Black Country Slang & Black Country Dialect.
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Tek after
-To resemble (a parent or relative)
Black Country phrase meaning to resemble.
Taters
-Potatoes
Black Country (and general colloquial) term for potatoes.
Oot
-Out
Black Country pronunciation of 'out'.
Bally
-Stomach
The back country word for Stomach.
Wag Mon
-School attendance officer / Truant officer ('Wagging Man')
Black Country term for a school attendance officer.
Pitbonk
-hill containing mine waste
A hill made from mine waste
Ow
-How / Old
Black Country pronunciation of 'how' or 'old'.
Lover
-Term of endearment
Black Country term of endearment.
Scrumpin
-Stealing fruit (especially apples) from orchards
Black Country term for stealing fruit.
Thaten
-That one
Black Country term for 'that one'.