Words you don't hear anymore no.3127

[heston]

Chetties

 

[E Tenebris Lux]

Aye, know it's still got currency in Ireland, just wondered if it is in use in the north east anymore. Cheers.

Only with auld lads like me

 

[Hampshire makem]

Love it my childhood, get your ganzee on its cowld and narky night

Chetties

I bet you could eat a chettie more than a gissy

 

[E Tenebris Lux]

Love it my childhood, get your ganzee on its cowld and narky night

I bet you could eat a chettie more than a gissy

How did ya knaa
Wees got me cracket ?

 

[Hampshire makem]

Chetties

I bet you could eat a chettie more than a gissy

Narky 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.

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

 

[E Tenebris Lux]

Ower the warls oot

I 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

Syem here. A turnip for Sunda dinner
Hetton lad in a pub in Blackpool. Is this chebble tyun ?
A pint of half and half .

 

[Georgewhitt]

Gallo wa used that word down Ellington pit late 60s for the ponys.

Comes 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.

 

[Her Ivory Tower]

Probably been about three or four years since I’ve heard it uttered in person.

Really? I would have thought its something you hear all the time.

 

[Deleted member 52271]

Really? I would have thought its something you hear all the time.

Surprisingly not, antiquated phrase IMO.

 

[E Tenebris Lux]

Calling people Cuddy handed if they were left handed.

Still used

 

[peachy]

Still used

Cack handed?

 

[Georgewhitt]

A"lumpy jumper" = a woman.

 

[Johnny on the spot]

Calling people Cuddy handed if they were left handed.

Ah'm a cuddy wifter. If ah wasn't famished a wud spiflocate yer!

 

[Hampshire makem]

Comes 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.

That'll dee for me

 

[Tuono]

Gallowa for hoss, ganzee for woolly jumper, narky for a turnip, gissy for a pig.

Ganzee sounds the same and means the same in Norwegian. Same as bluey for lead and hjem for home.

 

[Big Jeff]

“Gum boots” for wellies

 

[Broony70]

“Gum boots” for wellies

Seagulls wellies for condoms

 

[Tuono]

Seagulls wellies for condoms

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.

 

[Will e]

Me dad would always say "you'll knarr what cuddies kicked ya" For anything bad that might happen.
All his family worked down the pit like so I'm not surprised.

Old bloke I worked with when I was a youngun always referred to horses as Gallowa's.

 

[Startrite]

Hockle.

Screwball, from an ice cream van, with a Gowie in the bottom.