Black Country Slang & Black Country Dialect.
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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').
Thaten
-That one
Black Country term for 'that one'.
Maunch
-To chew or munch noisily
Black Country term for chewing or munching noisily.
Ketch
-Catch
Black Country pronunciation of 'catch'.
Aks(axe)
-Ask
A common Black Country Slang word replacement for ask.
Steen
-Earthenware pot / Jar
Black Country term for an earthenware pot or jar.
Chimdy or chimly or chimbly
-chimney
Black Country variations for 'chimney'.
Urry
-Hurry
A black country slang term that is used define somthing that should be done quickly or somthing that is traveling at speed.
Zad
-the letter Z
the letter Z
Gawk
-Stare
To stare stupidly or rudely.