Slang; A type of informal verbal communication that is generally unacceptable for formal writing. Slang words and phrases are often colourful exaggerations used to emphasize the speaker's point; they may also be shortened versions of an often-used word or phrase.

  • A baddun - A bad one/bad person
  • A bugger - A bad person/ 'that's a bugger' that is bad
  • A-gen - Again
  • Anyroad - Anyway
  • 'Ar kid - Brother/sibling, can be used to refer to a close friend who one classes as good as family
  • Ay-up! - Suprised but warm greeting 'Ay-up! What are you doing here?'
  • Barn'ter - Bound to
  • Beefing - Crying
  • Bletherin' on - Talking too much
  • Blumin'/bloomin' 'eck - Exclamation of surprise, usually negative
  • Boits - Boots 'Get ya boits on'
  • Brass - Money 'How much brass have yer got?'
  • Bray ya - Beat you/someone up 'I'm gonna bray ya'
  • Brayed - Been beaten up 'He got brayed'
  • Brew - Tea
  • Buggered - Tired 'I'm well buggered me'
  • By'eck - I'm shocked
  • Chuckie eggs - Fried eggs
  • Chuckin' it darn - in regards to rain 'It was throwing it down'
  • Chuddy - Chewing gum
  • Chuffed - Proud/Happy
  • Chuffin' 'ell - Fucking hell
  • Cloth ears - Someone who doesn't listen
  • Cowd - Cold
  • Cumf't day - A person who is visiting -'Come for the day'-
  • Darn't - Down the 'Darn't road'
  • Deard - Dead (rhymes with beard)
  • Deck yer - Knock you to the ground
  • Dint'a - Didn't I 'I did that dint'a'
  • Dollop - Lump of something 'Dollop of sauce'
  • Doss/Dosser - Thick/Dumb or to 'Skive' relax/take time off work/school when you shouldn't
  • Doylum - Idiot
  • Dozy twat - Sleepy/dumb idiot
  • Duddy/Dodie - Child's dummy/pacifier
  • Ee by gum! - Expression of exclamation which is often replied to with 'Can ya belly touch ya bum'
  • Eggy soldiers - Boiled eggs with toast cut into thin slices to dip in yolk
  • Eya right - Expression used at the start of a sentence or used to get someone's attention 'Eya right, I was eating mah tea when...'
  • Eya! - Hold on a minute!
  • Folk - People
  • Gig's - Glasses, 'gigger' nickname given to someone wearing glasses
  • Ginner - Pronounced 'Jinner', ginger haired
  • Gob - Mouth
  • Gret big - Great big
  • Knackers - Testicles
  • Lake around - Lazy/Laze around
  • Lass - Young woman
  • Lugole - Ear hole
  • Mardy - Miserable, petty 'Mardy bum' miserable person
  • Ma'sell/Mi'sell/Mi'sen/Ma'sen - Myself 'I hurt ma'sen'
  • Maungy - Moody 'Maungy git' moody person
  • Mi - Mi
  • Mind - Remember/Think/Move/Take care
  • Minge - Vagina
  • Mytherin' - Worrying when one shouldn't/to pester/annoy someone
  • Nah then - 'Now then' informal greeting
  • Nay - No
  • Nobbut - Nothing but
  • Nowt - Nothing
  • 'Os - Horse
  • Ov'r eya - Over here
  • Ovver - Over
  • 'Ow do - 'How do you do' informal greeting
  • Owt - Anything 'I'm not doing owt'
  • Poorly - Unwell/sick
  • Proper good - Very/really good
  • Reet - Okay/all right
  • Scroat - Scruffy/rough individual
  • Sen - Self
  • Skeef/Skeefo - Person from a council estate/rough scruffy person often known as a 'Chav/Charver'
  • Snicket - Alleyway
  • Sod-all/Fuck-all - Nothing 'I've got sod-all'
  • Spice - Sweets/candy
  • Starvin'/Starved - Hungry
  • Ta - Thank you
  • Tea - Dinner 'What's for tea?'
  • That'll learn ya - That will teach you
  • Them - These/those
  • Throwing a benny/having a right benny - Tantrum
  • Ticked off - Angry
  • Well 'ard - Very tough/strong individual
  • Were - Was 'I were ont bus'
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