Common Vocabulary
- "boi" (with an emphasis on the 'i') – a term of familiar address, equivalent to mate, but can be used for a female (rarely) as well as a male addressee. A phrase used internationally in the word "neighbour", the word 'nigh' meaing 'close' and 'boi' merges to neighboi, now commonly neighbour.
- "dag" = early morning or evening mist, especially associated with coastal / marsh areas, possibly also general eastern England dialect
- "bibble" = (of animals, esp. birds) to drink
- "hull" or "hoss" = throw
- "on the huh" (pronounced 'hə') = uneven, unbalanced
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