Black Country Slang & Black Country Dialect.
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Wag Mon
-School attendance officer / Truant officer ('Wagging Man')
Black Country term for a school attendance officer.
Woa
-Wall
Black Country pronunciation of 'wall'.
To it
-Accustomed to it / Used to it
Black Country phrase meaning accustomed to or used to something.
Spuggies
-Sparrows
Black Country term for sparrows.
Bay
-Not
A Black Country slang term used in place of “not”
Cort
-Cannot
Sailin
-Ceiling
Black Country pronunciation of 'ceiling'.
Ay
-haven't or isn't
I ay
Fairce
-face
Black Country pronunciation of 'face'.
Aar kid
-A close relative or friend.
brother/friend/kin communally used by adults defining younger people.