adjective General Slang

frit

· adjective · brummie

Frightened, scared.

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Frightened. Old Midlands / East Midlands past-tense of 'fright' that the Black Country and Brum kept going. Made national news in 1983 when Margaret Thatcher — a Lincolnshire girl — barked 'Afraid? Frightened? Frit?' at Labour MPs in the Commons, which sent half of Fleet Street to the dictionary.

“Ay yer frit o' the dark? Don't be saft.”
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frit In A Sentence

Ay yer frit o' the dark? Don't be saft.

Origin & Usage

Variants fritted
Tags #brummie#black country#midlands#british#dialect

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