Toilet. This was on the original 1950s list and, to be honest, I'd rather chew glass than use the word toilet in polite conversation. It's a harsh word that was adapted from the French toilette which means your appearance, hence toiletries bag. Lavatory or loo is much more acceptable.
Restroom is another US phrase which refers to the act of refreshing yourself – hence the word “rest”. As you can imagine, this is a polite way of alluding to using the toilet.
napkin — not “serviette”, unless you are literally in France.
For example, the word 'lounge' is a no-no for the upper classes, 'dinner' is the preferred term for the evening meal, and 'napkin' is better than 'serviette'.
Or a lounge? A: Ah, well, the main two players worldwide are “couch” and “sofa”. Sofa is more common in Britain, while couch is preferred in North America, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
Unlike other words in Britain sofa/settee/couch doesn't seem to have clear regional differences, but it may have a class difference with upper-middle class and above people saying sofa, working class and lower-middle class saying settee or couch.
napkin n. Cloth or paper towel to protect the clothes while eating. Australasians refer to napkins as serviettes.
The course at the end of the meal is "pudding" for royals and the upper class. The terms "sweet," "afters," or "dessert" are all deemed unacceptable, she wrote. (Side note: Some very posh people shorten the word to "pud.")
British English: posh ADJECTIVE /pɒʃ/ If you describe something as posh, you mean that it is smart, fashionable, and expensive. We had dinner at a posh hotel.
I'm knackered – I'm tired. Cheeky – Mischievous or playful. Bloody – This is a very British thing to say – meaning very. I'm pissed – Not meaning the regular “angry”, in British talk it actually means you're very drunk and is used quite a lot when you are out drinking with friends.
Posh is most commonly used today as an informal adjective to describe a person, place, or thing as classy, fancy, or spiffy (e.g., a posh restaurant). The word has a strong upper-class connotation, related to having or spending money.
dacks (daks) – trousers, most likely derived from the London clothier Daks (founded in 1894). Trackie dacks are tracksuit trousers, and underdacks are underpants or knickers.
Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions.
Daks: Australians call their trousers 'daks'. If someone mentions 'tracky daks', they're talking about sweatpants.
The standard British accent is something called received pronunciation, or RP. Geographically, people who speak with this accent live in the southeastern part of England. This is traditionally a “posh” part of England, so this accent is considered to be upper/middle class.
'Often' Pronunciation UK
tən/ . For others, the 't' in the word is silent and it is pronounced as 'off-en' /ˈɒf. ən/. Both pronunciations of the word are acceptable to use, but only one of them is considered 'posh' (indicating that the speaker belongs to a higher social class).
A cuddle couch is a circular, curved loveseat designed to allow two people to sit next to each other and get cozy while watching the movie or TV show of their choice.
Couch is predominantly used in North America, Australia, South Africa, and Ireland, whereas the terms sofa and settee (U and non-U) are most commonly used in the United Kingdom and India.
A snuggle chair, also sometimes known as a cuddle chair or love seat, is a wonderfully versatile piece of furniture that is a little bigger than an armchair, but smaller than a sofa.