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WORD OR PHRASE |
EXAMPLE OF USAGE | TRANSLATION | |
| peltin' (1) ( from Gerald in Oz ) |
He came peltin' downhill | He descended at high velocity | |
| peltin' (2) ( from Gerald in Oz ) |
It's peltin' down out | It's raining heavily outside | |
| dab (1) ( from Gerald ) |
dab of butter | Small portion of butter | |
| dab (2) ( from Gerald ) |
Poor little dab ! | Poor little thing ! ( child in distress ) | |
| black pat ( from Gerald ) |
There's a black pat in the kitchen ! | There's a cockroach in the kitchen ! | |
| dap | He's the same dap as me. | He's around the same size as me. | |
| daps | I forgot my daps | I neglected to bring my plimsolls. | |
| dab hand | He's a dab hand at woodwork. | He's an expert carpenter. | |
| gyp | My tooth is giving me gyp | I have severe toothache | |
| on pins | I was on pins | I was in a state of nervous anticipation | |
| mingy | Don't be mingy ! | Don't be mean ! | |
| using language ( from Gerald ) |
Stop using language ! | Stop swearing ! | |
| coalcot | The coalcot's nearly empty | The fuel bunker needs replenishing | |
| belonging | Is she belonging to you? | Is she a relation of yours? | |
| Wasamarawithewen? ( from Bob ) |
Do you have a problem? | ||
| for my life ( from Jim ) |
I had to be for my life! | I had to use extreme caution! | |
| jibbons ( from Jim ) |
Dad grows lovely jibbons | Father cultivates excellent spring onions | |
| scrammed ( from Gerald ) |
The cat's scrammed me! | I've been scratched by the cat! | |
| whiff ( from Jim ) |
Let's have a whiff | Let's rest a short while | |
| oilcloth ( from Jim ) |
We're having new oilcloth in the kitchen | We are renewing the kitchen linoleum | |
| lamp ( lamping ) ( from Steven Nicholls ) |
Dad gave me a lamping! | Father administered a severe beating | |
| death of cold ( from Mary) |
Wear your mac and wellies, it's pourin' down - you'll catch your death of cold! | It's raining heavily - dress accordingly to avoid an infection! | |
| cop (1) ( from Tom) |
You'll cop it! | You'll be strongly reprimanded! | |
| cop (2) ( from Tom) |
Here - Cop this ball! | Catch this ball! | |
| cop (3) | It's not much cop | It's of no great significance or value | |
| courting ( from Danny) |
Are you courting? | Do you have a boy(girl)friend! | |
| sparking ( from Danny) |
Are you sparking? | Are you courting? | |
| gwli ( from Mike) |
He ran down the gwli | He ran down the alleyway | |
| dwt ( from Mike) |
She's only a little dwt ! | She's an extremely small person ! | |
| clout ( from Gerald) |
She gave him a good clout round the ear ! | She administered a heavy blow to his head ! | |
| swill ( from Gerald) |
Your face wants a good swill ! | Your face is in need of a thorough wash ! | |
| empt / pop ( from Daz) |
Empt me a bit o' that pop | Pour me a glass of lemonade | |
| summat ( from Daz) |
Summat's up here ! | There is something amiss ! | |
| calling over ( from Danny) |
She's been calling me over | She has been making derogatory remarks about me | |
| Have a row off ( from Betty Lewis) |
You'll have a row off your dad! | Your father will reprimand you! | |
| saw'n'saw saw'n'saw ( from Stephen Morris ) |
I saw saw'n'saw saw'n'saw now jest" | I saw a fellow who I can't recall earlier today | |
| In Tally ( from Danny ) |
They're living in tally | They are living together in an unmarried state | |
| I'm over by 'ere | Here I am |
| It's over by there | There it is |
| Margaret Thatcher | The Welsh Assembly | Arthur Scargill | Blaenau Gwent CBC | Jeremy Clarkson |
| Caerphilly Borough Council | Corus | Brian Moffat | Anne Robinson |