O
Odd
Plus, as in
"I've only got a pound odd on me."
Of going
Since i was
already going; "... of going to Ponty, I thought I'd get a few things
from the market."
Off
(a) Going
to, as in "Where (are) you off to this morning?", or "I'm off home
now.", or "Where are you off to?"
(b) Angry, upset; "He'll off when he hears about that!" (c) On the go;
"That baby is proper craxy again - had us off all night with him he
did!"
Off Sick
Away from
work due to ill health
Off (h)is head
Behaving
strangely, showing signs of mild derangement
Off with
Having a
disturbed time; "He had a nasty smack at work and last night he was off
with his shoulder again!"
Oil cloth
A fondly
remembered word from childhood meaning "linoleum".
Oils, in his...
In his
element; "Give 'im a book to read, and 'e's in 'is oils!"
Old
Strange;
"Funny old day, innit?", or "Funny old stick 'e is!".
On
(a)
Belonging to; "There's some paws on that dog!"
(b) About, as in "Don't call names on people!"
Both these
examples show the influence of the original Welsh way of saying these
things.
On a course of tablets/tabluts
Many
Wenglish speakers like to give their ailments a certain significance so
that, instead of saying merely that they have been prescribed drugs or
pills, they prefer, "I was under the doctor and he put me on a course
of tabluts!"
On me
In my
possession, as in "I'll have to pay you again - I don't 'ave enough on
me right no!"
On (h)is own
A humorous
comical character; "'E's a real scream - 'e's on 'is own that one!
Aye!"
On pins
Agitated;
"Nothing's to 'ot or to 'eavey for 'im - I'm on pins with 'im 'alf the
time!"
On the go
In the
course of preparation; "When they asked me to come over for a bit of
dinner I told them it was too late, my dinner was already on the go!"
On the road
Outside;
"Your father will be here soon, he's just talking to someoneon the
road.", or "the only time I ever see her is when I meet her on the
road!"
On the trot
Consecutively;
"It's funny how the same thing's happened to me three days on the
trot...!"
'Ope in 'ell
The
remotest chance; "'E thinks 'e's ok for the driving test, but in my
opinion 'e 'aven't got an 'ope in 'ell!"
Open tap
The
commencement of licensing hours; "Jew, when's open tap around 'ere? I
got a thirst I wouldn't sell for a quid!"
Opening medicine
Local
expression meaning "laxitive".
Or no
Or not; I
don't know for certain if 'e'll be coming or no!"
Ouer/Ouers
Wenglish
for 'our' and 'ours' also 'hour'. Pronounced 'oww-uh'
Out of
Without, as
in "Sorry, we're out of them but we'll be 'aving more in now, in an
hour or so!"
Outings
Problems,
as in "'E's a real 'andful - we do 'ave some outings with 'im I can
tell you...!"
Considerable colder; "Damn aye, it's (an) overcoat colder in Merthyr than down Cardiff - and (an) overcoat and muffler colder in Brynmawr!!"