Vocabulary
A
|Word |Meaning |Alternate |Part of |Original |Orig Form|
| | |Spellings |Speech |Language | |
|acqua |water |acqua |n |It , LF |Acqua, |
| | | | | |akwa |
B
|Word |Meaning |Alternate | |Original |Original Form |
| | |Spellings |Speec|Language | |
| | | |h | | |
|barkey|sailor |- |- |It |barca "boat" |
|barnet|hair (perh. |- |n |rhyming slang |Barnet fair = |
| |esp. highly | | | |hair |
| |coiffured and| | | | |
| |styled) | | | | |
|bene |good |bene |- |It |bene "well" |
|bevvy |drink |bevvy |n |It |bev- "to |
| | | | | |drink" |
|bijou |small |- |a |Fr |- |
|bona |good |bona |a |It |buono |
|boner |good night |- |- |- |- |
|nochy | | | | | |
C
|Word |Meaning|Alterna|Pronunci-|Part of |Original |Original Form|
| | |te |ation |Speech |Language | |
| | |Spellin| | | | |
| | |gs | | | | |
|capela|hat, |capela |- |n |It |capella |
| |cap | | | | | |
|carnis|meat, |carnish|ka:niS |n |It |carne "meat" |
|h |food | | | | | |
|cateve|bad |catever|- |- |It |cattivo |
|r | | | | | | |
|chavie|child |- |- |- |Sp |chava "girl" |
|chicke|young |- |- |- |- |- |
|n |boy | | | | | |
D
|Word |Meaning|Sourc|Alternate |Part of |Original |Original |
| | |e |Spellings |Speech |Language |Form |
|dinar|money |l |dinarli |n |Sp |dinero |
|ly | | | | | | |
|dish |attract|dl |- |- |- |- |
| |ive | | | | | |
| |male | | | | | |
|dolly|pleasan|g |- |a |It dolce, |- |
| |t | | | |"sweet" | |
|- |smart |h |dolly |n |It dolce, |- |
| |and | | | |"sweet" | |
| |attract| | | | | |
| |ive | | | | | |
| |young | | | | | |
| |woman | | | | | |
|- |- |h |doll |- |- |- |
|dona |lady, |h |dona |- |It |donna |
| |landlad| | | | | |
| |y, | | | | | |
| |woman | | | | | |
E
|Word |Meaning |Part of Speech |Original Language |
|ecaf |face |n |E (backwards sp) |
|eek |face |n |E (contraction of the above) |
| | | |or |
|esong |nose |n |E (based on backward sp) |
F
|Word |Meanin|Alternate|Part of |Original |Original Form |
| |g |Spellings|Speech |Language | |
|fake |make, |fake |n |It |faccio "I make" |
| |do | | | | |
|fakemen|thing,|fakement |n |It |faccio" + Eng |
|t |doing,| | | |'-ment' |
| |action| | | | |
|fatcha |face |fatcha |- |It |faccia |
|feely |young |feely |a |It. figlie, |- |
| | | | |children | |
|- |child |feele |n |- |- |
|flowery|lodgin|- |- |E. prison |flowery dell" = |
| |gs, | | |rhyming slang? |cell ? |
| |accomo| | | | |
| |dation| | | | |
| |, | | | | |
| |house | | | | |
| |entert| | | | |
| |ainmen| | | | |
| |t | | | | |
G
|Word |Meanin|Sourc|Alternat|Part of |Original |Original Form |
| |g |e |e |Speech |Language | |
| | | |Spelling| | | |
| | | |s | | | |
|gam |leg |h |gam |- |LF |gamba |
|gelt |money |dl |gelt |n |Ger. via |gelt "gold" |
| | | | | |Yiddish? | |
|gent |money |h |gent |- |It |argento |
| | | | | | |"silver" |
L
|Word|Meanin|Alternate |Part of |Original |Original Form |
| |g |Spellings |Speech |Language | |
|lall|leg |lally |n usu pl |- Anglo- |- lai-lo, "come|
|y | | | |Chinese |here" |
M
|Word |Meanin|Alternat|Original Language|Original Form |
| |g |e | | |
| | |Spelling| | |
| | |s | | |
