Girl / young female
Typical of contemporary language spoken in the Black Country, a highly industrialised region of the West Midlands, a county in central England.
Often so broad as to be intelligible, this dialect is know as "Black Country Spake"
Typical of contemporary language spoken in the Black Country, a highly industrialised region of the West Midlands, a county in central England.
Often so broad as to be intelligible, this dialect is know as "Black Country Spake"
by Awkward broccoli January 09, 2024
Sterilised milk. {Abbreviation}
Homogenised milk that is heat treated
Has extended self life and popular before refrigerators were commonplace. Preferred for making yoghurt with most sold today in central England.
Homogenised milk that is heat treated
Has extended self life and popular before refrigerators were commonplace. Preferred for making yoghurt with most sold today in central England.
* "A pint of strera please, milky."
* "I like the creamy taste of stera more than pasteurised milk."
* "I've had that milk in the pantry for weeks. It's alright though because it's stera."
* "I like the creamy taste of stera more than pasteurised milk."
* "I've had that milk in the pantry for weeks. It's alright though because it's stera."
by Awkward broccoli January 07, 2024
Toilet, privy, latrine, lavatory, "the bog"
An outside toilet (usually in the yard/garden of a house) {UK}
Only a few remain, a brick building about 4ft x 2ft with an earth latrine or a ceramic toilet. Squares of newspaper hanged on a piece of string, for wiping.
Remembered as cold, inconvenient or shared with neighbours.
An outside toilet (usually in the yard/garden of a house) {UK}
Only a few remain, a brick building about 4ft x 2ft with an earth latrine or a ceramic toilet. Squares of newspaper hanged on a piece of string, for wiping.
Remembered as cold, inconvenient or shared with neighbours.
* "Did you leave that candle in the out house?"
* "The out house is full of spiders"
* "Ooh! Look at you with your fancy out house."
* "Our Joan was trapped in the out house all night long."
* "The out house is full of spiders"
* "Ooh! Look at you with your fancy out house."
* "Our Joan was trapped in the out house all night long."
by Awkward broccoli January 07, 2024
Maple peas (sometimes yellow split peas).
Key ingredient in hearty, traditional dish from the Black Country (large industrial region in central England).
The dried pulses, bacon, water, seasoning, onion (optional), cooked slowly and served with faggots.
Popular street food and in pubs, especially with football goers.
Pronounced "gray pays" due to the strong and recognisable accent of the region.
Key ingredient in hearty, traditional dish from the Black Country (large industrial region in central England).
The dried pulses, bacon, water, seasoning, onion (optional), cooked slowly and served with faggots.
Popular street food and in pubs, especially with football goers.
Pronounced "gray pays" due to the strong and recognisable accent of the region.
* "let's get us gray pays half time, son."
* "That's proper black country grub, that is. Gray pays and bacon. That takes me back, our kid."
* "Our mam does the best grey pays."
* "That's proper black country grub, that is. Gray pays and bacon. That takes me back, our kid."
* "Our mam does the best grey pays."
by Awkward broccoli January 07, 2024
Dilated pupil(s) caused by exposure to particles of scopolamine, usually affecting chemists and lab technicians and caused by the mishandling of the chemical
* "I accidentally tore the bag and got a cloud of the stuff in my face. My colleague looked at me and told me I had Scop eye "
by Awkward broccoli January 07, 2024
* "Look at the size of that lard arse!"
* "If you don't stop scoffing cake, you'll be a right lard arse."
* You wouldn't have recognised me. I was a proper lard arse back then."
* "If you don't stop scoffing cake, you'll be a right lard arse."
* You wouldn't have recognised me. I was a proper lard arse back then."
by Awkward broccoli January 07, 2024
* H'ware ya? {greeting}
* H'ware the hell you doing?
* H'ware the crotch goblins anyway?
* If I go, h'ware you gonna feel?
* H'ware the hell you doing?
* H'ware the crotch goblins anyway?
* If I go, h'ware you gonna feel?
by Awkward broccoli January 07, 2024