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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Scimitar on January 22, 2012, 10:11:01 PM
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Anyone got any interesting words or phrases that you can remember from our older generations which are not heard today?
For example, my wifes Grandma would use the word "Umpupafoot" to describe someone who was unhappy for some reason. She lived in Bolsover. There must be lots more.
I can remember locals saying "seri" as in you understand?
I cant think of anymore right now, but I'm sure you will. :) :)
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If someone leaves a door open an alternative to "were you born in a barn?" is "Do you come from Warsop?"
I first heard it years ago from where my in-laws come from (south of Clay Cross) then I heard it recently at work. The explanation there is it was such a poor area people took to burning interior doors as firewood though when I looked it up on line the explanation was that in the old single door cottages people were very hospitable and left street doors open.
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Not sure how local "Black over Bill's Mother's"is. I've seen it listed as East Midlands but also Birmingham. Wondered what origin is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands_English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands_English)
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tintintin
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kinis
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kinint
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well it wer.
2 nun's int' bath,
1 says, were'st' soap,
other says, ye it does ;)
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kinint
kinis then!
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Got summat stuck in me clack :D
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Larruped, as in bladdered.
Must be local phrases surely (DONT CALL ME SHIRLEY).
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My grandad always said "keep on't causey lad", before I walked home.
I remember asking when I got home, "what's a 'causey'? It turned out causey is short for causeway which in turn means pavement.
It needs bringing back, I much prefer "keep on't causey lad" to "please make sure you remain upon the pavement young man" ;)
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As a child at school, I remember referring to "Mr Smith" as Man Smith, and "Mrs Jones" was Lass Jones. Sounds daft now but thats "wot wi sed".
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tintintin
eesezitintizbuarraberritiziz ;)
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Instead of saying given over (as in have they given over) my Mother-in-law says "gen-or" (sp)??? :o
But then again she does originate from Sutton (Notts) so that probably explains everything! ;)
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'He look's a reight cock bod'
Usually voiced by mi dad if he saw a bloke wearing bright/outrageous clothing.
Pigeon flyer speak I presume.
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' Can't be Arsed ' see
http://chesterfieldonline.org/index.php/topic,455.0.html (http://chesterfieldonline.org/index.php/topic,455.0.html)
;D
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;D
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I'm not gerrin it, tha can gerrit thissen.
Slighly off subject, but you know when you go in to any supermarket, and they have moved stuff to different parts of the store...
I once overheard a couple - the bloke couldn't find something, and told his wife, and she then pointed and said "its up down there!" ;D ;D
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Not sure how local "Black over Bill's Mother's"is. I've seen it listed as East Midlands but also Birmingham. Wondered what origin is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands_English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands_English)
No idea, but I say it all the time :-\
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When I asked my mum for something she'd reply, Amas free from money asa toadis from feathers... ::)
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Norrerd Thattun
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Another, when I was being, err "inquisitive", was windyerneckin
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erd thattun
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Well! I'll go to bottom of our stairs!
As bent as a butchers hook.
Fitter than a butcher's dog.
I've seen more fat on a butcher's pencil.
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Up the wooden hill.
As bent as a 9 bob note.
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"foot of our stairs" is version I've heard
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Yep. Foot of our stairs.
You rank lower than us. Upstairs Downstairs.
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Didnt leave a skerrick on his plate (ie ate everything)
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Got that much snap on his plate it needed gormers.
I think that's an old pit prase.
When your loading up a cart of scrap, you stick bits up vertical to make walls.
That way you can load more in. They were the 'gormers'.
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If you saw a tall lass, we always used to say she had got legs up to her bum.
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ark at im
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Not a colloquialism this one,however a true, and witty classic from my Mother in Law.
She had one of Gino Di Campo's pasta based cookery books bought for her at Xmas
She refers to him as " that Dino Di Cappucino" ;D ;D
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Not a colloquialism this one,however a true, and witty classic from my Mother in Law.
She had one of Gino Di Campo's pasta based cookery books bought for her at Xmas
She refers to him as " that Dino Di Cappucino" ;D ;D
Colloquialisms aside, that's really funny about your mum in law's new name for Gino de Campo.
I have many a tale of names my mum in law used to change. These were affectionately know in the family as 'Doris-isms'.
For example.....
After having her hair shampooed and set she'd say she'd been 'conifered' . I'm sure she meant coiffured but her version was better!
If she had a headache, she'd take two parasols. Imagine trying to swallow those!
And I read a really funny one recently in Readers Digest where a woman was trying to find a hat for a wedding. She wasn't successful in finding one to suit her so she told her daughter she'd just wear a fornicator instead. Oooh get her!
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Not sure how local "Black over Bill's Mother's"is. I've seen it listed as East Midlands but also Birmingham. Wondered what origin is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands_English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands_English)
Black or bills mothers is one i am familiar with - and still use!
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Son shouting from upstaires to his mum who is down staires
'Mam - 'where's me shot'
Mum --'shirt'
Son -- 'I am shirtin - where's me shot?
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Remember, years ago, we were looking for a new lead guitarist to join the band. Met this guy, he played very well so we took him to the boozer afterwards to get know him. When I ordered a pint of Fosters, he said "Lager? nowt but dotty watter".
You can take the lad out of Tupton...