Down in Cornwall, the slang is as windswept and salty as the coast itself. Old Cornish words still creep into everyday chat, and "dreckly" is less a word and more a philosophy of life.

Dreckly

Eventually, at some point, when I get round to it. It's like "directly" but with zero urgency. Dreckly could mean in five minutes or in five days. It's Cornwall's answer to "manana" but with less commitment.

"When are you fixing that fence? Dreckly, dreckly..."

Emmet

A tourist. Not said with love. When the summer crowds descend on Cornwall and clog up the narrow lanes with their massive cars, the locals call them emmets. It originally meant "ant."

"Can't move in Padstow today, it's crawling with emmets."

Scritchy

Scratchy, uncomfortable, irritating against the skin. That wool jumper your nan knitted? Proper scritchy. Sand in your wetsuit? Scritchy. It's a sensory complaint made adorable by dialect.

"This new jumper is proper scritchy, I need a t-shirt underneath."

Gallivanting

Going out and about, usually when you should be doing something productive. Gallivanting implies a joyful, carefree wandering that someone, usually your mum, disapproves of.

"Where've you been gallivanting all day? Your tea's gone cold!"
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