Expressions from your part of the world

Mollygo

My granddad used ‘nobbut’ instead of ‘only’. He’d say, he’s ‘nobbut’ a lad, when we complained about our brother.
Mum said it was his Yorkshire childhood.

Nobbut just.

From Salford and still use mard for someone who is a bit soft and weak. I married someone from south Cheshire /Staffs border ( hardly a great distance) who talked about snappin (packed lunch) and lossicking (lazing around). He also introduced me to oatcakes which are delish.

Corryanna

Far will a’ stert quine? A did ma lernin’ at the university in Aiberdein. Fit aboot yersel missus?

Bloo mogganer. Been awa' a lang time noo, though. Ower lang.

Sorry, that was a message for Alegri on the previous page ?

The North East

Starvin' - feeling cold as well as hungry
Hacky- dirty, in need of a wash
How way- come here or unbelievable
Haddaway- go away as well as unbelievable
Snadgies- turnips
Cuddy- a donkey
Cracket- a small stool or chair
Taties-potatoes
Gully-bread knife
Coin-to turn a corner, eg I was coining the corner
Bullets-sweets
Do the messages-do the shopping
Take bad-become ill.
To take bad with the bairn means going into labour
Hefty- Large in build, eg a hefty lad.

Far will a’ stert quine? A did ma lernin’ at the university in Aiberdein. Fit aboot yersel missus?

Suppa cloas - it is located in a tenement building

My granddad used ‘nobbut’ instead of ‘only’. He’d say, he’s ‘nobbut’ a lad, when we complained about our brother.
Mum said it was his Yorkshire childhood.

Haha LauraNorder, funny how these sound like insults but are terms of endearments.
My favourite is soft lad?

Orlin’s uncle called me tatty ‘ead Hollysteers My Dad called Orlin sconehead. More Liverpool slang eh gearl

Baffies - my friend knits these!
She made me a pair.

Soft lad
Tatty head
Queen
Not seen ‘since Dick docked” i.e. a long time
Going for my messages (shopping)
She’s got nerves (someone had a breakdown)
Jumped a bus (bus ride)
Liverpool.

Love beige cardigans, I grew up in the East Midlands and have come back to live here.
“A-were”. I always thought this was spelt ooh-er.
Eh up ( mi duck) = hello, hi. It is even the name of a programme on local TV.
Ride croggy= ride on the crossbar of someone’s bike.

I spent most of my working life in Yorkshire and learnt some really picturesque expressions.
Give backword= go back on your word, change your mind.
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Corryanna

Baffies (slippers)
Sheen (shoes)
Fit (a foot as in body part!))
Fit? (What?)
Gushel (a mess)
Bunnet (hat)
Het (hot)
Loonie (boy)
Lassigie (pronounced Lass-I-gee, means a young girl)
Midjig (a midgie)

These are northern and Highland (i.e. north of Inverness!) words. When we moved back to my “home” town and youngest son+I were out for a walk, we met an ex school friend and she said to my son “what a bonnie looney!” He was most put out ?

Far div ye belang tae, quine? ?

South West Wales

Here }
Year} All pronounced yer
Ear }

Never heard of daps until I moved to Bristol or Bristle as the local pronounce it and they put an L on words finishing with a:-

Banana is Bananal
Area is areal
Idea is Ideal and so on

I have heard of daps, plimsolls and pumps but in Glasgow they were always saunies (short for sand shoes)

Daps - plimsolls
Alright butt - okay mate
It’s Down by there - it’s over there
Buzzin’ - really excited
Tampin’ - really cross

Mid Wales. Tonight we’re tampin as Wales just lost at the football.

DH just remembered another - ballyboster.

Another one born and brought up in the Black Country here but having lived in London for almost 60 years I’ve forgotten most of the dialect words. I could add bibble and chick though.

Ach y fii ( dirty , disgusting)
Twp ( stupid)

Maple?. I could suddenly hear my dad!

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,northern and Highland Scottish words I should have said.

Baffies (slippers)
Sheen (shoes)
Fit (a foot as in body part!))
Fit? (What?)
Gushel (a mess)
Bunnet (hat)
Het (hot)
Loonie (boy)
Lassigie (pronounced Lass-I-gee, means a young girl)
Midjig (a midgie)

These are northern and Highland (i.e. north of Inverness!) words. When we moved back to my “home” town and youngest son+I were out for a walk, we met an ex school friend and she said to my son “what a bonnie looney!” He was most put out ?

Another one in South Yorkshire (funny, too):
“Ah thowt tha were deed!” (On bumping into someone not seen for many a year - “I thought you’d died!”.