emmy Posted January 22, 2003 #1 Share Posted January 22, 2003 Brummie, a whole other language, below you will find Brummie Speak, what we say and what we mean!! Ackerdocks =aqueduct Ackers =Money Adu =How are you? Addick =Haddock (fish) Affpast =Half past the hour "the toym is affpass three" Ar'l goo tClent =Expression of surprise Ahr =Yes Ar bay =I am not Ar bin =I am Arf soaked =Stupid Ahr wow =I won't Alloy =Friend Alley Boy =Excuse of being elsewhere Air =The wife ..as in "air at um" Ark =Listen Arbun edge ="Refers to a bad cup of tea as in ""testsloik 'ArbunEdge"". " I.e Tastes like leaves from a Harborne hedge Arffa =Half as in "arffa bitta" Aar kid =as in "awa ya doin aar kid" brother/kin Anyroadup =anyhow, anyway **** Cream =Frozen confectionery (as in choc ice) Avon =Light commercial vehicle (as in Ford Transit) A =not going to have to Aynit =Is it not ? Azzo =as though A bag of suck =Four ounces of sweeties Bab ="used as a term for an adult woman as in ""Oroit Bab? " Babbee =Small child..the youngest Barmy =Insane Baygoona =Not going to. Beeza =BSA motorbikes made in Small Heath Bin =Been, as in " Wair ya bin?" Bint =Slightly derogatory term for a young woman Bir-nin-em =Birmingham Bison =Basin. A kitchen utensil..as in "puddin bison" Blartin =Crying..lots of tears Blastid =A more polite word to use instead of "Bloody" Bloke =A gentleman Blood Tub =Cinema where Bloodthirsty Films shown. Bokkle =Bottle Boyk =Two-wheeled vehicle..(bicycle) or a lady of ill repute Booza =Ale House etc…or one who frequents one Bosta =Large Bostin =Terrific, excellent, fantastic etc. Bosti fittle =Good food. Brewy =Leven Brew XI. A beer brewed by Mitchells and Butlers in Cape Hill Bronical =Chest trouble Buzz =Bus a form of public transport Caggy-handed =Left handed Cake hole =Your mouth Cannabea =Can of beer Cannalarga =Can of lager Canting =Talking Cartin =Carton Chimley =Chimney Code =Cold Coppit =catch it Copolt =Take hold of this Cucka =Oven Cuddna bin =Couldn't have been Cut =Canal Cowt =Outer garment..as in "'at 'n cowt" Daynt =I Don't Donnies =Hands (Wash your donnies) Doolally =Barmy, Crackers Dower =Door, as in "Shut thu dower" Duck ="Woman (used for both sexes in the East Midlands) ""Oya Duck""" Ersun =Belongs to a female. Fake =Cigarette (Got era fake?) Ferra =For a Fizzog =Face Flower =Floor as in " Moind me clin flower" Foil =Metal rasping tool Foyer =Flames etc foyered =to lose ones job as in "the gaffer foyered me" Freud =Cooked in a pan of oil (as in "freud sossy-jizz") Gaffer =Ones Boss Gardin =The plot of land at the rear of the house for growin grass, flowers and vegatables Garridge =Where you keep your car. (or "mowta") Geaus =Give me Gerraway =Really? Gerroff =Get off Gerron me wick. =Fed up with someone. Giya =Give you - As in, I will gerim to giya a ring. ( I will get him to give you a ring). Glarnies =Marbles Gloss =Transparent material used for windows. Gob =Mouth Goo =Go Good Boy =A bargain…or farewell Gooin =Going gorra cobb on =in a bad mood Gunna =Going to Gunnyarta =going to have to Guzz =Goes Guzzunda =A vessel that used during the night in the days of back to back houses not having an inside toilet. The word describes where it was kept which was under the bed. "The pot goes under the bed" Horse Pickle =Hospital Injin =Found under the bonnet (hood) of a car "Int, Ent, Ain't" ="Isn't (as in "" It int arf code out, ar kid""" Introy =Passageway between two old houses Irrint =It isn't Jawanna =Do you want a.. (or to..) "Jawanna gew fora pint down the pub" Kaliye =Sherbert Kayliyed =Intoxicated Kekkle =Kettle Kinnoy =Can I ? Lard 'Ed =Thick, stupid Larpom =Toilet L small= little Loin= Shortest distance between two points Loik =Similar….or term of favourability. Loiter =Smoker's accessory Lung =Not short Mardy =a miserable