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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Someone mentioning oxter as a word for armpit in another thread made me think about how great colloquialisms are.
In America my friends and I often used them exclusively, and spoke very fast, if we wanted to say something in private. The Yanks usually thought we were speaking Gaelic!
What are the best ones where you live? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I said sumin about keeping me trap shut, at the checkout in Aldi the other day n some bloke said he hadn't heard that for a while. I think alot of them are dying out which I think is a shame. Especially with the silliness they are being replaced with  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I said sumin about keeping me trap shut, at the checkout in Aldi the other day n some bloke said he hadn't heard that for a while. I think alot of them are dying out which I think is a shame. Especially with the silliness they are being replaced with "
Yeah most phrases my gran used no one would say now. My favourite of hers was 'ben the scullery' for 'in the kitchen' |
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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago
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"I said sumin about keeping me trap shut, at the checkout in Aldi the other day n some bloke said he hadn't heard that for a while. I think alot of them are dying out which I think is a shame. Especially with the silliness they are being replaced with
Yeah most phrases my gran used no one would say now. My favourite of hers was 'ben the scullery' for 'in the kitchen'"
My gran used to say that as well  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I said sumin about keeping me trap shut, at the checkout in Aldi the other day n some bloke said he hadn't heard that for a while. I think alot of them are dying out which I think is a shame. Especially with the silliness they are being replaced with
Yeah most phrases my gran used no one would say now. My favourite of hers was 'ben the scullery' for 'in the kitchen'
My gran used to say that as well "
And the lobby was the hall. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My gob is currently haunted by my mother apparently... Say alot of stuff she did and sound like her too.. Not everyone has a clue what I am on about  "
That's what I like about them, it's like speaking in code |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My gob is currently haunted by my mother apparently... Say alot of stuff she did and sound like her too.. Not everyone has a clue what I am on about
That's what I like about them, it's like speaking in code"
My granddaughter will know them all lol.. My son moans about some of em tho |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I had to tell someone what "put it on the bunker" meant the other day.
Is that a freezer?
Its the kitchen worktop "
Ah, knew it was something kitcheny |
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There’s one particular term Manchester way, that I always found fascinating for some reason.
Sadly I can’t remember it (bloody duh!!!) so perhaps someone here could help?
The said word depicts a place to store one’s bike (like a covered alley) as I recall.
Any ideas? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My whole family say piece instead of sandwich. "
Depending who I'm with, I would alternate between the two. Piece n sausage sounds so much better than a sausage sandwich |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"There’s one particular term Manchester way, that I always found fascinating for some reason.
Sadly I can’t remember it (bloody duh!!!) so perhaps someone here could help?
The said word depicts a place to store one’s bike (like a covered alley) as I recall.
Any ideas? "
Ginnel, perhaps? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"There’s one particular term Manchester way, that I always found fascinating for some reason.
Sadly I can’t remember it (bloody duh!!!) so perhaps someone here could help?
The said word depicts a place to store one’s bike (like a covered alley) as I recall.
Any ideas?
Ginnel, perhaps?"
Or snicket? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"There’s one particular term Manchester way, that I always found fascinating for some reason.
Sadly I can’t remember it (bloody duh!!!) so perhaps someone here could help?
The said word depicts a place to store one’s bike (like a covered alley) as I recall.
Any ideas?
Ginnel, perhaps?"
My mum always called alley ways a jitty |
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"There’s one particular term Manchester way, that I always found fascinating for some reason.
Sadly I can’t remember it (bloody duh!!!) so perhaps someone here could help?
The said word depicts a place to store one’s bike (like a covered alley) as I recall.
Any ideas?
Ginnel, perhaps?"
That’s the one! x I remembered it sounded somewhat like a fictitious internal organ or something but couldn’t remember exactly  |
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"There’s one particular term Manchester way, that I always found fascinating for some reason.
Sadly I can’t remember it (bloody duh!!!) so perhaps someone here could help?
The said word depicts a place to store one’s bike (like a covered alley) as I recall.
Any ideas? "
Jigger?? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"There’s one particular term Manchester way, that I always found fascinating for some reason.
Sadly I can’t remember it (bloody duh!!!) so perhaps someone here could help?
The said word depicts a place to store one’s bike (like a covered alley) as I recall.
Any ideas?
Ginnel, perhaps?
My mum always called alley ways a jitty"
Ah yes, jitties and ennogs are also used! |
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"There’s one particular term Manchester way, that I always found fascinating for some reason.
Sadly I can’t remember it (bloody duh!!!) so perhaps someone here could help?
The said word depicts a place to store one’s bike (like a covered alley) as I recall.
Any ideas?
Jigger?? "
I think I’ve heard that term used in a different manner around these parts, as in swaying erratically when inebriated  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Not from where I live, but recent conversations with folk from oop north have thrown up loads of new little sayings I was previously unaware of.
The one that springs instantly to the forefront of my mind would be schlep! Never heard it uttered until about 8 or 9 months ago. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Chuff or chuffer
Wank?
A chuff is a lady’s fromt bottom isn’t it? 
Less vulgar however, it’s a term much akin to ‘buddy’ or ‘chum’.
It’s used as such Yorkshire way I believe?"
Ah, so it's a Shereen Nanjiani or a mucker! |
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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago
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"Chuff or chuffer
Wank?
A chuff is a lady’s fromt bottom isn’t it?
Less vulgar however, it’s a term much akin to ‘buddy’ or ‘chum’.
It’s used as such Yorkshire way I believe?"
