soft ayperth   11 #13 Posted August 3, 2012 Brings back memories, nippers tho we used for kids also, ankle biters (little kids also), shut thi gob (be quiet), ne'ow (no), are you now in America? I asked as you use sidewalk, we say pavement; or path.  I always thought "nippers" meant young uns, little kids. In Newfoundland, they call mosquitoes nippers, for obvious reasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
trastrick   866 #14 Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) Brings back memories, nippers tho we used for kids also, ankle biters (little kids also), shut thi gob (be quiet), ne'ow (no), are you now in America? I asked as you use sidewalk, we say pavement; or path.  In Toronto, actually. Since leaving in 1959 my Sheffield dialect is frozen in time. But back home it has evolved with a lot of the old expressions gone. We never referred to the "loo" or a "gateau", it was closet and cake.  A couple more are stop yer "wittlin", most families had an "'obinfoot", we poor lads only had "jerkin suits" at "Whitsuntide", maybe a "wireless", and if we were really lucky a "gramophone". When a lad brought an apple to school we tried to be the first to get "dags ont' cuwer" (core).  If a selfish lad didn't get his own way, he "tookt' nark", money was "dosh".  Funny how it "allus" comes back. Your "ne'ow" was a good one. Edited August 4, 2012 by trastrick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
*Wallace* Â Â 333 #15 Posted August 4, 2012 We never referred to the "loo" or a "gateau", it was closet and cake. Â Awwww come on everyone knows it was the bog and bun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
chrishall   10 #16 Posted August 4, 2012 'He's on't nest'  Bit naughty that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Joanl   12 #17 Posted August 4, 2012 Awwww come on everyone knows it was the bog and bun  At mine it would have been "Lav" and "cream bun"......(Attercliffe) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rossyrooney   12 #18 Posted August 4, 2012 Mornins afters and neets.....shift working. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rossyrooney   12 #19 Posted August 4, 2012 Tranklements..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Joanl   12 #20 Posted August 4, 2012 Rammel in't cellar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rossyrooney   12 #21 Posted August 4, 2012 Forgot about Bull Week..the week before the holidays when everyone worked oer, to draw as much as possible fo' seaside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rossyrooney   12 #22 Posted August 4, 2012 Ah've just done a double 'un. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wessie_mick   10 #23 Posted August 4, 2012 Tranklements.....  rammell and bits Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rossyrooney   12 #24 Posted August 4, 2012 Sneck lifter,an amount of money to buy a drink in the pub in the hope of someone buying your beer all night in sympathy of you being skint. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...