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Local dialect. Started by: Countdown on Nov 23, '12 11:07

Sooo... with much time on my hands today, I decided to compile a list of how we talk where I live... for no particular reason.

Gerroffit, Snotyawn - Leave that alone, it doesn't belong to you
Ay-up midduk - Hello and good day sir/madam.
Ow ya gerrinon then ? - Are you in good health ?
Wairza booza? - Can you direct me to the local public house?
Gorritat beeroff - I bought it at the off-license
Intitt koad? - It's cold, isn't it?
Al Gerrabuss - I'll catch a bus.
Wott yonnwee? - What are you doing?
Gerrum min then - It's your round
Itwerr krapp! - It was not very good!
Gizzagu - Can I have a turn?
Am tellin yermam! - I shall inform your mother
Gerraht! - I don't believe you. / you're joking
Wottjuwant? - Do you want something?
Mekusamash - Could you make me a cup of tea?
Ode y'osses - Please be patient
Gizzabitt - Can I have some?
Yo dotti bogger! - You rude person
Shuttya gobb! - Please be quiet!
Gerron wi it - Please do continue
Yer jammi sod! - You lucky person
Arya havina mardy? - Are you in a bad mood?
Am nackurd - I'm rather tired
Juno? - Are you familiar with?
Seeya - Goodbye

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Some mancunian gems:

Aaahrigh'? - Hi, how are you?
Arr Kid - Mate/person/any member of family/literaly anyone
'Sup your arse? - What's the matter?
'Kin - Fucking
'Koff yer Demmick - Go away, you fool
Saidtha' - I agree
Gerrout ovit - I don't believe you
Brassinnit? - Don't you think it's cold today?
'Sallthabout? - What do you mean?
Tara. - Goodbye

 

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Oh yeah.. i should also mention, I'm from Nottingham, England. :)

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This is the greatest post known to MR

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*whale song* - Geordie lass havig an orgasm.

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The ramblings of scouse!


Laa/lar - friend/random stranger/pretty much anyone
bird - girlfriend
fella - boyfriend
come off it - I don't believe you
Sound - Good/Understood
Boss - Great
ma - mother
da - father
arr kid - brother/close friend
Tara - Goodbye
inabit - See you later
dafuck - What?
kidderbean - young brother/close friend
kecks - trousers


Sure there is a fuck ton more, brain fart time.

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Bout ye? - How are you?
What's the craic? - How are you?
Yes hi - How are you?
Alright mucker? - How are you?

Yeup? - Are you out of bed?
Mup - I'm out of bed

Canney - I can't

Shape of ye - You look terrible
Gone gis ... - Give me ...

Fanta pubes - Gazman

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Pure Derry hi ^

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Lalaith, you forget about referring to every person alive as 'yer man'

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Anymore for anymore?

Any US or Aussie's about? The Aussies gotta have some good ones!

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Or 'Yer woman'.

Al-ate-ye: I will be angry with you.
Catch yerself awn: Please. Get a grip.
Fo-teen: 14
Windy: Window
Fleur: Floor
Deur: Door
Wrekker!: Let's get drunk.
Steamboats lawd!: Let's get drunk, friend.
Clean on lak: Very good/ I approve.
Here, hi: Excuse me, may I have your attention?
Rookin': Very hungry.
Oxter: Armpit
Hunkers: When you lower yourself by the knees without actually sitting. E.g. A was on me hunkers lak an thon wee shite came and sent ma flyin lak.

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Dublin:

D’yaknowhwatimeanlike - Northsiders punctuation to end a sentence. C'mere Till I Tell Ya - said to someone beside you and indicates something important about to be revealed. Yi Bleeeeedn DzzzOOpeee Yi - Your a f*cking dope .. dope = fool. Ahhhh Bee'Jaaysus! - An expression of disbelief. Head On Ya Like A Well Chewed Toffee - To be ugly in appearence. Gowl - Term used to describe a female. Fair Balls To Ye - Fair play to you. Acting The Bollix - Behaving unacceptably, causing problems or delays. Dry As A Nuns Fanny - Somthing is very dry.

