Local language topic
Adjective
Compare 5 regional entries that share this classification while keeping each local definition attached to its place.
Scotlandscotland.localmean.com
braw
/BRAH/Fine, excellent, attractive, or pleasing. The word can describe a person, an object, the weather, or a general situation.
“It’s a braw day for a walk by the water.”
Scotlandscotland.localmean.com
dreich
/DREEKH/Dull, bleak, wet, or persistently gloomy, especially when describing weather.
“It’s been a dreich afternoon from start to finish.”
Jamaicajamaica.localmean.com
irie
/EYE-ree/Good, pleasant, peaceful, or in a positive state of mind.
“Everything irie after the music start.”
Jamaicajamaica.localmean.com
likkle
/LIK-ul/Little or small; also heard in familiar expressions such as “likkle more,” meaning see you later.
“Just add a likkle pepper to the pot.”
Scotlandscotland.localmean.com
wee
/WEE/Small or little. It can also make a request or description sound more familiar or affectionate.
“Give me a wee minute and I’ll be ready.”