Welsh slang

Welsh slang (Welsh: bratiaith Gymraeg) is the colloquial terminology of the Welsh language, a Celtic language that is a co-official language of Wales alongside English.

The Welsh language also has a variety of profanities, many of which are derived from British English profanity.[1]

Phrases

A

B

biji-bo
a penis[1]
bogal jobio
to have gay sex[1]
bustachu
to have sexual intercourse with a woman without any danger of impregnating her (bustach means "steer", i.e a castrated bull)[1]
bwchio
to have sex with someone, to fuck someone[1]

C

cachgi
a coward (lit. 'dog shit')[1]
cachiad
faeces, shit[1]
cachu
to defecate, to shit[1]
cachu iar
chicken shit[1]
cachu planciau
to be terrified (lit. 'shitting planks')[1]
cachwr
a shithead (lit. 'shitter')[1]
calar
penis, dick, cock (derived from the Mabinogion)[1]
cael cachiad
to defecate, to take a shit[1]
cedor lama
a wanker (lit. 'llama's pubic hair')[1]
cer i grafu
go to Hell, an expression (lit. 'go to scratch')[1]
cerpyn jam
a tampon (used in Wrexham)[1]
cig a llysiau
the male genitalia (lit. 'meat and vegetables', in reference to their shape)[1]
cnych
fuck (noun)[1]
cnychu
to have sex, to fuck[1]
coc
the penis, the cock, the dick[1]
coc oen
a dickhead (lit. 'lamb's dick')[1]
codiad
an erection[1]
cont
cunt (a highly profane word though sometimes used as a term of endearment, like in Australian, British, Irish and New Zealand English)[1]
corris
cunt[1]
crnyiadur
a coward[1]
cwd
the scrotum, the ballsack, the nutsack (lit. 'pouch')[1]

Ch

chwit-chwat
inconsistent (an onomatopoeia)[2]

D

dim gwerth rhech dafad
worthless (lit. 'not worth a sheep's fart')[1]
disgleirio fel ceilliau ci
for something to be excellent, the bee's knees, the dog's bollocks (lit. 'to shine like dog's testicles')[1]
dos i chwarae efo dy nain
"go away", "fuck off" (lit. 'go play with your nan')[1]

Dd

E

F

fel rhech jet
to be like a damp squib (lit. 'like a jet's fart')[1]

Ff

ffwrch
fuck (noun)[1]
ffwrcho
to have sex, to fuck[1]
ffyc
fuck (expression and noun)[1]
ffycio
to have sex, to fuck[1]

G

Gog
a Gog, a person from North Wales[3]

Ng

H

halliad hallt
lit. 'salty wank'[1]

I

iawn cont
a term of endearment (used in Caernarfon)[1]

J

jini ffernac
a tampon[1]

L

lembo
an idiot[1]

Ll

llawes goch
the female genitalia (lit. 'red sleeve')[1]

M

mae hi wedi cachi arna i
"I'm buggered", "I'm for the chop" (lit. 'it's shit on me')[1]
malu cachu
talking nonsense, talking shit (lit. 'mincing shit')[1]
mewn cachiad
to do something very quickly (lit. 'en' or 'in a shit')[1]
mewn cachiad chwanan
to do something very quickly (lit. 'in a flea's shit')[1]
mewn cachiad nico
to do something quickly (lit. 'in a goldfinch's shit')[1]
mewn dau gachiad
to do something quickly (lit. 'in two shits')[1]
min dwr
a penis that is erect whilst the man is drunk (lit. 'watery hard-on/boner') [1]
mwg drwg
marijuana, cannabis (lit. 'bad smoke')[2]
mwrddrwg
a cheeky monkey (lit. 'great evil')[2]

N

O

P

paid â chodi pas wedi pisio
"don't cry over spilt milk" (lit. 'don't lift your petticoats after pissing')[1]
pen-coc
a dickhead, a cockhead[1]
pidyn tarw
a dickhead (lit. 'bull's penis')[1]
pis
urine, piss[1]
pisio
to urinate, to piss[1]
pisio bwrw
heavy rain (lit. 'pissing rain')[1]
pisio cath
a white currant (lit. 'cat piss')[1]
pisio glaw
heavy rain (lit. 'pissing rain')[1]
piso
to urinate, to piss[1]
piso dryw
a weak drink, e.g tea (lit. 'wren's piss')[1]
piso dryw bach yn y môr
a drop in the ocean (lit. 'little wren's piss in the sea')[1]
piso gwidw
a weak drink, e.g. tea (lit. 'widow's piss')[1]
pwdin blew
the female genitalia (lit. 'hairy pudding')[1]

Ph

R

Rh

rhacs jibidêrs
in smithereens (lit. 'rags in tatters')[2]
rhech mewn potel [bop]
something insignificant, "like a fart in a jacuzzi/hothub/spa" (lit. 'like a fart in a bottle [of pop (carbonated soft drink)]'[1]

S

sach bach
a condom (lit. 'small sack'; used in Merthyr Tydfil)[1]
saim serch
semen, love juice (lit. 'love grease')[1]
sgleinio fel ceilliau ci
for something to be excellent, the bee's knees, the dog's bollocks (lit. 'to shine like dog's testicles')[1]
sguthan
a bitch, a harridan[1]
shinach
a sly bastard[1]
siani
the female genitalia[1]
silffo
to get off with someone[1]
sioncen
the vulva, the fanny[1]
Sir Gâr
Carmarthenshire (formally Sir Gaerfyrddin)
slebog
a promiscuous woman, a slut, a slag[1]
s'mae cwd
a greeting (used in Caernarfon)[1]
spwng dorth
an Arctic roll (lit. 'spunk loaf')[1]
swydd chwythiant
fellatio (a calque of the English word "blowjob")[1]

T

tafod bach
the G-spot[1]
twll dy din
"go away", "bugger off"[1]
twll tin
an arsehole, an asshole[1]

Th

U

W

Y

Y Bermo
Barmouth (formally Abermaw)[4]
yn twll tin Ifan saer
a sarcastic reply to "Where is it?" (lit. 'in Ivan the carpenter's arse/ass')[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx "Useful phrases - swearing". clwbmalucachu.co.uk. Resources for Welsh learners. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Broster, Heather (April 24, 2020). "10 Wonderfully Weird Welsh Words & Expressions".
  3. ^ "Definition of GOG | New Word Suggestion | Collins English Dictionary".
  4. ^ Burkitt, Sian (October 15, 2021). "The Welsh place names at risk of being lost and forgotten". Wales Online.
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