Idioms and sayings

I think I have heard 'conniption' used in Scotland. My uncle used to say that anyone being grumpy or awkward was 'carnaptious'. I have just confirmed that it is a real word in the Scots vocabulary. I think I may start using it.

My mum used to say someone would have kittens if she knew that....

Hi all. Remembering some of these sayings very fondly! A conniption, meaning a fit of violent emotion such as anger or panic: my husband (originally from Birmingham) used it once - I'd never heard it before! My Grandma used to say there's a good time coming but it's a good time coming!

My grandmother was always threatening to have a coniption (sp?) fit. I believe this is an american expression so heaven knows where she got it from.

Better not used for all purposes at once.

Elegran

Fullers Earth is also used as Kitty Litter...

Deedaa - I was always being accused by my Mum of being "In and out like-" something or other; "A dog at a fair", "a fiddler's elbow" or "a fart in a collander"!

And if I kept on doing it she'd "have a pink fit with her leg up"... and yes, we often had "wait and see" for pudding, as well.

Hunky dory and ticketyboo.

My late father would describe anything that was in particularly good order as "tickettyboo" (spelling?) I think it was an Army word. He served in the Tank Regiment in WW2.

You are possibly right Nightowl and that was an expression we used Numberplease.

Numberplease yes from my Gran too except the dots were spots!
Pudding was always W and S (took us ages to work out wait and see).
My Dad served in the RAF during the war and he must have learnt most of his odd expressions there as they were certainly not Welsh in origin, many were slightly altered which made them sound even more odd.
Will try to recall some!

Fullers Earth was powdered dry clay stuff which you could use to "dry clean" your fur stole (or your hair if you could not wash it), or mix it with water for a face pack for greasy skin. You rubbed it into the fur to absorb the grease and dirt, then brushed it out again.

Raw wool was "fulled" to clean it and take out the oil and grease and dirt by kneading it with a mixture of fine earth and water.

Sky blue pink with yellow dots on

Face packs, Sook.

bluebell Wasn't Fullers Earth a medication? The name rings a bell but I can't remember what it was used for.

Sky blue pink with a yellow border.

I remember 'sky-blue-pink'!

Oh yes, it was always 'bedclothes' in our house, too!

NannaB I have never heard that saying but I imagine it stems from when beds were shared and was a wish to the sleeper that they would have 'all the bed and (bed)clothes' to themselves. My mum (from Yorkshire always referred to the bedding of any description as the 'bedclothes'.

My lovely Aunt used to say when putting her children to bed 'Happy Dreams, sweet repose, all the bed and all the clothes'. Never did understand what it meant!

I remember my grandfather's favourite colours were sky-blue-pink and dandy-grey-russet. Always thought I should be able to work out what they looked like.

'Tha favvers tha's ettn thi beddin' Greatnan might be able to translate.

In response to "What's for dinner" in my childhood home, it was "Airy pud and windy pie."

Enough blue to patch a sailor's pants.
Sbagran, my dad used to lovingly recall a caption to a picture in a newspaper:
'Blue tits in Hyde Park'. He never lost his student sense of humour.

In response to "What's for dinner?" always came "Whamlin'". Ancient Lanarkshire for not a lot I think.

Enough blue sky for a sailor's pocket handkerchief from my Granny.

Holidays? Ham'ldaeme.

When espying a young lady not particularly blessed with beauty, my Granny said loudly, "My, whit a pie-faced lassie!" .....,