Bridport Radio member Goccibos has come up with a good one – A Bridport Dictionary containing all the local phrases and words. (A bit like the Viz profanisaurus). William Barnes made the Darzet dialect famous now you can continue his legacy by documenting these figures of speech that have become common parlance in these parts. Here’s a few to start you off…
Aarrr- Can be used as a greeting or a farewell, as an affirmation or question
Bide quiet – Shut up
Grockle – If you don’t know what this means – you are one.
Moffit – See def…
Want – A mole
Whasson snuh? – What is the itinerary of events my good man?
Wurzel – You know who you are.
Yer’s ow it shud zound CIDER SHED CHAT
bridport dictionary
7 O’clock, ‘tiz then! – 8.30
Right that’s done it! I’m going.
“Wherez’it to?” – I say, could you perhaps furnish me the location? “
I’m Going On” – It’s high time that I departed my good fellows!
“Laterz” – Hope to see you all soon, my bosom pals
“Geh orrn inthere……” (Get on in there) – hey ho my age-old chum…perhaps we should get “stuck in” – as it were…
“That’ll see you a goodun…” – Hopefully that will help you out, fellow Dorset man.
“GEH’ORF MOIYLAAAAN”…” – Toodle pip stranger! Would you mind awfully jaunting away from my property?
“See’em ORF” – Ask them to leave politely.
“Jobzagoodun see?” – you see my good man? I told you that this was the best way to do it.
“ee came over top there…right on t’other syyde…and sat therrrre in that elder…watchin’ me catching those pullets…I bet ee wuz laaaffin’ eee wuz!”””” – The cheeky Jackdaw flew over that far ridge, and dived across to the other side of the paddock. The fine looking bird perched in that splendid Elder tree a proceeded to observe my antics in the chicken run. I assume, if jackdaws can laugh…perhaps he was laughing to himself!
Beaujangler:- any thing that is good or very good
Roooight – I am about to say something enlightening, listen up. Dooeee? : Does he? Babber – “Roight den my babber” – Friend Badger – “Roight den my badger” – Another friend Borat – Mickey Chav – All Bridport residents under 18, without exception.
“Thaz a prarper job, that is.” – With a bit of luck the results of my labours should retain their integrity until after your cheque clears.
“Yer ’tis, snuh” – here you are my good man.
Some more pub synonyms: “Bitch ‘n’ Bandicoot” – Beech and Barnicot public house
“The Chav Aquarium” – the Greyhound as viewed from the outside the windows.
“The Dope Takers” – The Ropemakers
Burey – Brewery
The dropped ‘L’
“On moi way to Bradpoe I tripped over a boweder and hurt moi showder” = “On my way to Bradpole I tripped over a boulder and hurt my shoulder.”
Poe tax = poll tax.
The added ‘L’ Chimlee – Chimney
Oh my god, i think ive gone blind !!
Further to Draino’s dropped “L”…
“I gave ‘im the cowed showeder I did…” – I gave him the Cold Shoulder.
“I gave ‘er a 9 karat Gowed ringer!”
Local terminolgy for the weather… “It be rain”…
“It be sunny”…
Half past seven, idn’t come already,tricked i like this year twice once before. Shan’t trick i like this year again lately. Pretty near always sometimes. Don’t ask what it means! I don’t have a clue!
A flood lane or 193 haircut – A trip to the barber that leaves you looking “Special”
…..or prehaps we could start a “”Haircut 100″” which is a cut that makes you look like a cross between an 80’s t*sser and an emo kid?! …or a home haircut gone wrong??!
PS for those of a certain age, sadly missing a pic; [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haircut_100]en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haircut_100[/url] In an age when it was ok to be called Sebastian, wear a jumper in a casual fashion over ones shoulder and say ok-ya whilst sporting a quiff. PPS in my formative years getting a haircut was always called “”going for a Jack Abbot”” [i](Good old Jack, he used to give us all the out of date condoms and was therefore partly responsible for the early 80’s population explosion – Ed)[/i]
RE: BRIDPORT DICTIONARY
Er do come from across the fields
= Born out of wedlock
= Bastard
RE: BRIDPORT DICTIONARY
Inner = Isn’t he/she
i.e. “ees gowin down th Bay inner”
= She’s going down to West Bay isn’t she*
*”ee” and “er” (he and her) or not gender specific, hence “Ees avin kittens inner”
RE: BRIDPORT DICTIONARY
“Jam spangled litl’ urchin” – You lucky boy
“Ow be it” How are you
“Once round her is twice round the shed!” – She’s rather portly!
mr
Think that you’ll find that ‘snuh’ originates from over the border in Crewkerne.