Essex and Portsmuff talk
Posted: 15 Apr 2004, 23:22
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")
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")
