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Elocution lessons for those who are not Essex born and bred...
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"This explains everyfink!"
Alma chizzit - A request to find the cost of an item.
Amant - Quantity; sum total ("Thez a yuge amant of mud in Saffend").
Assband - Unable to leave the house because of illness, disability etc.
Awss - A four legged animal, on which money is won, or more likely lost: "That awss ya tipped cost me a fiver t'day"
Branna - More brown than on a previous occasion ("Ere, Shaz, ya look branna today, ave ya been on sunbed?").
Cort a panda - A rather large hamburger.
Dan in the maff - Unhappy ("Wossmatta, Shaz, ya look a bit dan in the maff").
Eye-eels - Women's shoes.
Furrock - The location of Lakeside Shopping Centre.
Garrij - A building where a car is kept or repaired (Shaz: "Oi, Darren, I fink the motah needs ta go in the garrij cos it aint working proper").
Ibeefa - Balaeric holiday island.
Lafarjik - Lacking in energy ("I feel all lafarjik").
Oi oi! - Traditional greeting. Often heard from the doorway of pubs or during banging dance tunes at clubs.
Paipa - The Sun, The Mirror or The Sport.
Reband - The period of recovery and emotional turmoil after rejection by a lover ("I couldn't elp it, I wuz on the reband from Craig").
Saffend - Essex coastal resort boasting the longest pleasure pier in the world. The place where the characters from TV's popular soap opera, Eastenders, go on holiday. (Woo! )
Tan - The city of London, the big smoke.
Webbats - Querying the location, something or someone is. ("Webbats is me dole card Shaz? I've gotta sign on).
Alma chizzit - A request to find the cost of an item.
Amant - Quantity; sum total ("Thez a yuge amant of mud in Saffend").
Assband - Unable to leave the house because of illness, disability etc.
Awss - A four legged animal, on which money is won, or more likely lost: "That awss ya tipped cost me a fiver t'day"
Branna - More brown than on a previous occasion ("Ere, Shaz, ya look branna today, ave ya been on sunbed?").
Cort a panda - A rather large hamburger.
Dan in the maff - Unhappy ("Wossmatta, Shaz, ya look a bit dan in the maff").
Eye-eels - Women's shoes.
Furrock - The location of Lakeside Shopping Centre.
Garrij - A building where a car is kept or repaired (Shaz: "Oi, Darren, I fink the motah needs ta go in the garrij cos it aint working proper").
Ibeefa - Balaeric holiday island.
Lafarjik - Lacking in energy ("I feel all lafarjik").
Oi oi! - Traditional greeting. Often heard from the doorway of pubs or during banging dance tunes at clubs.
Paipa - The Sun, The Mirror or The Sport.
Reband - The period of recovery and emotional turmoil after rejection by a lover ("I couldn't elp it, I wuz on the reband from Craig").
Saffend - Essex coastal resort boasting the longest pleasure pier in the world. The place where the characters from TV's popular soap opera, Eastenders, go on holiday. (Woo! )
Tan - The city of London, the big smoke.
Webbats - Querying the location, something or someone is. ("Webbats is me dole card Shaz? I've gotta sign on).
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I didnt see it first time round.
They speak like that in Lewisham too but im getting better!