Bavarian words or phrases that don’t exist in Hochdeutsch
Disclaimer: These partially exist in a similar way in High German, but not in that exact meaning and can’t really be translated. There are also no official spelling rules for Bavarian. I’m using the most common and phonetic spelling.
flacken (verb) - to lay but a bit more lax, could be a person but also an object, usually used to relaxed laying but can also mean something’s laying around somewhere
griabig (adj) - a good time, fun
Batz (noun, m) - mud, but not watery mud as in Matsch, describes texture batzig (adj) - the adjective to Batz
(rum) gschaftln (verb) - to make a fuss, to show off Gschaftlhuawa (noun, m, insult) - a person who shows off or pretends to be important, kind of like the High German Wichtigtuer but a bit more extreme
Glump (noun, n) - something that doesn’t work, a useless object, something that breaks easily, something worthless (from High German: Gerümpel) So a Glump! (phrase) - What a piece of crap!
mei - exclamation of compassion or acceptance, can be used to express disappointment and joy or as expression of indifference (see the next phrase)
jo mei (phrase) - it can’t be helped, that’s just how it is
fesch (adj) - pretty, attractive (gender neutral), often said to someone wearing traditional clothes
granteln (verb) - to be in a bad mood, to be moody
bassd scho (phrase) - it’s okay, it’s alright (kind of exists in High German as passt schon but that’s just ... not the same)
Spezl (noun, m) - a good friend, someone you have known for a long time
anbandeln / obandeln (verb) - to flirt with someone, to get off with someone
