British propensity for dimunitive nicknames (tranny, addy, proggy,etc.)

[Gary Tait]

and what about a 'raincheck'

Is basically a promise from a vendor to sell you an item that is out of
stock during a sale, at sale price at a date after a sale, when stock is
available.

 

[Gary Tait]

Nothing wrong with CRV. It's a valve like most any other.

Yep, a CRT just controls current to a plate, but a plate on the other end
of the glass.

 

[Ross Herbert]

'Wog'.

Oh now that`s unfair, we didn't just single out the Indians with that
epithet, almost anyone born to the right and down a bit was fair game.
Actually I sort of think 'Frog' is almost a term of endearment, there`s
a lot worst things we could call them

I understand that 'wog' short form of 'Polywog' was originally a
nautical term for deckhands of a dusky skinned nature.

I think the Aussies currently corner the market in derogatory nicknames
for people of other nations, tho who knows what the 'natives' call us.

Ron(UK)

Talking about derogatory or slang names used by Australians prompted
me to check out the dictionary of terms used by WWI military personel.
Outside of Australia you won't have heard of most of these.
http://www.anu.edu.au/andc/res/aus_words/wwi/annoted1.php