Is Lush a bristolian?
In Bristol (and South Wales): Something that is very good, enjoyable or beautiful. As stated, South Wales and Bristol share lush in this sense.
What does Gurt mean in Bristol?
Definition: For something to be large, or have a great amount of. You may have seen also seen the phrase ‘gert lush’, meaning ‘really good’ or ‘really lovely’.
How do you describe a Bristolian accent?
Bristol natives speak with a rhotic accent, in which the post-vocalic r in words like car and card is still pronounced, having been lost from many other dialects of English.
What is a Bristolian accent?
A dialect of English is spoken by some Bristol inhabitants, known colloquially as Bristolian, “Bristolese” or even, following the publication of Derek Robson’s “Krek Waiters peak Bristle”, as “Bristle” or “Brizzle”. …
What is a Gurt Lusher?
Adjective. gert lush (not comparable) (Britain, West Country, Bristol, slang) Very nice. quotations ▼
What is the Bristolian accent?
The ‘R’ is known by linguists as a ‘rhotic R’, and Bristol has given it, and the long ‘a’, to the world. They are the two elements of the English accent that went with the early colonists to North America and survive, combined with various Scots and Irish influences, in all general American accents.
