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By *valanche1001 OP Man
over a year ago

Leeds

No! not what you’re thinking you filthy buggers.

I love a good colloquialism - makes me sound more ‘Yarkshire’ even though I talk a bit posh dontcha know.

What’s your favourite phrase that would confuse those not from your neck of the woods?

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By *eff4000Man
over a year ago

Camberley

I once had a Northern colleague tell me my eyes looked like piss holes.

She explained it meant piss holes in the snow and that that in turn meant I looked tired.

I initially thought she meant my eyes looked like a urethra and were all reddish pink from tiredness

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

My parents had few of these old sayings.

You make a terrible window - if we were in there way while watching tv.

Was you born in a barn - if we left door open

It’s not Blackpool illuminations - If any lights left on

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

It's looking a bit black over Bill's mother's

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By *arkandlovelyWoman
over a year ago

South Derbyshire

Ey up me duck - needs no explanation

Ayya mashin? - are you going to put the kettle on?

Black uvver bill's mother's - it looks like it's going to rain

Snap - packed lunch

Scraitin' - crying

Bonny - chubby

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By *arkandlovelyWoman
over a year ago

South Derbyshire

"It's looking a bit black over Bill's mother's"

Snap neighbourinho

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

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

Jitty - Small alleyway

Mardy - Petulant

Cob - the correct way of saying a bread roll

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"My parents had few of these old sayings.

You make a terrible window - if we were in there way while watching tv.

Was you born in a barn - if we left door open

It’s not Blackpool illuminations - If any lights left on "

I use all of these

And "eyes like piss holes in the snow"

And "put t'wood in't 'ole"

Allllllllll of 'em!

People wouldn't and don't understand "ye reet, cock? Which, when translated means "are you alright, dear fellow/lady".

I like the fact that "cock" or "cocker" is completely gender neutral too

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

Wherever I lay my hat

I'll go t bottom of our stairs I'd a face of mine

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

Wherever I lay my hat

"I'll go t bottom of our stairs I'd a face of mine"

*Fave

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"My parents had few of these old sayings.

You make a terrible window - if we were in there way while watching tv.

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Wow. That one must go right back to the Logie Baird era!

Tellies are so wide nowadays that it shouldn't be difficult to see quite a lot either side of someone!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Jitty - Small alleyway

Mardy - Petulant

Cob - the correct way of saying a bread roll

Ginnel - small alley

Mardy - agree

Cob - to have a cob on means to be cross. Or it's a type of horse. I think you mean barm

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By *rtyIanMan
over a year ago

Gateway to the Beacons

I'll be there now in a minute

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I'll be there now in a minute "

Wales

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By *eef monster munchMan
over a year ago

Leeds

Where’s coal house key cos it tint int tin.

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

"My parents had few of these old sayings.

You make a terrible window - if we were in there way while watching tv.

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Wow. That one must go right back to the Logie Baird era!

Tellies are so wide nowadays that it shouldn't be difficult to see quite a lot either side of someone!"

When we were kids our telly was in black n white and only had three Chanel’s. Def no wide screens then

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By *orthern StarsCouple
over a year ago

Durham

Gan up thy lonin

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By *orthern StarsCouple
over a year ago

Durham

"Gan up thy lonin"

I should of said it's not a favorite but we do say it.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

Stop standin' there like one of Lewis's.

You got a cob on?

Not sure whether this is local or not, but when I said it in work my London colleagues had no idea what I was talking about: it's chocka in town.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

^^^She CANNOT be serious!

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

My favourite is “he/she’s got a face like a smacked arse”

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

"I once had a Northern colleague tell me my eyes looked like piss holes.

She explained it meant piss holes in the snow and that that in turn meant I looked tired.

I initially thought she meant my eyes looked like a urethra and were all reddish pink from tiredness

I'm Northern and I've never heard this

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

"I'll be there now in a minute "

Tidy

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I once had a Northern colleague tell me my eyes looked like piss holes.

She explained it meant piss holes in the snow and that that in turn meant I looked tired.

I initially thought she meant my eyes looked like a urethra and were all reddish pink from tiredness

I'm Northern and I've never heard this

Da fuq?! You must have heard "he/she's got eyes like piss holes in the snow"?!

It was said all the time in our family

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

A definite Midlands saying, but has spread to the outer reaches of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Mid Wales and even overseas on occasion.

When you used to travel from Brum/Walsall/Wolves to Shrewsbury,North Wales or Chester way- or tother way round, you found a bloody big hill in Shropshire called The Wrekin (its still there

). You had to go either along the old A5 or other side on the A458 (or do the lanes)....hence the expression 'All round the Wrekin', meaning taking the long road (literally or also used for someone faffing round at something they could do quickly).

