Time for a lighter debate. I love the obscure dialect words used in the Uk My favourite at the moment is:
Houghmagandy
anyone ( non Scots) know what it means?
Come on folks - lets see some good local words from your area!
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Favorite dialect / slang word
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i wouldn't say favourite.. but 'wasson bey' is very regularly used here in debon
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'Alright shag?'
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bist = are or have
as in " how bist yer?" = how are you
or "you aven't bist and gun and dun it again, ast yer?" = you haven't done it again, have you?
south worcestershire dialect
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I quite like
"coider I up lanlorrrd" (may I have a pint of your finest cider please?)
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Me old mucker
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'Astanowt wet?' - Have you nothing to pour over my chips to moisten them slightly?
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Some good ones there chaps - especially Mark
Houghmagandy is adulterous sexual intercourse IIRC
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loads of romany bits in the kentish dialects
pobbles an ankas - apples & pears
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where's 'at to
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mythering, when used by a manc.......
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Yes, we have "could you please tell me where the nearest shop is" roughly translated means "could you please tell me where the nearest shop is".
Any dialect from the west country and surrounding area's always makes me smile!
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"One of each, twice, wi scraps"
"ginnel"Posted 2 years ago # -
tube
As in:
"dinnae be such a f***in' tube"
"bawheid", is another favourite
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RAJ! As in "thats pure raj man!" = That isnt very good (Scottish)
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Rammel.
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Missel
(Forget it, I'll do it missel)
EDIT: It may also be missen
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ere y-arr
aye
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ay-up?
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Personally, and I know it's not obscure, I love "eejit" which comes from an old Irish pronunciation of "idiot". Care must be taken when using without an Irish accent though.
Here in Bristol (Brizzle), there are lots. I love the use of 'e' instead of it eg "where did you buy 'e then babbers?". And sticking an 'l' onto the end of words ending with an a. Idea becomes Ideal and Asda becomes Asdal. Some say it's how Brigstow became Bristol.
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Nesh
As in "it's not that cold, don't be nesh".
Although could also be used as in "Francis Jeffers neshed out of yet another tackle the useless overpaid waste of space"
AFAIK only heard around south Yorks / north midlands
Oh and it's "gennel" here (pronounced jennel), not ginnal which is west yorks
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Mucle - only Drac may know what this means.
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scottyjohn - its radge (usually but spelling slang is always approximate)and I am not sure you have the meaning quite right either. Crazy I thought.
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m_f: I've heard both used.
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sleekit
He's a sleekit wee bastard!
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fannybaws
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Baffies - a pair of slippers.
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Oops forgot to put definitions;
"One of each, twice, wi scraps" - Two portions of fish and chips with scraps (bits of batter).
"ginnel" - passagewayPosted 2 years ago # -
I'm scunnered wae it (rough translation: I'm entirely fed up with this whole enterprise)
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Where I grew up in Ireland, we called trainers "tackies". Even the rest of Ireland laughed.
Anything generally cool was "rapid".
Getting drunk was getting "langersed", "langer" (rhyming with banger) being a slang word for your willy.
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CORNISH WORDS & PHRASES
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AN'NAWIN'T'WUZ- I know it was.
AVEEDUNUN - Have you taken the necessary steps to complete your course of action?
AVEEGOTUN - Have you found what you are seeking?
AVEESEENUN - Have you seen that for which you search?
BETTURGOGITTEN - I Had better depart and fetch the article for which I was sent.
BIN-UN-DUNUN - I have been and carried out my alotted task.
COSTY MUCH DIDA - Are you prepared to tell me how much it cost you?
CAIN TELLY - I cannot or will not give you the information you seek.
CRIS - Potato Crisps
CAW-CRUMPET- a beautiful girl walking by.
CUS- because
DIDDY NAWN - Did you know the person of whom we speak?
DIDDY ABM - Did you have it? Did he/she have it? Did anyone have it?
EDGE - A structure separating two fields, used instead of the word 'wall' or 'hedge'.
ESS P'Raps- yes maybe?.
ESS I WUS-yes i was.
WAIT ERE FER ER- wait here for her-
ELLYDOINOV - I don't agree with the way you are performing' your alotted task.
EVVEE IZZA - How much does the article you are hollding weigh?
EZYAU - I am in aggreement with you over this particular matter.
FAATHURGOTUN - My father is in possesion of that which you seek.
FARIZA - How far away is my destination?
FERCRISAEIK - For Goodness Sake.
GIBMEREMIT - Give the item to me for a second.
GIBMTHABOY - Delegate your task to the apprentice or younger member of staff.
GOTUNAVEE - see 'AVEEGOTUN'.
G'SONUPANGIDDEN - Please go up and get it for me.
GOYNARY - Are You proposing to go?
GUSON - I don't see your point of view.
HOFFIZER - (Police) Officer - there are no other 'aitches' in the Cornish phrases.
IDN - 1. Is not 2. Hidden (Idnidnizza - It isn't hidden, is it?).
ILLY - Extremely Steep or mountainous.
IZZA - Is it?
KILLUN DIDDY - Did you terminate his existence?.
LOOKERE- listen to me!
LIKUN DIDDY - Did you find the expenence pleasureable?.
LEEBM DIDDY - Did you leave the person?.
MADORDOA- does it matter?.
MENTUT DIDDY - Did you actually mean what you said?.
MYGAR - Good heavens above! Good gracious me!.
NAWN DIDDY - see 'Diddy Nawn'.
NAWTHEN WIDDEN - You must have it/eat it on its own as you 'Dawnt Av Nawthen Widden'.
OLLER TUEN DIDDY - Did you attempt to attract the attention of the other person?
PURTY WANNA - Wasn't that beautiful?
PURTY TADYS- When things are going well, or its looking good.
PARD - Close Friend.
PALLY WIDDEN WAZZA - Were you a close friend of the person in question?
PIDDLEDOWN DIDDA - Was it raining heavily at the time?
RONG WAZZA - Was he perhaps mistaken?
RUFUZRATS - Not very smooth sounding or feeling (often used in conjuction with car engines). or my plastering.
SEENUNAVEE - see 'Aveeseenun'.
SPAWSE- I suppose so.
STAYLUN - Depriving someone of their posessions.
TEEONSUH - I would love a cup of tea.
TELLUNDIDDY - Did you impart the knowledge to the person with whom you were in communication?
TRURA- Truro a city in Cornwall,
ULLONAMINIT - Hold on for just a moment.
VELLAN - Villain or rascal.
WOSHELIKE - Informal greeting, as in 'Hello' (for use regardless of gender).
WOSSMARRWIDDEE - Traditional Cornish sympathetic question.
WOTEEGOYN DO WIDDEN - What are you proposing to do with that which you have acquired?
WURZTOOEN - Where is the item of which you speak?Posted 2 years ago # -
Another favourite: driech (describes at least 50% of all scottish weather from calm grey skies to drizzle and light rain and everthing in between)
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In Plymouth I remember that most things seemed to be made into plurals - "Just off up Asdas t pick up me Lotteries"
Also matlow was used for Royal Navy sailors, janner for locals.
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More bristol;
"Ooh ahh" (oh yes)
"fukken" (don't worry about him)
"proper job" (quite good, that)
Some gooduns ere;
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Good t shirts an all;
http://beastclothing.myshopify.com/collections/t-shirts?page=1Posted 2 years ago # -
More Cornish - Emmitt/Grockle : mildly annoying tourist / person from up north. Note that to people in Cornwall London is north.....
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