Briticism

A briticism (or britishism) is American English for a word, phrase, idiom, or expression peculiar to the English language as spoken chiefly in Great Britain and/or the United Kingdom, and is thus a synonym for one of the meanings of anglicism. Sometimes, this can also refer to a particular usage of a term (see List of words having different meanings in American and British English) spoken both in the United States and Britain which is regarded as chiefly British, or, simply, any characteristic of the English language which is considered primarily British. [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briticism Merriam-Webster Online entry] Sometimes, briticisms will become more widely spoken in other dialects of the English language over time, and even, in some cases, become completely universal.

The term "briticism" itself, a neologism, is regarded as an "americanism", and is not commonly heard outside the United States and Canada.

Examples

"Main article: List of British words not widely used in the United States."

Footnotes

ee also

*List of British words not widely used in the United States
*List of words having different meanings in American and British English
*Anglicism