smig4373 Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Any interesting names for things around your neck af the woods....Local slang that type of thing. I'll start, emmets = tourist's Grommets=young kids yuel=pitch fork skrikin = crying crib = snap time/break time barton = farm,of more than 300 acres leat = stream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 slosh= sl4g dale = ciggy licked = drunk yatty = girl i could go on and on and on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Harnser = Grey Heron . murther = woman morkin = scarecrow . Titfer = Hat or cap . Harnser . Edited September 1, 2009 by Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Isnt a morkin a scottish pubic wig....oh no...thats a murkin... munter = ugly girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 munter = ugly girl That one is used regular round here B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 whats the craic? (how are you) thats good craic (good fun) craic pronounced crack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Munter is pretty wide spread. Other widespread slang that I can't say I use is: Bare safe (sound, cool, etc.) Bare (lots of) Wagwan (what's going on) Gwanning (going on) I cannot stand them. FM B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 How are you down here is "wwaaaazzz zzoonnn pppardd"...(say in broad cornish)..hear it a million times a day.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toombsy Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 When I moved to Peterborough and heard this for the first time I thought 'what the **** are you talking about'... The young old boy - which means 'my son' I tell ya - there's a foo salads short of a coocumba round these parts B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Harnser = Grey Heron .murther = woman morkin = scarecrow . Titfer = Hat or cap . Harnser . harnser youve let the side down, i was going to try and convince these foreigners that only the finest queens english is spoken in norfolk, wot yew rekon bor mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 when I was shooting in shropshire I was told to get e down that dingle dont stand like a merkin. go down the valley dont stand like a scarecrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySmith Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Fugly - an abbreviation of 2 word to describe an unattractive women...to put in nicely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 harnser youve let the side down, i was going to try and convince these foreigners that only the finest queens english is spoken in norfolk, wot yew rekon bor mikee I rekon yor rite ol partner . Norfolk is a bootiful plerce . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 brea - boy yout - adalecent boy sket - girl who gets about sick - good bad - good bruv' - mate merckerd - beaten/lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno 357 Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Sand N***** = ..............t Jonno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Scholl Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 (edited) squid- enlisted navy man pinto- someone of mixed black/white ancestry mud shark- girl who only dates black guys brew through- liquor store chill- laid back jail bait- a hot underaged girl Edited September 2, 2009 by Dr_Scholl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 How are you down here is "wwaaaazzz zzoonnn pppardd"...(say in broad cornish)..hear it a million times a day.. What about all the other Cornish stuff....... "Yer Jan wur be ee too, my lover ?" = Where are you ? "Praaper job!" = Good Dundonian however is totally weird "Eh !" = yes or "I" "Peh !" = Pastry encased meaty comestible ! "Ing" = One "Ingin" = onion "Ana" = As well All this then gives us a typical Dundonian sentence....... Hilltooner No.1 "Eh`ll he eh peh !" = "I would like a Pie" Hilltooner No.2 "Eh an eh`ll he ing wi` ingin an ah !" = "I should also like one however I shall have one with onions as well" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 henry i know what you mean about the dundonian lingo, i used to shoot the tay a bit years ago and when we met locals it was like talking to a foreigner, had a flight with a local PW member up there and to his credit he was the only one we could understand, he also introduced us to the local delicacy known as the "bridie" from a little bakers in a place called errol from memory, mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldogg Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 (edited) abane fornenst quare greeting faceache sweel minging rodding wheen coup pechle oxtercoggle unfortunately the Ulster Scots industry has hijacked the dialict ( which they call a language) and is, I strongly suspect, making it up as they go along. Edited September 2, 2009 by dieseldogg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I love the local (I think anyway) word KIG. e.g. He/she/I was KIG. KIG = Keeping In the Greet Greetin' = Crying So, if someone was welling up with tears, but not fully bubbling, they are KIG. Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 A few Scottishisms I hadn't encountered before living here... Whischt - Quiet now! (to kids normally). Where do you stay? - Where do you live. Ken? - You know; don't you know; general punctuation. There are a few more I can't remember right now. Some Scots also pronounce '-es' at the end of words as '-ees'. So 'sandwiches' becomes 'sandwicheees'. This really annoys me for some reason. (As an example Edith Bowman on Radio1 does this). Nial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdb Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I used to live in Bristol. You would frequently hear one say to another "Sor bat", in which the reply would be "Der bat". "Sor bat" = I'm sorry about that. "Der bat" = Don't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Yem – Home Clock – To look Gadgie –Man/Mr/mate Our lass - Girlfriend/Wife Radgie – Chav Charver – Chav (Where it originally came from) Gannin’ – Going Knacka – Stupid person Waxa – Oddly dressed person Chin – Knock out Example sentence; "How gadgie, am gannin’ yem now, but before ah do am ganner chin that radgie for clocking our lasses baps!" :( Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Some Scots also pronounce '-es' at the end of words as '-ees'. So 'sandwiches' becomes 'sandwicheees'. Thisreally annoys me for some reason. (As an example Edith Bowman on Radio1 does this). That's a west coast trait, especially Glasgow, and is annoying to pretty much the rest of Scotland as well. Weegies = Glaswegians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 When I was first introduced to Weaste, Manchester about 40 years ago, I had someone described to me as "always mithering". Its the one expression that always reminds me of the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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