Dialect/slang

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 07 Mar, 2008 12:49 am

Trojan wrote: fevlad wrote: II've often wondered where the word 'doylem' came from. I've never heard it used outside of leeds. I am a Leeds lad (well Morley) who supports Fev. I've certainly heard the word "doylem" in Fev - used to describe me by a Cas fan Ok Trojan,how can anyone support Fev unless they re from Fev?There must be more to this allegiance than meets the eye.(certainly cant be success by association like Man U fans or Bradford Bulls fans,whos days of success are now gone,Ha Ha Ha Ha)

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Fri 07 Mar, 2008 1:01 am

cnosni wrote: Trojan wrote: fevlad wrote: II've often wondered where the word 'doylem' came from. I've never heard it used outside of leeds. I am a Leeds lad (well Morley) who supports Fev. I've certainly heard the word "doylem" in Fev - used to describe me by a Cas fan Ok Trojan,how can anyone support Fev unless they re from Fev?There must be more to this allegiance than meets the eye.(certainly cant be success by association like Man U fans or Bradford Bulls fans,whos days of success are now gone,Ha Ha Ha Ha) My mother's family are from that area. Fev are a wonderful team. I've supported them throught thin and thinner There have been bright spots - Martin Pearson kicking a goal from the touchline at Headingley to beat Leeds in the last minute is one of them

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 07 Mar, 2008 1:22 am

Trojan wrote: cnosni wrote: Trojan wrote: fevlad wrote: II've often wondered where the word 'doylem' came from. I've never heard it used outside of leeds. I am a Leeds lad (well Morley) who supports Fev. I've certainly heard the word "doylem" in Fev - used to describe me by a Cas fan Ok Trojan,how can anyone support Fev unless they re from Fev?There must be more to this allegiance than meets the eye.(certainly cant be success by association like Man U fans or Bradford Bulls fans,whos days of success are now gone,Ha Ha Ha Ha) My mother's family are from that area. Fev are a wonderful team. I've supported them throught thin and thinner There have been bright spots - Martin Pearson kicking a goal from the touchline at Headingley to beat Leeds in the last minute is one of them Fare enough Trojan,i can empathise with that.But were you backing Melbourne Storm like Tyke Bhoy??

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Fri 07 Mar, 2008 9:05 am

cnosni wrote: Trojan wrote: fevlad wrote: II've often wondered where the word 'doylem' came from. I've never heard it used outside of leeds. I am a Leeds lad (well Morley) who supports Fev. I've certainly heard the word "doylem" in Fev - used to describe me by a Cas fan Ok Trojan,how can anyone support Fev unless they re from Fev?There must be more to this allegiance than meets the eye.(certainly cant be success by association like Man U fans or Bradford Bulls fans,whos days of success are now gone,Ha Ha Ha Ha) I was born in dorking, surrey supported fev all my life

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Fri 07 Mar, 2008 12:44 pm

arry awk wrote: Yer dead reet Trojan!Billycock hats were bowlers, sometimes known as 'Derbys' Origins unknown I'm afraid!Glad I 'twigged' the N.Yorks accent!Another slang word in Leeds is 'Gipping' (as in slipping)To Gip is to feel like retching after a bad pint or seeing anasty sight!78 records. How about 'The Laughing Policeman'by Charles Penrose? (I hear Ravey Davey gives anexcellent rendering of this!).We had Gracie Fields too, 'Biggest Aspidistra in the world'and 'Poor baby has slipped down the plughole' 'Salleeee',too!Worth a bomb these days,those that survived.Arry Hi arry.I think the term billycock is derived from a William Coke,who first wore that style of hat for shooting parties.They were called 'Derbies' in the U.S after the Earl of Derby.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Fri 07 Mar, 2008 12:50 pm

another word I haven't heard outside of leeds is 'radged' I wonder where that came from?

Si · Post by Si » Fri 07 Mar, 2008 1:22 pm

arry awk wrote: Si,Actually(!) the word used in Leeds is 'Gip' (as in Gipton),using a hard 'G'.The phrases 'Giving me Gyp' and 'Gyppy tummy' ,aremore universal, using the 'J' sound. Heard those UK-wideAND in the Canal Zone! ('Lamp swingers'-fall out!).Sand in my shoes - and other places!Arry Of course, Arry! Should have realised there are two versions! And you should know, being an ex-khaki-clad-one!

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Sat 08 Mar, 2008 5:26 pm

Thanks Stevief for the explanations!learn summat new every day don't we?I seem to remember the Lord Derby version nowbut not the Willy Coke! Ta! (Hope it was Diet Coke!)(Shurrup!)Si. I was an'Airforce Blue' Brylcreem lad,altho we didwear KD (Khaki Drill) in the middle east!

Si · Post by Si » Mon 10 Mar, 2008 8:49 am

Oops! Wrong again!Sorry, Arry!Per adua ad astra!

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 5:04 pm

Another dialect/slang word just arrived in me nut!'Brussen' used to describe a bombastic, well builtperson. or a well developed child!