Black Country Slang & Black Country Dialect.
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Bibble
-Pebble
A Black Country slang term for the word pebble.
Tewthree
-A few / Two or three
Black Country term for 'a few' (literally two-three).
Cut
-Canal
A Black Country slang word for Canal.
Taters
-Potatoes
Black Country (and general colloquial) term for potatoes.
Shed
-To get rid of / Spill / Cast off
Black Country term for getting rid of, spilling, or casting off.
Suff
-Drain / Sough / Gully
Black Country term for a drain or sough.
Madden
-Wild
A Black Country slang word used in place of Wild
Swilker
-To splash about / Spill liquid untidily
Black Country term for splashing or spilling liquid.
Sharrap
-Shut up
Black Country pronunciation of 'shut up'.
Boster
-Big
A Black Country slang term for the word Big.