Croakumshire. n. a croaking sound peculiar to the Northumberland dialect resulting from a supposed inability to sound the letter R. (British)
Cuggermugger. n. whispered gossiping.
Dvandva. n. a compound word, neither element of which is subordinated to the other, as bitter-sweet (Anglo-Saxon)
Sackbut. n. ancestor of the trombone.
Sockdolager. n. 1. a telling blow. 2. something unusually large or imposing.
I've actually heard sackbuts being played!
What sounds better "playin on the ol trombone!" or "playin on the ol sackbut!" 😗😗😆😆
When I moved to the East Midlands I did not know anything about dialects. I needed an interpreter most of the time, but I gradually got used to it. I am from Essex but I am not a cockney as a lot of people say when I tell them.
I'm originally from the East Midlands although I've lived in Hertfordshire for so long I've lost most of my dialect. Until I meet up with my brother 😁 There are a few variations within the area- Leicestershire is very different from Notts where I come from. I know what you mean about the cockney - my husband got that a lot when he first went up there - and he's from Herts! Anywhere around the London area is cockney to many midlanders😁🐰