|manky|bad, |manky |It |mancare, "lack, want for" |
| |poor, | | | |
| |tastel| | | |
| |ess | | | |
|meshi|crazy |meshigne|Heb. via Yiddish |meshuga, crazy; meshuggener, |
|gner | |r | |crazy man |
|muck |stage |muck |It |macchia "stain" / Eng. muck |
| |makeup| | | |
N
|Word |Meaning|Alternate Spellings |Original Language |Original |
| | | | |Form |
|nada |nothing|- |Sp. |- |
|naff |bad |naff |E. acro: | |
|nanyarie |eat, |nanyarie |- |- |
| |food | | | |
|nanti |no, |nanti |It |niente |
| |nothing| | | |
| |, not, | | | |
| |don't | | | |
|nix |no, |nix |Ger |nichts |
| |not, do| | | |
| |not | | | |
|nochy |night |nochy |Sp |noche (It |
| | | | |notte, LF |
| | | | |note) |
P
|Word |Meaning |Alternate |Original Language|Original Form |
| | |Spellings | | |
|paloni |girl, young |paloni |It |pollone "chick"|
| |woman | | | |
|ponte |pound sterling|ponte |It |pondo "weight" |
|Polari |speak |Polari |It. |Parlare |
| | | | |(pagliare "to |
| | | | |speak" - ph) |
|punk |virgin male, |- |E punk Sp punto, |- |
| |male | |puto | |
| |homosexual | | | |
R
|Wor|Mea|Alternat|Pronun|Part of |Original |Original Form |
|d |nin|e |ci- |Speech |Language | |
| |g |Spelling|ation | | | |
| | |s | | | | |
|ria|hai|riah |rai@ |n |E back spelling |- |
|h |r | |[ri@ | | | |
| | | |?] | | | |
|- |- |- |- |- |Sp |raya "parting in |
| | | | | | |the hair" |
S
|Word |Mean|Altern|Original |Original Form |Comment |
| |ing |ate |Language | | |
| | |Spelli| | | |
| | |ngs | | | |
|savvy |know|savvy |LF, Port. |sabir |prob from Pidjin |
| |, | | | |through Eng. |
| |unde| | | | |
| |rsta| | | | |
| |nd | | | | |
|screeve|writ|- |It |scrivere |- |
| |e | | | | |
|sharper|poli|- |It |cercare + Eng. |- |
| |cema| | |"sharp" | |
| |n | | | | |
|shyckle|wig |shykle|cf. Yiddish|- |- |
| | | |shaytl, | | |
| | | |sheitel, | | |
| | | |from Ger. | | |
| | | |"crown of | | |
| | | |the head, | | |
| | | |parting" | | |
|slang |perf|- |- |- |climb the slang-tree, |
| |orm | | | |perform on stage |
| |on | | | | |
| |stag| | | | |
| |e | | | | |
|slap |make|- |- |- |- |
| |up | | | | |
T
|Word|Meanin|Alternat|Part of|Original |Original |Comment |
| |g |e |Speech |Language |Form | |
| | |Spelling| | | | |
| | |s | | | | |
|tobe|road |tober |n |Irish (back- |bother |to tailors and |
|r | | | |formed) | |tramps |
V
|Word |Meanin|Alternate |Part of Speech|Original |Original |
| |g |Spellings | |Language |Form |
|varda|see, |varda |v |cf. Venetian |vardia "a |
| |look | | | |look" |
|voche|voice |voche |- |It |voce |
|vogue|cigare|- |- |- |- |
| |tte | | | | |
NUMBERS
| |Word |Meaning |Alternate |Original Language|Original Form |
| | | |Spellings | | |
|1|una |one |una |It |una |
|2|dewey |two |dewey |It |due |
|3|tray |three |tray |It |tre |
|4|quattro|four |quattro |It |quattro |
|5|chinker|five |chinker |It |cinque |
|6|say |six |say |It |sei |
|7|setter |seven |setter |It |sette |
|8|otter |eight |otter |It |- |
|9|nobber |nine |nobber |It |35370 |
|1|daiture|ten |daiture |It |dieci |
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