Noun : His cool reserve is just part of his Britishism. From Dictionary.com.
Hoovering I think is a Britishism rather than a Canadianism. From Wordnik.com. [genericized brand names: use a tissue, not a kleenex] Reference
"Or the term 'red stuff" which isn't any kind of Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [Ripping Time]
"Isn't a patch on" is a Britishism meaning "not as good as.". From Wordnik.com. [Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight: The Long Way Home | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference
Redsock found it and was quite keen Britishism there on my using it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-07-01] Reference
Redsock found it and was quite keen (Britishism there) on my using it. From Wordnik.com. [canadian wingnut] Reference
I thought 'Excuse me?' when you don't understand someone was a Britishism?. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: DO WHAT?] Reference
Like the places it describes, this Britishism is not intended to be quaint. From Wordnik.com. [Buzzword: Megashed] Reference
Is there an obscene hidden Britishism of some sort beyond as noted here "So damned yacht?". From Wordnik.com. [Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #137 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference
WILLIAM SAFIRE, "THE NEW YORK TIMES": That's a Britishism, and we imported that from London. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2009] Reference
Lane delivers a stock, and rather rote, Britishism: "Nothing good ever came of seeking revenge.". From Wordnik.com. [William Bradley: Mad Men's Sensational Season Finale -- HuffPost Review] Reference
Let me clarify that "knickers" is a technical term for fencing pants, not a Britishism for underwear. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
A lot of American style guides, however, have finally decided to dismiss the whole thing as a Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » A Historic Victory] Reference
I really should call our little hike days "regional explorations", or maybe just use the Britishism "day out". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
Did I miss the memo specifying that the Britishism whinge would be supplanting the more familiar whine this year?. From Wordnik.com. [British Invasion] Reference
The London Times headline reads, "Barack Obama Action May Put Paid to Comparison With Jimmy Carter" ( "put paid to" is a Britishism that means "finish off"). From Wordnik.com. [Not Impotent After All] Reference
Is that a Britishism I don't get, or a homophobic joke/threat?. From Wordnik.com. [Baltiblogs] Reference
Surely, among all these offerings, everyone can find a Britishism to cherish. From Wordnik.com. [Boston.com Top Stories] Reference
Holiday -- another creeping Britishism, on the grounds that it sounds classier. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
As a British person, I can confirm that the BC "joke" is not a Britishism that a doesn't translate. From Wordnik.com. [Baltiblogs] Reference
But it's still our language and I think that people like Darren go a far way against us by supporting Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52] Reference
"Judgement" (a Britishism that should not be used by an American author), "ante-type" (instead of anti-type), "Haley's Comet". From Wordnik.com. [A Twitch upon the Thread] Reference
Had they not been developed, your desktop computer would have been an entire building that you could cook on, thanks to @baconstangg's "valves" love the Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
I think perhaps Gordon-Nasmyth had the artistic temperament and wanted contrasts, and also that the captain helped him to express his own malignant Anti-Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [Tono Bungay] Reference
Anyway, I’d welcome reader definitions of the Arizonan’s Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [What did Janet Napolitano mean by 'one-off'?] Reference
(to use a quaint Britishism), but I can just tell it's the sort of thing someone, somewhere will take umbrage with. From Wordnik.com. [tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle?] Reference
"Fellow dogs," I said, "it is clear that we must choose here and now, once and for all, between Britishism and Bolshevism. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, January 29, 1919] Reference
“You’ve clearly confused us with two other blokes,” he said cheerfully, throwing out the Britishism to be neighborly. From Wordnik.com. [Solitary Man] Reference
That’s not a strange Britishism; it’s the word for when Gawker uses not just one, but two of the YouTubes you posted in a singleday without referencing you even indirectly. From Wordnik.com. [2006 September 22 « raincoaster] Reference
SAFIRE: That's a Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2008] Reference
Cookery book is indeed a Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [7 Random Cookery Books] Reference
"entry, and there it is (" inverted commas "is a Britishism for quote marks). From Wordnik.com. [The Krugman Fix] Reference
This is my favorite Britishism of recent memory. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
A Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: DO WHAT?] Reference
Or West Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52] Reference
Britannic, Britannicism; British, Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [Formations.] Reference
"Laisser" as opposed to "laissez" is a Britishism. From Wordnik.com. [Donklephant] Reference
"Gobsmacked" means "utterly astounded", it's a Britishism still used by Aussies. From Wordnik.com. [Israelated - English Israel blogs] Reference
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