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Scotland, well these are common in the South West where I am from...
Ken - know
Geein it laldy - giving it a lot of effort
Square go - fight
Ken yon wiy? - know that way?
Ae/Aewiz - always
Wain - child
Bowfin/bogging - horrible, smelly
Coupon/fizzog - face
Ya dancer! - yay nice one
Greet/greetin - cry/crying
Goupin - painful
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Ken - know
Geein it laldy - giving it a lot of effort
Square go - fight
Ken yon wiy? - know that way?
Ae/Aewiz - always
Wain - child
Bowfin/bogging - horrible, smelly
Coupon/fizzog - face
Ya dancer! - yay nice one
Greet/greetin - cry/crying
Goupin - painful
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(edited 8 years ago)
Original post by Spock's Socks
Scotland
Ken - know
Geein it laldy - giving it a lot of effort
Square go - fight
Ken yon wiy? - know that way?
Aewiz - always
Wain - child
Bowfin/bogging - horrible, smelly
Coupon/fizzog - face
Ya dancer! - yay nice one
Greet/greetin - cry/crying
Goupin - painful
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Ken - know
Geein it laldy - giving it a lot of effort
Square go - fight
Ken yon wiy? - know that way?
Aewiz - always
Wain - child
Bowfin/bogging - horrible, smelly
Coupon/fizzog - face
Ya dancer! - yay nice one
Greet/greetin - cry/crying
Goupin - painful
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Eccies
Original post by Spock's Socks
Scotland, well these are common in the South West where I am from...
Ken - know
Geein it laldy - giving it a lot of effort
Square go - fight
Ken yon wiy? - know that way?
Aewiz - always
Wain - child
Bowfin/bogging - horrible, smelly
Coupon/fizzog - face
Ya dancer! - yay nice one
Greet/greetin - cry/crying
Goupin - painful
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Ken - know
Geein it laldy - giving it a lot of effort
Square go - fight
Ken yon wiy? - know that way?
Aewiz - always
Wain - child
Bowfin/bogging - horrible, smelly
Coupon/fizzog - face
Ya dancer! - yay nice one
Greet/greetin - cry/crying
Goupin - painful
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i know bogging, fizzog, greetin (they use it here, my town is called little scotland)
Also for Scotland:
Piece-sandwich
Messages-groceries
Fitba-football
Haud yer weesht-be quiet
Dreich-grey(weather)
Hoachin'-crowded
Piece-sandwich
Messages-groceries
Fitba-football
Haud yer weesht-be quiet
Dreich-grey(weather)
Hoachin'-crowded
Original post by Blondie987
Also for Scotland:
Piece-sandwich
Messages-groceries
Fitba-football
Haud yer weesht-be quiet
Dreich-grey(weather)
Hoachin'-crowded
Piece-sandwich
Messages-groceries
Fitba-football
Haud yer weesht-be quiet
Dreich-grey(weather)
Hoachin'-crowded
How could I forget piece and messages! And we always add a 's' to the end of supermarkets names like Asdas, Tescos, Lidls, Aldis lmao. Sounds like you come from around about where I am! I'm in Ayr
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Original post by Spock's Socks
How could I forget piece and messages! And we always add a 's' to the end of supermarkets names like Asdas, Tescos, Lidls, Aldis lmao. Sounds like you come from around about where I am! I'm in Ayr
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Yes! I always though Aldi was Aldis because my mum pronounced that way haha, I'm actually from Glasgow but I've picked up a lot of things from my parents who are from further out
Scotland forever! Lol
Original post by Spock's Socks
How could I forget piece and messages! And we always add a 's' to the end of supermarkets names like Asdas, Tescos, Lidls, Aldis lmao. Sounds like you come from around about where I am! I'm in Ayr
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Definitely not just an Ayrshire thing! They do where I live down near Manchester too! Never noticed it when I used to live in Scotland, but maybe I was on the wrong side of the country?
Some Manchester/Lancashire slang:
Barm - Bread roll
Cock - A term of endearment
Lobby - Kind like a stew, or a hot pot?
Reet - Can mean alright, or very
Beltin' - Awesome
Chuffed - very pleased
Twonk - Idiot
Mingin' - Horrid
Keks - Underwear
Buzzin' - Feeling great
Dinner - Lunch
Tea - Evening meal
Spittin' - Raining
City - A terrible football team.
Barm - Bread roll
Cock - A term of endearment
Lobby - Kind like a stew, or a hot pot?
Reet - Can mean alright, or very
Beltin' - Awesome
Chuffed - very pleased
Twonk - Idiot
Mingin' - Horrid
Keks - Underwear
Buzzin' - Feeling great
Dinner - Lunch
Tea - Evening meal
Spittin' - Raining
City - A terrible football team.
Bucket- a term used to express someone who is useless or dumb. Waste bucket- a girl with a big vag
Dry- after someone disses you or does something to you that makes you feel stupid " damn you're dry"
Moss- chill
Geeve- don't care. Uninterested
Dry- after someone disses you or does something to you that makes you feel stupid " damn you're dry"
Moss- chill
Geeve- don't care. Uninterested
Original post by Blondie987
Also for Scotland:
Piece-sandwich
Messages-groceries
Fitba-football
Haud yer weesht-be quiet
Dreich-grey(weather)
Hoachin'-crowded
Piece-sandwich
Messages-groceries
Fitba-football
Haud yer weesht-be quiet
Dreich-grey(weather)
Hoachin'-crowded
so youd say "im off to get some messages" meaning your off to get some groceries?
Original post by _Bright Eyes
Barm - Bread roll
.
Barm - Bread roll
.
no...just no
the others i have mostly heard of though
Original post by xobeauty
Bucket- a term used to express someone who is useless or dumb. Waste bucket- a girl with a big vag
Dry- after someone disses you or does something to you that makes you feel stupid " damn you're dry"
Moss- chill
Geeve- don't care. Uninterested
Dry- after someone disses you or does something to you that makes you feel stupid " damn you're dry"
Moss- chill
Geeve- don't care. Uninterested
where are they from?
Original post by shawtyb
so youd say "im off to get some messages" meaning your off to get some groceries?
Yeah, although people usually say 'my' messages instead of some
One time - quickly
puka - proper
on point - perfect
Banter - jokingly taking the piss
buzzin - happy
allow it - i dont even understand that one
Standard - cool/awesome
You tripping? - why you doing this for?
easy - woah chill out
scran - food
as well as the usual fam bruv blud wag1
puka - proper
on point - perfect
Banter - jokingly taking the piss
buzzin - happy
allow it - i dont even understand that one
Standard - cool/awesome
You tripping? - why you doing this for?
easy - woah chill out
scran - food
as well as the usual fam bruv blud wag1
(edited 8 years ago)
"Heil Hitler" - It is the friendliest way to greet a stranger.
cob - bread roll
Duck/ducky - what you say when greeting, bit like "pet" up north e.g. "ay up me duck"
Dobby - name for the playground game "tag" or "tig"
Croggy - when u get a lift on ur mates back by standing on the stunt pegs at the back
Cauzi - pavement
Mardy - having a bit of a paddy or tantrum, sulking etc.
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Duck/ducky - what you say when greeting, bit like "pet" up north e.g. "ay up me duck"
Dobby - name for the playground game "tag" or "tig"
Croggy - when u get a lift on ur mates back by standing on the stunt pegs at the back
Cauzi - pavement
Mardy - having a bit of a paddy or tantrum, sulking etc.
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