High Till Speak Norn Iron

Sean · 28-12-2001 4:27pm #1

List of Common Words and Usage

A
Ah - I or me, ie Ah don't feel well
Aminal -common mispronounciation of Animal
Amptinat? -I most definitely am.
Arseh*le -calling someone a rectum
Aye -meaning "yes"

B
Balleex -"bo**ocks" Thats balleex - Used in context when disagreeing with someone
Bake -someones face
Bate -beat, I bate her up so ah did
Beef -male sexual organ ie "Ah slipped her the beef lawst nite"
Beezer - Very good, Thats Beezer
Beg -wafer thin plastic vessel; good for carrying shopping :also "oul' beg" when referring to an elderly female
Blurt -Slang for female genetalia
Boulin' -messing about
Bout Ye -"Hello"
Buggered -broken

C
Cameracorder -grannies use of the word "camcorder"
Cheeser -like Beezer, meaning "very good" or "exellent"
Chicken -child slang for "afraid"
Chinks -popular Chinese food Take Aways
Childer -children
Cracker -not something you put cheese on, means beezer
Creamed -tired

D
Dander -a walk, ie I'm goin fer a dander
Dawg -canine, dog
Digikil -common mis-prounciation of "Digital"
Drawers -underwear
Dour -a door
Duncher -Cap

E
Earlee-er -before the present
Eejit -derived from "Idiot", means "Idiot"
Eef Aaf - F*** Off

F
Faaler -father
Fillum -a movie or film
Fingy -someone whose name you can't remember
Frig -polite word for "F***", also used: Flip
Flour a floor

G
Gat -slang, You're a wee gat or get
Geg -fun, "Ats a geg"
Getawayda**** -go away now
Givuz -give me
Glass -Half-Pint
Goes -replaces the word "Said" ie And I goes: What? Are you slabberin'?" And then she goes, "Yip."
Gutties -training shoes

H
Hardly -meaning "Thats not true" ie Hardly now. Hardly.
Heel -not to be confused with the back of your foot, means end of a loaf
Houl On -please wait

I

J
Jawbax -mouth
Job -activity usually carried out under the cover of night
Joken -joking

K
Kudn't -couldn't ie Ah kudn't do that...

L
Lairdindeyit -please do start eating [or drinking]see also "wiredintillit"
Leenantarsapees -Famous Italian landmark
Lingo -language

M
Magic -not tricks, but another word meaning great or good
Mawn -a man, male
Meat Wagon -RUC Landrovers
Melt -no actual meaning, used as: "I'll knock your melt in"
Milly -name given to teenage females. See also: Steek
Mucker -a friend or mate
Muller -Mother or "Ma"

N
Nice One -that was good
Norman -bullying term for someone with no friends
Now Yer Sucken Deezel -that's a good way of going about that

O
Offees -alchohol retailer
Oi -a yelp for someones attention ie Oi! You! C'mere!"
Oxters -Armpits

P
Prably -maybe, its likely
Passion -heavy rain in Ballymena
Peeler -a police officer
Piece -sandwhich
Pssskety -common misprounciation of "Spaghetti"
Purdie -countryside slang for Potato

Q
Quim -slang for female genetalia

R
Ragin' -angry, Ahm bloody ragin' so ah am.
Ration -you'd be doing this if you were trying to get to somewhere in a hurry, in Ballymena
Rare -not to be confused with "scarce", means crap

S
Samitch -mispronounciation of "Sandwhich"
Sebm -seven [7]
Shap -shop
Shar -a shower
Slabber -someone who makes bad comments about you behind your back or to your face
Spoon -someone with a low IQ
Steek -male with bad dress and hair sense

T
Ta -Thank You
Till -replaces the word "to" ie Goin till the shap"
Theee -the number three
Tube -see: Spoon

U
Undurstawnd -understand ie Do ye undurstawnd me?

V
Vaka -Vodka

W
Weaker -yet another word for "brilliant"
Welt -male genitals
Wee -put in front of words such as "drink", "dander", and basically anything
Wick -not exactly brilliant
Wiredintillit -"Got wiredintillit earlee-er"
Windie -a window
Windielickurs -horrid term for the mentally disadvantaged
Windie Still -a window sill
Wooden One -not a clever person

X
X-Acktlee -exactly

Y
Yermaa -an insult said when nothing else can be thought of
Yeegittin? -Are you being served?
Yip -yes

Z

Zabra/Zedbra -Zebra

Quick Analysis

Generally, speaking Northern Irish is just a case of changing words that end with "-ing" to "-en." Like, "somthen", "nothen", "swimmen".....

Sometimes it's not easy to conclude why certain words are there. Like the Northern Irish use of the word "Wee". "Wee" doesn't replace anything, or mean anything, it's just there.

In context: "I'm goin out till the pub for a wee drink" or I'd love a wee sandwhich"
Normal people often think that the NI person is wanting a minature version of what they've asked for...fights have broken out because someone has got a tiny tiny sandwhich.

If you find yourself dealing with the use of this word in reality, and are not sure what do to, the best advice is to then ask if they want small, medium or large