I found this quite amusing. Compiled by a friend when she realised she had no idea what was meant when someone said they had left their job because his boss was chatting bare macca:-) Got me thinking though - This stuff will be in folk song in 50 years. We had better get used to it!

The Manchester Dick-tionary

Your very own guide to understanding 'whats gwarning' on with the locals. You need never feel lost or confused again when the yute of today are talking to you in the scally language none of us understand.

'Your official guide to being street'


That's Live -        Its really good

Pukka -        Good

Stush -        Big headed, full of yourself because you know you look good

Baloonin -        Getting angry / mad

Reppin ma endz -        Representing my local area

Ill Member -        A person in a group of friends who is a bit crazy / audacious / off the wall

Jacked -        To have something stolen from you / to steal

Give yer head a wobble -        Sort your head out

Wind yer neck in -        mind your own business

Take your face for a shit -        Stop giving me dirty looks

Deekin -        giving someone a dirty look

Vexed -        getting angry


Word up G -        General greeting

Chattin bare macca -        speaking nonsense

Mint out of its face -        something that is extremely good

Havin a bangin shit -        passing potent solids

In da endzs -        in my local area

Murkin me -        being disrespectful to me

Fachizle -        For sure / I agree

Tackle -        Drug paraphernalia

Tool, spanner, weapon, whopper, muppet -        insult for a stupid person / idiot

Getting on it like a bag of vomit - You are on the case

Goff and im off -        Im leaving

Getting twisted -        inebriated

Liquored -        Drunk

On the Henny -        Drinking Brandy

Mendellas / wife beaters -        Drinking stella

0121 Do one - Im not giving you my phone number

Do dem grafts -        Going out stealing / going to work / working hard

Massive -        Really good / a group of people from an area

Mandem -        Members of your own gang

Boydem -        Members of a rival gang

Sket -        unscrupulous lady

Yonder -        far away

Moochin -        long journey

Yutes -        Young people

He thought he was sic -        he thinks that he is really tough

you gets me? -        do you comprehend?

Last swigs on the milk -        please save me the last sip of milk (normally said after an all night binge

Blueie - £5

Ben - £10

Score - £20

3 Ton - £300

3 bags - £3000

Bag of sand - £1000

EEE ARR YO! -        may I have your attention please

Whats crackalackin? -        whats going on?

Tap dat ass -        id love to have sexual intercourse with that person

peng -        an attractive person

lickin off a shot -        selling drugs

That's bate -        open to danger

Getting on top -        in a bad situation

Getting on it -        getting drunk / high / involved with a person or situation

giz lay on -        to borrow something

tick us a ben -        can I have a loan?

Julember -        imaginary date to indicate that something is never going to happen

chillin billin -        relaxing on your own

chillin like a villain on penicillin -        relaxing a lot

chill your beanz yo -        relax / calm down / wait a minute

RAAAHS! -        To express shock – no way / I cant believe it

Standard -        expected / the norm

Gwarnin -        whats going on?

Chiv -        knife

Jibbed -        stabbed / to leave

blazed -        getting high on weed / being shot

A strap - a gun

Rod -        source of transport

my whip -        my car

yard -        my house

bum ting gwarn there -        someone attractive walking past

scran -        to eat / food

hench -        someone of a large muscular build

cueball -        bald person

Easy now -        general greeting


So, now you know:-)

Cheers

DeG