 |
 |
|
|
| WORD OR PHRASE | EXAMPLE OF USAGE | TRANSLATION | butty | Hiya butty (usually male) | How are you, my friend? | under the doctor | Last time I saw her she was under the doctor | On our last meeting she was receiving treatment for a medical condition | perishing | It's perishing in Tredegar this time of year | The climate in Tredegar is extremely cold currently | scorching | It's scorching outside! | It's extremely hot outdoors! | tidy (1) | He's on a tidy wage | He's earning a fairly high salary | tidy (2) | I'm tidy, thanks | I'm in reasonable health,thank you | tidy (3) | Talk tidy ! | Please speak in a comprehensible / polite manner ! | cwtch (1) | Give me a cwtch! | Give me a cuddle! | cwtch (2) | It's in the cwtch | It's in the cupboard below the stairs |
cwtch (3) (from Steve) |
Go and cwtch ! | Lie Down ! ( N.B. Normally addressed to dogs only !! ) |
cwtch (4) (from Mike) |
Cwtch it away ! | Hide it ! |
cwtch (5) (from Stef) |
Coal cwtch | coal hole/ coal shed | round 'ere | Are you from round 'ere? | Do you reside locally? | from away | Are you from away? | Do you reside outside the locality? | straight | I told him straight | I immediately responded in a firm manner | now jest (just) | I'll do it now jest | I'll comply with your request soon / later / never | There's a pity ! | There's a pity about poor Tom | I'm sorry to hear the bad news regarding Tom | bosh | The bosh is blocked ! | The kitchen sink is unable to drain due to an obstruction ! | dowt | Make sure you dowt the fire | Please ensure the fire is extinguished | chopsy | She's so chopsy ! | She's extremely talkative ! | clec | Please don't clec on me ! | Please don't reveal my secret ! | potch (1) | Who's been potching with the telly? | Who's been interfering with the television controls? | potch (2) | He's been potching around. | He's been indulging in extra marital activities. |
potch (3) ( from Val ) |
I'm having potch for dinner. | I'm having potatoes mashed with swede for lunch. | tamping (1) | Dad's tamping mad! | Father is in an extreme state of annoyance! | tamping (2) | It's tamping down! | It's raining extremely heavily ! |
tamping (3) ( from Glyn ) |
He was tamping down the road | He was running extremely quickly down the road. |
tamping (4) ( from Glyn ) |
He was tamping the ball | He was bouncing the ball | twp | He's a bit twp! | He's somewhat lacking intellectually ! |
cwpi down ( from Bobblins ) |
She was so short I had to cwpi down to talk. | I had to squat to converse with her. |
rig out ( from Cherrill ) |
I've bought a new rig out. | I have purchased a new outfit. |
lav ( from Cherrill ) |
Where's the lav ? | Please direct me to the restroom. |
brush ( from Cherrill ) |
He's like a brush. | He is so stupid. |
swill ( from Cherrill ) |
Go swill your hands before dinner. | Go and wash your hands before lunch. ( Valley dinner means lunch ) |
hair off ( from Cherrill ) |
Mam will have her hair off. | Mother will be very angry. |
beili ( from Danny ) |
Go and wash the back beili down. | Go and clean the back yard. |
mochyn ( from Danny ) |
Dirty little mochyn ! | Dirty little pig ! |
cwt ( from Danny ) |
Hey ! Don't cheat the cwt ! | Please assume your rightful place in the queue ! |
duw duw ( from John T. ) |
(Expression of astonishment or disbelief: ) Duw duw ! - She never ! |
Goodness ! - Did she really ? |
mwtch ( from Sheila ) |
Dai's been caught mwtching ! | Dai has been discovered playing truant ! |
ambag ( from Val ) |
She 'it 'im with 'er ambag | She used her handbag as a weapon |
truffin ( from Val ) |
The wind blew down the truffin | The severe gales damaged the guttering |
stumped ( from Rose ) |
I was stumped ! | I was completely lost for words |
now in a minute ( from Rose - Rhondda ) |
I'll be there now in a minute | I will join you as soon as I can (Maybe) |
nesh |
You're so nesh ! | You have a high sensitivity to cold ! |
boyo ( from Debbie ) |
How are you boyo? | How are you mate? (used for males) |
ta-rah ( from Debbie ) |
I'm going now, ta-rah | I'm leaving now, Good Bye |
ennit ( from Debbie ) |
That's right, ennit? | That's right, isn't it? |
wossnim ( from Marlene ) |
I've just seen wossnim | I have just seen someone whose name I can't recall |
wotacol ( from Marlene ) | 1. Wotacol it ? 2. It's by the wotacol |
1. What do you call it ? 2. It's near the thingummy |
|---|