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Only with auld lads like meAye, know it's still got currency in Ireland, just wondered if it is in use in the north east anymore. Cheers.
I bet you could eat a chettie more than a gissyChetties
How did ya knaaLove it my childhood, get your ganzee on its cowld and narky night
I bet you could eat a chettie more than a gissy
I bet you could eat a chettie more than a gissyChetties
Aye but I always called turnips narky thought a Swede was someone from Sweden didn't know of such a vegetableNarky is a swede.
A turnip is a different thing.
Trust me I grow swedes and turnips along the allotment.
It's all down to local colloquialisms - not the true names.
Syem here. A turnip for Sunda dinnerI bet you could eat a chettie more than a gissy
Aye but I always called turnips narky thought a Swede was someone from Sweden didn't know of such a vegetable
that's Roker for ya
Gallo wa used that word down Ellington pit late 60s for the ponys.
Really? I would have thought its something you hear all the time.Probably been about three or four years since I’ve heard it uttered in person.
Surprisingly not, antiquated phrase IMO.Really? I would have thought its something you hear all the time.
Still usedCalling people Cuddy handed if they were left handed.
Cack handed?Still used
Ah'm a cuddy wifter. If ah wasn't famished a wud spiflocate yer!Calling people Cuddy handed if they were left handed.
That'll dee for meComes from this I think.
The Galloway pony is an extinct horse breed, once native to Scotland and northern England. It was said to have "good looks, a wide, deep chest and a tendency to pace rather than trot." In the 18th century Galloways were bred in Swaledale, to haul lead ore.
Ganzee sounds the same and means the same in Norwegian. Same as bluey for lead and hjem for home.Gallowa for hoss, ganzee for woolly jumper, narky for a turnip, gissy for a pig.
Seagulls wellies for condoms“Gum boots” for wellies
I remember when I was a kid fishing down the rat house some bloke said look at all them seagulls wellies, someone must have had a party last night. I was well confused.Seagulls wellies for condoms