Black Country Slang & Black Country Dialect.
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Swilker
-To splash about / Spill liquid untidily
Black Country term for splashing or spilling liquid.
Dollop
-Scoop
A lump or scoop of something soft.
Saft
-Soft / Silly / Foolish
Black Country pronunciation of 'soft', often meaning silly or foolish.
Tararabit
-Goodbye
A phrase used to say goodbye
Smosh
-Smash
Black Country pronunciation of 'smash'.
Gammy
-Lame
A word used to describe something that is lame in terms of functionality.
To it
-Accustomed to it / Used to it
Black Country phrase meaning accustomed to or used to something.
Cog-nogger
-Thick Sandwich (variation on Noggin)
Black Country term for a thick sandwich.
Cake-hole
-Mouth
Black Country slang for mouth.
Keckle
-Cackle / a type of laugh
Black Country term for a cackling laugh.