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Norwich - "A Fine City"
Norwich ( pronounced Naaaaaaridge ) in the
southeast of England, was invented in 1923 and is kept in Norfolk,
where it has lived for the past 83 years.
Norwich has a population of approximately 2500 of which 2438 are
related to each other and the rest are classed as Furriners who have
decided to settle in Norwich from beyond the great Horizon.
Many people still believe that if you travel past Theford (The Great
Horizon) you will fall off the edge of the world and be devoured by
DELIA the Great Star Goat .
Norwich was built by Nicholas Parsons, a man of the cloth for
somewhere to keep his racing pigeons. The project, however, soon
grew and rapidly became a sprawling city filled with "Pointless
Super Heroes"
Vocabulary
Here are some useful Norwich phrases and words:
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
Aaar yer ryt buy? - 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
Khaaaasi - Suburb on the western edge of Narridge
Tross - Suburb on the southside of Narridge
Windam - Small town south of Narridge (Sensible abbreviation
of it’s proper name : Wyymundimunidundim)
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
“backward” tendancies
How fer ar ya doin' bor? - How are you?
Loight arse - Lighthouse
Haysbra – Coastal village with a loight arse (Happisburgh)
Sunny hunni – Coastal village (Hunstanton)
Wales - Coastal Village (Wells Next To Sea)
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 Huuh - That's a bit wonky/uneven
Tra'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
ouver hair / ouver ere - im over here
i / yoo/ ee/ shee gooo - i/ you / hee/ she went to/ goes to
ci'ee - City, as in naaarch ci'ee a place for shopping
noo idare - no idea/ don't know
Lully ole jarb - (Lovely old job) = Excellent
Cho - Goodbye
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