raymondo1952 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 just been hit in chops, ie in the mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 just been hit in chops, ie in the mouth Well done raymondo for getting your "noggin" around this thread. = well done raymondo for getting your "head" around this thread. eg "understanding" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartav Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Nowt to do with the festivities earlier in the month, but I've recently been reminded of the term "KALIED". ie for them as don't twig it, Southerners and such, a euphemism for having supped too much lotion, tiddly, p....d, etc. Argument, gentle discussion, followed about its origin. My thoughts are that it came from "kali powder", that sherbet thing that kids sucked up with a liquorice straw from a paper packet about the size of a tea bag..... well before ingesting other white powder became fashionable. And this white powder could be made into a fizzy drink, hence the association with strong ale. Any other ideas ??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incywincy Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 When my mum used to shout at him, my dad said she sounded like a "common vardyke". Nobody seems to know this word - any clues? Also told her to "get down Dixon Lane" where the market used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I dont think this has been mentioned before, i sow it on S/F not so long ago togger = football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacebadger Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 My folks were from Attercliffe right back to when it was farm land. Memory fades, but: 'Dancers' meant stairs, something to do with Fred Astaire always dancing on them (or the name?), so "Gerrup them dancers", 'Twirls' were keys, and 'Mad eye' meant a nutter, someone tearing past in a car would provoke "Ay ay, mad-eye!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I remember 'mad-eye' being used by my parents in exactly the same context as your example but I thought they were saying 'madite'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramall_Lane Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I dont think this has been mentioned before, i sow it on S/F not so long ago togger = football Oh my god! you've re-awoken a long-dormant neuron in my brain. Yes, I remember saying "togger"! That's an essent word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffin4 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Yes, I remember togger, also grid for bicycle, mabs for marbles, causey edge for kerb, bread and scrape for an insubstantial snack. My dad, who was brought up in Wincobank had numerous odd expressions but I suspect he had made up most of them himself. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramall_Lane Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Did anyone (like me) used to go to the chippy and ask for "scraps"? This was basically loose bits of fried batter. What a scrounger I was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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