12 words only a Dundonian will understand
Do you use these words?
Dundee shares the fine Scots tongue with the rest of the country, there are however, some words which are only used and understood by the fine residents of Dundee! This leaves the rest of Scotland and the UK firmly in the dark, with words such as Cundie, Peh and Dowp, can you think of any others?
Here are some of our favourite words than only a Dundonian will understand:
Cundie
A drain cover at the side of the road
"Aw no, I dropped my keys down the cundie"
Peh
A pie
"Gimme two pehs"
Circle
A roundabout
"Go left at the next circle"
Fehver
A five-pound note
"Lend me a fehver"
Dowp
The bottom of something or your backside
"Ahm just sitting on ma dowp"
Skiffy
A clue
"Aw geez a skiffy"
Fleg
To scare or frighten
"He can't fleg anyone"
Dinghies
Nonsense
"That's pure dinghies"
Faird
Afraid of
"I'm no faird of you"
Kribbie/Cribbie
Kerb
"Don't stand so close to the cribbie"
Pussin Aboot
Being a pest, messing around
"Those bairns keep pussin aboot"
Teckle
Great, amazing, very good
"That game was pure teckle"
So the next time you’re thinking of pussin aboot on the cribbie, don’t be surprised if you lose your keys down the cundie, and you’re left on yer dowp. And you will need at least a fehver to buy a couple of decent pehs.
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