Not quite so relevant now the M54 skirts along the side to join up to the A5 to the M6

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

"I once had a Northern colleague tell me my eyes looked like piss holes.

She explained it meant piss holes in the snow and that that in turn meant I looked tired.

I initially thought she meant my eyes looked like a urethra and were all reddish pink from tiredness

I'm Northern and I've never heard this

Da fuq?! You must have heard "he/she's got eyes like piss holes in the snow"?!

It was said all the time in our family

Noe, I'm gonna Google

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Once every preston guild.

When Dick docks, and the liverbirds fly.

Where they play tick, with hatchets.

He's got a head on him, as big as Birkenhead.

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

C wasn’t impressed when a scouse guy messaged and said she was different gravy.

I had to explain that that was a compliment

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By *riel13Woman
over a year ago

Northampton

I still use most of these

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

"Jitty - Small alleyway

Mardy - Petulant

Cob - the correct way of saying a bread roll

Ginnel - small alley

Mardy - agree

Cob - to have a cob on means to be cross. Or it's a type of horse. I think you mean barm

Nope it’s definitely a cob where I’m originally from. Also giz a croggie - which means give me a ride on your bike (her)

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By *alking HeadMan
over a year ago

Bolton

I'm bound for't catch t'buzz.

I am going to catch the bus.

He were right powfagged after leggin it inter t'mill to sort out the treddle that were all outta flunter. He reckoned it had gone askew and needed fettlin proper.

He was out of breath from running into the mill to fix a part of the spinning machine. Something was bent and would need to replaced or taken to the mechanics shop to fix it properly.

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By *alking HeadMan
over a year ago

Bolton

Who used a spoggy instead of a catapult?

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

Away to get the messages

Coorie

Bairn

A Ken

Peely-Wally

Sleekit

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

"Away to get the messages

Coorie

Bairn

A Ken

Peely-Wally

Sleekit"

This is the closest I'm getting to hearing your voice isn't it?

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By *eff4000Man
over a year ago

Camberley

"I once had a Northern colleague tell me my eyes looked like piss holes.

She explained it meant piss holes in the snow and that that in turn meant I looked tired.

I initially thought she meant my eyes looked like a urethra and were all reddish pink from tiredness

I'm Northern and I've never heard this

Da fuq?! You must have heard "he/she's got eyes like piss holes in the snow"?!

It was said all the time in our family

Noe, I'm gonna Google

She was from Grimsby if that helps lol

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

"I once had a Northern colleague tell me my eyes looked like piss holes.

She explained it meant piss holes in the snow and that that in turn meant I looked tired.

I initially thought she meant my eyes looked like a urethra and were all reddish pink from tiredness

I'm Northern and I've never heard this

Da fuq?! You must have heard "he/she's got eyes like piss holes in the snow"?!

It was said all the time in our family

Noe, I'm gonna Google

She was from Grimsby if that helps lol"

Yes it’s quite a common one up here

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By *he ass man 666Man
over a year ago

paradise city

"Jitty - Small alleyway

Mardy - Petulant

Cob - the correct way of saying a bread roll

Bread cake

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By *otBunsHunWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

"You'd make a better door than a window"

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

"Away to get the messages

Coorie

Bairn

A Ken

Peely-Wally

Sleekit

This is the closest I'm getting to hearing your voice isn't it?

Don’t guilt trip me

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Once every preston guild.

When Dick docks, and the liverbirds fly.

Where they play tick, with hatchets.

He's got a head on him, as big as Birkenhead."

He/she/they have a mouth like the Mersey tunnel

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By *mwirralMan
over a year ago

wirral

"I once had a Northern colleague tell me my eyes looked like piss holes.

She explained it meant piss holes in the snow and that that in turn meant I looked tired.

I initially thought she meant my eyes looked like a urethra and were all reddish pink from tiredness

I'm Northern and I've never heard this

Da fuq?! You must have heard "he/she's got eyes like piss holes in the snow"?!

It was said all the time in our family

Noe, I'm gonna Google

She was from Grimsby if that helps lol

Yes it’s quite a common one up here

Yeah we use that all the time in North west

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By *mwirralMan
over a year ago

wirral

""You'd make a better door than a window" "

Lol heard that so many times

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By *otBunsHunWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

""You'd make a better door than a window"

Lol heard that so many times"
my dad used to get cross and shout it if one of us was blocking the TV haha

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By *he ass man 666Man
over a year ago

paradise city

Don’t know ya arse from ya elbow

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By *helamontsCouple
over a year ago

Edinburgh

haud yer wheesht - keep quiet

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

'We're aw Jock Tamson's bairns' is a nice one old(er) people say. It's like an old fashioned, less poncey sounding 'we're one race, the human race'

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

"No! not what you’re thinking you filthy buggers.

