thatsme   10 #1 Posted March 16, 2014 Can anybody tell me the where the saying "It'll be a right pippy show" originaly came from please, or is it just a Sheffield saying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
muddycoffee   10 #2 Posted March 16, 2014 never heard of it. although Pippys was a legendary Sheffield rock shirt and leather jacket retailer which was in the centre for many years. I think they had a shop in Liverpool too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nanoffive   10 #3 Posted March 16, 2014 Yes its a very old phrase, my parents and grandparents used it years ago. If I ever say it, my family laugh because they think I have made it up. They will believe me now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
susie1 Â Â 10 #4 Posted March 16, 2014 My family used it, and I still do, to mean an event which is a mess/not up to scratch/a disappointment/ridiculous or pretentious. It's a pity these old local phrases are falling out of use, they add such interest and humour to conversation. I used the word "tranklements" the other day and my companion had never heard of it - bits and pieces (in my case, all the stuff in my handbag). Rammel (rubbish/trash) is another word which used to be often heard but is rare now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
top4718 Â Â 838 #5 Posted March 16, 2014 Made me laugh when I saw this as I remember my mother saying it. Â Trankelments is another good one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
beefface   10 #6 Posted March 16, 2014 My mum used to say it and I love it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
EmmaWilson19 Â Â 10 #7 Posted March 16, 2014 I say it to my grandkids sometimes (jokingly), it means a farce, mess, poor performance etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
allwednesday   11 #8 Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) Yes my late mum used to say it when things got out of hand or some one left the house untidy it's like a pippy show she would say! I often wondered what it means but I never asked her. Edited March 16, 2014 by allwednesday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Twitcher   10 #9 Posted March 16, 2014 This made me smile, my nanan used to say it and in fact I carry on the tradition! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
beefface   10 #10 Posted May 13, 2014 My mum always describes scenes of chaos and disorder as a 'Pippy Show', as in 'that shop's not going to last 2 months, I went in today, no milk, no change in the till, it were a right pippy show'. The thing is that she doesn't know who 'Pippy' was/is, or what her show was like. Can anyone help out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
old tup   30 #11 Posted May 14, 2014 Our old boy used to say "Pippy Show" all the time to describe a **** up or complete waste of time,another favourite to mean the same thing "It will be like Fred Karnos!",I think that's the right spelling of the name!. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
scousemouse   10 #12 Posted May 15, 2014 ..something really special was known as 'tozzin'!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...