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Rainin(g)
Nasty
Raining
very heavily
Rampin(g)
Very
painful, as in "She've been up all night with toothache, rampin(g)!"
Rared
Wenglish
pronunciation of 'reared'; "She wasn't brought up 'round 'ere, - rared
by 'er Auntie she was."
Radically Wrong
Very wrong;
"There's something radically wrong with this - I can't make it go for
love nor money!"
Raise
To take up;
"Before I could make a start on the work I 'ad to raise the ashes." A
translation from the Welsh.
Rather
Prefer, as
in the oft-repeated "Pink I do like, but blue I do rather...", also
"I'd much rather.... "
Really/Reely speaking
In actual
fact; "... it looks like a Corgi, but reely speakin(g) it's a mongrel."
Read
Examined,
as in "Youer daft you are - you want youer head read!"
Regular/Reg'lar
Regularly,
as in "'E's one of the lucky ones I reckon - 'e's days reg'lar, top
pit!"
Ribblin(g)
Cinders,
the end product of using a 'ribbler'/seive on the remains of a spent
fire. The ribblings, often mixed with small coal, provide 'banking' for
many a fire.
Right enough
Definitely
right
Right as rain
Fit, as in
"She had a nasty cough last week, but she's right as rain now, again."
Right-o
Used to
express agreement, to show willingness; "Right-o then, tell her I'll be
up, now... " The alternative to this, is "Right you are then".
Right off
(a)
Straight away, as in "I won't hang about with this - I'll do it right
off for you."
(b) Completely, as in "I've had a sickener of beans - I've gone right
off them now!"
Rig-out
Outfit; "I
like yoer new rig-out.... very nice indeed..... that style's all the
rage now!!
Rise
(a)
Purchase; "I just had time to rise my ticket before the train came in!"
(b) Commence; "The funeral will rise from the house at two o'clock".
Both these
examples show how literally the Welsh expression has been translated.
Road, any...
In any
case; ".... any road, I wouldn't go now - even if they asked me!"
Road, like the...
Very dirty;
"...coming in here like the road after potching out the back... ach y
fi!"
Rodney
A
disreputable person. The last train up the valleys from places like
Cardiff and Newport was once called "The Rodney's"
Rolling in it
Having it
in abundance; "'E don't give much money when they come 'round
collecting - an 'e's rolling in it!"
Ronk
Dyed in the
wool, arrogant"It's no good arguing with him - he's a ronk Communist!".
The Welsh word for this 'Rhonc'.
Rose up his/her sleeve
Encouraged,
urged on; "For shame on you - he's in real trouble now - and you rose
up his sleeve all through!"
Ructions
A good deal
of 'palaver', and bother, usually noisy, as in "You've been told 'eaps
of times about that - an' you've done it again - there'll be ructions
when youer father gets in!"
Rotten
Badly, as
in "He promised faithful - and 'ere it is again - 'e've let me down
rotten!"
Rough
Not really
well, as in ".... damn aye mun, I feel rough this morning!"
Rue-bob
Wenglish
for 'rhubarb'
Rush you
Charge, as
in "I like youer 'at - 'ow much did they rush you for that?"