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Wigan Dialect
Artarweet, here are some popular words in the Wigan dialect along with their pronouncinations and meanings.
| Word | Pronouncination | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
A |
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| Alsithy | Al-si-thi | I'll see you - Goodbye |
| Anti | An-ti | Hasn't he |
| Anter | An-ter | Hasn't she |
| Arrers | Arrers | Darts |
| Artawreet | Art-or-reet | Are you alright? Are you OK? |
| Aster | As-ter | Have you? |
| Attowdim | At-ow-dim | I have told him |
| Avgotfot | Av got fot | Have got to |
| Aye | Eye | Yes |
B |
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| BabbiesYed | Bab-biz-yed | Suet steak pudding |
| Ballywarch | Bally-warch | Stomach ache |
| Barm Joes | Barm Joes | Barn cakes or bread rolls |
| Beltin | Bel-tin | Great or Super |
| Bidooin | Bid-oo-in | Hurry up |
| Binmon | Bin-mon | Refuse collector |
| Bint | Bint | Silly woman! |
| Bout | Bout | Without |
| Brast | Brast | Burst |
| Brunt | Brunt | Burnt |
| Buzztop | Buzz-top | Bus Stop |
C |
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| Cheer | Cheer | Chair |
| Clapowd | Clap-owd | Hold tight |
| Clod | Clod | Throw, eg. Clod us that cloth |
| Closit | Clozzit | Toilet |
| Cowd | Cow-d | Cold |
| Cozzy | Cozzy | Bathing costume |
| Cut | Cut | Canal |
D |
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| Dee | Dee | Die |
| Duster | Duster | Do you |
E |
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| Eight | Eight | Eat |
F |
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| Frikky | Frikky | Frightened |
| Fettle | Fettle | Fix, mend. |
G |
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| Garridge | Garridge | Garage |
| Gawpin | Gaw-pin | Staring - Looking |
| Gerrumonside | Gerr-um-on-side | Get them on side |
| Giuzit | Gi-uz-it | Give it to me |
H |
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| Hatayit | Ha' tie it | (she'd) have to have it |
I |
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| interfow | int-er-fow | Isn't she ugly |
| intit | int-it | Isn't it |
J |
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| Jackbit | Jackbit | Food |
| Jarmers | Jar-mers | Pyjamas |
| Jiggered | Jiggered | Tired out |
K |
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| Keck | Keck | to tip a load or to overbalance - The Keck, Council Refuse Dump |
| Klempt | Klempt | Very hungry |
L |
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| Lekkymon | Lekki-mon | Electricity meter reader |
M |
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| Maultdeerf | Mault-dee-erf | Stressed out / overworked |
| Moggy | Moggy | Insect |
| Moochin | Moo-chin | Being nosey (ie moochin about) |
| Moor | Moo-er | More |
| Munkon | Munk on | Sulking |
N |
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| Nou | Nou (as in noun) | No |
| Nowt | Now-t | Nothing |
O |
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| Onds | Onds | Hands |
| Owd | Owd | Old |
| Owdonabit | Owd-on-abit | Just a moment |
| Owtelse | Owt-else | Anything else |
| Owzthisel | Owz-thi-sell | How are you? |
| Owzeeno | Ow-zee-no | How does he know? |
P |
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| Papper | Papper | Paper |
| Petty | Petty | Toilet |
| Pow | Pow | Haircut |
| Prater | Pray-ter | Potato |
R |
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| Reet | Reet | Right |
S |
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| Satdi | Sat-di | Saturday |
| Showder | Shou-der | Shoulder |
| Skrike | Skrike | Cry |
| Slutch | Slutch | Mud |
| Slutchy | Slutchy | Muddy, dirty |
| Snotrag | Snot-rag | Handkerchief |
| Sowjer | Sow-jer | Soldier |
| Supitup | Sup-it-up | Drink it all |
T |
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| Thamaunt | Tha-maunt | You mustn't |
| Thawot | Tha-wot | Pardon? |
| Toerag | Toe-rag | Unworthy person |
| Towd | T-owd | Told |
| Tukkled | Tuckled | Ripped off |
W |
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| Weigh! | Weigh! | Stop |
| Wick | Wick | Week |
| Wom | Wom | Home |
| Wotthidooin | Wot-thi-doo-in | What are you doing? |
Y |
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| Yah | Yah | Yes |
| Yed | Yed | Head |
| Yedwarch | Yed-warch | Headache |
| Yonder | Yon-der | There (ie. oer yonder=over there) |
| Yonmon | Yon-mon | Him |