This guide was devised by Dr Lis Rodgers, GP

and Chair of the Professional Executive

Committee to assist European Doctors coming
to work in the South Yorkshire area.

Doncaster GPs and their staff contributed to

the guide which was collated by Ms Angela
Horrocks.

All the words and phrases included in this

GLOSSARY guide are those which have been used by
patients during consultations and have been
OF included to assist doctors who do not speak
English as a first language. Whilst these
phrases are in common use locally, readers
YORKSHIRE MEDICAL TERMS should be aware that some people may find
them offensive, however, demand to view the
guide has been high, and for this reason it has
been posted on the website.

© Doncaster West PCT 2004

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Ay up Hello Bunged up Constipated

Badly Feeling ill Champion Feeling very well

Balls Testicles Chip Penis

Barking Cough Chuck up Vomiting

Barnsley’s at home Menstruating Clacker Vulva

Belly ache Abdominal pain Clock Face

Belly button Umbilicus Club note Sick note

Bins Glasses Codger Old person

Bird Female Coughing up rubbish Sputum

Bits Genitalia Cracking Good looking/pretty

Boggles Nasal discharge Crap Not very good

Bollocks Testicles Crap Faeces

Bonking Intercourse Dick Penis

Boobies Breasts Don’t talk about the Don’t go there

war
Boobs Breasts Doofer Penis

Bowel action Faeces Dump Faeces

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Eh What Gullet Oesophagus
Fanny Vagina Gut rot Abdominal pain
Feel jiggered Lethargic Gutter Go to
Feel Whammy Weak/general malaise Had a show Menstruating or discharge

Feeling queer Off colour/funny Head in the toilet Vomiting

Fisog Face Her indoors Wife/Partner

Floo Vagina I am on Menstruating
Fluzie Vagina I’ve got a visitor I am menstruating
Front bottom Vagina I’ve got fishdocks I have an odiferous vaginal
discharge
Gipping Vomiting
In the dumps Depressed
Gob Mouth
Gob oil Mouth Its mi snatch Its my vagina

Goolies Testicles Jobby Faeces

Got me friend I am menstruating Johnny Condom

Goz Saliva Lug holes/lug oils Ears

Gripes Abdominal pain Mammaries Breasts

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Manky Infected Old man Penis
Mardy Whinging Our lass Wife/partner
Maungy Moaning person Pee Urinate
Melons Breasts Peffin Cough

Mince pies Eyes Percy Penis

Mitts Hands Phlegm Sputum

My husband/partner My husband/partner Piggys Toes

is good to me doesn’t expect sex
Nips Nipples Pinky Little finger

Noggin Head Piss Urine

Number 1 Urethra Poo Faeces

Number 2 Vagina Poorly Feeling ill

Popped his clogs Dead

Number 3 Anus
Privates Genitalia
Nuts Testicles
Problems down Genitalia
On my Honda Menstruating below
Ol’ man Husband Puke Vomit

Old fogie Old person Ring Anus

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Rotherham are at I am menstruating Tackle Testicles
home
Shagging Intercourse Tad Small amount

Shit Faeces Tail Penis

Sixpence Vagina The runs Diarrhoea

Slavering Producing sputum The shits Diarrhoea

Smack Hit Thingy Penis

Smidge Small amount Throwing up Vomiting

Sneck Nose Time of the month Menstruating

Snip Vasectomy Tits Breasts

Snot Nasal discharge Todger Penis

Snoz Nose Tool Penis

Sparrow Penis Toot babby is The baby is crying

roaring
Spit Saliva Tootsies Toes
Squits Diarrhoea Trotters Feet
Squitters Diarrhoea Tummy ache Abdominal pain
Tabs Ears Tuppence Vagina/Vulva
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Uncle Sam Penis
Water Urine

Wee-wee Urine

Well, it’s a noggling An unspecific chronic pain

pain
Widgy Penis
Willy Penis
Wind pipe Trachea

Winkle Penis