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AmnesiaCustard
Beginner June 2011

Teach me....

AmnesiaCustard, 2 July, 2012 at 12:37

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...a new dialect word that you use. Please! Here's one for you (from Nottingham) "Pluthering" means raining very heavily.

...a new dialect word that you use.

Please!

Here's one for you (from Nottingham)

"Pluthering" means raining very heavily.

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  • *Mini*
    Beginner January 2012
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    My mum says 'clarty' especially when describing my scones. Dad is from leicester and frequently uses mardy too.

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  • Alreadymarried
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    Nottingham words..

    Mardy- stroppy

    Cob- roll

    Tegs-teeth

    Tabs- ears

    Oh and you get called duck a lot.

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  • Blonde Viki
    Beginner July 2012
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    **Sings at Kharv**

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    You're such a mardy-bum!

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  • freb2reh
    Beginner July 2011
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    Wassock - idiot

    Snyded - busy/ jam packed.

    And one I often use but no one other than my parents seems to have heard it before is 'Daps' - childrens little black school plimsoles.

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  • Tray1980
    Beginner July 2013
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    We get patty's in Sheff!

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  • Tray1980
    Beginner July 2013
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    Sheffield words:

    Bread cake/bread cob - roll

    Mardy - Grumpy

    Wassock/numpty - idiot

    Packing up - lunch

    Tabs - ears

    Nesh - feels the cold easily

    Poppo - a horse

    Chucky egg - chicken egg

    Gee-orr wi thi - stop that

    Babbi - baby/toddler/child in general

    Tarra sithi - Goodbye and see you soon

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  • (Claire)
    Beginner July 2011
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    I say all of these!

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  • kharv
    Beginner March 2012
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    Smiley laugh

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  • Little Miss Tweety
    Beginner August 2012
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    Another 1 from up here is A-KEN which means I know.

    The local 1 from my area that I hate withj a passion is SKEEL which means school

    Anoth is Dinnae - Dont

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  • Flowmojo
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    i didnt know that was a suffolk thing i thougth everyone said that!?

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  • Spangler
    Beginner September 2010
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    My family are Scottish but they lived in Africa for thirty years so I give you the following:

    Plook/ pluck - spot

    Nachie - orange

    chitty - receipt

    tackies - trainers

    paw paw - papaya

    mealie - corn on the cob

    mutie - medicine

    foosty/ fuchty - mouldy

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  • Honky
    Beginner October 2013
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    I don't know if this is a suffolk thing, but I love waspy (Like a bit tetchy) In Suffolk its pronounced wooorrrrrrrrrrspy.

    Also OH thinks that this is one of my Northern things (I have no idea where its from) but my family say 'sideing the table' OH's family thinks this is ridiculous.

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