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| GLOSSARY: What would you say? | | Slang word | Word or meaning | Sent in by | | Ackel | It won't ackel (work) | Marie, Erith | Adam's ale
| Water | Darryl, Sevenoaks | | Alans (Alan Wickers) | Knickers | Jan, Canterbury | Ammit | The proper word for an ant | Frank Page, Maidstone | | Baggin' hook | Sickle | George, Teynham | | Banjo | Sandwich | Elizabeth, Folkestone | | Bit of fresh | New Boyfriend or Girlfriend | Beverly, Barming | | Blag | To steal or pursuade someone that something's true when it's not | Chris, Maidstone | | Blank | To ignore | Anon in Ramsgate | | Bodge | An apple picking bucket | Sue, Medway | | Bogging | Something filthy or disgusting | Sean Gaffney, Crawley | | Bori | Hard | Dave, Canterbury | | Boy | friend or mate - no implications regarding age e.g. "You alright boy?" = "How are you mate?" | Jude, Faversham | | Bread & Cheese | Hawthorn | Hoops, Erith | | Bread and pullet | Bread & cheese | Peter Fox, East Peckham | | Brief | Driving licence | Karen, Faversham | | Brucie | An unexpected piece of good fortune | James, Northfleet | | Brumple | Mixed fruit | Lesley Walker, Dover | Bug-hutch
| Home | Darryl, Sevenoaks | | Bugle | Nose | Peter, Conyer | | Bunk off | Play truant | Hilary, Sittingbourne | | Buppy | A slice of bread and butter | | | Buzz (to buzz) | To pinch something | Ashley, Teynham nr. Sittingbourne | | Cadge | Borrow | Alison, Elham Valley | | Canister | Head | Darryl, Darenth | Caterwise
| When something is positioned at an angle, rather than flat against a wall | Darryl, Sevenoaks | Chad | A good-looking person | Vixi, Maidstone | | Chat | Any benefit office | Bernadette, Rochester | | Chat | Dole | Steve, Rochester | | Chavie | Child
 Hear more about the word chavie | Dave, Canterbury | | Chaw/chav | To steal
| France from Faversham and Rachel from Chatham | | Chimleys | Chimneys | Peter Ashby | | Chippy | Cold outside | David, Rainham | Chit | A letter, also used for letter from a teacher to child about detention. | Sue, Medway | | Chokey | gaol/jail | Josie, Faversham | | Chop chop | Hurry up | Steve, Rochester | | Chowlin | Paper Pusher/Office Worker | Roger Meely, E Peckham | | Chuffs | Cigarettes | Paul Fick, Hadlow | | Cluck | Feeling unwell | Sue, Sissinghurst | | Cludgie | Toilet | Rob, Orpington | | Clifftemple | Beach hut | Terry Fuwitt, Sheerness | | Connaught | Not local | Karen, Teynham | | Coordinates | Contact details | Paul, Gillingham | | Crodster | Naughty child | Roger Meely, E Peckham | | Crottinge | Gas cooker/stove | Geoffrey House, Barming | | CrawlyBob | Woodlouse | Hoops, Erith | | Cough and sneeze | Cheese | Karen, Faversham | | Custard and jelly | Telly (TV) | Ruby, Conyer | | Dabs | Shoes | Nobbler, Dartford | | Dabs | Fingerprints | Eileen, Hoo | | Doobrie | Something you can't find a name for | Hilary, Sittingbourne | Doofer | The remote control for a piece of electrical equipment e.g. a TV
| Lucy, Tunbridge Wells | | Farmers | Piles | Pat, Teynham | | Flats | Native oyster | Mark, Whitstable | Fesser | Wise one | Peter Fox, East Peckham | | Flash | Over the top | Linda, Dover | | Flashbox | Camera | Bernie Chook, Barming | | Flender | Friend | Pol O'Kitshonn, West Peckham | | Fliberygibbet | Scatty women | Peter Fox, East Peckham | | Flick | The little bits of fluff and dust that accumulate on clothing | Kath, Maidstone | | Flittermouse | A bat | Elizabeth Lonkhurst, Folkestone | | Flobbydobby | The feeling you have when you see something gory and it feels like your head and hands are going to fall off | Sue, Birchington | Flomicky | Anything that wobbles. | Doug, Ashford | | Flooders | Taps | Paul Fick, Hadlow | | Fraps | Moorings | Mark, Whitstable | Gaff | Home | Dan, Plaxtol | | Galbad | Firework | Dominique | | Gargle | A pint in the pub | Sonny, Darenth | Gathers | The police | Bernadette, Rochester | | Gatta | Any alcoholic beverage but usually lager | Carly, Chatham | Gattered | Drunk. for example 'I was gattered out of my mind last night' | Vixi, Maidstone | Gawst
| To laugh helplessly, e.g. "She fell over and we just gawsted". | Darryl, Sevenoaks | | Geckle | Holiday maker
| Lesley Walker, Dover | | Gel on/jog on | Get out of here | Kirstie Fill, Chatham | | Goesunder | Chamber pot | Karin, Canterbury | Goon | A person who has just made a fool of themselves. | Vixi, Maidstone | | Goose | Old person | Rob, Orpington | Goosegogs
| Gooseberrys
| Peter Ashby, born in Deal, raised in Ashford but living in Canterbury | | Grouts | Tea leaves.
