The Things We Say

Some Leicester ones not necessarily that I say but I hear a lot:
Ay up m'duck (basically a greeting)
Cob - bread roll but usually the crusty type
Mardy/Mardy bum - when I went to uni no one knew what I was on about but then artic monkeys released their single and most people know it means grumpy/upset.
Got a cob on - in a mood/mardy
 
Some Cornish sayings which are lovely! I’m from North Yorkshire so was new to me haha

My ansum
My lover
Cornish affectionate term like “Duck”
At the supermarket I often get That’ll be £40.45 my lover!

Up Country
Anywhere out of Cornwall basically “England” which is an entirely different Country!

Emmett
Holiday makers from “Up Country”

Dreckly
It will be done sometime soon but don’t hold your breath!
 
Some one who's Sixpence short of a shilling - is not a very bright person

Grockles - holiday makers in Dorset

Can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear - can't turn something/someone into something they/it's not

You could knock me down with a feather - you are very surprised

My Dorset grandmother would say 'he's from over boarder' meaning anyone from outside the town
 
piggieminder said:
Some one who's Sixpence short of a shilling - is not a very bright person

Grockles - holiday makers in Dorset

Can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear - can't turn something/someone into something they/it's not

You could knock me down with a feather - you are very surprised

My Dorset grandmother would say 'he's from over boarder' meaning anyone from outside the town
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So that's what grockles means?! Flip me, I always figured I was hearing them wrong or something. My mum's family is from down that direction.
 
Mutton dressed as lamb

Older lady who can't accept she's getting older, so dresses like a young lady.

Men are guilt of it aswell
 
“Flying by the seat of your pants”
Going without a plan, or generally not as you usually would!
 
Betsy said:
My Grandma used to say it and she was from Lancashire so maybe its a Lancashire saying.
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I struggle to understand some northern accents, but they struggle with me, I meet loads on jobs I do. Il listen out for it.

Apparently to northerners, I sound a mix of brummy and London makes sense because I live between the 2
 
SkyPipDotBernie said:
I struggle to understand some northern accents, but they struggle with me, I meet loads on jobs I do. Il listen out for it.

Apparently to northerners, I sound a mix of brummy and London makes sense because I live between the 2
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My neighbour didn't believe I was a local lass (I was born 5 miles away from where I live now) as I she thinks my accent is weird. My Dad was from Manchester and my Mum was from Essex. So I have a mixture of the local accent, Essex and Manchester!
 
Dorset people call inanimate objects he. I was reminded of this this morning when I picked up Caspy's bed and said to him 'um I think he needs a wash'.
I didn't know I did this until someone laughed at me calling things he, I mean everyone talks like this where I come from!
Which reminds me, when something is worn out and/or useless we say 'he's gone home'.

My grandmother's used dozens of old expressions, dialect and sayings a day. I realise how much I have forgotten, how easy it is to lose these old ways now we move around so much and our language seems to be being watered down.
 
My favorite (Australian) one when I was a kid was 'Stop carrying on like a pork chop'.
It means stop being silly.

One I got at school a lot was 'It looks like it was written with a thumbnail dipped in tar'.
My handwriting left a lot to be desired :whistle:
 
SkyPipDotBernie said:
Urite me duck, a Northampton saying for are you Ok my dear. Slowly dying out now though, now the new thing is, what's gwaarning, Init Init, ye man, ( chav)
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My grandad used to say this when I was a child.... I'm originally from Corby in northants but moved to South Wales when I was very small but I remember him always saying this 💞
 
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