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littlelegs

littlelegs Report 17 May 2012 10:57

to julie

why be so rude telling me to get off

i only said that i lived in lincolnshire but we use those sayings

Island

Island Report 17 May 2012 09:02

It's been chuckin' it down in the south for years and we ain't best chuffed about it either!
I don't think you can claim them as Yorkshires own :-S :-D

FLOWERS

FLOWERS Report 17 May 2012 08:54

Yorksher born, an, Yorksher bred; strong in t arm, an thick in t, ead !!

Janet

Janet Report 17 May 2012 08:35

Just a query on the first saying of its chucking it down. Some of us still use the phrase 'Its 'ossin to slart' which is more descriptive of the weather when it begins to rain.

The 'ossin' meaning as in 'oss thi self' meaning 'get going' and 'slart' meaning anything where some liquid is involved such as a 'slart' of vinegar on thi' chips/ a splash.
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I think it is a pity that regions loose their descriptive words. I mean, how does the rest of the world describe 'fruzzins'.lol-jl
( Its the fluff /cotton thread when it appears on material .)

jax

jax Report 17 May 2012 04:54

Yep

Only ever lived down south... Essex, Sussex and Cambridgeshire and we use a lot of the same sayings

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 17 May 2012 00:08

Why are these Yorkshire ?

its chucking it down ---its raining
your jammy --your lucky
im jiggered ---im tired


Born in Surrey and I used them down south

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 16 May 2012 23:46

a want fer nowt me gannie hasn' got hinny :-D

had yor gob she's a canny lass though but.... ;-)


not Yorkshire but Geordie :-D

Julie

Julie Report 16 May 2012 22:26

up the duff and bun in oven --pregnant
stop laking around -stop playing or stop messing about
spice were sweets
shut ya gob and put a sock in it --shut up
chelping --talking
eyup-- hello

Julie

Julie Report 16 May 2012 22:21

to zombie
gerroff off ere then and get yer own message board lol :-P

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 16 May 2012 22:16

Some of them my Dad would have said and he was Hampshire born and bred so maybe they are either universal or they have become so because of the services, he was in the RN. e.g. put the wood in the hole? were you born in a barn.

We say chucking it down and chuffed and we are both southerners, but OH was also in the RN.

One of my Dad's was 'wet as a mess deck scrubber' (i.e. daft)

**Stella ~by~ Starlight**★..★..★

**Stella ~by~ Starlight**★..★..★ Report 16 May 2012 21:33

it's nobbut a fly, waint arm thee

it's only a fly that will not harm you

.................................................................
'od on a bit
hold on for a moment

put t' sneck on
close the door
.....................................................
that's summat to think on
that is something to think about
..............................................

stella

Julie

Julie Report 16 May 2012 21:28

SOME MORE
ITS getting back endish ---its nearly autumn
chuffed ---very pleased or excited
my grandma used to say ---id rather give it away than lose it
playing pop with someone -is telling them off
shufty up means move up

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 16 May 2012 21:19

awa Luggin it = carrying something around

Roy

Libby

Libby Report 16 May 2012 21:13

Re nutty slack .... we always called it peanut brittle.

Nutty slack in our house was tiny bits of coal and coal dust put on top of the fire to damp it down at night, so it would keep it warm until morning.

Maybe this was just at our Scouse house :-)

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 16 May 2012 21:04

nutty slack its peanuts on top of hard toffee smashed in small pieces

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 16 May 2012 20:59

'tu put wood in 'ole' and "was tha born in a barn"=shut the door

Roy

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 16 May 2012 20:52

faggies up here means bread buns down south summit rude :-0

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 16 May 2012 20:50

Where theres muck there brass.
Put wood int hole... shut the door.

both my Grandads sayings he was yorkshire born and bred :-D

Me I'm norf london but dad was a cockney so I know loads of his slang

~flying doctor~

~flying doctor~ Report 16 May 2012 20:47

How about itintintin. Elaine Yorks lass. :-D

McB

McB Report 16 May 2012 20:44

Well i'll go to the foot of our stairs