ASSA COMMONS – Our Parliament Building.
ART ATTACK – Extremely perturbed, as in “Don’t tell Sharon, She’ll have an art attack.”
ARST – Past tense of ask. “Jordan, I must’ve arst ya free fazzund times to clear up yer room.”
BANNSA – A person employed to deny access or eject troublemakers at a club. “Dave’s got izself a job as a bannsa.”
BANTY – A chocolate and coconut snack bar.
BAVE – To wash oneself.
BOAF – The two. “Oi Dave, ooja fancy most, Sharon or Tracy?” “Boaf” is the reply.
BRANSATCH – Motor racing circuit in Kent.
CANCEL – Administrative body of a town. “Darren, wive ad annuvva letter from the cancel.”
CANTAFIT – Fake, as in money.
CHOONA – An edible fish purchased in a tin and usually prepared with mayonnaise.
CORT A PANDA – A big hamburger (smaller than an arf panda)
DAN TO URF – Sensible, practical.
DANNING STREET – Where the Prime Minister lives.
DANSTEZ – On the ground floor , where the biggest telly is.
DREKKUN – Do you consider? as in “Which dog drekkun’ll win the next race?”
EFTY – Considerable. “Ere, Trace, this credit card bill’s a bit efty.”
EJOG – A small, spiky animal (hedgehog).
ERZ – Belonging to her.
EVVY – A big geezer who protects a smaller and more intelligent geezer, usually for money. “My name’s Frank and this is my evvy, Knuckles.”
EYEBROW – Cultured, intellectual.
FANTIN – A jet of water for drinking or ornament.
FARVA – A posh way of saying Dad.
FATCHA – Margaret, British Prime Minister 1979 – 1990.
FINGY – A person or object whose name doesn’t come to mind. “I ad it off wiv fingy last night.”
FONG – Skimpy undergarment.
FOR CRYIN AT LAAD – Mild expletive showing annoyance or surprise. E.G. “For cryin at lad, Britney, if I say Yes will you give it a rest?”
GAWON – Go on. “Gawon Darren, eat ya granny’s cabbage, it’ll do yer good.”
GIVE IT LARGE – To be thorough or enthusiastic.
GRAND – A football stadium. “It all wennoff atside the pub near the grand.”
HAITCH – Letter of the alphabet between G and I.
IBEEFA – The Spanish holiday island.
IFFY – Dubious. “Ere, Trace, I fink this bread pudding you made last munf’s a bit iffy.”
INT – Indirect suggestion. ” I gave Darren a sort of int that it was time to wash iz feet.”
IPS – An unknown area of a woman’s body to which chocolate travels. “That Mars Bar will go straight to me ips.”
JA – Do you, did you. “Ja like me new airdo, Sharon.”
JACKS – Five Pound note. “Lend us a jacks, wilya?”
JAFTA – Is it really necessary? “Oi mate, jafta keep doing that?”
KAF – Eating house open during the day.
KAFFY – A girl’s name.
LAD – Noisy. “Jordan, turn that music dan, it’s too lad.”
LARJ – Enjoying oneself.
LEVVA – Material made from the skin of an animal.
LOTREE – Costs £1 for a ticket.
MA BLARCH – An arch near Hyde Park.
MAFFS – The study of numbers.
MANOR – Local area.
MINGER – An unattractive person (usually woman).
NARRA – Lacking breadth, with little margin. “Mum wannid to come rand but changed er mind. That was a narra escape.”
NARTAMEAN – Do you know what I mean? (sometimes used as janartamean).
NEEVA – Not one nor the other.
NES – National Elf Service.
OAF – A solemn declaration of truth or committment.
OLLADAY – Time taken away from home for rest and adventure.
ONNIST – Fair and just, without a lie. “I never did it, onnist.”
OPPIT – Go away , as in “Oi you, oppit.”
PADDA PUFF – Soft, lacking aggression. “They’re alright up front but they got a padda puff defence.”
PACIFIC – Specific.
PAFFUL – Having much power or strength.
PAIPA – Sun, Mirror etc.
PANS AN ANNSIS – Imperial weight system.
PLAMMANS – A pub lunch usually made up of cheese and bread.
QUALIDEE – Good, as in “West ‘Am’s new striker’s qualidee.”
RAND – A number of drinks purchased for a group.
RANDEER – Locally. “There ain’t much call for it randeer.”
REBAND – Period of recovery after rejection by a lover. “I couldn’t ‘elp it. I was on the reband from Craig.”
ROOFLESS – Without compassion.
SAFF – A direction of the compass, opposite north.
SAFFEND – An Essex seaside town.
SAWTED – Done, arranged, resolved.
SEEVIN – Very angry. “I woz seevin when I urd wot ‘e sed.”
TALENT – Attractive members of the opposite sex. “Dave’s gan dan tan to eye up the talent.”
TAN ASS – A modern terraced house.
TOP EVVY – A woman of plentiful bosom. “Ere look at that, Darren, she’s well top evvy.”
UG – An unattractive person. “Sharon’s new geezer’s a bit of an ug.”
UMP – Upset, as in Got the Ump.
VACHER – A document which can be exchanged for goods or services. “I got a vacher to get in cheap at Forp Park.”
WANNED UP – Tense. “I’m all wanned up at the moment.”
WAWAZUT? – I beg your pardon.
WENNOFF – A fight commenced as in “It all wennoff”.
YAFTA – You must : “Even if yer guilty, yafta av mitigating circumstances.”
YOOF OSTALL – A place where holidaymakers can stay the night.
ZAGGERATE – To suggest something is better or bigger than is true. “Craig, I must’ve told ya a fazzund times already.” “Don’t zaggerate, mum.”