# Welsh slang

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Welsh_slang
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Welsh_slang.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_slang
> Source revision: 1354976003
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Short description|Colloquialisms in the Welsh language}}
'''Welsh slang''' ({{langx|cy|bratiaith Gymraeg}}) is the [colloquial terminology](/source/Slang) of the [Welsh language](/source/Welsh_language), a [Celtic language](/source/Celtic_languages) that is a co-official language of [Wales](/source/Wales) alongside [English](/source/Welsh_English).

The Welsh language also has a variety of profanities, many of which are derived from [British English](/source/British_English) [profanity](/source/English_profanity).<ref name="swearing">{{cite web |title=Useful phrases - swearing |url=https://clwbmalucachu.co.uk/cmc/cheat/cheat_swearing.htm |website=clwbmalucachu.co.uk |publisher=Resources for Welsh learners |access-date=23 May 2025}}</ref>

==Phrases==

===A===

===B===
; {{lang|cy|biji-bo}} : a [penis](/source/penis)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|bogal jobio}} : to have [gay sex](/source/gay_sex)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|bustachu}} : to have [sexual intercourse](/source/sexual_intercourse) with a [woman](/source/woman) without any danger of [impregnating](/source/Pregnancy) her ({{lang|cy|bustach}} means "[steer](/source/Steer_(cattle))", i.e a [castrated](/source/Castration) [bull](/source/bull))<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|bwchio}} : to have sex with someone, to [fuck](/source/fuck) someone<ref name="swearing"/>

===C===
; {{lang|cy|cachgi}} : a [coward](/source/coward) ({{lit|[dog](/source/dog) [shit](/source/shit)}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cachiad}} : [faeces](/source/faeces), shit<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cachu}} : to [defecate](/source/Defecation), to shit<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cachu iar}} : [chicken shit](/source/chicken_shit)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cachu planciau}} : to be [terrified](/source/Fear) ({{lit|shitting planks}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cachwr}} : a [shithead](/source/%3Awikt%3Ashithead) ({{lit|[shitter](/source/Toilet)}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|calar}} : [penis](/source/penis), [dick](/source/Dick_(slang)), [cock](/source/Cock_(slang)) (derived from the [Mabinogion](/source/Mabinogion))<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cael cachiad}} : to defecate, to take a shit<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cedor lama}} : a [wanker](/source/wanker) ({{lit|[llama](/source/llama)'s [pubic hair](/source/pubic_hair)}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cer i grafu}} : go to [Hell](/source/Hell), an expression ({{lit|go to scratch}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cerpyn jam}} : a [tampon](/source/tampon) (used in [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham))<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cig a llysiau}} : the [male genitalia](/source/male_genitalia) ({{lit|meat and vegetables}}, in reference to their [shape](/source/shape))<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cnych}} : [fuck](/source/fuck) (noun)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cnychu}} : to have sex, to fuck<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|coc}} : the penis, the cock, the dick<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|coc oen}} : a [dickhead](/source/%3Awikt%3Adickhead) ({{lit|lamb's dick}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|codiad}} : an [erection](/source/erection)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cont}} : [cunt](/source/cunt) (a highly profane word though sometimes used as a [term of endearment](/source/term_of_endearment), like in [Australian](/source/Australian_English), [British](/source/British_English), [Irish](/source/Irish_English) and [New Zealand English](/source/New_Zealand_English))<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|corris}} : [cunt](/source/cunt)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|crnyiadur}} : a [coward](/source/coward)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|cwd}} : the [scrotum](/source/scrotum), the [ballsack](/source/ballsack), the [nutsack](/source/nutsack) ({{lit|pouch}})<ref name="swearing"/>

===Ch===
; {{lang|cy|chwit-chwat}} : [inconsistent](/source/%3Awikt%3Ainconsistent) (an [onomatopoeia](/source/onomatopoeia))<ref name="weird">{{Cite web|url=https://welearnwelsh.com/blog/weird-welsh-words/|title=10 Wonderfully Weird Welsh Words & Expressions|first=Heather|last=Broster|date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>

