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On the drag

Meaning: Going to be late

Heard in Suffolk: Oim orn th’ drag, so oi’ll be arf an hour late

Standard English: I’m running late so I’ll be there in half an hour

Ondeniable

Meaning: Undeniable, undisputed

Heard in Suffolk: Uts ondeniable, e’ did ut alroight

Standard English: Its undeniable. He did it alright

On the huh

Meaning: Uneven, not level, wonky

Heard in Suffolk: ‘At paint’un’s hang’un all orn th’ huh

Standard English: That painting is not hanging level

Owly

Meaning: Feeling tired and muddled from lack of sleep

Heard in Suffolk: Oiv bin up all noight, feel proper owly now

Standard English: I’ve been up all night and feel quite muddled


Olp

Meaning: Bullfinch (Bird)

Heard in Suffolk: Yew say yew saw a’ Olp dowen the field?

Standard English: You say you saw a Bullfinch down the field?

Old Scratch

Meaning: The devil

Heard in Suffolk: Has owd Scratch got in t’ yew?

Standard English: What the devil is wrong with you?

Obstropolus

Meaning: A bit rowdy and boisterous

Heard in Suffolk: Moind th’ dog, he’s feel’un obstropolus

Standard English: Be careful of the dog, he’s a bit boisterous

Oooowa

Meaning: Well I never

Heard in Suffolk: Oooowa, oi int heard nuff’un loike ut

Standard English: Well I never. I’ve not heard anything like it