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What local words do people use that other areas don't use?
In my town a "netty" or "nettie" is a toilet and "dunch" is bump into. There's some more here http://www.newcastlestuff.com/ashington.html but I don't use most of them.
In my town a "netty" or "nettie" is a toilet and "dunch" is bump into. There's some more here http://www.newcastlestuff.com/ashington.html but I don't use most of them.
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*thinks*
Cuvly - fucked/weird
Dinlo - idiot
Malt - Woman
Rackli - gilrs
Ker - to fuck
Chavi - mate or kid
Jel - go
Yorros - eggs
Jooks - Dogs
Jank - shit
Gaver - police
ETA: sorry, thought you were from Belfast for some reason
SCUNDERED!!!!
Dordy - Damn
Lunched - fucked up
Get up - means fuck off or a reply to something you don't agree with
Vonga - money
Brand new - good.
Chor - to steal
Bar - pound
dobber - wanker
bampot - idiot
ginger - soft drink
weans - kids
jake/stank - tramp [sorry Jake0 ]
jammies - pyjamas
feart - afraid
poke - plastic bag
greet - to cry
scaled - spilled [a drink]
down/up the street - into town
bawbag - idiot
boke - vomit
piece - sandwhich/bread
fankle - in a twist [wires]
clap - pet/stroke [an animal]
ned - Non-educated Delinquent [English equivalent of Chav]
skelp - smack/slap
Oxter - armpit
tattie - potato
dour - unhappy
dreek - rubbish weather
scud - hit
boot - derogratory towards a woman [similar to cow/bitch]
minging - smelly/stinking/disgusting [originally a weegie word until stolen by English]
daft - silly
screws - police
mongo/spazzy - idiot/fool
draw [the boot] - kick
jabbed - hit
scabby - ripped/a mess/ragged
plug - [electrical] socket and also the actual plug [confusing isnt it]
tims/feenians - catholics
proddies/huns - protestants
wee - small
aye - yes
naw - no
I do love the way we scots speak, it cracks me up
bloody English stealing everything as usual
:p:p
I'd be here all day with my Irish words and Irish slang so wont even bother
seen - to mean to understand something
gwarnin - whats going on
used in london area, but may be used all over the country for all i no
Especially that monkey-hanger called BeckyBoo;)
yer
Nah – No
Boyo/lad/fella – Man
Lass – Girl
Wee - Small
Babby – baby
Banjaxed – Broken
Good Craic – Having Fun
Culchie – A country person
Gob/cake hole – Mouth
Feck – Instead of saying Fuck
Gobshite – Idiot
Jaded/knackered/shagged/shattered – Very tired
Belt it – Hit it
Bog – Toilet
Potatoes – Spuds
Dry Shite – Dull person
Kip – Nap/Sleep
Black Stuff – Guinness
Odds – Loose Change
Root – Look for
Slagging – Bad Mouthing
Up the Duff – Pregnant
Wet the Tea – Make the tea
Yous – More than one you obviously
Mucker – Friend
Faffin about – Messing about
Spide – Chav
Only what I can think of so far. But we do tend to be really lazy when we try to talk, at least I am anyways. hehe
they all say it round ere, its quite funny really coz thats all they no how 2 say lol
i was a gate
tholidays
caffling
grease one
I hear that a lot from people in Edinburgh. Unfortunately it pisses me off 'cause the guy I first noticed to say it a lot was a complete wanker.
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yoke-E
nippo-gypsy
noaf-head
dort-ugly
munya-nice looking
rulya-mad
rank-bad
mangled-off it
smacking out-off it
there's loads more or no hope for the man with no face
we're misunderstood by the female spas who think they're genuis' but they're wankers
There's soooo many more but my brain is still asleep.
I have never ever heard a Glaswegian refer to a socket as a plug. :chin: