Tamping

It's time for a vocabulary lesson.

Today's Wenglish word is tamping.  According to Webster's Dictionary, tamping is the act of plugging up a hole prior to blasting with dynamite.  However, in Wenglish it has a very different meaning - very angry.  For example: " 'E was tampin' when 'e 'eard about what 'ad 'appened!".  For more emphasis, you can say " 'E was tampin' mad when 'e 'eard what 'ad 'appened!"

To differentiate from the word in Webster's Dictionary, it's all in the pronounciation.  You place the emphasis on the first syllable with a slight pause after the 'p', ie. TAMP'ing. 

Go on, give it a try...

Sources:
Lewis, Robert (2008) Wenglish: The Dialect of the South Wales Valleys, Y Lolfa.
Websters Third New International Dictionary, unabridged (1993)

Juliana