"Did you use bags or grouts for this tea?" | Alan, Gravesend | | Growler | WC | Peter, Conyer, Kent | | Having his/her airs | A sulking or bad-tempered child | Frances, Faversham | Hoister
| Shopliter | George, Teynham | Holding
| In the money | Karen, Faversham | Hoopty
| A car that is in disrepair, or very slow | Mike Ling | | Hovered | To look cold, for example describing a person coming in from outdoors.
| Darryl McCarthy, Sevenoaks | Howsumver
| however | Darryl, Sevenoaks | Huffkin
| Floury bap | | | Huggle | a cross between a hug and cuddle
| Mel, Gillingham | | Hull | To shell peas | Mr Gifford, Deal | | Iffy | Anything a bit underhand | Zippo, Dartford | | Jasper | Wasp | Steve, Rochester | | Jekyll and Hydes | Trousers | Peter, Conyer | | Jitty | Alley | C Nichols, Aylesham | | Jockey's whips | Chips | Ruby, Conyer | | Joobs/ Lodgers | Nits | Leah, Chatham | | Karsy | Toilet | James Peall, Margate | | Keekee | Daughter | Nobby, Dartford | | Khasi | Toilet | Elizabeth Lonkhurst, Folkestone (formerly Romney Marsh) | | Kiddle | Wooden fish trap | Mark, Whitstable | | Kilter/skew-wiff | Slanted or crooked | Vivienne, Capel-le-Ferne | | Lagging | Very drunk | Eileen, Hoo | | Lash | To borrow | Emma, Tonbridge | | Lay | Meaning settle, as in snow: "Is the snow going to lay?" | Mary, Canterbury | | Leggo (chatting leggo) | Nonsense (talking a load of nonsense) | Leah, Chatham | | Lishy | Very wet and muddy -As in you can't walk that way its too lishey. used by my mum originally from Faversham
Hear more about the word Lishy | Sue, Medway | | Lodge | Shed | | | Loopy Juice | Strong lager | Terry Fuwitt, Sheerness | | Lughole, (don't pronounce the H) | Ear | Alison, Elham Valley | | Ming | Disgusting | Laura, Maidstone | Monkeypea
Peabug
Pillbug
A butcher boy
London pig
Cheesey bug | A woodlouse | From the Deal area
Steve, Rochester
Marian, Thanet
Tracey, Sittingbourne
Elizabeth Lonkhurst
Jenny, Swanley | | Marsh mist | When you can see the backs of the sheep but not their feet.
