Black Country Slang & Black Country Dialect.

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Black Country Slang

Jiffy

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short period of time

A Less common word from the Black Country dialect.

Ditherin’

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Shiver with cold

Black Country term for shivering, usually from cold.

Wooly

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Will you?

Black Country contraction for 'will you?'.

Ketch

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Catch

Black Country pronunciation of 'catch'.

Tek

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Take

Black Country pronunciation of 'take'.

Fun

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found

Black Country past tense of 'find'.

Wum

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Home

Black Country pronunciation of 'home'.

Backerds

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Backwards

A Black Country term to describe something that is backwards.

Flics

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cinema

Black Country slang for the cinema or pictures.

Opple

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Apple

Black Country pronunciation of 'apple'.