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Sheffieldish - words & phrases


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You got those when you had to " Flip your Fag "..

 

Which sounds rude now-a-days....:nono:

 

 

Young lad lights up a precious Woodbine.

 

His mate, "Geers a drag"

 

"Tha dunt smoke".

 

" a do, and a do t'swaller"

 

"Oreight then, but don't meka p*ss corner ahterit"

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  • 2 weeks later...
These are from memory:

 

Lairy (showy) dead fly (promiscuous f) will yer be said! (that's enough!) ont' tick (credit) fancyman (sugar daddy) tha brush (you idiot) chabby (little brother) doll's on (bad mood f) one oert' eight (drunk) mardy - as in mardy arse (great descriptor but no modern translation) mucky (dirty) loppy (filthy) doss house (crash pad) pill (small ball for street or yard soccer) packinup, snap (food to take to work) todds (alone) shank's pony (I walked) caussy (sidewalk) roudt' lump (around the block) nippers (pliers) spondulex (cash)

 

I'm sure there's more...

 

shanks pony was an old cockney saying

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