Handy Narritch words un’ phrases fer Johnny Furriners
Should you ever venture to Norwich (a fine city) then here are some useful Norwich phrases:
• Naarigde Yoonyun - Major Norfolk and Sri-Lankan employer
• Thang Kyer - Spoken at high speed, used by Norfolk shop assistants when accepting money
• How’re yer getting arn buh? - Norfolk greeting
• Rup Bah - Variation on the above
• Hair - Here
• Shicagoo’s - Nightspot on Prince of Wales Road, Norwich
• Bare - Sold by the pint in Shicagoo’s
• Is that roight? - Comment to show that attention is being paid to the speaker
• Ass a Jook - I’m just kidding
• Khazi - Suburb on the western edge of Narridge
• Tross - Suburb on the southside of Narridge
• Windam - Small town south of Narridge
• Loose-tarfed - East coast fishing port
• Card - Traditionally eaten with chips, might well have been caught off Loose-tarfed
• KooDee - Discount shop at the top of St Stephens, Norwich
• Hum Base - DIY store
• Fooze - Electrical component on sale at Hum Base
• Fool - Petrol or Diesel
• Drive you steady bor - please drive with more care
• Gu tehec buh - my, how surprising
• Stoop ud - Term applied to very silly people
• Gatoo - Sticky chocolate cake
• Foo too or Fota - Get these developed at Boots
• Sproight - Fizzy lemon drink
• Boost - To Brag about ones achievements
• Jargon - Like running, but at a more leisurely pace
• Ar ya orrite, bor - Good Morning
• Ar ya orrite, bor - Good Afternoon
• Ar ya orrite, bor - Good Evening
• Hay ya gittin arn tagether? - Hello
• Yow siller owld fule - Comment made to someone displaying ‘backwards’ tendencies
• How fer ar ya doin’ bor? - How are you?
• Loight arse - Lighthouse
• Haysbra (Happisburgh) – Coastal village with a loight arse
• Hunstan (Hunstanton) – Coastal village
• Furriners - People who come from anywhere outside of Thetford
• Thas a rumman - Not quite up to scratch
• Blast Bor, yow git a ding-a-tha-lug - I’m going to hit you now
• Fare t’ middlin - I’m doing quite well
• Bishy Barny Bee - A Ladybird
• Thas a Bit on the Huh - That’s a bit wonky/uneven
• Traa’er - a farming vehicle
• Dicka - horse
• Ha’ yer farver gorra dicka, bor? - does your father own a horse
• Cumbine airvista - an agricultural vehicle
• Carra rud - a place where narj people go to watch their football team lose
• Ur day - to day
• Wot yoo up to urday - what are you doing today
• Ouver hair / ouver ere - im over here
• I / yoo/ ee/ shee gooo - i/ you / hee/ she went to/ goes to
• Ci’ee - as in naaarch ci’ee a place for shopping
• Noo idare - no idea/ don’t know
• Gunna - going to
• Lully ole jarb (Lovely old job) - Excellent
(Original source: www.isthisit.net)