Sheffieldish - words & phrases

[kidley 48]

Dont jump art-a fat into fire = dont change things and make um worse

[rossyrooney 12]

Phhhffftt, listen tu cat callin kettle grimy arse.

[Yorkiepixie 10]

Phhhffftt, listen tu cat callin kettle grimy arse.

 

Pot calling the kettle, surely...

[old tup 30]

"Ar wunt touch her wi a steralised bargepole!"=Translated"I think the young lady is a bit of a slapper!"

[Bypassblade 10]

Tha'd stand for three card trick.^^^^^^ same as above^^^^^^

 

 

Tha wants ma peg. said to someone who had done wrong.

 

To which the usual reply was " ah might deserve it burra don't want it".

 

^^^^^^^^^Tha'll stand for egg under t' hat

[rossyrooney 12]

Phhhffftt, listen tu cat callin kettle grimy arse.

 

Pot calling the kettle, surely...

 

 

Thy ant seen ar cat.:hihi:

[Yorkiepixie 10]

"Ar wunt touch her wi a steralised bargepole!"=Translated"I think the young lady is a bit of a slapper!"

 

And then there's the similarly-uncomplimentary: "I wun't touch her wi' thine!"

[Bypassblade 10]

I wonder how many men in the pubs still use the term going t' back, I ask as I still do.... or going to point Percy @ the porcelain.

 

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Ah'll warm tha chuffin arse fo thee

 

Ahm gunna wang thi chuffin ear oyl when tha comes in this ouse laddo.

 

Or that old favourite of parents, tha'll not sit for a week wen I've done wi thi

[Plain Talker 11]

Or that old favourite of parents, tha'll not sit for a week wen I've done wi thi

 

In our house my mother would threaten us that we'd "not sit dahn for a month o' Sundays!"

[Bypassblade 10]

In our house my mother would threaten us that we'd "not sit dahn for a month o' Sundays!"

 

Obviously PT your mum was harder than mine :hihi:, got to say she's the only person that REALLY scared us 4 lads our mum, bless her heart.

 

Pete

[Plain Talker 11]

Obviously PT your mum was harder than mine :hihi:, got to say she's the only person that REALLY scared us 4 lads our mum, bless her heart.

 

Pete

 

Mother's word was law. "Woe betide yer" (as she often said) if you misbehaved or did something she had said not to do!

 

"Ah sh'll mek t' third man" was another one she used if my sister and I were squabbling. (often coupled with "Ah sh'll knock BOTH thi eee'ads together in a minute, if yer don't gee-owwer!")

[Yorkiepixie 10]

A threat in our house was: "I'll knock thee int' t' middle a next week!"