If I hear up yer chuff I take it to mean up your posterior and it applies to male and female |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Chuff or chuffer
Wank?
A chuff is a lady’s fromt bottom isn’t it?
Less vulgar however, it’s a term much akin to ‘buddy’ or ‘chum’.
It’s used as such Yorkshire way I believe?
If I hear up yer chuff I take it to mean up your posterior and it applies to male and female "
So if someone says that they are chuffed... |
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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago
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"Not from where I live, but recent conversations with folk from oop north have thrown up loads of new little sayings I was previously unaware of.
The one that springs instantly to the forefront of my mind would be schlep! Never heard it uttered until about 8 or 9 months ago."
I think schlep is a Yiddish expression |
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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago
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"Chuff or chuffer
Wank?
A chuff is a lady’s fromt bottom isn’t it?
Less vulgar however, it’s a term much akin to ‘buddy’ or ‘chum’.
It’s used as such Yorkshire way I believe?
If I hear up yer chuff I take it to mean up your posterior and it applies to male and female
So if someone says that they are chuffed... "
If you’re chuffed, you’re pleased or happy. If I tell you to stick it up yer chuff it’s probably cos it’s me that’s not happy |
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My mother would ask my dad “ what yer tekkin fer snap tonight” meaning what sarndwichrs would you like for work and they went in a snap-tin not s lunch box
I would meet friends down the jitty then go and play in the spinney (the woods)
In the summer we swam in the local rezza (open reservoir) then came home along the cut (canal)
“Eh up cocka” meant hello how are you
“Fair to middlin” meant I’m well thank you
Parents were referred to as “ me mam and me dad” 
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Where I’m from, traditionally, a sentence must have ostensibly been perceived as overly time consuming or something, thus everything was abbreviated as best possible:
‘Ow do?’, ‘Ey be thee?’, ‘Av’ ye milked them there cows yet?’
As regards individual colloquialisms, the term Bodger originates from these parts although the original definition was decidedly kinder than is as frequently employed today |
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We're a peculiar bunch over here
Quare (very) - that's quare good!
Deadly (good) - that's quare deadly!
Scoop (a drink) - fancy a few scoops tonight?
Mullered (d*unk) - he was mullered after a few scoops
Banjaxed (broken/worn out) - I'm not a machine woman ffs.. I'm banjaxed!
The Big Smoke (Dublin) - are you goin up to the Big Smoke for the match?
Shticks (the countryside) - are you from town or out in the shticks?
Pookie (mushroom) - I'd love a feed of pookies
Feed (large portion) - A feed of pookies would be quare deadly
There's lots more... 
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"We're a peculiar bunch over here
Quare (very) - that's quare good!
Deadly (good) - that's quare deadly!
Scoop (a drink) - fancy a few scoops tonight?
Mullered (d*unk) - he was mullered after a few scoops
Banjaxed (broken/worn out) - I'm not a machine woman ffs.. I'm banjaxed!
The Big Smoke (Dublin) - are you goin up to the Big Smoke for the match?
Shticks (the countryside) - are you from town or out in the shticks?
Pookie (mushroom) - I'd love a feed of pookies
Feed (large portion) - A feed of pookies would be quare deadly
There's lots more...
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Haha they're good! Scoop, deadly and schticks would pass here too. The schticks is where the teuchters (chookters) live |
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"We're a peculiar bunch over here
Quare (very) - that's quare good!
Deadly (good) - that's quare deadly!
Scoop (a drink) - fancy a few scoops tonight?
Mullered (d*unk) - he was mullered after a few scoops
Banjaxed (broken/worn out) - I'm not a machine woman ffs.. I'm banjaxed!
The Big Smoke (Dublin) - are you goin up to the Big Smoke for the match?
Shticks (the countryside) - are you from town or out in the shticks?
Pookie (mushroom) - I'd love a feed of pookies
Feed (large portion) - A feed of pookies would be quare deadly
There's lots more...
Haha they're good! Scoop, deadly and schticks would pass here too. The schticks is where the teuchters (chookters) live "
Culchies live in the shticks here |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"A pokey hat for an ice cream cone x"
Or a poke of chips. I actually know the origin of that one! Italians opened chip shops and used to say 'pochi' meaning 'a few' chips so people starting calling the bag a poke. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Betterer
Bestest
Worserer
Worstest
Alreet owde.
Cust tha kik a bo agin a wo an ed it till it bosts  "
Erm, something about kicking and heading a ball?? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm going to point Percy at the porcelain then pull on my strides
Are you Australian?point Percy is a London term "
Ah is it? Hadn't heard that one before. It was thongs, strides and doona I was thinking sounded a bit Aussie |
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By *izzy.Woman
over a year ago
Stoke area |
"Betterer
Bestest
Worserer
Worstest
Alreet owde.
Cust tha kik a bo agin a wo an ed it till it bosts
Erm, something about kicking and heading a ball??"
Can you kick a ball against a wall and head it until it breaks. ? |
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I'm in New Zealand at the moment..it's more about the ixint then the soyings...I got fufty sints in Moy change yisturdee ...the weethur ees wheat ryaning all the tam ..and the night was cold.. going darn to sex lust nart |
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There are some great ones here in Nottingham.
Tabs = ears. Tab 'anging is listening to other people's conversations.
"It's a bit black over Bill's mother's" - it's cloudy over there, I think a storm is brewing.
"Put wood in t'ole" - please close the door.
Bobbar - usually said to a child meaning "don't touch".
"Giz a croggeh" - can I ride on the handlebars of your bike? |
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