Explore 20 unusual and charming words from diverse dialects around the world, highlighting the rich variety of regional language quirks and expressions.
Quirky Vernaculars and Local Lexicons
Explore rare and unusual words from diverse dialects across regions in this engaging crossword puzzle.
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Across
- 1. A gorse bush in Scottish dialect
- 2. Cornish term for a tourist or outsider
- 4. British slang for miscellaneous bits or gadgets
- 6. A thick loaf from Northeast England
- 8. Scottish word for gloomy, wet weather
- 9. Northern English term for a bread roll
- 10. Sullen or moody, common in Midlands slang
- 13. Scottish word for a meeting place or haunt
- 16. Northern English slang meaning dirty or messy
Down
- 3. Foolish or stupid, Scots dialect
- 5. Sticky or muddy, used in Yorkshire dialect
- 7. Extremely cold, Scottish dialect
- 11. Child, commonly used in Scots and Northern English
- 12. Light fine rain in Scots dialect
- 14. To hesitate or be astonished, dialectal usage
- 15. Northern English word for chewing gum
- 17. To move clumsily or clatter, dialect term
- 18. Shrewd or nice, popular in Northern dialects
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