Local Phrases

[Looby&Lew]

If you say to a friend of mine 'what do you know?' Her answer is 'there are no bones in jelly'.

 

[Deleted member 1402]

My mum uses
"I thought I'd take a walk to Scarborough" to mean you asked me a nonsense question so I'll give you a nonsense question. It's funny she really gets in to it and talks about having to get up early and how it will be a long day but that fine because she'll have a bag a chips by the sea front and then walk back, when someone's idiocy has really pissed her off.

that's quite unique, might pinch this! Plus I love Scarborough!

 

[Jamesuk]

From Pie Eating Land.. AKA Wigan...

"Put Wood in th'oie". As in shut the door

 

[Deleted member 1402]

From Pie Eating Land.. AKA Wigan...

"Put Wood in th'oie". As in shut the door

yup, say this all the time, along with "were you born in a barn?"

 

[Pearls]

"Scrub a rollie" - can I pinch a rollie..

 

[Deleted member 2978]

being a yank I have heard some of them in the US like wood in the ole and better door that a window etc my mom used a lot of them. I am drawing a blank on stuff right...for the life of me just cant think of any that have not been said one way or the other....brain fart monday

 

[Lips_Pearls]

Are you sitting on that chair you're standing next to

 

[uk2002]

Been back reading through the pages here and realized there is a load that I know and have used in the past and would understand in a conversation
But never use anymore
From growing up and maybe if with my really old school friends they'd understand what I was saying but couldn't use it at work as it would go right over peoples heads

 

[Baldrick]

You know Yorkshire has a motto

See all, 'ear all, say nowt,
Tak' all, keep all, gie nowt,
An' if tha ivver does owt fer nowt,
Allus do it fer thisen

Or in standard English

See everything, Hear everything, Say nothing,
Take everything, Keep everthing, Give nothing,
And if you ever do something for nothing,
Always do it for a reason.

This doesn't really paint Yorkshire folk in a great light does it?, and transcribing this on a smart phone has left me a little traumatized

A proper Yorkshire saying that brilliant. A slight translation error on the last line though.

The last lines translates as:-
And if you ever do something for nothing,
Always do it for yourself.



B x

 

[uk2002]

Gradely

 

[Baldrick]

Are you pulling my plonker......also means are you joking.

Personal fave of mine this one lol xx

In Yorkshire we say
"Are you pulling my pisser"

B x

 

[Baldrick]

I love this one,,,,
Up and down like a whores draws...
Makes me laugh

We have a similar one
"Up N Down like a new brides knickers"

B x

In and out like a fiddlers elbow ...

love that one. I'm pinching that.

B x

 

[uk2002]

"Pulling my chain"

 

[uk2002]

We have a similar one
"Up N Down like a new brides knickers"
B x

"Up and down like a brides nightie"

 

[Lovernotfighter]

A proper Yorkshire saying that brilliant. A slight translation error on the last line though.

The last lines translates as:-
And if you ever do something for nothing,
Always do it for yourself.



B x

Thisen is normally translated as yourself, but it more use is more a selfish reason

 

[Baldrick]

Provvy woman - any person who does house to house loans

we had a Provvy woman too.

Dunkers - condoms

Brilliant

buttie - your mate

A buttie is a sandwich e.g " A Bacon Buttie".
I did wonder why you kept calling me a sandwich

used to have singles years ago, single cigarettes from packs in shops, for about 10p or so.

Yes same here. The unscrupulous shopkeepers who opened packs of cigs and sold them individually to the schoolkids. We called them 'Seperates'.
"Can I have 3 seperates please?"

B x

 

[Admin]

we had a Provvy woman too.



Brilliant



A buttie is a sandwich e.g " A Bacon Buttie".
I did wonder why you kept calling me a sandwich



Yes same here. The unscrupulous shopkeepers who opened packs of cigs and sold them individually to the schoolkids. We called them 'Seperates'.
"Can I have 3 seperates please?"

B x

You got it!
Ahh those good old days when you could buy a single..... long gone.

 

[Baldrick]

You got it!
Ahh those good old days when you could buy a single..... long gone.

'Seperates' were about double the price of what a cig would be worth if sold in a pack, therefore a Seperate at todays prices would be about a Quid

B x

 

[Vanezza]

One of the well known Leicester ones is Eyup me duck but I don't use it I tend to use ones from my grandma or dad, mind ya bonce, Where there's a will theres a way

Vxxx

 

[Baldrick]

Yer as much use as a chocolate fireguard.

B x

 

[Baldrick]

Eyup Ball's overt wall now.

Toys are out the pram.

- both mean someone is upset and about to throw a tantrum.

B x

 

[Vanezza]

'Go to Stamford' was one i heard a lot at home as a kid. I get the idea Stamford is a bloody boring place to be

Oh my Nan was saying fuck off wasn't she
N xxx

 

[Baldrick]

I could eat a scabby Donkey -
I'm hungry.

Do tha wan' filling in -
Would you like a smack in the mouth?

I wouldn't touch her with yours -
I do not find her sexually appealing.

So because of our accent "what's up?" Is usually heard as "Sup?"
The correct response to this question is "I'll sup wi ya anytime as long as yer paying"

B x

 

[Pearls]

I'll do it now after

 

[Terryg]

Well I go to foot of stairs!