What Is Bristol Slang For?

bristols in British English (ˈbrɪstəlz ) plural noun. British vulgar, slang. a woman’s breasts.

Why are tits called Bristol?

Etymology of the phrase ‘pair of bristols’. Bristol City is rhyming cockney for ‘titty’, hence a pair of, erm, Bristols.

What does Gurt mean in Bristol?

Definition: For something to be large, or have a great amount of. You may have seen also seen the phrase ‘gert lush’, meaning ‘really good’ or ‘really lovely’.

What do people from Bristol say?

Brizzle, Briz, Briz Vegas, there are a whole host of ways that people refer to Bristol and we’re sure it won’t be long until you hear the word Brizzle. Meaning rather nice, gert lush will be part of your vocabulary in no time. Another way of saying how are you, we think this is a great way of greeting people.

What does maid mean in Bristol?

Vocabulary

Phrase Meaning
maid (Dorset, Devon) girl
maggoty (Dorset) fanciful
mackey (Bristol) massive or large, often to benefit
mallyshag (Isle of Wight) caterpillar

What is a Bristol girl?

Bristol Girl is a project dedicated to empowering, inspiring and supporting young women living in Bristol. We are running monthly meet ups, which will range from coffee chats, to activities, to aspirational panel events, in order to connect the Bristol Girl community and create a support network for young women.

What’s Cockney rhyming slang for breasts?

Willets is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Breasts!

What do you call a Bristol accent?

It’s called Bristolian! A dialect of English is spoken by some Bristol inhabitants, known colloquially as Bristolian, “Bristolese” or even, following the publication of Derek Robson’s “Krek Waiters peak Bristle”, as “Bristle” or “Brizzle”.

What does geddon Bey mean?

‘Geddon’ A popular saying, used as a form of greeting or encouragement. Often accompanied by ‘bey’.

What is a brizzle?

Brizzle is a silicone basting brush that bends to scoop up 1 tbsp of liquid (ahem – that’s the equivalent of 15 bristle dips) from hard-to-reach places, drizzles to baste, and sits up off your bench with no drips.

What percentage of Bristol is black?

Ethnicity

Ethnic Group 1991 2011
Number %
Black or Black British: Total 8,905 6.01%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 5,971 1.57%
Black or Black British: African 814 2.82%

What percentage of Bristol is white British?

White: 84.0% (77.9% White British, 0.9% White Irish, 0.1% Gypsy or Irish Travellers, 5.1% other white) Black: 6.0% (2.8% African, 1.6% Caribbean, 1.6% other black) Asian: 5.5% (1.5% Indian, 1.6% Pakistani, 0.5% Bangladeshi, 0.9% Chinese, 1.0% other Asian)

What do British say when they are angry?

You often hear Americans say that they are “pissed”, meaning that they are angry or annoyed. British people also use the phrase “pissed off”, which means the same thing.

What does set mean in Somerset?

Somerset. /ˈsʌm.ə.set/ us. /ˈsʌm.ɚ.set/ a county (= an area with its own local government) in southwestern England: She grew up on her parents’ apple cider farm in Somerset.

What are Somerset people called?

Somters – (pron: SUMterz) Quite simple really – Som’t is the shortened form of Somerset in addresses, so let’s just add one of Somerset’s favourite morphemes ‘er’ to that.

Whats a nicer word for maid?

What is another word for maid?

housemaid maidservant
chambermaid charwoman
domestic menial
parlourmaid handmaiden
help housekeeper

Is Bristol a rare name?

How common is the name Bristol for a baby born in 2021? Bristol was the 451st most popular girls name and 5741st most popular boys name. In 2021 there were 688 baby girls and only 15 baby boys named Bristol. 1 out of every 2,586 baby girls and 1 out of every 124,043 baby boys born in 2021 are named Bristol.

How do you spell Bristol?

a seaport in Avon, in southwestern England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.

What is a lemon in Cockney?

Etymology. “Do me a favour” (rhyming with “lemon flavour”) in Cockney rhyming slang.

What is mug in Cockney?

mug is london slang probably cockney. as it is used mostly by londoners and people from essex. it means a stupid, gullible person. someone easily taken advantage of.

What is fart in Cockney rhyming slang?

Jam Tart is Cockney slang for Fart.