2. Stereotypes:
• Everyone is well acquainted with Coronation Street
• Known for their youth crime (chavs)
• Football mad (Manchester City & Manchester United rivalry)
• Associated with living in run down council estates
• Hate scousers
• Lazy
• Dumb
• Associated with Oasis a lot (music band)
• Associated with the Irish a lot
3. Mancunian Dictionary:
• Thirsty - in need of a drink
Manc saying: Gaggin'
Example: "I'm gaggin' for a drink."
• Very - extremely
Manc saying: Dead
Example: "That exam was dead 'ard.“
• Trousers - outer garment covering each leg from the waist to the ankles.
Manc saying: Keks
Example: "Look at his jazzy keks"
• Disgusting - not very nice
Manc saying: 'Angin'
Example: "I think this food has gone off, it's 'angin'."
4. Mancunian Dictionary:
• Generic term of praise - good or decent
Manc saying: Sound
Example: "He's a sound bloke.”
• Ecstatic - extremely happy
Manc saying: Buzzin'
Example: "I am buzzin' for this.”
• Scrounge - ask for or obtain (something to which one is not strictly entitled).
Manc saying: Cadge
Example "I need to cadge a lift off someone”
• Have the refuse collectors been yet, mother?
Manc saying: "Ast bin men bin mam?"