| Elizabeth Lonkhurst, Folkestone | | Meyler | Takeaway meal | Gary, Welling | | Minging | Something ugly | Sean Gaffney, Crawley | | Molly dishwasher | Pied wagtail | Mr Gifford, Deal | Monkey's birthday
| Meaning it is sunshine and raining at the same time | Wendy Cousins, Shepherdswell near Dover | Mooching
| To cruise around in your car | Jess, Gravesend | | Moosler | Diesel train | Colin Card, Hadlow | | Mort | A girl | Bernadette, Rochester | | Mosy malt | Wife/girlfriend | Eileen, Hoo | Mushta | A girl | Bernadette, Rochester | | Noggin or bungole | A small piece of cheese | From the Deal area | | Noggin | Head | Rosina, Canterbury | | Oggin | The sea | Mark, Whitstable | | Okkard | Awkward | James Peall, Margate | | On the sands | On the beach | Marian, Thanet | | Packing up | Packed lunch | Becca, Faversham | Paddydishwasher
| Pied wagtail | Elizabeth, Folkestone | | Pani | Rain | Dave, Canterbury | | Parky/Taters | Cold weather outside | Bea, Dover | | Peely | A holidaymaker who's had too much sun | Claire, Whitstable | | Pickle | Recycling center aka the dump | Chantel Whiteman, Chatham | | Pinchywig | an Earwig
| Keith, Canterbury | | Pog | To have a look (a butchers) | Kat, Rainham, Medway | Pogged | Meaning full from eating
| Roger, Chatham | | Pokey | Relating to a car if it can go fast! | Joanna Robinson, Five Oak Green | | Pony | Rubbish | Iya, Faversham | | Porry | Sorry | Dominique, London | | Pungering | Catching shore crabs | Mark, Whitstable | | Railings | Teeth | Darryl, Swanscombe | | Raj | Crazy | Tim, Dover | | Rattler | Train | Karen, Faversham | | Red petticoat | Wild poppy | Mr Gifford, Deal | | Riop | Hankerchief | Dominique, London | | Roker | Skate/Thornback ray | Mark, Whitstable | | Salmon and trout | Cigarettes | Sonny, Darenth | | Sausage Cake | Toad-in-the-hole | Lesley Walker, Dover | | Scabby eye | Meat pie | George, Sittingbourne | | Scrage | A graze, usually of the knee, very common when I was a lad - 'I've scraged myself' | Dick, Swanscombe | | Scud | To go for a drive in the car for no other reason than to scud about | Kat, Medway | | Scud | Low cloud rolling in from the sea | Saunders, Broadstairs | | Shaw | A long thin piece of woodland dividing 2 fields. | Dan Tuson, Lydden | | Shrapnel | Small change | Karen, Conyer | Shucky or Shuckey | Chilly and cold - as in it's shucky outside. | Used by Mike's mother from Thanet (not a term he's heard in Herne Bay) | Sir Staffords | Fried potatoes | Linda, Faversham | | Skank | Disgusting | Dan, Plaxtol | | Skanter | Lamp | Geoffrey House, Barming | | Skiver | Someone who avoids work | Colin, Thanet | | Smerk | Anything from low cloud to fog | Sue, Medway | | Sotchelling | Describes how you move along when having to carry several heavy bags. | Darryl McCarthy, Sevenoaks | | Splindered | Wood Chip | Bernie Chook, Barming | Spoof
| A stick or other sharp object used to clean a pipe
| Mike Ling | | Steamy | Foggy | Bob, Darenth | | Strig | a stalk of a flower or fruit
| Keith, Canterbury | | Swampie | Often used to describe a person born and bred on the Isle Of Sheppey. | A user from Sheppey | | Tats | 'Going tats' going out for a walk said to a child | Sandra, Chatham | | T Bone | Telephone | Pat, Teynham | | Thander | WC/Bathroom | Geoffrey House, Barming | Tommy Handley's | Sausage Rolls | Ian, Herne Bay | | Touch | good fortune | Leanne, Rainham | | Through the slips | Escaping work early | Pippa, Darenth | | Ticketless | Slightly Bonkers! | Colin Card, Hadlow | | Tin Bird | Aircraft | Terry Fuwitt, Sheerness | | Tin Chin | A Strong person | Terry Fuwitt, Sheerness | | Trap | Toilet cubicle | Sean Gaffney, Crawley | | Trick box | Computer | Will O' Barnk, formerly of Sevenoaks | | Trolleyjog | Trailer | Will O' Barnk formerly of Sevenoaks | | Ubbs | Shoes | Pauline, Maidstone | | Wad | Sandwich | Barry, Chatham | WeeGee
| A holiday maker | Charlie from Broadstairs | whifflegadget | When you can't remember the proper name. | Shirley, Canterbury | | Wilk | Whelk | Mark, Whitstable | | Wirret | Meaning to worry, fuss or concentrate over a job to the exclusion of all else. | A user's grandmother in Sittingbourne | | Wols | Owls | Peter Ashby | | Wooden overcoat | Coffin | Charles, Bapchild | | Woswold | A swelling on a tyre | Doug, Ashford | | Yak-catcher | Tea Strainer | Peter Goldup, Wye | | Yoink | To take something from someone | Carly, Sevenoaks | | Zapper | Remote control | Emma, Deal |
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