FabSwingers.com forum: Local sayings

By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

The beauty of language, travelling around the country there are some wonderful local sayings... 2 that come to mind...

Bristol area... "have you got your daps?".... What / why?

And Glasgow...

"I'm away to get my messages hen"...

What have you heard that made you think...what on earth does that mean?

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

One that had me stumped for ages was Barnsley/Sheffield people saying "put wood int' oil"

Translated: put wood in the hole = close the door

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

I was working on a site in that London village place.

One guy said

"Shut the fuck up you plonka"

I was stumped didn't have a clue turns out he wanted me to be quiet and meant plonker.

Oh how we laughed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

‘They say the lifts there are so swift that your tits kiss your ball bag on the way up!’

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Suffolk, 'on the drag' means to be slow.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Alreeet cock" round here is a friendly greeting. It translates as "are you alright, my good [insert gender]?"

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South

“Thanks Drive”

Is what is welshies say to our bus drivers as we disembark the bus.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South

If we call you Twp, we’re saying you’re a bit dim.

Let’s have a Cwtch - give us a cuddle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Apparently no one knows what a Barmcake is or God forbid a Butter pie!!

Don't even get me started on Parched peas!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Helping a lorry driver reverse.

You’re alright mate. You’re alright mate. You’re alright mate. You’re alright mate. WHOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAHHH!!!!! That’ll do drive I can barrow it in from there!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"“Thanks Drive”

Is what is welshies say to our bus drivers as we disembark the bus."

Cheers Drive is a Bristol / Somerset thing too - I didn’t know the Welsh did it too!

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South Ipswich

"Suffolk, 'on the drag' means to be slow."

It does. I said it my cousin visiting from Northampton and he didn't have a clue what I meant

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Apparently no one knows what a Barmcake is or God forbid a Butter pie!!

Don't even get me started on Parched peas!!

Butter pie?! Please explain... It sounds way too similar to a cream pie and that's on another thread..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Apparently no one knows what a Barmcake is or God forbid a Butter pie!!

Don't even get me started on Parched peas!!

its 100% a muffin, but that is a whole other debate!

round here if you go over on your ankle we'd say you've 'cruckled over'... I've never heard it anywhere else in the world

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Apparently no one knows what a Barmcake is or God forbid a Butter pie!!

Don't even get me started on Parched peas!!

Butter pie?! Please explain... It sounds way too similar to a cream pie and that's on another thread.. "

It's a Preston thing. Invented by the Catholics for their husbands to take to th'mill for their lunch. Basically it's full of potato and butter, pretty much in equal quantities. The potato should ideally be sliced and still hold it's shape even though its cooked.

I'm a bit of a butter pie connoisseur

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Apparently no one knows what a Barmcake is or God forbid a Butter pie!!

Don't even get me started on Parched peas!!

I do - ex from Blackburn ! Barmcake is also used as a friendly insult, no ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Apparently no one knows what a Barmcake is or God forbid a Butter pie!!

Don't even get me started on Parched peas!!

I do - ex from Blackburn ! Barmcake is also used as a friendly insult, no ?"

Yeah, you bloody barmcake!!

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Kettering

I worked in Leicester a few years ago and asked if anyone wanted any food from shop. I was asked to buy a ham cob?? WTF?? Apparently they were referring to a ham roll

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
over a year ago

I'll do it Dreckly.

Doesn't mean what most people assume it does.

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"I worked in Leicester a few years ago and asked if anyone wanted any food from shop. I was asked to buy a ham cob?? WTF?? Apparently they were referring to a ham roll

Yes in nottingham too it’s very common Ham cob, chip cob or chip butty, it’s just a soft white flat roll

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South

"“Thanks Drive”

Is what is welshies say to our bus drivers as we disembark the bus.

Cheers Drive is a Bristol / Somerset thing too - I didn’t know the Welsh did it too!

Yep

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

The word "bluebottle". My first summer here.

In the summer, bluebottles will come flying through the window. In Manchester. Which is inland.

Where I come from it's a stinging jellyfish. You people are afraid of wasps and yet a stinging jellyfish coming through your window inland is no big deal.

Stop the fucking planet I want off

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Apparently no one knows what a Barmcake is or God forbid a Butter pie!!

Don't even get me started on Parched peas!!

I do - ex from Blackburn ! Barmcake is also used as a friendly insult, no ?"

A round, flat bread item is a barm here. Pasty barms are a local delicacy

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South

"Helping a lorry driver reverse.

You’re alright mate. You’re alright mate. You’re alright mate. You’re alright mate. WHOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAHHH!!!!! That’ll do drive I can barrow it in from there! "

it’s almost like we are there, watching

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By *.R.MMan
over a year ago

Norfolk

Slow yew down bor - drive slower

Hentut - isn’t it

Hetty - hasn’t he

Wutty - wouldn’t he

On the huh - not level

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Then there was that whole thing when the Golden Gaytime came back.

"Oh my god my dad got me a Golden Gaytime I'm so happy"

Cue "umm Australia are you ok down there?" from the rest of the world

It's an ice cream.

Also, Yass is a place, and yes it is the first McDonald's (Maccas) for awhile on the drive to Sydney to Canberra. So the sign many have seen is not "McDonald's, score!" But "McDonald's, in this place"

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Norfolk

Slow yew down bor - drive slower

Hentut - isn’t it

Hetty - hasn’t he

Wutty - wouldn’t he

On the huh - not level "

Bloody hell it's like an anthony burgess novel!

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By * and R cple4Couple
over a year ago

swansea

I’ll be there now in a minute this is one of my favourite sayings .Crackin which means brilliant .Hanging which is how I describe myself the day after a drinking session

..Jip which means something is causing you pain..

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