Black Country Slang & Black Country Dialect.
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Gammitin
-playing the fool
Black Country term for messing about or playing the fool.
Tek after
-To resemble (a parent or relative)
Black Country phrase meaning to resemble.
E
-He
A black country slang term that is used in place of he pronoun he.
Snitch
-Nose / To inform on someone
Black Country slang for nose, or to inform.
Coost
-could you?
Black Country way of saying 'could you?' or 'couldn't'.
Riffy
-Dirty
A Black Country slang term for an Dirty.
Sad
-Heavy / Dense (of bread or cake)
Black Country term for heavy or dense (bread/cake).
Miskin
-Dunghill or rubbish heap
Black Country term for a dunghill or rubbish heap.
Tocky-bonk
-Pit bank / Spoil heap / Slag heap
'Tacky-bonk' or 'Tocky-bonk' are Black Country dialect terms for a pit bank, the spoil heap of waste material from a coal mine (a 'bonk').
Soople
-Supple / Flexible
Black Country pronunciation of 'supple'.