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Some lingo/words from where Im from, Georgia,US.

How bout it - how is it going
righh err - right there
dem people - them people
sum bitches - son of a bitches
boy - sir,man, person..anything breathing
Sir/Ma'am - All Elders and even people your own age.
cheeyaah - yeah
Ya'll - You all (nobody says "You all" not even me)
Yessir - Yes sir
Coke - Every soft drink known after all, we're the home of Coca Cola.
Dat der - That there
Fixin' - "Fixing" Never add a G, you just wouldnt fit in.
Ya - Yes
Nah or Neh - No
Obamer - Obama
Bama - Alabama
Herrah - Here

Just a few...the list could go for days down here.

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as a londoner i thought i should share some of what is known as 'rhyming slang'

 

gercha - Please remove yourself from the immediate proximity

wup - hello/good day/be careful/look out/nice arse

battle cruiser - a public house

aristotle of ping pong tiddly - a bottle of strong intixicating liquour

oioi - greetings/look at that/my word, she has top bollocks such as would sink a battleship

soppy bollocks - countdown

tea leaf - Jono

there are many many more, but i'm drunk, so deal with it.

 

gercha.

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aristotle of ping pong tiddly! ROFL

Definitely using that one in the pub next time. :P

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As I'm from the same part of the world as Jono, unfortunately, I thought I should add a few;

"Seen me arse"- one is not happy with something.

"Got a cob on"- sadface. :(

"Trabs"- Shoes.

"I'm off"- one is vacating the immediate area.

"I'm not arsed" - one is not bothered by something, when in actual fact one is.

"cack" - when one would be sitting down on the bog, reading the paper. (having a shite)

"avin a berst" - taking a piss.

"a bit of a divvy" - jono.... (idiot)

" a Brass" - prostitute, or a women that gives out easily. (teqs sister)

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Southern US to add to Cav's list.

Mee Maw - Grandmother
Papa - Grandfather
Hankerin - craving
Fair da middlin - "I'm okay." Response after asked, How are you?
Yankee - anyone from north of the Mason Dixon line.
Damn Yankee - anyone from north of the Mason Dixon line who lives in the south. (Me)
Madder than a hornet - Pissed off.
Some Sugar - a kiss, "Give your Mee Maw some sugar."
A pot to piss in or a window to throw it out off - a saying about a person who owns nothing or lives with his parents.
"FREE BIRD!" - Song request yelled out at every bar or event where a band is playing.

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Goan - "Go And.."
Git tae fuck - Please go away and leave me be
Ya radge - You are an idiot/arsehole
Ah ken - I know
D'you Ken (jew ken) - Do you know.. ?
Ah kin - I can
am no - I'm Not
It's fuckin baltic oot there - It's very cold outside
Coupon - Face (Look at his coupon!"
I sconed his Napper/Heid - I Hit him on the head
Pure barry - That is great/amazing/good
Ya smelly wee boot - You stinking little tart/slag



Some of Scotland's finest slang

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lol nice add-on Brandy, I hate being called a yank by foreigners, hopefully they'll see that and understand. FREE BIRD!!!!

Here's some more from Georgia,

Aint seen so-and-so in a coons age - Havent seen someone in a countless ammount of time, weeks, months, years.
Thing-a-ma-jig - An object, mostly anything lol
Backer - Chewing tobacco
Chew - Chewing tobacco
Sunton(?) - Alternative to the word Something.
Bo' - Boy
Dawgs - Dogs ;)
Cha - You
Turrible - Terrible (made popular by Charles Barkley)
cherdren - children
strang - string
gon' - going
Southern Belle - Good looking classy lady.


Just a few...

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We have thingamajigs too!

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