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by mister munkey » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:54 pm
A lesson in Modern English. With apologies to our south-east tribe. . . .
THE ESSEX A TO Z
ASSA COMMONS Our Parliament Building.
ART ATTACK Extremely perturbed, as in "Don't tell Sharon, She'll have an art attack."
ARST Past tense of ask. "Jordan, I must've arst ya free fazzund times to clear upyer room."
BANNSA A person employed to deny access or eject troublemakers at a club. "Dave'sgot izself a job as a bannsa."
BANTY A chocolate and coconut snack bar.
BAVE To wash oneself.
BOAF The two. "Oi Dave, ooja fancy most, Sharon or Tracy?". "Boaf" is the reply.
BRANSATCH Motor racing circuit in Kent.
CANCEL Administrative body of a town. "Darren, wive ad annuvva letter from thecancel."
CANTAFIT Fake, as in money.
CHOONA An edible fish purchased in a tin and usually prepared with mayonnaise.
CORT A PANDA A big hamburger (smaller than an arf panda)
DAN TO URF Sensible, practical.
DANNING STREET Where the Prime Minister lives.
DANSTEZ On the ground floor , where the biggest telly is.
DREKKUN Do you consider? as in "Which dog drekkun'll win the next race?"
EFTY Considerable. "Ere, Trace, this credit card bill's a bit efty."
EJOG A small, spiky animal (hedgehog).
ERZ Belonging to her.
EVVY A big geezer who protects a smaller and more intelligent geezer, usually formoney. "My name's Frank and this is my evvy, Knuckles."
EYEBROW Cultured, intellectual.
FANTIN A jet of water for drinking or ornament.
FARVA A posh way of saying Dad.
FATCHA Margaret, British Prime Minister 1979 - 1990.
FAZZUND One Thousand
FINGY A person or object whose name doesn't come to mind. "I ad it off wiv fingylast night."
FONG Skimpy undergarment.
FOR CRYIN AT LAAD Mild expletive showing annoyance or surprise. e.g. "For cryin at lad,Britney, if I say Yes will you give it a rest?"
GAWON Go on. "Gawon Darren, eat ya granny's cabbage, it'll do yer good."
GIVE IT LARGE To be thorough or enthusiastic.
GRAND A football stadium. "It all wennoff atside the pub near the grand."
HAITCH Letter of the alphabet between G and I.
IBEEFA The Spanish holiday island.
IFFY Dubious. "Ere, Trace, I fink this bread pudding you made last munf's a bitiffy."
INT Indirect suggestion. "I gave Darren a sort of int that it was time to washiz feet."
IPS An area of a woman's body to which chocolate travels. "That Mars Bar will gostraight to me ips."
JA Do you, did you. "Ja like me new airdo, Sharon?"
JACKS Five Pound note. "Lend us a jacks, wilya?"
JAFTA Is it really necessary? "Oi mate, jafta keep doing that?"
KAF Eating house open during the day.
KAFFY A girl's name.
LAD Noisy. "Jordan, turn that music dan, it's too lad."
LARJ Enjoying oneself.
LEVVA Material made from the skin of an animal.
LOTREE Costs £1 for a ticket.
MA BLARCH An arch near Hyde Park.
MAFFS The study of numbers.
MANOR Local area.
MINGER An unattractive person (usually woman).
NARRA Lacking breadth, with little margin. "Mum wannid to come rand but changed'er mind. That was a narra escape."
NARTAMEAN Do you know what I mean? (sometimes used as janartamean).
NEEVA Not one nor the other.
NES National Elf Service.
OAF A solemn declaration of truth or commitment.
OLLADAY Time taken away from home for rest and adventure.
ONNIST Fair and just, without a lie. "I never did it, onnist."
OPPIT Go away, as in "Oi you, oppit."
PADDA PUFF Soft, lacking aggression. "They're alright up front but they got a paddapuff defence."
PACIFIC Specific.
PAFFUL Having much power or strength.
PAIPA Sun, Mirror etc.
PANS AN ANNSIS Imperial weight system.
PLAMMANS A pub lunch usually made up of cheese and bread.
QUALIDEE Good, as in "West 'Am's new striker's qualidee."
RAND A number of drinks purchased for a group.
RANDEER Locally. "There ain't much call for it randeer."
REBAND Period of recovery after rejection by a lover. "I couldn't 'elpit. I was onthe reband from Craig."
ROOFLESS Without compassion.
SAFF A direction of the compass, opposite north.
SAFFEND An Essex seaside town.
SAWTED Done, arranged, resolved.
SEEVIN Very angry. "I woz seevin when I urd wot 'e sed."
TAN ASS A modern terraced house.
TOP EVVY A woman of plentiful bosom. "Ere look at that, Darren, she's well top evvy."
UG An unattractive person. "Sharon's new geezer's a bit of an ug."
UMP Upset, as in Got the Ump.
VACHER A document which can be exchanged for goods or services. "I got a vacher toget in cheap at Forp Park."
WANNED UP Tense. "I'm all wanned up at the moment."
WAWAZUT? I beg your pardon.
WENNOFF A fight commenced as in "It all wennoff".
YAFTA You must. "Even if yer guilty, yafta av mitigating circumstances."
YOOF OSTALL A place where holidaymakers can stay the night.
ZAGGERATE To suggest something is better or bigger than is true. "Craig, I must'vetold ya a fazzund times already.". "Don't zaggerate, mum."