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Zamo
26-09-2003, 14:19
As a southerner living up north I sometimes find that the different dialects can hinder communication. Therefore, to try and aid communications between southern and northern brothers and sisters, I am working on a brand new dialect - Yorkshire Rhyming Slang (YRS). The hope is that one day YRS will become the dialect of our great nation.

Here are some examples:

Rubber (Duck) = Chuck
“Eh up me old rubber!” Translates as: “Hello dear.”

(Flying) Picket = Snicket
“Let’s go down tut picket, it’s quicker.” Translates as: “Let’s take this shortcut.”

By Ec = Ecclesall Road (not place)
“By ek, by ec.” Translates as “We appear to be on Ecclesall Road.”

Google (Searching) = Kerching
“Aa’ll google thee in tut noggin!” Translates as: “I’m going to punch you hard in the head and try and knock you out!”

Please post your suggestions and feel free to correct any linguistic errors on my part. Thank you!
1Man&hisBMW
26-09-2003, 14:25
I always thought the google in t'noggin was a headbut as opposed to a punch?

1Man&HisBMW
Zamo
26-09-2003, 14:28
Originally posted by 1Man&hisBMW
I always thought the google in t'noggin was a headbut as opposed to a punch?

1Man&HisBMW

Maybe, I'm only a southerner rembmer! I thought ketching meant hit/punch/knock-out. More advice please!
Carlwarker
26-09-2003, 16:56
Ketching is pouring red sauce out of a bottle.
alchresearch
26-09-2003, 19:19
Rhyming slang is just for cockney w*nkers.

People can't understand most of our words anyway, so why would we want to encrypt them?
Jon
27-09-2003, 09:16
Ta be 'onest wi' fowk on dis Dee-Dar forum ah dint kna 'a' Yorksha fowk 'ed slang words ah thowt 'a' wor for fowk darn sahth not up 'eear int' north.
max
27-09-2003, 09:58
One of the most popular Indian names which seems to have caught on throughout Yorkshire is Gupta.

As in Mr & Mrs Chipole and their son Gupta
BigD
27-09-2003, 10:22
Originally posted by Jon
Ta be 'onest wi' fowk on dis Dee-Dar forum ah dint kna 'a' Yorksha fowk 'ed slang words ah thowt 'a' wor for fowk darn sahth not up 'eear int' north.

Even T'prime minister cud enderstand that!
Jon
27-09-2003, 13:45
Originally posted by BigD
Even T'prime minister cud enderstand that! Aye up bigd sa can t' fowk o' queenslan' understan' wha' wee Yorksha fowk are callin abart or just thee? ah av eur beeam i' melbourne 'n 'e can understan' wha' ah'm sayin ont phone. :D
Phanerothyme
27-09-2003, 19:13
fave rhyming slang:

Merchant Banker
Gary Glitter