Kitchen Table Lingo - The English Project and other phrases?

Oh yes we had snickets, and mardy bums, and coggies, anyone knw what a coggy was?

When I'm in the mood, we still have a 'ginnel' rather than a passageway or alley between our house and the next.

I grow up saying 'gip' not 'gag' (the wretching reflex in the throat) - I didn't even know the word 'gag' existed in that context until I left the area as a young adult.

We also 'sided' our toys etc. away and I didn't know that wasn't standard language either until I moved south. I still use it quite often even now, as does OH.

I wonder if any other Scots remember that cats were often referred to as 'cheetie'? When the owner called them it wasn't 'Puss,puss' but 'ch, ch, ch). My nephew and his wife used to have 'Big Cheetie and Wee Cheetie'.

My West Country relatives referred to spring onions as ‘chibbles’ and I still find myself using that word.

A family favourite is ‘samlon’ for salmon. My younger sister drew a fish when she was small and labelled it ‘A Samlon’. She knew there was an ‘l’ in there somewhere. Since then it has always been called samlon in the family. Gets some funny looks when overheard by non-family members.

GranmaKT My MIL used to say ,”Tiffy on a rock cake”. I had
never heard that before I met her. She was Stockport born and bred.

My father used to tell us to look behind the clock in Annie’s room when something was lost — very confusing as I had two Aunts Annie. He was brought up in Portsmouth.

Of course if your clothing has a bit of fluff on it, then north of the border we'd describe it as a bit of oose!

GwenI hadn’t heard the word oose for ages. It takes me back to my upbringing in Glasgow. To rinse out a cup was to ‘sine’ it and to ‘redd ‘ the table was to clear it. Great words.

I grew up saying 'gip'

"It's giving me gip" meant something a bit painful, eg a sore knee, tooth etc.
Said with a soft 'g'

The 'gip' that I use(d), meaning the same as 'gag', is said with a hard G. It's still in use - I heard it on Emmerdale only a few days ago ?

We do use the expression that you mentioned above too, Callistemon

I thought it was peculiar to my mum, but now I know that when she said that something was 'oosie', she hadn't just invented it!

My SiL introduced me to the word twittern, which I love. It’s originally from Sussex and means an alleyway that goes between houses.

‘Puzzle Gardens‘ were the labyrinth of narrow back alleyways that joined up several small cottages and terraced houses where there was no other access, and nothing to do with any kind of Garden at all!
‘Gone for a Burton‘ was a common phrase for sitting on the outside Toilet, reading the paper, and often smoking at the same time, often for quite some considerable time!
One theory was that the phrase originated from around the Burton Brewery’s, where drinking beer that was ‘off’ often resulted in needing the toilet for a good clear out of ones system of the offending ale, which could take quite some time!

Ahh JuliaM my Dad used that one (Gone for a Burton) on occasion so that's very interesting as to its' origins, thank you! Although, he always used it in the context of it was something that was broken or finished?

My grandmother always said it was getting 'dimpsey' as twilight approached. And all girls were referred to as 'maids'.
Proper Devonshire...

My father often used the term: "Tripehound," to describe someone who was objectionable, I later learned that it was also a journalist whose copy was often more fiction than fact.

I actually heard the character, Fred Thursday, use it during one of the Endeavour programs.

Oh yes tripehound he used that too but it generally meant a mongrel of no fixed breed in our house?

I thought everyone said ch ch ch to cats.
I still have to remove oose from under my bed.

Merlotgran- im from yorkshire- and ive never heard of that expression meaning youre proud of the baby- rather that you are exactly that- being fussy over it and fussing too much! I think maybe she told you that just to make you less miffed! (Miffed, another good yorkshire word!) And yes calistemon& others " the foot of our stairs" is one i remember well from my childhood plus a few others on here that my grandma & my mam said that i often find myself repeating now!i now live lancashire and they say tea is a 'brew' but in yorkshire its a 'cuppa' or 'mashing the tea' for making it.

A coggie depends where you are/from- a small drinking cup or bowl in scotland- or from liverpool a lump on the head, like an egg.

Alexa. My mam used to say ch ch ch to call cats too.i grew up thinking everyone does.

And gone for a burton was indeed meaning it was broken or no good.hence we'd say 'thats gone for a burton' for an idea that hadnt worked out also, or a cake that had ruined or a plan that hadnt worked out for examples.(which now i come to see could be derived from 'gone to s**t!' From explanation about the burtons brewery!)?

OH uses the word 'croggie' meaning to give someone a ride on the crossbar of a bike, which apparently he and his pals did frequently as children.
He also calls sparrows 'spuggies'.

We always called alleys (between houses) ginnels- but when i moved to lancashire& neighbours spoke of gullys id no idea what they meant.equally in the chip shops (fish shop i call it) they had no idea what a teacake was- as they call them barms or barmcakes.And their version of a 'fishcake' isnt same as yorkshires.its bloody annoying?Some words they claim are 'Lanky' words are taken from our yorky words though ive noticed.(probably through folk who have moved here, like me?)

MamaCaz

OH uses the word 'croggie' meaning to give someone a ride on the crossbar of a bike, which apparently he and his pals did frequently as children.
He also calls sparrows 'spuggies'.

Yes that is what 'coggie' was meant in Yorkshire! Not heard of the other ones Nannan2?