Gypsy speak

[Waz 4,274]

After reading another thread here, got me thinking about the language you fellas use, and whether the normal (cant think of a better description - no offence meant) folks language have borrowed bits or vice versa.

 

Cushty for example. Another that I only ever hear from Londoners or travelleling folk is Mush or mushie. A few of my old hunting mates and me myself would use gavvers, which I imagine is a pure travellers word knowing theyre own background and breeding, maybe I picked the word 'dinlo' up from these boys too?

[goldfinch2007 2,333]

irish travellers and english gypsys both have different words but use each others

[gnasher16 30,470]

As a Londoner we used words like cushty and mush for years.....must admit i stopped using them when i realised gypsies did as well

[riohog 5,750]

have a look!! http://www.larp.com/jahavra/language.html

[Ideation 8,216]

Aye the Roma have their own language, but that usually has nowt to do with a lot of the traveller dialect, which is as influenced by scots dialect and other stuff. Many of our travellers here came after the clearances rather than from the wagon peoples.

[chorey juk 10]

ther is lots of words for all difarent tings depending on wat part of the country youre from . the neddie lingo changing all the time lad . and the minks got ther own lingo aswell

Edited May 29, 2011 by chorey juk

[goldfinch2007 2,333]

minks aint heard that in a while

[Bogger 243]

i think all houses should be demolished an we should all live in caravans and nobody should pay tax

[chorey juk 10]

minks aint heard that in a while

 

im not a traveller like i just got told that by 1

Edited May 29, 2011 by chorey juk

[Bogger 243]

dont speak to traveler blokes but the girls always say to me, take it easy with us were not used to that

[Paid 935]

Chavvy\chav is another fitting cross over.

[CarraghsGem 92]

minks aint heard that in a while

 

hear it alot around this direction, along with other names that are hated by travellers.

[dare 1,103]

What I hear in london from the travelers that i know is the words...mother die :/ think it means like they swear but never asked em as only been around them a few times when too drunk to even care lol...prehaps someone else has heard them use it?

[greatwhitehunter 47]

there are lots of gypsy words used in today society, the most common one is chav, the word chav comes from the romany word chavy which means boy. youd be suprised od the amount of words you use are derived from the romany language. a few are parnie which mean rain, juck which means dog, gavvers means police i think? not too sure if im wrong correct me because i want to learn.

[dare 1,103]

mentioning slang for the police...random type question but does old bill come from the tv series? also where does the term cossa come from? my generation call them feds i guess word coming from america(blame mtv) or pigs...but my dads age group call them cossa's :/ just wondering why that word.