===D===
; {{lang|cy|dim gwerth rhech dafad}} : worthless ({{lit|not worth a [sheep](/source/sheep)'s [fart](/source/fart)}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|disgleirio fel ceilliau ci}} : for something to be excellent, [the bee's knees](/source/%3Awikt%3Athe_bee's_knees), [the dog's bollocks](/source/%3Awikt%3Athe_dog's_bollocks) ({{lit|to shine like dog's [testicles](/source/testicles)}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|dos i chwarae efo dy nain}} : "go away", "fuck off" ({{lit|go play with your nan}})<ref name="swearing"/>

===Dd===

===E===

===F===
; {{lang|cy|fel rhech jet}} : to be like a [damp squib](/source/%3Awikt%3Adamp_squib) ({{lit|like a [jet](/source/Jet_aircraft)'s fart}})<ref name="swearing"/>

===Ff===
; {{lang|cy|ffwrch}} : fuck (noun)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|ffwrcho}} : to have sex, to fuck<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|ffyc}} : fuck (expression and noun)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|ffycio}} : to have sex, to fuck<ref name="swearing"/>

===G===
; Gog : a Gog, a [person](/source/person) from [North Wales](/source/North_Wales)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/23714/gog|title=Definition of GOG &#124; New Word Suggestion &#124; Collins English Dictionary}}</ref>

===Ng===

===H===
; {{lang|cy|halliad hallt}} : {{lit|salty [wank](/source/Masturbation)}}<ref name="swearing"/>

===I===
; {{lang|cy|iawn cont}} : a term of endearment (used in [Caernarfon](/source/Caernarfon))<ref name="swearing"/>

===J===
; {{lang|cy|jini ffernac}} : a tampon<ref name="swearing"/>

===L===
; {{lang|cy|lembo}} : an [idiot](/source/idiot)<ref name="swearing"/>

===Ll===
; {{lang|cy|llawes goch}} : the [female genitalia](/source/female_genitalia) ({{lit|red sleeve}})<ref name="swearing"/>

===M===
; {{lang|cy|mae hi wedi cachi arna i}} : "I'm [bugger](/source/bugger)ed", "I'm [for the chop](/source/%3Awikt%3Afor_the_chop)" ({{lit|it's shit on me}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|malu cachu}} : talking nonsense, [talking shit](/source/%3Awikt%3Atalk_shit) ({{lit|mincing shit}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|mewn cachiad}} : to do something very quickly ({{lit|en|in a shit}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|mewn cachiad chwanan}} : to do something very quickly ({{lit|in a [flea](/source/flea)'s shit}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|mewn cachiad nico}} : to do something quickly ({{lit|in a [goldfinch](/source/European_goldfinch)'s shit}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|mewn dau gachiad}} : to do something quickly ({{lit|in two shits}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|min dwr}} : a penis that is erect whilst the man is [drunk](/source/drunk) ({{lit|watery [hard-on](/source/%3Awikt%3Ahard-on)/[boner](/source/%3Awikt%3Aboner)}}) <ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|mwg drwg}} : [marijuana](/source/marijuana), [cannabis](/source/cannabis) ({{lit|bad smoke}})<ref name="weird"/>
; {{lang|cy|mwrddrwg}} : a [cheeky monkey](/source/%3Awikt%3Acheeky_monkey) ({{lit|great [evil](/source/evil)}})<ref name="weird"/>

===N===

===O===

===P===
; {{lang|cy|paid â chodi pas wedi pisio}} : "[don't cry over spilt milk](/source/%3Awikt%3Adon't_cry_over_spilt_milk)" ({{lit|don't lift your petticoats after pissing}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|pen-coc}} : a dickhead, a [cockhead](/source/%3Awikt%3Acockhead)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|pidyn tarw}} : a dickhead ({{lit|bull's penis}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|pis}} : [urine](/source/urine), [piss](/source/%3Awikt%3Apiss)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|pisio}} : to urinate, to piss<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|pisio bwrw}} : heavy [rain](/source/rain) ({{lit|pissing rain}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|pisio cath}} : a [white currant](/source/white_currant) ({{lit|cat piss}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|pisio glaw}} : heavy rain ({{lit|pissing rain}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|piso}} : to urinate, to piss<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|piso dryw}} : a weak [drink](/source/drink), e.g [tea](/source/tea) ({{lit|[wren](/source/wren)'s piss}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|piso dryw bach yn y môr}} : a drop in the [ocean](/source/ocean) ({{lit|little wren's piss in the [sea](/source/sea)}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|piso gwidw}} : a weak drink, e.g. tea ({{lit|[widow](/source/widow)'s piss}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|pwdin blew}} : the female genitalia ({{lit|hairy pudding}})<ref name="swearing"/>

