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'