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Post by harryburrows on Mar 31, 2015 21:15:03 GMT
Well in my youth it went like this " eh up sirrah " Instead of Hi mate. Hardly king Lear , but it's food for thought Oh, right. Thanks! I'm very used to old Potteries lingo, but have never heard 'sirrah' used - I remember all my Potteries words and phrases from my late grandfather. You from the westlands then
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 21:21:10 GMT
Ayup, not sure if it comes from here Toe-Rag, Grandad used to say it R kid or ark
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 31, 2015 21:22:01 GMT
Oh, right. Thanks! I'm very used to old Potteries lingo, but have never heard 'sirrah' used - I remember all my Potteries words and phrases from my late grandfather. You from the westlands then CLOSE! SPOOKILY CLOSE!
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Post by BryStokeCityFC on Mar 31, 2015 21:24:16 GMT
Marra Owd man/dear
Sent from my D5503
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Mar 31, 2015 21:25:09 GMT
Ess 'ole - fire grate, fire place.
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 31, 2015 21:28:07 GMT
Just remembered some more: LARK LEGS. - Anyone with very thin legs!
And anyone really overweight they called 'stiff'.
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Post by harryburrows on Mar 31, 2015 21:31:53 GMT
You from the westlands then CLOSE! SPOOKILY CLOSE! Knew you were posh murph
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 31, 2015 21:38:04 GMT
CLOSE! SPOOKILY CLOSE! Knew you were posh murph That'll be the day, 'Arry!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 1, 2015 5:41:15 GMT
Knew you were posh murph That'll be the day, 'Arry!!!!!!!!!! Dropping a few H,s won't convince me otherwise
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Post by lawrieleslie on Apr 1, 2015 7:55:08 GMT
Canting. ( telling tails ) Remember a rhyme we would sing in Ellison Street primary school playground to somebody who had dobbed us in for summat we'd done...... Canting canting custard Dip yer nose in mustard Tell your mother to wipe it off With a dirty duster. There were also things me Gran would say to us. Two that stick in my head are, when we asked what was for tea she would also answer "Jam and 'errins" . She suffered from arthritis and when in pain would always complain........"Oh I've got a bone in me leg agen".
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 1, 2015 8:04:47 GMT
Canting. ( telling tails ) Remember a rhyme we would sing in Ellison Street primary school playground to somebody who had dobbed us in for summat we'd done...... Canting canting custard Dip yer nose in mustard Tell your mother to wipe it off With a dirty duster. There were also things me Gran would say to us. Two that stick in my head are, when we asked what was for tea she would also answer "Jam and 'errins" . She suffered from arthritis and when in pain would always complain........"Oh I've got a bone in me leg agen". Yes that brings back memories , when I fell over and cried my dad would ask have you got a bone in your leg ? Or does it hurt when you laugh , I was 27 at the time
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 1, 2015 12:55:57 GMT
Kecks
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Post by bathstoke on Apr 1, 2015 13:03:47 GMT
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 1, 2015 13:22:24 GMT
Bogs Div. or Divvy
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 15:37:02 GMT
Saffog. A poor person, maybe dirty or disheveled in appearance, wearing cheap/dirty clothes etc.
Or someone who's stolen/taken something - "give me that back you big saffog"
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Apr 2, 2015 3:52:07 GMT
The old man used to say 'bosunt', instead of full. As in food. "Have you had enough to eat?" "Aaar am bosunt." Might just have been something peculiar to him and not a Staffycher thing.
I always chuckle at Stokey ladies who shorten 'couldn't' to cun't. I was in a fairly posh household t'other day and the missus was cunting all over the show with impunity.
I like the word 'thrape' too.
Lend and borrow are the Potteries Achilles' Heels.
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 2, 2015 4:41:31 GMT
The old man used to say 'bosunt', instead of full. As in food. "Have you had enough to eat?" "Aaar am bosunt." Might just have been something peculiar to him and not a Staffycher thing. I always chuckle at Stokey ladies who shorten 'couldn't' to cun't. I was in a fairly posh household t'other day and the missus was cunting all over the show with impunity. I like the word 'thrape' too. Lend and borrow are the Potteries Achilles' Heels. Of and have As well
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 2, 2015 4:43:33 GMT
Whenever my old man used to burp at the table he always said. Manners
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 9:32:13 GMT
The old man used to say 'bosunt', instead of full. As in food. "Have you had enough to eat?" "Aaar am bosunt." Might just have been something peculiar to him and not a Staffycher thing. I always chuckle at Stokey ladies who shorten 'couldn't' to cun't. I was in a fairly posh household t'other day and the missus was cunting all over the show with impunity. I like the word 'thrape' too. Lend and borrow are the Potteries Achilles' Heels. Of and have As well All over this board tbf.... :-)
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 3, 2015 8:26:05 GMT
Spifflicate
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Post by bathstoke on Apr 3, 2015 10:35:25 GMT
Deck-eet
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2015 10:43:13 GMT
'Ow at???
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Apr 3, 2015 11:37:02 GMT
Slat/slating, as in "So I slat it down on his desk" or "I'm pissin' soaked, it's slating down outside".
Is 'fanged' one? As in "I a fanged hold of him & give him a rate good cossin'".
We tend to say 'why' instead of 'while' aswell. "Wait there why a nip in 'ere".
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Post by GlennA on Apr 3, 2015 14:12:59 GMT
There's a tendency to say 'her' when the rest of the English-speaking world would say 'she'.
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Post by dutchpeter72 on Apr 3, 2015 14:22:45 GMT
Slat/slating, as in "So I slat it down on his desk" or "I'm pissin' soaked, it's slating down outside". Is 'fanged' one? As in "I a fanged hold of him & give him a rate good cossin'". We tend to say 'why' instead of 'while' aswell. "Wait there why a nip in 'ere". I believe fang/fanged is unique to the potteries and is scandanavian in origin and there's a similar word in modern Swedish.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Apr 3, 2015 15:38:42 GMT
Clemmed. As in 'I'm clemmed deeth'
'Hungry' and/or, bizarrely, 'cold'.
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 3, 2015 16:00:09 GMT
Lobby is the obvious one where did the word originate though
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Post by GlennA on Apr 3, 2015 16:04:36 GMT
That's Scando too I think. Lobskaus = lobby and scouse.
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 3, 2015 18:02:10 GMT
That'll be the day, 'Arry!!!!!!!!!! Dropping a few H,s won't convince me otherwise Rumbled! DAMN! Henry, I do apologise. It was all the butler's idea, and I should have known it wouldn't fox you for one moment.
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 3, 2015 18:05:05 GMT
Dropping a few H,s won't convince me otherwise Rumbled! DAMN! Henry, I do apologise. It was all the butler's idea, and I should have known it wouldn't fox you for one moment. Is that damn! an anagram are you shopping me
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