Essex and Portsmuff talk

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Almiche V
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There's not much difference anymore.

A Guide to Essex and Portsmuff talk:

alma chizzit - A request to find the cost of an item

amant - Quantity; sum total ("Thez a yuge amant of mud in)

assband - Unable to leave the house because of
illness,disability

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,
Trace,ya look branna today, ave you been on sunbed?")

cort a panda - A rather large hamburger

dan in the maff - Unhappy ("Wossmatta, Trace, 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
(Trace:"Oi, arren, 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 doorwayof
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 re! band 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

tan - The city of London, the big smoke

webbats - Querying the location something or someone is.
(Webbats is me dole card Trace? I've gotta sign on in arf hour")

wonnid - 1. Desired, needed. 2. Wanted by the police

zaggerate - To suggest that something is bigger or better than
it actually is. ("I told ya a fazzand times already")
To not know and to ask a question is a moment of embarrassment; to not know and not ask is a lifetime of shame.
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Now that's funny! :notworthy:
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Are you sure you're not talking about Australians?! :eek:
I left my heart in Ballycastle... :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Were The Exploited from that area of England ?
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James Blast
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Hojyuu-obi wrote:Were The Exploited from that area of England ?
Eh, Edinburgh so Jocks, clicky here
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Red Sunsets wrote:
Hojyuu-obi wrote:Were The Exploited from that area of England ?
Eh, Edinburgh
Thanks,

Edinburgh suddenly reminds me of Coco Bryce from the movie The Acid House.
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