Translations provided by Duncan Price.
| U.K. Cave Divers' English | U.S. Cave Divers' English |
|---|---|
| A.B.L.J. (n) | Horse collar type buoyancy compensator |
| Abseil (v) | Rappel |
| A-clamp (n) | Yoke fitting |
| Aluminium (n) | Aluminum |
| Bank Holiday (n) | Public holiday |
| Bar (n) | 14.7 Psi |
| B.C. (adj) | Before Christ |
| Bonk (v) | Sexual intercourse |
| Bottle (n) | SCUBA diving cylinder/tank |
| Brown Sauce (n) | Steak sauce e.g. "H.P." sauce (favorite accompaniment to all meals) |
| Buddy (n) | Manufacturer of diving equipment based in UK not to be confused with "Parasite" (q.v.) |
| Bum (v) | 1) Butt 2) borrow or beg e.g. "to bum a fag" |
| Bum bag (n) | Fanny pack |
| Chestmount (vt) | method of carrying stage cylinders with sidemounted tanks. |
| Chips (n) | French fries |
| Crisps (n) | Potato chips |
| Cock Up (n) | Cluster f**k |
| Colour (n) | Color |
| Dove (n) | Pidgeon-like bird, often white in color |
| Fag (n) | Cigarette |
| Faggot (n) | Meatball |
| Fanny (n) | Female genitalia |
| Fettle (v) | fix, mess around with (esp. cave diving equipment) |
| Fortnight (n) | Two weeks (fourteen nights) |
| Gallon (n) | 1.2 Gallons |
| Holiday (n) | Vacation |
| Kilogramme (n) | 2.2 Pounds |
| Kilometre (n) | 0.622 Mile |
| Knackered (adj) | 1) exhausted/tired (person) 2) broken (object) |
| Knock up (v) | to attract someone's attention (esp. in the morning) by knocking on the door to their room |
| Lemonade (n) | carbonated soft drink e.g. "7-up" or "Sprite" |
| Lift (n) | Elevator ("Get a lift" = car pool) |
| Litre (n) | 1/28th Cubic foot |
| Metre (n) | 3' 3.37" |
| Parasite (n) | Buddy |
| Pavement (n) | Sidewalk |
| Petrol (n) | Gasoline |
| Pint (n) | 20 fluid ounces (usually of beer) |
| Pissed (adj) | Drunk |
| Poof (n) | Weak or effeminate male. |
| Poof capsule (n) | Drysuit |
| Queen (n) | President |
| Rubber (n) | Eraser |
| Shag (v) | see "Bonk" |
| Snoopy (v) | to secure using a snoopy loop (q.v.) |
| Snoopy Loop (n) | rubber loop cut from automobile inner tube |
| Stone (n) | 14 Pounds |
| Stroke (n) | The rower who sits nearest the coxswain or the stern and sets the tempo for the other rowers. |
| Tackle sack (n) | Cave pack |
| Tarmac (n) | Pavement |
| Tap (n) | Valve |
| The Pressure (n) | Fill pressure on scuba cylinder i.e. hydro pressure (from "T.P." = "Test Pressure") |
| Valve (n) | Regulator (abbreviation of "Demand Valve") |
| Zed (n) | Zee |
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