Brummie and Black Country Slang words and phrases |
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| Palaver | a vexing situation |
| Parky | Cold, chilly |
| Pays | "Peas - as in "" Kinnoy av a cartin 'o mushy pays, ploise?" |
| Ploise | Please |
| Poiklits | Pikelets (West Midlands name for crumpets): |
| Poise | Made of pastry..as in "stoik 'n keednoy poise" |
| Point | Large glass of ale..one eight of a gallon |
| Poyper | Paper |
| Rayjoe | Radio, wireless |
| Reuter | One who writes, an author |
| Rezza | Edgbaston Reservoir |
| Rocks | Sweets |
| Roit Bosta | Something very good |
| Rowud | Road as in 'Om agoowin darn the towun alung the orse rowud'. |
| Rung | Incorrect |
| Safta | This afternoon |
| Scrubba | Prostitute |
| Skooill | School |
| Sellablige | "To work things out as in "" Oil avva quick sellablige and lit yow know" ow mooch munnay oi've got.""" |
| Sharrabang | Coach |
| Shudup | "Shut up, Be quiet." |
| Skelington | Skeleton |
| Slash | Crude term for to urinate |
| Stroids | Trousers |
| Strung | Powerful, not weak |
| Suff | Outside kitchen drain |
| Sukka | Frozen confectionery on a stick. |
| Summat | Something |
| S'up | What's up |
| Ta | Thank You |
| Take-up | Drinking vessel usually with a saucer. |
| Tennarf | 'I agree' as in "code to die - tennarf" |
| Ta rah | Goodbye! |
| Tay | It is not |
| Tests | Tastes |
| The'ay | There |
| The Knob | Alcester Lane's End |
| Trarabit | See you again soon |
| Tittybabbi | person or child acting like immaturely, like an infant at the breast |
| To die | Between yesterday and tomorrow |
| Toil | Ceramic wall covering |
| Toughie | Form of confectionery. as in "toughie appul" |
| Towun | Town 'Om agoowin darn the towun alung the orse rowud'. |
| Toy | Fashion accessory usually worn around the neck |
| Trarabit | Goodbye and see you again soon. |
| Trazis | Trousers. |
| Troin | Form of transport that runs on tracks. |
| Tuffpaste | Toothpaste |
| Turts | Hurts |
| Tussock | irritating cough (as in "er ay arf gorra tussock onna") |
| Tuth | Tooth |
| Tuttie Pegs | Baby teeth |
