In UK slang, "yard" typically refers to a person's home, house, or place of residence. It is commonly used in phrases like "come to my yard" to mean "come to my house". In financial contexts, it is slang for one billion (e.g., £1 yard).
It may also be worth noting that yard can sometimes loosely mean home, or the area you are from, in British street slang but I don't think it's particularly common outside London.
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").
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What do British people call a yard?
British will say "front/back yard" for the area of hard surface (as in the picture) and say "garden" for the area that has bushes, flowers and vegetables.
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.
Why is Scotland Yard called Scotland Yard, when it's based in London - not Scotland? G Evans, Staines UK. The original address of the Metropolitan Police headquarters was 4, Whitehall Place. The rear of the building opened onto a courtyard called Scotland Yard, from which the headquarters took its name.
(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).
Yard Definition: A yard is a unit of length. The symbol of yard is “yd”. It is equal to 3 feet or 36 inches. If converted into meters, 1 yard is equal to 0.9144 meters.
If something's fantastic, it's lit. This term can also be used to describe being drunk or high. If a situation or object is lit it means they're great, but if a person is described as lit, they're usually drunk or high. Example:"That trip to New York was lit.
There are various roadman phrases used in the nation, some of the famous ones are: "wagwan" (what's going on?), "mandem" (group of friends), "peng" (attractive), "bruv" (brother), and "allow it" (let it be or forget it).
'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.
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.
Construction workers sometimes use feet and inches (often older tradespeople) and many use mm, many use both. So of course there are some occasions where metric and imperial are interchangeable. But in terms of height for human beings, people in the UK NEVER use metric measurements and ALWAYS use feet and inches.
Rude boy is a subculture that originated from 1960s Jamaican street culture. In the late 1970s, there was a revival in England of the terms rude boy and rude girl, among other variations like rudeboy and rudebwoy, being used to describe fans of two-tone and ska.
A watergirl is a girl that brings water to people. Watergirl may also refer to: Watergirl, fictional character in the video game series Fireboy and Watergirl. "Watergirl", song by Cashmere Cat from the album Princess Catgirl.
Grasser. One who gives information. A "squealer" or "squeaker". The origin derives from rhyming slang: grasshopper – copper; a "grass" or "grasser" tells the "copper" or policeman.
