Sheffieldish - words & phrases

[trastrick 866]

Blowin' like billio = windy

 

Just a bit a guwin on = something (anything) to eat 'til teatime, or payday

 

Oert' moon = happy

 

Coil oil = coal house

 

Specked apples = apples going bad, but cheap

 

Curb - brass fireplace surround to keep hot coals off pegged rug

 

Dinnertime = lunch time

Teatime = Dinner time

Supper = late snack

[grinder 10]

You big fat Idle ugly wart,

You gret useless spawny eyed Parrot faced wassok..

 

T. Capstick.....

Edited September 1, 2012 by grinder

[raymondo1952 11]

cake hole=mouth gob ****e=loud mouth / draw fire up =puting short handel shovel up to fire with newspaper across to get draft under solid fuel fire

[kidley 48]

I will try again

 

this is what we used to say trastrick.

 

Just a bit to be going on with, something to take the pangs of hunger away before your meal.

 

if this gets deleted i will want to know why.

[carosio 186]

cake hole=mouth gob ****e=loud mouth / draw fire up =puting short handel shovel up to fire with newspaper across to get draft under solid fuel fire

 

This was usually a single sheet, and frequently ended up being sucked up the chimney and setting it on fire!

[stevo 10]

Well my old nan would say she is 'flummoxed' with this post!

 

Up here in North Yorkshire, they have a joke about us 'Wessies' as we're called, or nowadays since the boundary changes in '74 'Sithees'.

 

Something about us being oilman, cos we have an oil for everything. ie coal oil, cake oil, chip oil etc.

[trastrick 866]

Gramma would say," Meks yer poorly". = disliked neighbour winning the pools and bragging about it, etc."

[grinder 10]

He's got an eead like a set pot, and a gob like a parish oven......

[Bypassblade 10]

I always say about misen, I've got an eead like a 50 bob cabbage

[kidley 48]

dal get a bunch of fyffes in a minit, you are likely to get my clenched hand touching your face soon

[grinder 10]

I'm at end o me tether ....... I'm about to be angry ..

[Joanl 12]

Don't you dare yer daft twillup.............