Guernsey French/Dictionaries/Funny

All communities develop unique phrases in their language, and this is one of the chief charms of studying language. As a rural community, Guernsey French contains a great number of very specific phrases pertaining to agriculture. Here is a collection of some quirkier expressions: Ancre de quille - one who stays a very long time for a chat Bouaillon - a death rattle Broussepé - a cat's fur ruffled the wrong way Caillebottin - the weak part of a stocking Délataïr - to be an informer Fielle - cake tins of different sizes Hersaïr - to neglect a cold and let it get worse Persent - the white spots on the nails Poutrichier - to touch continually; to touch food with hands which might not be clean Sources "Our Insular Dielect" 25%