Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World Glossary

filling station

roadside business that provides gasoline and mechanical assistance to drivers

gipsy (Gypsy)

a widely used term, now seen as derogatory, for a Romani or Roma person

Romani (Roma)

a member of the Roma people, who originated in South Asia and live widely dispersed across Europe, North America, and South America

caravan

a covered wagon pulled by horses, equipped for living in

nappy

a diaper

motor car

British term for cars

petrol

British term for gasoline, short for petroleum

scruffy

untidy, dirty

basin

British term for a bowl used for washing; sometimes synonymous with sink

lavatory

British term for toilet

paraffin

flammable waxy solid or colorless oil, used to fuel indoor lanterns

snug

cozy and warm

stern

unrelentingly serious

wheelbarrow

wheeled cart typically used in construction or garden work

ladybird

British term for a lady bug; a spotted flying beetle

blowpipe

a long tube out of which one blows darts

queer

dated term for strange or peculiar

eerie

frighteningly strange; uncanny

pheasant

long-tailed game bird native to Asia

poacher

person who hunts or traps game animals illegally