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An often misused term. Great Britain in the geographical sense refers to the largest of the 800+ islands that make up the British Isles.
In the political sense it refers to the union between Engalnd Scotland and Wales, and the central government of the same. (Add Northern Ireland into the equation and you get The United Kingdom)
Most people in Britain refer to themselves as English, Scottish or Welsh, Not British.
UK usage
1) Small fireworks designed to make a loud bang, popular with children.
2) Sausages, normally served with mash
We threw some bangers at the local bobby and went to me mams house for bangers and mash.
A rather naff ballad sung but Art Garfunkle and featured in the film 'Watership Down'.
"Bright eyyyyyesss
burninnnnng li-ike fiiiire...."
Cricketing term:-
To be 'out' after scoring no runs.
"And that's another Duck for Jack Russel"
The main west bound road out of London England. It connects the capital with Bristol and the Welsh Cities of Newport, Cardiff and Swansea. Renowned for it's traffic congestion. Particulary around Bristol where it intesects the M5
...and again traffic is moving slowly on the M4, drivers are advised to seek an alternative route.
The England football teams first choice keeper. So called for his uncanny ability to play faultlessly for 89 minutes of a match and have a 1 minute nightmare sometime during the second half where will make a series of schoolboy errors which may or may not loose his side the game.
He is the number one cause of stress, panic and hairloss amoungst English football fans
England v France. Euro 2004, three minutes into injury time...
Need I say more?
An out moded for of government where power is handed down by accident of birth rather than other means.