Results for “I dey kampe well well”

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Dey
verb

The Pidgin verb "to be," also used as a marker for ongoing action.

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african
I Dey Kampe
phrase

"I'm doing really well" — an upbeat, emphatic version of "I dey."

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african
wellied
adjective

Very drunk

#scottish#irish#drink#intoxication
well boy
phrase

A greeting: 'hello, how are you?' (Waterford)

#scottish#irish#greeting#waterford
well in
phrase

In a fortunate position; doing nicely.

#british#regional#situation
groundswell
noun

Long-traveled, powerful swell with long gaps between waves.

#skater#surf#ocean#forecast
well, I declare
phrase

An exclamation of surprise.

#american#regional#surprise#exclamation
well, butter my biscuit
phrase

Well, how about that! (surprise)

#american#regional#surprise#exclamation
well, I'll be a monkey's uncle
phrase

An expression of astonishment.

#american#regional#surprise#exclamation
Well Well
adverb

Completely, thoroughly, or very much so.

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african
Swell
adjective

Excellent, first-rate, or wonderful, a go-to word of approval in the jazz age.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
Where Dey At
phrase

MC T. Tucker & DJ Irv's 1991 single — widely cited as the first true bounce record.

#nola#bounce#hip-hop#history
scodey
adjective

Grubby, rotten or disgusting

#australian#aussie#dirty#state
I Dey
phrase

"I'm fine" — the standard reply to a Pidgin greeting.

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african
Wetin Dey Happen
phrase

"What's happening?" / "What's going on?"

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african
rank
noun

Dynamic difficulty that ramps up based on how well you're playing.

#shmup#difficulty#battle-garegga#retro
elo hell
noun

The rank bracket where you feel permanently stuck no matter how well you play.

#esports#ranked#matchmaking#moba
GGWP
interjection

Good game, well played — the slightly more sincere cousin of GG.

#gaming#discord#esports#abbreviation
island
noun

A roundabout — Brummies call traffic islands, well, islands.

#brummie#birmingham#midlands#british
tomfoolery
noun

Cockney rhyming slang for jewellery.

#cockney#london#crime#british
by there
phrase

Welsh-English for 'over there' — pointing-word with extra welly.

#welsh#wales#phrase#british
da iawn
phrase

Well done, very good — Welsh school-report classic.

#welsh#wales#language#praise
toonser
noun

Doric for a townie — said by country folk about city-dwellers, usually with a side-eye.

#scottish#doric#aberdeenshire#scotland
closie
noun

The communal stairwell or entry of a Scottish tenement.

#scottish#glasgow#tenement#dialect
Yammed
verb

Robbed — stripped of cash, jewellery or pride.

#nyc-drill#hip-hop#robbery#urban-lingo
citiot
noun

A city dweller who shows up to a small town clueless about how things work.

#midwest#michigan#rural#insult
Foley
noun

An indwelling urinary catheter — the balloon-tipped tube that stays in the bladder.

#medical#hospital#nursing#urology
kill it
verb

Cook it well-done.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#steak
burn it
verb

Cook it well-done.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#steak
hockey puck
noun

A well-done burger — overcooked, dense, and a punishment to plate.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#burger
burn the ice
phrase

Pour hot water into the ice well to melt it down for cleaning.

#kitchen#bar#restaurant#closeout
Miss Vanjie
phrase

The meme farewell from the queen who walked off backwards saying her own name three times.

#drag#rupaul#meme#lgbtq
crook
adjective

Sick, unwell; also broken or bad.

#australian#aussie#health#idiom
good on ya
phrase

Well done; good for you.

#australian#aussie#praise#idiom
like a house on fire
phrase

Getting along extremely well.

#australian#aussie#idiom#relationships
good on ya mate
phrase

Well done, friend.

#australian#aussie#praise#greeting
gumboots
noun

Rubber wellington boots

#australian#aussie#clothing#footwear
walk good
phrase

Farewell — 'take care, travel safely'

#caribbean#patois#farewell#greeting
bless up
interjection

A greeting / blessing — 'be well'

#caribbean#patois#greeting#rasta
kiss me neck
interjection

Exclamation of surprise — 'well I never!'

#caribbean#patois#expression#exclamation