mood, grumpy Mate =Sold at a butcher's shop…or a friend Miskins =Dustbins Misses =Wife..as in "me 'n the misses" Mizzly =When the weather is cold and wet Moikrawev =Microwave Moi =The month before June….or 'belonging to me..' Mom =Used instead of 'Mum' Mooch =Look as in "A mooch around the shops" Morkins =someone stupid Mower =Something additional Mowta =automobile ( as in "Me mowta needs an injin") Mucker =A good friend that can always be relied on to lend a hand with any job no matter how dirty. He will always muck in with you. Noyse =Nice; as in " Tarrair dunnarf luck noyse terday" Oh-ahrr =Yes (kind off a fill in word when talking stopped or hesitated) Oice Cream =Same as "**** Cream" but even tastier!! Oil =I will Om =I am On a Loin =Annoyed, angry Ooroyt =hello (informal greeting) Out Door =Off Licence Quoit =Exactly, entirely Or roit? =Are you well?....okay? Orse Rowed =Thoroughfare..used generally by "Senior Brummies" Otchin =method of propulsion (while sitting) used by babies before they can walk Owamya ="Owamya Bin Keepin" Nothing to do with the worlds most wanted man. How are you and have you been keeping well. Oya =Hello Palaver =a vexing situation Parky =Cold, chilly Pays ="Peas - as in "" Kinnoy av a cartin 'o mushy pays, ploise?" Ploise =Please Poiklits =Pikelets (West Midlands name for crumpets): Poise =Made of pastry..as in "stoik 'n keednoy poise" Point =Large glass of ale..one eight of a gallon Poyper =Paper Rayjoe =Radio, wireless Reuter =One who writes, an author Rezza =Edgbaston Reservoir Roit Bosta =Something very good Rowud =Road as in 'Om agoowin darn the towun alung the orse rowud'. Rung =Incorrect Safta =This afternoon Scrubba =Prostitute Skooill =School Sellablige ="To work things out as in "" Oil avva quick sellablige and lit yow know" ow mooch munnay oi've got.""" Sharrabang =Coach Shudup ="Shut up, Be quiet." Skelington =Skeleton Slash =Crude term for to urinate Strung =Powerful, not weak Suff =Outside kitchen drain Sukka =Frozen confectionery on a stick. Summat =Something S'up =What's up Take-up =Drinking vessel usually with a saucer. Tennarf ='I agree' as in "code to die - tennarf" Ta rah =Goodbye! Trarabit =See you again soon Tests =Tastes Tittybabbi =person or child acting like immaturely, like an infant at the breast To die =Between yesterday and tomorrow Toil =Ceramic wall covering Toughie =Form of confectionery. as in "toughie appul" Towun =Town 'Om agoowin darn the towun alung the orse rowud'. Toy =Fashion accessory usually worn around the neck Trarabit =Goodbye and see you again soon. Trazis =Trousers. Troin =Form of transport that runs on tracks. Tuffpaste =Toothpaste Tussock =irritating cough (as in "er ay arf gorra tussock onna") Tuth =Tooth Tuttie Pegs =Baby teeth Waggin it =Missing school for no good reason, playing truant "warr, warrn't " ="were, weren't" Wench =Girl Werk =Work. Wernit =Was it not Weskit =Waistcoat Wick =Seven days Wikend =Weekend Winnda =Window Windas =Windows. Operating system for computers developed by Moikrasof Worroh =Hello Wotchya =what have you got Wozapanin =Whats going on Wudden'ill =Stairs Wum =Home Wundrin =to walk around or to think about something Yamorrite =how are you? Yampy =Daft, stupid Yarair =Your hair Yerat =Something you put on your head as in "goin fetch yerat feur uryed Yed =Something to put Yerat on. Yo cor =You cannot. Yow no =Assumption of understanding.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althalus Posted January 22, 2003 #2 Share Posted January 22, 2003 thank the light you don't speak like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmy Posted January 22, 2003 Author #3 Share Posted January 22, 2003 how do you know that I dont?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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