Word Up

It's in alphabetical order, basically, with A first and then B next and so on until you get to Z.

Oh okay then. Single words obviously come under the letter they start with. Phrases start with the most important word of the phrase, at least in terms of how they're said.

There's quite a lot of entries here already; I'll be adding some as I think of them and if you know any, mail me. Apologies for the list being so long; if I was really clever I'd have a separate page for each letter with links to each one, but that would end up with a whole page for something like Q saying nothing but "No current entries", and that would just be silly.

Hope you like it. Especially you, Matt Corder.

Love,

Your editor for the duration

Ack!
(See also "Erk") Expression of dismay about something, usually with comedy-death sequence overtones.

And that.
Used at the end of a usually long list of something. For instance, "We need sandwiches, fizzy pop, a blanket, and the hamper. And that."

…and the wolves are after me
(archaic) In full, "It's dark and cold and the wolves are after me" or similar. Comedy over-the-top moaning about a situation, although usually based at least in part in reality.

Auntie (Z)
(Where Z is the first name of someone, usually and trad. Charlotte and Kelly) A term of address, written and verbal, expressing fondness for someone because they're overly caring and mother-ish. Illogically.

bitch
(Pronounced "Bee-ach!" The italics are important) Non-offensive use of the word bitch.

Bo!
From "Bo! Selecta!" that song by Craig David whose name we temporarily forget. In this context, it is usually used to mean the same as "Yo!", in a similarly ironic stylee, natch.

'Bows
Club in Coventry. It's what all the kids on the street call it, y'know

Bristle
(West Country) Bristol.

Buahahaha
Another comedy sinister laugh. See also "Muahaha".

Chrimbo
(Old-stylee slang) Christmas. Usually used ironically.

Cunray
1. (West Country) country. Usually used in the context of "the Wes' Cunray" which means The West Country. Obviously.
2. Anyone called Peter. (Attrb Christopher Levy, Thornbury).

Gaggle
Any collected group of Kim's close male friends, including any or all of the following: Seldo, Moz, Marc, Matt, Tony, Danny, etc.

Gaggle House
Where Kim lives. See also Gaggle.

grr
Comedy expression of pseudo-annoyance.

For instance.
Usually used after giving a highly specific and real-world example of something happening. For instance, "We could always go and play the Weakest Link machine in Airport and be really rubbish. For instance."

fug
Non-offensive use of the word fuc*. (Attrb. Private Eye, or similar).

Eep!
(Usually written) Eek. The usual "k" has been replaced because it may be interpreted as having connotations of masculinity.

Erk!
(Usually written) "Oh no!" or "Yikes!" For instance, could be used upon discovering that the essay you thought was due in on 3pm on Friday is due in now. For instance.

Etc.
And so on. Used in the same way as "And that".

I had one of those…
(West Country) In full, "I had one of those, but the wheel fell off". A random response to an otherwise semi-serious statement of ownership, for instance, "My car's run out of petrol/Oh, I had one of those but the wheel fell off".

Ma
(West Country) Mother. Usually "…me ma…" which means "My mother". See also Kim Tate.

Marriage
Club in Leamington, more commonly known as Mirage.

mingy
Disgusting, ugly. Variant of more traditional "minging". (Attb. Dale Mitchell).

Mr D
Danny. See also "Mr (X)".

Mr (X)
(Where X is the first name of someone, for instance Andy) A term of address, usually written, expressing admiration or respect for someone either because:
1. They're funky.
2. They're old.
3. All of the above.

Mr (Y)
(Where Y is the last name of someone, for instance Voss) A term of address, usually verbal, expressing:
1. Respect for someone
2. Mock respect for someone
3. All of the above.

Moss
Moz.

Mother
Kim.

Muahahaha
A comedy sinister laugh. See also "Buahahaha".

Obv.
Obviously. See also natch.

Obviously
(Occasionally "Well, obviously".) Those italics are important. It's sarcasm, y'see.

Officer
Tony or Seldo when they're being overly exec-ish at me.

Oobash
Rubbish (attrb. Duncan Mullholland, Bristol).

Or something
1. Used when quoting something that someone's said but, due to lack of any working memory, you've entirely forgotten. E.g. "I think Danny's gone to South Central, or something".
2. After making a completely bizarre statement that has nothing to do with what the last person just said.

Rah!
1. Short for hurrah, as in, "How exciting! Rah!"
2. When you don't quite know what to say, but need to fill a silence. As in, "Rah!"
3. Someone who is of a particularly annoying upper class demeanour, and possibly also enjoys horse-riding. In this context usually, "Rah rah rah!" (Attrb. Dale Mitchell, Swindon).

Rawk!
Rock. Said in a comedy way to emulate the comedyness of the music that falls under this heading.

Taking the monkies
To take the piss out of.

Tee hee
(Usually written) Childish giggling, without any trace of irony. (Attrb. Tony Martinez and Kimberley Tate)

Toaster
Tony. But only I call him that, and only when he's not around.

Tony the Bony Pony
An entirely made up character.

Tsk
Mock disapproval of something or someone. Also, "Tch".

Uncle (Z)
(Where Z is the first name of someone, usually and trad. Dale) A term of address, written and verbal, expressing respect and fondness for someone.

Yo!
Terribly ironic greeting, usually written. See also "Bo!".

Yoiks!
Comedy cartoon version of "Yikes!", indicating similarly cartoon surprise or dismay over a certain occurrence.

You wag
Indicating what you just said or (more usually) wrote wasn't really that amusing, probably because it involved taking the monkies out of me.

Y'see
1. (West Country) You see!
2. (West Country) You see?

Y'wha'?
(West Country) (Also "Y'wha'?") "You what?" "Eh?" (Attrb. Paddy Kelly, Bath)

There's a number of key influences and sources which need to be explained or credited here. Firstly, my upbringing in the sunny West Country can explain many of these entries, particularly dialectic versions of more commonly found words and phrases. Certain people - Dale Mitchell, Duncan Mullholland, Kim Tate, Marc Bunyard - can take credit for providing particular entries, and the rest are almost certiainly either products of my own fevered imagination or blatantly swiped from some other source.