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28 October 2014

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Black Country dialect

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Use the alphabet links below to have a look at a selection of words that typify the Black Country accent.

A - B

C- F

G - K

L- N

O - S

T - Y

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L - N

Black Country word

Meaning


L
Lampin'	Thrashing, beating
Larrupped	Drunk
Leg it	Run
Lezzer	field
Loffin	Laughing
Longwidge	Language
Lung	Long

M
Mardy	Moody
Maergrum	Pulling a face, moodiness
Maetre	Mate, Friend
Med	Made
Mek	Make
Mekshift	Temporary
Miffed	Upset
Mind yow	Although
Mither	Pester
Missus	Wife
Mithered	Worried
Modlums	Breast feeding
Mon an 'ooman	Man and woman
Mo Mon	literally 'my man' used similar to mate; "alwroight mo mon?"
Mooch	Looking for something
Mucker	Friend
Muggins	Fool
Muwer	More

N
Na	No
Nana	Banana
Nesh	Feeling the cold as in "yoam nesh amya?"
Ninkampuwp	Idiot, fool
Nisgul	The runt of the litter
Nitnuss	Visiting school nurse who inspects for head lice
Nizgul	Stupid person
Noo	New
Nut'ouse	Asylum
Nuss	Nurse

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