Chris Shield's definitions

Telf

A regional variant of chav or scally, deriving from a shortened version of 'Telford', an economically depressed new town in Shropshire. It has all the connotations of chav, but also implies a thick Shropshire accent, characterised by a rapid sing-song delivery and words such as 'munna' for 'must not, 'wunna' for 'don't want to' and 'Shoobree' for 'Shrewsbury'. In South Shropshire (e.g. Ludlow and Craven Arms) the term 'twarn' is sometimes used instead.

The train from Birmingham is OK after Wellington, it's where all the telfs get off.

by Chris Shield June 23, 2007