Guest makapaka #313 Posted October 26, 2019 Get oor thi sen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
DerbyTup 10 #314 Posted October 30, 2019 On 18/01/2005 at 16:46, cgksheff said: Brossen is fairly widespread over northern England on both sides of the Pennines. Nesh is also used outside Yorkshire but I haven't actually heard it on my travels. Some think it could have a connection with the french for snow (neige) I'd not made that connection between "nesh" and "neige" but I think you may be onto something there. I bet it came directly from the lips of Billy The Conqueror when he arrived here in 1066, or thereabouts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
FIRETHORN1 58 #315 Posted October 30, 2019 My mum used the same expression as Jaffa1's mum when she was telling us to stop pulling faces and taking the micky out of other people behind their backs. She pronounced it "mini-mokin'' - but it's much the same thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
FIRETHORN1 58 #316 Posted October 30, 2019 Another one that my mum regularly came out with was that we had "gowl" in our eyes when we were kids, when we woke up of a morning with sticky, dried up crusty bits in our eyelashes and the corner of our eyes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jaffa1 10 #317 Posted October 30, 2019 31 minutes ago, FIRETHORN1 said: Another one that my mum regularly came out with was that we had "gowl" in our eyes when we were kids, when we woke up of a morning with sticky, dried up crusty bits in our eyelashes and the corner of our eyes. I remember that one too, we must have come from the same street 😃 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
beefface 10 #318 Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, FIRETHORN1 said: My mum used the same expression as Jaffa1's mum when she was telling us to stop pulling faces and taking the micky out of other people behind their backs. She pronounced it "mini-mokin'' - but it's much the same thing. It is mimi or mini mokin’ and is a hybrid of ‘mimic’ and ‘mini moke’, which was an off road version of the mini car, designed in the 60’s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kidley 48 #319 Posted October 30, 2019 ive heard this said many a time That not back"erd at comin for"erd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alarmingmark 32 #320 Posted October 30, 2019 Gowl .... 👍😃lol me too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jim Hardie 527 #321 Posted October 30, 2019 2 hours ago, FIRETHORN1 said: Another one that my mum regularly came out with was that we had "gowl" in our eyes when we were kids, when we woke up of a morning with sticky, dried up crusty bits in our eyelashes and the corner of our eyes. It was always 'bed' at our house. "Owd still, you've got some bed in your eyes." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest makapaka #322 Posted October 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jim Hardie said: It was always 'bed' at our house. "Owd still, you've got some bed in your eyes." My mam said “bed” in your eyes. 52 minutes ago, beefface said: It is mimi or mini mokin’ and is a hybrid of ‘mimic’ and ‘mini moke’, which was an off road version of the mini car, designed in the 60’s. I thought this was my mother-In-law losing her marbles cos she says this to my daughter and I’d never heard it before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest makapaka #323 Posted October 30, 2019 On 26/10/2019 at 23:33, sedith said: - Calling the evening meal "tea" instead of "dinner" Originally from Sheffield ... these days I live in the west country and lunch is between 12 noon and 2pm, tea is around 4pm and dinner is around 6pm to 9pm! Nobody is right and nobody is wrong!! True. each to their own. But I hate people calling it dinner instead of tea. it’s just so ingrained. i get it at big events “an evening dinner at x” - But when it’s basically you having your tea at home it always strikes me as pretentious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jaffa1 10 #324 Posted October 31, 2019 20 hours ago, makapaka said: My mam said “bed” in your eyes. It was always mam at our house too, not mum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...