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').
Urry
-Hurry
A black country slang term that is used define somthing that should be done quickly or somthing that is traveling at speed.
Fittle
-food
Black Country word for food or a meal.
Forid
-Forehead
Black Country pronunciation of 'forehead'.