In UK slang, "yard" typically refers to a person's home, house, or neighborhood, commonly used in London and influenced by Jamaican Patois. It can also refer to "The Yard" (short for Scotland Yard) or, in financial contexts, a billion (currency).
Yard. Slang for one billion currency units. Used particularly in currency trading, e.g., for Japanese yen since one billion yen equals approximately US$10 million.
In the UK, "yard" primarily means a unit of length (3 feet/0.91m) or a paved/hard-surfaced area like a builder's yard or school playground, often differing from the American "garden" which Brits typically call a "garden" (for planting). It can also refer to an industrial area (scrap yard, dockyard) or, colloquially, one's home/local area (e.g., "back in my yard").
Yards are also used and are the legal requirement on road signs for shorter distances in the United Kingdom, and are also frequently found in conversation between Britons much like in the United States for distance.
A "yard" has several meanings, most commonly a unit of length (3 feet) or an area of land around a building (like a backyard or a paved work area for a business), but it can also refer to a ship's spar for sails, a railroad storage area, or slang for money ($100 or $1,000).
In the UK, "yard" primarily means a unit of length (3 feet/0.91m) or a paved/hard-surfaced area like a builder's yard or school playground, often differing from the American "garden" which Brits typically call a "garden" (for planting). It can also refer to an industrial area (scrap yard, dockyard) or, colloquially, one's home/local area (e.g., "back in my yard").
(good day): Used interchangeably with hello and hi, but more characteristically Australian/New Zealand, and perhaps the most informal of these options. Also used in the constructions G'day, mate (a greeting to a friend or acquaintance) and G'day, stranger (ironically, to a friend not seen in some time).
In the most innocuous sense, "yardie" can simply refer to a Jamaican national; as "yard" can mean "home" in Jamaican Patois, Jamaican expatriates who moved abroad to countries such as the U.K. and U.S. would often refer to themselves and other Jamaicans as "yardies".
'Going yard' is a slang term used in baseball to describe hitting a home run, when a batter hits the ball out of the playing field and over the outfield fence. The phrase is often used to describe a particularly impressive home run, one that travels a great distance or is hit in a clutch situation.
Yardperson means an employee not otherwise specified, employed in or in connection with a yard, depot or garage, but does not include any person employed as a Watchperson.
In the UK, "yard" primarily means a unit of length (3 feet/0.91m) or a paved/hard-surfaced area like a builder's yard or school playground, often differing from the American "garden" which Brits typically call a "garden" (for planting). It can also refer to an industrial area (scrap yard, dockyard) or, colloquially, one's home/local area (e.g., "back in my yard").
Two stones (st) is equal to 28 pounds (lbs). Remember that one stone contains 14 pounds. Therefore, two stones represent two groups of 14 pounds. Multiplying 2 by 14 gives you 28 pounds.
In my region, the word garden is typically only used in areas where vegetables are being grown. Otherwise, it's just a yard. Back yard, front yard, side yard... Regardless of how many flowers or decorative bushes are planted there.
