Sheffieldish - words & phrases

[willybite 10]

Ah, an if somebody pulled a cracker that scrubbed up well, she worra reight dolly bird...

 

hiya g, just been ont blower tut bro in law in america, he tells me the next time he and the wife are over we have to get the younger ones here to listen to old english arr it shud be spoke, when we get nattering we always revert to arr we used ter speyk, i think there is one who wont have a problem that's my youngest grandson.

just read your post again g, brought something back to me when we were young you heard of the odd couples living ort brush, wonder why ? has it gone away or what, he he.

Edited January 26, 2014 by willybite

[kidley 48]

old fogie = an old person with out of date opinions

[flightliner 10]

'Ark at yon! ---- listen to him/her.

[willybite 10]

'Ark at yon! ---- listen to him/her.

 

arabaart bitin anbatin, disin an dattin,weers da goo from eer,summats gottogoo,weersdabin, deer anbac tusee arfar itis,

Edited January 28, 2014 by willybite

[grinder 10]

Compo......compensation ...

Thingy.....I can't remember his name....

Pongo.....I can't remember his dogs name either....

Edited January 30, 2014 by grinder

[trastrick 866]

"The eagle sh*ts today" - It's payday!

 

Clogoppers - boots

 

Turban - worn by all working women. (nothing to do with religion)

 

Cow pie - something to avoid (and not Desperate Dan's favorite meal)

 

Outside workers in winter always had a 50 gallon drum with a coke fire going. A blessing on your way to and from school. We had a name for it, but it escapes me?

[kidley 48]

would it be a brazier?

[grinder 10]

A pound to a pinch of snuff.......Not much chance of loosing this bet.

[trastrick 866]

would it be a brazier?

 

Bang on. Thanks.

 

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A pound to a pinch of snuff.......Not much chance of loosing this bet.

 

Granma was hooked on snuff, it was a right mood changer.

 

Top Mill was her favorite, and if the shop was sold out of regular and we brought back "menthol" we were in for a few days of misery.

[kidley 48]

going for a Jeromy or Jeromy tree = going for a pee

[macbretta 10]

" Put big light on" (the one that hung from a cord int middle ut "front room" that was never used unless you had "Proper folk" calling).

"Well ill go to top of our stairs"- astonishment.

"He's got monk on we thy" - not a happy bunny.

" Thall get a lathering that not too old" - teenager pushing dad too far at tea time.

"Shut thy cakeole -shurrup "- same teenager pushing mom too far at tea time.

"Gu tut top shop fawme" - Run an errand to the shops.

" Nowt as queer as folk" - odd fellow.

"Throws his money away like a man we no arms"- difficult to do

"He's a right taiter" - he is an idiot

"Hes a daft apeth" - same chap as above

"Tha needs a good fettling" - dirty boy in need of a bath

"Sharnt tellthy again"- Last words before dad clips afore mention teenager

"Gi thy mother yur keep" -once working a payment to mother for cooking and cleaning etc.

[JohnM 10]

one i used to hear off the old folk, though not out loud...

 

felchwallah - a ne'erdowell of the worst sort

 

i can recall my granddad saying that - but not too let my gran hear it - otherwise he'd be in big trouble!