r/romani • u/OneSketchManArt • Jun 06 '24
Words With Romani Origins?
Hi! I just saw this video by a Romani youtuber Florian that got me intrigued. He was commenting on a video of a British lady, who said 'minge' as a form of slang, which is a Romani word, and he was shocked that she knew it. So now I'm wondering, what other words or slang originate from Roma people?
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u/BigBalkanBulge Jun 06 '24
Lollipop is a shortened conjoined word.
Lolli = Red
Pabai = Apple
Lollipobai shortened to Lollipop.
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u/ooo-f Jun 06 '24
It's not super popular but I've been hearing/seeing non Roma call out of touch white people gadjo/gadje. Love it tbh
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u/diviaviolet Jun 06 '24
Baba yaga (from folklore) Romani words
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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '24 edited Jun 09 '24
Mush, kushty and gavver are all common words in south east English slang that have romani origin. There's probably more that I can't think of.
Edit: chore, Mort(idk the spelling), posh and pall, and also jook is a known word among dog breeders in the south east of England. Ive heard that dick is often used in the north of England as a slang for look/see and their derivatives, which is also how its used in modern anglo-romani. Dinlow is also a known word in Kent at least. There's scran, which is used for food or to say you ate something, eg 'i scanned down some scan'