Dialect/slang

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Sat 29 Mar, 2008 7:26 pm

I've worked in engineering since school and have picked up one or two curious expressions.A job done for oneself was a 'guvvy' e.g.Arrys petrol cigarette lighters.A workmate from the West Country referred to the same as 'foreigners'.We called coolant 'suds' he said it was 'compo'.After recent stock-taking at work all the newly counted stacks of steel are called 'rucks'.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Sat 29 Mar, 2008 9:05 pm

gi summat di nowt gi ower

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sat 29 Mar, 2008 9:31 pm

[said about someone small] 'Eee. E's not t' size o' two penn'orth o' copper. Eastgut. 'Eadrow. Briggit.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Sun 30 Mar, 2008 11:52 am

if tha does summat do nowt when tha's dunnitI'm fair clamped in mi gromperst'ills is high but 't'valleys is low

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed 09 Apr, 2008 11:26 pm

Ar lass = one's better half.

zip55 · Post by **zip55** » Thu 10 Apr, 2008 12:47 am

Trojan wrote: Ar lass = one's better half. We always used 'ar lass' for sister, same as 'ar kid' for brother

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Thu 10 Apr, 2008 3:15 pm

well chonk my chunks: if I'm not fair gripped wi a thronkle

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Thu 10 Apr, 2008 4:25 pm

Musta bin that untimely 'Dip' in the Navvi !And listening (forced) to Bread!

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Thu 10 Apr, 2008 4:43 pm

arry awk wrote: Musta bin that untimely 'Dip' in the Navvi !And listening (forced) to Bread! oh alright arryI'm making em up in case you hadn't guessed. Lived in Norfolk for a bit,and people used to go on about my accent so I well you know, got a bit creative. trouble was I started using the stuff for real-been 'clemped' many a time

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Thu 10 Apr, 2008 4:49 pm

Hev yew gotta loight bor?