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You don't sound very Mancunian. Are you sure you're not one of those people who pretends to be from Manchester but is actually from somewhere else in Greater Manchester (Stockport, Bury, Trafford, etc.)?
2:14 In tha Bronx they still say dead ass; shorten from dead ass serious, which used to be said on the regular from D.C. to Boston. It's still used for serious, but it's also used to mean extremely.
it’s sound as a pound! Thanks for sharing this video. I just moved to Manchester last year and it’s very helpful to learn a bit these Mancunian slangs :)))
Your kid is your brother or sister. "How's your kid doing these days?" = How's your brother/sister doing? Our kid = my sibling. Is how it literally translates. But yes, it's been widened since Noel and Liam from oasis made it famous, to friends and other family members. It's like bollocks literally means testicles. But they're are other contexts you can use it for. Nonsense, for example. You're talking bollocks = you're talking nonsense.
I am originally from Manchester and I loathe the words "mint" it was never used before I moved to the UNITED STATES in 2000 . Then I am old school manc born and bred
