Black Country Slang & Black Country Dialect.
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Ote
-Hold (variant of Ode)
Black Country pronunciation of 'hold' (variant).
Hoss road
-Street
A Black Country word used in place of street.
Clarnet
-Idiot or fool
Black Country insult meaning idiot or fool.
Sad
-Heavy / Dense (of bread or cake)
Black Country term for heavy or dense (bread/cake).
Cost
-can you
Black Country way of saying 'can you?' or 'cannot'.
Node
-Nod (of the head)
Black Country term, possibly for 'nod'.
Chimdy or chimly or chimbly
-chimney
Black Country variations for 'chimney'.
Othatnin
-That way / In that manner
Black Country term for 'that way' or 'in that manner'.
Thaten
-That one
Black Country term for 'that one'.
Bibble
-Pebble
A Black Country slang term for the word pebble.