dune (mainly SW England) div, divvy (slang) a fool or idiot; adjective form, divvy, foolish or idiotic. doddle something accomplished easily -- "It 's a doddle '', meaning "it 's easy ''. dodgems * funfair or fairground bumper cars dodgy * unsound, unstable, and unreliable (US: sketchy). ' That bloke over there looks a bit dodgy ' dogsbody someone who carries out menial tasks on another 's behalf; a drudge (US: grunt) the dog 's bollocks (vulgar) something excellent or top quality, the "bee 's knees '' (the business), the "cat 's whiskers ''. Sometimes just "the bollocks. '' (US: the shit). In polite company this phrase may be toned down to "The mutt 's nuts '', or the phrase "The bee 's knees '' (the business) may be used as a polite substitute. The etymology of this expression is said by some to derive from printers ' slang for the punctuation symbol ': - ' when printing involved the use of carved metal blocks to form typesetting. dole * (informal) welfare, specifically unemployment benefit. Sometimes used in the US, esp. older generation door furniture (US: door hardware) donkey 's years a very long time. (originally "donkey 's ears '' as rhyming slang). dosh (slang) money (US: dough) "how much dosh you got on ya? '' doss to be lazy, "I 've been dossing all day '', also can mean to truant, "dossing off '' (similar to bunking off). Additionally it can informally take the form of a noun (i.e. "that lesson was a doss '', meaning that lesson was easy, or good (primarily central Scotland). Also "dosser '', a lazy person, or a tramp (US bum); "to doss down '', to find a place to sleep, to sleep on some substitute for a bed such as a sofa, the floor, or a park bench; "doss - house '', temporary accommodation for tramps or homeless people, cheap dilapidated rented accommodation with low standards of cleanliness (US: flophouse) double first an undergraduate degree where the candidate has gained First - Class Honours in two separate subjects, or alternatively in the same subject in subsequent examinations (see British undergraduate degree classification) draper a dealer in drapery (i.e. clothing, textiles, etc.) (US: dry goods (DM)) draughts the board game (US: checkers) drawing pin * pin with a large, flat head, used for fixing notices to noticeboards etc. (US: thumbtack) dress circle the seats in the first balcony of a theatre (US: balcony or loge although dress circle is used in a few very large opera houses that have many levels of balconies) drink - driving operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (US: drunk driving; DUI (Driving Under the Influence); DWI (Driving While Intoxicated / Impaired); OWI (Operating While Intoxicated)) driving licence document authorising the holder to drive a vehicle (US: driver 's license, driver license) dual carriageway road, usually a major one, with each direction of travel separated from the opposing one by a traffic - free, and usually slightly raised, central reservation. Each direction of travel (carriageway) comprises two or more ' lanes '. (US: divided highway) dustbin (sometimes used in the US) receptacle for rubbish, very often shortened to ' bin '. (US: trash can; wastebasket) dustbin man or dustman rubbish collector (US: garbage man; trash man; sanitation engineer) dustcart rubbish / refuse collecting vehicle (US: garbage truck; trash truck)
what do the british call a garbage truck
dustcart