What it means
Means your neighbourhood or the part of town you call yours, the spot you grew up or always roll around. You’ll hear my ends for where someone’s from, and it carries that little bit of pride, loyalty, and don’t-disrespect-my-area energy. Big in London talk, but you’ll catch it in plenty of UK cities now.
Usage examples
"He kept saying he runs his ends, but asked me which bus goes Peckham Rye. Bro, stop chatting ends and pattern your directions, innit."
"I'm back in my ends this weekend, gonna see the old crew and get a proper kebab."
"Everyone knows everyone round these ends, you can't sneeze without your nan hearing about it."
"You can say what you want about London, but my ends raised me, so I'm backing it every time."
"Man moved out years ago and still calls it his ends whenever he's back for a motive."
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