Norn Ironisms

arkonite_babe

I do indeed

Shellybee

And don't forget about getting yer wee pokes from the ice cream man:D

Joecool11us

Does anyone know what a "brose" is? I hadn't hear of it til I came to Dungannon. A "brose" is a mixture of food as in "what sorta brose is that you're aitin?"

startrekker

What about a chip, when i came to Leicester and asked for a chip they looked at me gone out.They thought I wanted one A sloopy joe is a vest..

jellynose

Dictionary of Norn Iron sayings:

A B

Afeard - scared
Ah - I or me, ie Ah don't feel well
Aminal -common mispronounciation of Animal
Amptinat? -I most definitely am.
!!!!!! -calling someone a rectum
Aye -meaning "yes"


Balleex -"!!!!!!!!" Thats balleex - Used in context when disagreeing with someone
Bake -someones face
Baltic - quite cold
Banjaxed - drunk
Bate -beat, I bate her up so ah did
Bate The Wife - bottle of cider
Beef -male sexual organ ie "Ah slipped her the beef lawst nite"
Beezer - Very good, Thats Beezer
Beg -wafer thin plastic vessel; good for carrying shopping :also "oul' beg" when referring to an
elderly female
Blurt -Slang for female genetalia
Boggen - dirty, unclean
Boulin' -messing about
Bout Ye -"Hello"
Brave - large
Brew - weekly benefit
!!!!!!ed -broken


C D

Cameracorder -grannies use of the word "camcorder"
Cheeser -like Beezer, meaning "very good" or "exellent"
Chicken -child slang for "afraid"
Chinks -popular Chinese food Take Aways
Childer -children
Cracker -not something you put cheese on, means beezer
Creamed -tired


Dander -a walk, ie I'm goin fer a dander
Dawg -canine, dog
Digikil -common mis-prounciation of "Digital"
Drawers -underwear
Dour -a door
Duncher -Cap


E F

Earlee-er -before the present
Eejit -derived from "Idiot", means "Idiot"
Eff Aaf - !!!! Off


FaakAaf - Excuse me my good man, kindly vacate the premises
Faaler -father
Fally - follow
Fillum -a movie or film
Fingy -someone whose name you can't remember
Frig -polite word for "!!!!", also used: Flip
Flour - a floor
Fut - foot


G H

Gat -slang, You're a wee gat or get
Geg -fun, "Ats a geg"
Getawaydafuck -go away now
Givuz -give me
Glass -Half-Pint
Goes -replaces the word "Said" ie And I goes: What? Are you slabberin'?" And then she goes,
"Yip."
Gutties -training shoes


Happy Days - that's good
Hardly -meaning "Thats not true" ie Hardly now. Hardly.
Hectic - See Mad
Heel -not to be confused with the back of your foot, means end of a loaf
Heerzme - "And then I said..."
Hippy - someone who likes Bon Jovi
Houl On -please wait


I J


Job -activity usually carried out under the cover of night
Joken -joking


K L

Kudn't -couldn't ie Ah kudn't do that...


Lairdindeyit -please do start eating (or drinking) see also "wiredintillit"
Leenantarsapees -Famous Italian landmark
Lifted - arrested
Lingo -language


M N

Mad - See Hectic
Mairshen - Emersion Heater
Magic -not tricks, but another word meaning great or good
Majassif - large
Mawn -a man, male
Meat Wagon -RUC Landrovers
Melt -no actual meaning, used as: "I'll knock your melt in"
Messages - weekly shopping
Milly -name given to teenage females. See also: Steek
Moufycunt - rather outspoken person
Mucker -a friend or mate
Muller -Mother or "Ma"


Nek it - drink that drink in one
Nice One -that was good
Norman -bullying term for someone with no friends
Norwegain - Another Gin please
Now Yer Sucken Deezel -that's a good way of going about that


O P

Offees -alchohol retailer
Oi -a yelp for someones attention ie Oi! You! C'mere!"
Oxters -Armpits



Pat - container in which food is boiled
Prably -maybe, its likely
Passion -heavy rain in Ballymena
Parfil - strong
Peeler -a police officer
Piece -sandwich
Pot - short for Patrick
Pssskety -common misprounciation of "Spaghetti"
Pump - to urinate
Purdie -countryside slang for Potato


Q R

Quim -slang for female genetalia


Ragin' -angry, Ahm bloody ragin' so ah am.
Ration -you'd be doing this if you were trying to get to somewhere in a hurry, in Ballymena
Rare -not to be confused with "scarce", means crap


S T

Samitch -mispronunciation of "Sandwhich"
Scundered - embarrassed
Sebm -seven [7]
Shap -shop
Shar -a shower
Sicken' Ye - would annoy you
Skinned Ye! - Haha my good friend, I do believe I won that particular game by a significant margin
Slabber -someone who makes bad comments about you behind your back or to your face
Spoofen - lying
Spide - see Steek
Spoon -someone with a low IQ
Steek -male with bad dress and hair sense
Stroked - stolen / ripped off


Ta -Thank You
Tarl - a towel
Theee -the number three
Theee Leet - 3 litre bottle of cider
Till -replaces the word "to" ie Goin till the shap"
Tube -see: Spoon
Two Leet - 2 litre bottle of cider


U V

Undurstawnd -understand ie Do ye undurstawnd me?


Vaka -Vodka


W X

Weaker -yet another word for "brilliant"
Welt -male genitals
Wee -put in front of words such as "drink", "dander", and basically anything
Wick -not exactly brilliant
Willik - nose
Wiredintillit -"Got wiredintillit earlee-er"
Windie -a window
Windielickurs -horrid term for the mentally disadvantaged
Windie Still -a window sill
Wooden One -not a clever person


X-Acktlee -exactly


Y Z

Yermaa -an insult said when nothing else can be thought of
Yeegittin? -Are you being served?
Yip -yes
Yousens - When addressing more than one person


Zabra/Zedbra -Zebra

CarolnMalky

I am a Glaswegian..and some of your words are soooo similar to ours...sitting here laffing!!

bingo_bango

Heard Tim McGarry explaining to some English comedian on Saturday what a 'piece' was.
Wore gutties to school myself (had the black ones with the flesh coloured soles).

Sure there are loads more, just can't think of any at the moment.

:edit: Just seen Jellynose's list.

startrekker

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Windielickurs -horrid term for the mentally disadvantaged

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

declanmcc

I hadn't heard "What's the bars?" til I came to Derry ..... or gravy ring for that matter!

In Donegal we called a cupboard a press - probably the same for most of Norn Iron.

Many years ago whilst studying abroad, my mate commented to one of our English lady friends on a night out on how well she was looking. Her response was .... "but I haven't been ill".

The same "young cuttie" looked on in bewilderment when she heard "look at the cut of yer man!"

arkonite_babe

In my part of the country dour also means that you have a sour face on ye.


But this wee cuttie's sittin here tonight laughin at all yous eejits postin yer wheeker lists :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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