===Ph===

===R===

===Rh===
; {{lang|cy|rhacs jibidêrs}} : [in smithereens](/source/%3Awikt%3Ain_smithereens) ({{lit|[rag](/source/Cloth)s in [tatters](/source/%3Awikt%3Atatters)}})<ref name="weird"/>
; {{lang|cy|rhech mewn potel [bop]}} : something insignificant, "[like a fart in a jacuzzi/hothub/spa](/source/%3Awikt%3Alike_a_fart_in_a_jacuzzi)" ({{lit|like a fart in a bottle [of [pop](/source/Soft_drink) (carbonated [soft drink](/source/soft_drink))]}}<ref name="swearing"/>

===S===
; {{lang|cy|sach bach}} : a condom ({{lit|small sack}}; used in [Merthyr Tydfil](/source/Merthyr_Tydfil))<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|saim serch}} : [semen](/source/semen), [love juice](/source/%3Awikt%3Alove_juice) ({{lit|[love](/source/love) [grease](/source/Grease_(lubricant))}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|sgleinio fel ceilliau ci}} : for something to be excellent, the bee's knees, the dog's bollocks ({{lit|to shine like dog's testicles}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|sguthan}} : a [bitch](/source/Bitch_(slang)), a [harridan](/source/%3Awikt%3Aharridan)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|shinach}} : a [sly](/source/%3Awikt%3Asly) [bastard](/source/%3Awikt%3Abastard)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|siani}} : the female genitalia<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|silffo}} : to get off with someone<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|sioncen}} : the [vulva](/source/vulva), the [fanny](/source/%3Awikt%3Afanny)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|Sir Gâr}} : [Carmarthenshire](/source/Carmarthenshire) (formally {{lang|cy|Sir Gaerfyrddin}})
; {{lang|cy|slebog}} : a [promiscuous](/source/Promiscuity) woman, a [slut](/source/slut), a [slag](/source/slag)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|s'mae cwd}} : a greeting (used in Caernarfon)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|spwng dorth}} : an [Arctic roll](/source/Arctic_roll) ({{lit|[spunk](/source/%3Awikt%3Aspunk) [loaf](/source/loaf)}})<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|swydd chwythiant}} : [fellatio](/source/fellatio) (a [calque](/source/calque) of the [English](/source/English_language) [word](/source/word) "[blowjob](/source/blowjob)")<ref name="swearing"/>

===T===
; {{lang|cy|tafod bach}} : the [G-spot](/source/G-spot)<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|twll dy din}} : "[go away](/source/%3Awikt%3Ago_away)", "[bugger off](/source/%3Awikt%3Abugger_off)"<ref name="swearing"/>
; {{lang|cy|twll tin}} : an [arsehole](/source/arsehole), an [asshole](/source/asshole)<ref name="swearing"/>

===Th===

===U===

===W===

===Y===
; {{lang|cy|Y Bermo}} : [Barmouth](/source/Barmouth) (formally {{lang|cy|Abermaw}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-place-names-risk-being-21701048|title=The Welsh place names at risk of being lost and forgotten|first=Sian|last=Burkitt|date=October 15, 2021|website=Wales Online}}</ref>
; {{lang|cy|yn twll tin Ifan saer}} : a [sarcastic](/source/Sarcasm) [reply](/source/Reply_(linguistics)) to "[Where is it?](/source/%3Awikt%3Awhere_is_it)" ({{lit|in [Evan](/source/Evan) the [carpenter](/source/carpenter)'s [arse/ass](/source/Anus)}})<ref name="swearing"/>

==See also==
* [British slang](/source/British_slang), English-language slang used in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) (including in Wales)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:British slang
Slang
Category:Welsh words and phrases

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Welsh slang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_slang) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_slang?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.