How to speak with an essex tongue!!
alma chizzit – A request to find the cost of an?item
amant-? Quantity; sum total (“Thez a yuge amant of mud in Saffend”)
assband? – Unable to leave the house because of illness, disability etc.
awss- A? four legged animal, on which money is won, or more likely lost
(“That awss ya tipped cost me a fiver? t’day”)
branna-? More brown than on a previous occasion (“Ere, Trace, ya look branna today, ave you been on sunbed?”)
cort a panda – A rather large hamburger
dan in the maff- Unhappy (“Wossmatta, Trace, ya look a bit?dan in the
maff”)
eye-eels? – Women’s shoes
Furrock? – The location of Lakeside Shopping Centre
garrij -? A building where a car is kept or repaired (Trace: “Oi, Darren, I fink the motah needs ta go in the garrij cos it aint working proper”)
Ibeefa -? Balaeric holiday island
lafarjik- Lacking in energy (“I feel all lafarjik”)
oi oi! -? Traditional greeting. Often heard from the doorway of pubs or during? banging dance tunes at clubs
paipa -? The Sun, The Mirror or The Sport
reband-? The period of recovery and emotional turmoil after rejection by a lover (“I couldn’t elp it, I wuz on the reband from? Craig”)
Saffend? – Essex coastal resort boasting the longest pleasure pier in the world. The place where the characters from TV’s, popular soap opera, Eastenders go on holiday
tan -? The city of London, the big smoke
webbats- Querying the location something or someone is (“Webbats is me dole card, Trace? I’ve? gotta sign on in arf hour”)
wonnid -? 1. Desired, needed. 2. Wanted by the police
zaggerate – To suggest that something is bigger or better than it actually is (“I told ya a fazzand times?already”)?
Submitted by Calamjo
Edited by Yisman