Black Country Slang & Black Country Dialect.
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Glede
-A cinder.
Black Country word for a glowing cinder or ember.
Scrumpin
-Stealing fruit (especially apples) from orchards
Black Country term for stealing fruit.
Ode
-Hold
Black Country pronunciation of 'hold'.
Caw
-Cannot
Black Country way of saying 'cannot'.
Jiffy
-short period of time
A Less common word from the Black Country dialect.
To it
-Accustomed to it / Used to it
Black Country phrase meaning accustomed to or used to something.
Dun
-Do
Black Country pronunciation of 'do'.
Lamp
-To hit or thrash
Black Country slang meaning to hit or thrash someone.
Clack
-uvula
Black Country slang, possibly for uvula or just 'mouth/talk'.
Ivver-ovver
-Hesitate
A Black Country Slang term used in place of Hesitate.