Learning to speak English with Rich (aka Trickster)

[trickster]

LOL - what a good idea!...

leave it with me!

[Keasmom]

Here are a few from an old episode of the Two Fat ladies:

faff

lurgy

slag/slaggerd (sp?)

honking

[trickster]

Here are a few from an old episode of the Two Fat ladies:

faff

lurgy

slag/slaggerd (sp?)

honking

Faff - British slang for spending your time doing not a lot!

Lurgy - Slang for a cold!

Slag - Slang for describing a prositute

Honking - To honk is to sound your [car] horn

[Keasmom]

On Craig Ferguson last night the guest said he did not want to "slag up the Germans" so that is funny. Thanks Rich, hope the hands feel better. Soak them in water with Epsom salt it takes the pain out somehow.

[Rocketeer]

OK Rich - I'll play the game again. Since you're from the NW, let's try:

strike ?
mank ?
toot ?
sponny ?
lug ?
fawce ?
sken ?
eggwap ?
meither ?
yedwarch ?
(and you don't need to tell us what thrutch means !)

Oh - any wazzums in your praters, you nig nog?

[trickster]

LOL, Graig... I'll get back to these when I have more time!

[tasha36]

Faff - British slang for spending your time doing not a lot!

Lurgy - Slang for a cold!

Slag - Slang for describing a prositute

Honking - To honk is to sound your [car] horn

Hi Rich
Don't forget that Honk can also mean smell bad, as in - this cheese is really honking.
Or is that just a southern thing?!

[trickster]

LOL - It must be a Southern thing that one!!


I still have the list to look at - Sorry, Graig... I will get round to it!!

[Keasmom]

Hi Rich
Don't forget that Honk can also mean smell bad, as in - this cheese is really honking.
Or is that just a southern thing?!

We say honking big here in South Alabama, as in, "that was a honking big steak".
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Tasha, congratulations on the baby.

[Rocketeer]

strike ? mank ? toot ? sponny ? lug ? fawce ? sken ? eggwap ? meither ? yedwarch ? (and you don't need to tell us what thrutch means !) Oh - any wazzums in your praters, you nig nog?

RICH!! I'm (we're) still desparate to know your definitions of these. Please put down your WDW holiday planning guide and get to work!!

[RuddyWDW]

strike
mank - Something disgusting or grimy
toot - Apart from a noise cant think what else it could be
sponny - Not sure on this one could be money
lug - An ear, or to carry something
fawce ?
sken ?
eggwap ?
meither - Annoy or pester
yedwarch ?

I have no idea on the others though!

[trickster]

RICH!! I'm (we're) still desparate to know your definitions of these. Please put down your WDW holiday planning guide and get to work!!

I Promise I will catch up here - I just need more time in my life!!

[trickster]

Let me have a lok at these words what Graig left for me... I must admit, I've never heard of them all!!

strike ? - As in football to score a goal.
mank ? - something which is horrible.
toot ? - Like blowing you car horn.
sponny ? [DUNNO]
lug ? To carry something heavy around.
fawce ? Cunning, crafty, conniving.
sken ? [DUNNO]
eggwap ? [DUNNO]
meither ? It means bothering/pestering some one.
yedwarch ? Headache (?)
(and you don't need to tell us what thrutch means !) - [DUNNO]!!!

Oh - any wazzums in your praters, you nig nog? [DUNNO]



I'm guessing, Graig that these are very old Northern English words since I haven't heard of them all!!

[SnwhtNdwrfs]

well, a skein is a roll of yarn? Maybe that is what someone meant? It's American English but maybe its English English also.

[trickster]

I dunno, Gae?.... May be Graig will have the translations for us soon!