18 Words That Mean Something Completely Different In Leicester
You're only a propeh Lestah chissit if you use all of these on a daily basis.
1. "Cob."
What is usually means: a bread roll.
What it means in Leicester: An upset, grumpy, mardy mood. As in, "You've got a right cob on."
2. "Laggy."
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What it usually means: A delayed response, as in "My computer's being really laggy."
What it means in Leicester: Elastic bands, for some reason.
3. "Like."
What it usually means: A way of communicating through Facebook.
What it means in Leicester: Used as punctuation. As in, "I went into tahn like, and this, like, woman pushed in front of me, like, in the queue like."
4. "Lug."
What is usually means: To carry or drag a heavy object with great effort.
What it means in Leicester: Ear, as in, "Look at the size of those bloody lugs."
5. "Quiddit."
What it usually means: A wizardly sport (kind of).
What it means in Leicester: Pack it in before I lose my cool. As in – "fuckin' QUIDDIT."
6. "Lamp."
What it usually means: An object that emits light.
What it means in Leicester: Hit. As in, "I'm gonna lamp yer one if yer don't quiddit."
7. "Tahn."
What it usually means: A place in Liberia.
What it means in Leicester: The city centre. As in, "Guwin' up tahn? Meet me at Clock Tower?"
8. "Jitty."
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What it usually means: A girl's name.
What it means in Leicester: A narrow alleyway. Some people also call it a "jetty", but we don't talk about them.
9. "Gisit."
What it usually means: That you can't spell "visit."
What it means in Leicester: "Give me whatever you're holding right now."
10. "Frit."
What it usually means: A mixture of minerals used to make glass.
What it means: Shit-scared. As in, "I was frit to death!"
11. "Ja-won-ote?"
What it usually means: A type of computer programming note.
What it means in Leicester: "Do you want anything?"
12. "Duck."
What it usually means: A bread-munching water bird with webbed feet.
What it means: A greeting, as in, "Ay up me duck? Ja-won-ote from t'shop?"
13. "Cotty."
What it usually means: A really strange way of saying "cottage."
What it means in Leicester: A knot in your hair. As in, "I've just ripped half my hair out thanks to that cotty."
14. "Parky."
What it usually means: A nickname for Michael Parkinson.
What it means in Leicester: It's so cold all the pigeons in the town centre have frozen. As in, "It's a bit bloomin' parky innit?"
15. "Todd."
What it usually means: An English baby name.
What it means in Leicester: Being alone, as in, "Ha ha, yer on yer todd."
16. "Having me on."
What it usually means: How a celebrity thanks a talk show host at the end of the show ("thanks for having me on!")
What it means in Leicester: Disbelief mixed with deep shock. As in, "No 'e never! Yer-evin-mi-on!"
17. "Owned."
What it usually means: You had something that was all yours.
What it means in Leicester: "You, mate, have just been proven wrong, and now you look like a twat. Ha!"
18. "Chissit."
What it usually means: The number eighteen, according to Stephen King.
What it means in Leicester: 'Is it". As in, "Ow-much-chissit? Christ!" Can be overheard a lot in Urban Outfitters.
What it also means in Leicester: Someone with a strong Leicester accent. As in, "Yes we do say some weird things, but we're proud of our chissit ways."