Explore uncommon and fascinating dialect expressions from various English-speaking regions in this challenging crossword.
Whispered Words of Vanishing Dialects
A crossword exploring rare and fading expressions from unique dialects across the world.
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Across
- 1. Utterly astonished, popular in British slang
- 3. A person who is old-fashioned or fussy
- 5. Askew or diagonally positioned, a Southern US term
- 10. West African charm or amulet word
- 11. Cornish dialect term for a scolding woman
- 13. Scottish dialect for the sound of a light bell
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- 2. Cornish dialect for a swampy or boggy place
- 4. A type of cookie, dialectal variation in name
- 6. Southern US dialect variant of 'yellow'
- 7. Yeast foam from brewing, northern English dialect
- 8. Looking or sounding sad and dismal
- 9. Chilly or drafty, a rare UK dialect word
- 12. Irish slang for a country person or outsider
- 14. Feeling unusually sensitive to cold, Midlands UK
- 15. Old English dialect for a trick or snare
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