Jabber
Meaning: Confused and idle talk
Heard in Suffolk: What dew they keep a’ jabber’un orn abowt?
Standard English: What do they keep talking about?
Jahney
Meaning: A days work. An old agricultural term
Heard in Suffolk: Roight, oim off t’ dew moi jahney
Standard English: Right, I am off to work for the day
Jobanowl
Meaning: A thick headed fellow
Heard in Suffolk: I wunt aarsk him, he’s a roight jobanowl
Standard English: I wouldn’t ask him, he wouldn’t know
Jasper
Meaning: Wasp (Insect)
Heard in Suffolk: Careful them there jaspers don’t bite ya
Standard English: Be careful that those wasps don’t sting you
Jakes
Meaning: Old word for an outdoor privy (toilet)
Heard in Suffolk: Oim jus’ off to visit th’ jakes
Standard English: I’m just going to the toilet
Jiffle
Meaning: Quick bustling movements of a person
Heard in Suffolk: Stop keep jifflun abowt s’ much
Standard English: Stop bustling about so much
Jack Robinson
Meaning: Something done quickly or smartly
Heard in Suffolk: An’ before yew cud say Jack Robinson. It was done
Standard English: And before you knew it, it was done
Jilly Hooter
Meaning: Owl
Heard in Suffolk: ‘At ol’ Jilly Hooter is orn the chimley a’gin t’noight
Standard English: That owl is on the chimney again tonight