Informal English Vocabulary

noun A person who does dirty or menial work; a laborer

verb To work as a laborer or in a dirty or menial job

• The two colleagues worked closely together as muckers on the construction site.
• Hey mucker, can you pass me that hammer?
• I've known that mucker since we were kids.
• In the world of politics, sometimes your biggest opponent can turn out to be your closest mucker.

adjective used for emphasis to indicate that something is done to the fullest extent or degree

adverb completely or entirely; in every way

• The experiment results were totally in line with our hypothesis.
• I'm totally up for going to the movies tonight.
• That new song is totally lit!
• She felt like she was walking on air, totally free from all worries.

verb disnae is a verb that is a contraction of 'does not' commonly used in Scottish dialects.

adverb disnae can also function as an adverb to modify a verb, indicating the manner in which an action is performed.

• The professor disnae tolerate late submissions for assignments.
• She disnae like spicy food so we have to choose a different restaurant.
• He disnae have a clue about what he's talking about.
• The company's outdated technology disnae cut it in today's market.

adverb to some extent; kind of

conjunction informal contraction of 'kind of'

• The researchers were kinna to explore the implications of their findings.
• I'm kinna tired of all this drama.
• She's kinna into that new TV show.
• His words were kinna like a dagger to her heart.

noun a colloquial or dialectal variation of the pronoun 'you', often used in some regional dialects

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., yous)

• It is important to address all of yous in the meeting to ensure everyone is on the same page.
• Hey yous, don't forget to bring your notes to class tomorrow.
• Yous better watch out for that new teacher, she's tough.
• The team's success depends on all of yous working together towards a common goal.

verb a contraction of 'am not', used to indicate negation or refusal

• I amn't sure if I will be able to attend the meeting tomorrow.
• I amn't really into horror movies, they scare me too much.
• I amn't gonna let that stop me from having a good time.
• I amn't the same person I was before, I've grown and changed.