I love a good colloquialism - makes me sound more ‘Yarkshire’ even though I talk a bit posh dontcha know.

What’s your favourite phrase that would confuse those not from your neck of the woods? "
aye oop chuck!!!! Chuck what and where?

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By *azkinsWoman
over a year ago

leeds

Wigwams for ducks to peek on. Means nothing or none of your business.

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By *ustincider888Man
over a year ago

Preston Ish

2 jumps of the cupboard door and a bite of the handle.

This was the reply I got when I asked my mum what was for tea.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

As a man from the midlands living in Yorkshire, the only one I still struggle with is the way they say hole.

For those of you that don’t know, a hole is commonly referred to in these parts as oil. This one word alone is confusing in some many scenarios.

The mr

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

When in the states, having met some strangers in a bar I'll never get bored of the shocked expressions when I ask if anyone wants to join me for a fag outside.

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

A poke is an ice cream cone over here which used to raise a few eyebrows when the English cousins visited and we asked the lovely lady in the shop to "give us a poke please"

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Runners or plimsoles are gutties

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"2 jumps of the cupboard door and a bite of the handle.

This was the reply I got when I asked my mum what was for tea.

We were offered dry bread and wishit

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By *valanche1001 OP Man
over a year ago

Leeds

I must apologise for completely neglecting my own thread but thank you for all the input. I’m going to endeavour to use at least one of these per day throughout December

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By *cidcassual88Man
over a year ago

Glasshoughton

Close door

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"A poke is an ice cream cone over here which used to raise a few eyebrows when the English cousins visited and we asked the lovely lady in the shop to "give us a poke please" "

That reminds of the Jersey pronunciation of 'arse creem'."Would you lark a narse arse, Mulluv?"

Think Germolene when you hear the van chiming!

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

Or, did I mean Germoloid?

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

Hoofin - good

Websters - shit

Licked - tired/exhausted

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

"I once had a Northern colleague tell me my eyes looked like piss holes.

She explained it meant piss holes in the snow and that that in turn meant I looked tired.

I initially thought she meant my eyes looked like a urethra and were all reddish pink from tiredness

I'm Northern and I've never heard this

Da fuq?! You must have heard "he/she's got eyes like piss holes in the snow"?!

It was said all the time in our family

Noe, I'm gonna Google

She was from Grimsby if that helps lol

Yes it’s quite a common one up here

It was common in merseyside as well.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

"Don’t know ya arse from ya elbow "

I used to play along. Point to my elbow and say my arse, then run as something was usually laynched at me for being cheecky.

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By *akeanyoneMan
over a year ago

My grandma always used to say..."I can't get up because I got a bone in my leg"

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

It's brass monkeys out there

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By *oiluvfunMan
over a year ago

Penrith

Wee ist’a and wares ta frae?

Hast’ta ivver sin a cuddy lowp a seven barred yat?

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By *ashaleoCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

"I once had a Northern colleague tell me my eyes looked like piss holes.

She explained it meant piss holes in the snow and that that in turn meant I looked tired.

I initially thought she meant my eyes looked like a urethra and were all reddish pink from tiredness

Lol, pissing at this

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By *ig_eric_tionMan
over a year ago

IPSWICH

"I once had a Northern colleague tell me my eyes looked like piss holes.

She explained it meant piss holes in the snow and that that in turn meant I looked tired.

I initially thought she meant my eyes looked like a urethra and were all reddish pink from tiredness

I'm Northern and I've never heard this

Da fuq?! You must have heard "he/she's got eyes like piss holes in the snow"?!

It was said all the time in our family

Noe, I'm gonna Google

She was from Grimsby if that helps lol

Yes it’s quite a common one up here

It was common in merseyside as well."

I thought this was a well known phrase. I'm not from Merseyside or Grimsby

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

I've never quite understood why people say:

"Like a blue-arsed whatnot"

Surely it is the 'arsed' that needs euphemising, out of politeness, rather than the fly?

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By *mightyMan
over a year ago

Scarborough

Ear all, see all, say nowt;

Eyt all, sup all, pay nowt;

And if ivver tha does owt fer nowt -

Allus do it fer thissen

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