Great dialect words and phrases

[beano500]

Was listening to "Word 4 Word" earlier...

www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20050119/20050119_0900_49700_63852_45

There was a Telford lad who described an activity as getting "a five finger discount".

What a great phrase - you can probably see quite quickly what it means?

What new words and phrases, and from regional dialects do you actually think are good for teh english language?

[DinkyToy-boy]

beano500 said:

What new words and phrases, and from regional dialects do you actually think are good for teh english language?

I don't think "teh" is good for the English language

On the other hand, I do like the word "Bobbins" which is in fairly common use round here, but was used to good effect by the great Frank Sidebottom back in the 80's.

viz: "I don't like your car, I think it's bobbins" etc

[neil.b]

"E-mither" used to always crack me up. As used profusely by Mark & Lard.

And on a side issue: *sigh*....bring back Mark & Lard, please....the country felt great before they were booted off Radio 1....

[wolves_wanderer]

neil.b said:

"E-mither" used to always crack me up. As used profusely by Mark & Lard. And on a side issue: *sigh*....bring back Mark & Lard, please....the country felt great before they were booted off Radio 1....

I use the word "Bostin" quite a lot. Just to explain to those from outside God's country it's a Midlands word for very good, a lot of my mates from round here use it now, and nobody knows what they are talking about

[crankedup]

Bobbin's - that was the name of that fella who's wife cut his dick off was'nt it

[SiOsbon]

In yorkshire I quite like the phrase t'intrnet when asking some yorkshire folk (more of a south yorkshire thing I think) what you up to??

I'm just goin on t'intrnet.

Always cracks me up.

[Liszt]

crankedup said:

Bobbin's - that was the name of that fella who's wife cut his dick off was'nt it

Bobbit

[vixpy1]

Wibble..


and Why aye mate!

[catretriever]

SiOsbon said:

I'm just goin on t'intrnet. Always cracks me up.

t'book holiday t'Egypt no doubt

[minimax]

how about:

marra - friend/mate

clarts - mud/shit

yocks - eyes

to "tax" - to steal

mingin' - to go fast as in "I was proper mingin' down the hill"

howk - to spit

hacky - dirty

bray - to hit

lace - to beat up as in "I proper laced him"

I consider myself an expert in northumbrian dialect

[vixpy1]

Panty Hamster!

[love machine]

vixpy1 said:

Panty Hamster!

Furburger

[SiOsbon]

minimax said:

how about: mingin' - to go fast as in "I was proper mingin' down the hill"

I thought that one was used in:

she was proper 'mingin'

'mingin' - Rank aka wouldn't touch her with yours let alone mine, ugly



>> Edited by SiOsbon on Wednesday 19th January 13:07

[minimax]

SiOsbon said:

minimax said: how about: mingin' - to go fast as in "I was proper mingin' down the hill" I thought that one was used in: she was proper 'mingin'

oh that too, but usually in newcastle rather that northumberland

[love machine]

Emmet=Tourist (Cornwall)

Not quite zakly (mentally retarded)
Geddon (I agree with you)
Rooter (a mucky bird)

[andygo]

I once had a book where it used strange place names and gave them meanings -

e.g. Huby. The state of ones penis where it is neither erect or flaccid and refuses to alter, leaving an embarrasing bulge in ones trousers.

I'll try and dig the book out for some more examples.

[polar993]

Heed the ball = Somewhat retarded (as in, 'He's a proper heed the ball')

nb. This requires geordie accent for full effect.

[Liszt]

andygo said:

I once had a book where it used strange place names and gave them meanings - e.g. Huby. The state of ones penis where it is neither erect or flaccid and refuses to alter, leaving an embarrasing bulge in ones trousers. I'll try and dig the book out for some more examples.

The meaning 0f Liff, I believe.

My favourite is "Haddaway and shite"

[Chim_Girl]

andygo said:

I once had a book where it used strange place names and gave them meanings -

The book is, The Meaning of Liff

Some more...

Piddletrenthide - The last bit of urine, that no matter how hard you shake it will appear later, thus leaving an embarrasing stain on your trousers.

Halifax - The green, synthetic astroturf on which greengrocers display their vegetables.

Minchinhampton - The expression on a man's face when he has just zipped his trousers up without due care and attention

Botley - The prominent stain on a man's trouser crotch seen on his return from the lavatory. A botley proper is caused by an accident with the push taps, and should not be confused with any stain caused by insufficient waggling (see piddletrenthide).





>> Edited by Chim_Girl on Wednesday 19th January 13:39

[rude-boy]

Squit and compooter always get me as a Midlander in Suffolk.

Common greeting for a bloke you occasionally see in the local - r ya al' right boy