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Norfolk dictionary.
Handy reference for anyone heading oop North to carrot country.
Also useful to learn before next years Children in Need.
Naaridge - a city in Norfolk
Ci'ee - as in Naaridge ci'ee is a place for shopping.
Furriners - people who come from anywhere outside of Thetford (also used in Suffolk for anyone from neighbouring counties or 'Lundun').
Loose-tarfed - an east coast fishing port (Lowestoft).
Card - this is traditionally eaten with chips and might well have been caught off Loose-tarfed.
Hunstan (Hunstanton) - a coastal village.
Loightarse - a lighthouse
Haysbra (Happisburgh) - a coastal village with a loightarse.
Shicagoo's - night-spot on Prince of Wales Road, Norwich.
Bare - sold by the pint in Shicagoo's.
Naaridge Yoonyun - a major Norfolk employer.
Ar ya orrite, bor - good morning.
Ar ya orrite, bor - good afternoon.
Ar ya orrite, bor - good evening
How're yer getting arn buh? - a Norfolk greeting.
Is that roight? - a comment to show that attention is being paid to the speaker.
Thang Kyer - Spoken at high speed, used by Norfolk shop assistants when accepting money.
Fool - petrol or diesel.
Foo too or Fota - you get these developed at Boots.
Sproight - a fizzy lemon drink.
Boost - to brag about ones achievements.
Jargon - like running, but at a more leisurely pace.
Thas a Bit on the Huh - that's a bit wonky/uneven.
Traa'er - a farming vehicle.
Cumbine airvista - an agricultural vehicle.
Carra rud - a place where Naaridge people go to watch their football team lose (Carrow Road).
Mark
Also useful to learn before next years Children in Need.
Naaridge - a city in Norfolk
Ci'ee - as in Naaridge ci'ee is a place for shopping.
Furriners - people who come from anywhere outside of Thetford (also used in Suffolk for anyone from neighbouring counties or 'Lundun').
Loose-tarfed - an east coast fishing port (Lowestoft).
Card - this is traditionally eaten with chips and might well have been caught off Loose-tarfed.
Hunstan (Hunstanton) - a coastal village.
Loightarse - a lighthouse
Haysbra (Happisburgh) - a coastal village with a loightarse.
Shicagoo's - night-spot on Prince of Wales Road, Norwich.
Bare - sold by the pint in Shicagoo's.
Naaridge Yoonyun - a major Norfolk employer.
Ar ya orrite, bor - good morning.
Ar ya orrite, bor - good afternoon.
Ar ya orrite, bor - good evening
How're yer getting arn buh? - a Norfolk greeting.
Is that roight? - a comment to show that attention is being paid to the speaker.
Thang Kyer - Spoken at high speed, used by Norfolk shop assistants when accepting money.
Fool - petrol or diesel.
Foo too or Fota - you get these developed at Boots.
Sproight - a fizzy lemon drink.
Boost - to brag about ones achievements.
Jargon - like running, but at a more leisurely pace.
Thas a Bit on the Huh - that's a bit wonky/uneven.
Traa'er - a farming vehicle.
Cumbine airvista - an agricultural vehicle.
Carra rud - a place where Naaridge people go to watch their football team lose (Carrow Road).
Mark
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