Dialect/slang

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Sun 13 Jul, 2008 12:24 pm

Chelping. answering back,being cheekyNenging. moaning,witteringkallifudge.a make do repair of something

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Sun 13 Jul, 2008 12:31 pm

Rangie. Must be a Leeds saying!We used to say "Bloomin' ummery",ifexasperated or surprised.Not heard itanywhere else on my travels!Leeds lad, your dad was obviously ex forces!We used to say."Roll on a long time" or,"Roll on Demob," for obvious reasons!also "Stroll on" - Losing patience. "Wrap up"-telling someone to 'Shut up' "All Wrapped up"- when a task is complete.

Leeds-lad · Post by **Leeds-lad** » Sun 13 Jul, 2008 2:22 pm

Leeds lad, your dad was obviously ex forces!We used to say."Roll on a long time" or,"Roll on Demob," for obvious reasons!also "Stroll on" - Losing patience. "Wrap up"-telling someone to 'Shut up' "All Wrapped up"- when a task is complete.Thanks for that arry,Dad didn't talk much about the war but yes hewas in a Tank regiment.Shame on me for not knowing too much about his war background I will have to do some searching

Si · Post by Si » Mon 14 Jul, 2008 10:00 am

rangieowner wrote: My Grandma always uses a phrase similar to one 'Arry used in another thread, She always says Blummin ummers! She's a Leeds lass and i was wondering if this is just a local saying or if it spreads further afield! My mates and I used to say "bloomin' 'ummer" as kids. We thought we were being very rude!!!

chomic · Post by **chomic** » Mon 14 Jul, 2008 11:42 am

Years ago, when I first started work, when a machine broke down my boss would say 'All we need now is a big hammer and a picture of Lloyd George with a cloth on his head' ????

Croggy · Post by **Croggy** » Mon 14 Jul, 2008 12:04 pm

I'd forgotten about "blummin ummer"!chomic - could that have been 'cross on his head' rather than cloth? - never heard the saying before though.

chomic · Post by **chomic** » Mon 14 Jul, 2008 12:09 pm

Croggy wrote: I'd forgotten about "blummin ummer"!chomic - could that have been 'cross on his head' rather than cloth? - never heard the saying before though. Could have been cross. Still can't make 'head nor tail' of it.

johnnyboy · Post by **johnnyboy** » Sat 19 Jul, 2008 9:47 pm

I came from sheffield brought to leeds as toddler in 1943 lived in clifton mount and went to brownhill same as me old man not at same time and we always said laiking and gozzling (spitting).

Calliad · Post by **Calliad** » Sat 19 Jul, 2008 10:51 pm

Tha's as thronged as Throp's wife when she 'enged 'erself wi't' dish clart = You're as busy as Mrs Throp when she hanged herself with the dish cloth ie. You're a lazy beggar!'E cud na stop a pig in a ginnel. = He's got bandy legsI bethowt missen. = I thought to myselfStanding around like cheese at four-pence.Flamin' Nora!Everyone's queer bar thee an me, and tha's queer sumtimes.

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Sun 10 Aug, 2008 1:15 pm

Has anyone else heard of a clothes horse being called a "winter edge"?