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British | Canadian | American |
N | ||
nail varnish | nail polish, nail enamel | nail polish, nail enamel |
nancy boy, pansy, fairy, gay, poof, poofta, bent, queen, queer, (all offensive except for `gay`) | gay, fag, faggot, homo, queen, fairy, queer, lesbo, nancy, (all offensive except for `gay`) | gay, fag, faggot, fairy, queen, homo, fairy, lesbo, (all offensive except for `gay`) |
napkin, serviette | napkin, serviette | napkin, table napkin |
nappy | diaper, Pampers | diaper, Pampers |
National Health Service (NHS) | Medical Services Plan (MSP) | Medicaid |
national insurance number | social insurance number, SIN | social security number |
(Native) American Indian, Red Indian (offensive) | Indian, native, aborigine, Native American, aboriginal | Indian, native, Native American, American Indian |
| Native American Indians, American Indians, Red Indians (offensive) | First Nations, aborigines, First Peoples, natives, Canadian Indians, Native Americans, Red Indians (offensive) | Indians, natives, American Indians, Native Americans, Red Indians (offensive) |
| nativity scene | nativity scene, manger scene | nativity scene, manger scene |
naturist, nudist | nudist | nudist |
neat (drink) | straight | straight |
| neighbourhood | neighbourhood | neighborhood, 'hood |
net curtains | sheers | sheers, underdrapes |
never-never, hire purchase, HP | instalment plan | instalment plan |
new recruit | rookie | rookie |
| newspaper clipping | press clipping | press clipping |
newsreader | newscaster, news anchor | newscaster, anchor |
newsagent’s | newsstand | newsstand |
nick, pinch, steal | steal, punk'd | steal |
nightdress, nightie | nightgown, nightie, nightdress | nightgown, nightie, nightdress |
nightshift | nightshift, graveyard shift | nightshift, graveyard shift |
nosey parker, busybody | busybody, nosy parker | busybody |
note (money) | bill | bill |
noticeboard | bulletin board, message board | bulletin board, message board |
noughts and crosses | tic-tac-toe, X's & O's | tic-tac-toe |
nowhere | nowhere | nowhere, no place |
nudist, naturist | nudist | nudist |
number plate, licence plate | licence plate | license plate |
| Numbers: one hundred and twenty three | one hundred twenty three | one hundred twenty-three |
nursery, crèche, day care | day care, nursery | day nursery, day care, nursery |
| nuttier than a fruitcake | nuttier than a fruitcake, crazier than a bag of hammers | nutty, fruitcake, as crazy as a loon, out of w(h)ack, pop one's cork |
