Puffin4 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Hi Janber, Not only was the dreaded lurgy a product of The Goon Show, but also The Najjer Plague. Rog, My late father was also a user of the nickname thing and, I'm afraid he passed it on to me. I have names for most people I see on a regular basis, particularly neighbours. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi's-nan Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Eeeeeh! It's reight grand to 'ear all this 'ear Sheffield talk. I 'ampt eard it for years. Ast any 'o thee ever 'eard o' "Knocked thee duck off"? It meant to feel down or depressed. You can imagine the looks I got when I said it down here in Dorset. I used to live off the bottom of The Moor and when the term round the lump was used, it meant the houses. These were built to form a rectangle which made up 6 yards. If you walked all the way around the rectangle of houses you had walked round the lump. They don't talk proper darn 'ere. I get reight 'omesick for a yorkshire voice at times. Grannypat Yeah remember that one an all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffin4 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I've never 'eard on it, me! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannypat Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thas niver 'eard o' "knock thy duck off". I can't believe it. Tha can't be proper Sheffilder if thas niver 'eard on it. Wier dus tha cum from then? I were born weein sight o' S & E Co-op Arcade on t' bottom o' Ecclesall Rooad back in nineteen fotty seven. An tha'art reight abart 'em not showin' any affection back then. I think thi thowt it were showin' weakness and times were 'ard back then. I'm lovin' this thread - is anyone else? Almost as good as being back home. Grannypat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchfrie Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 One saying I recollect but haven't heard in ages is 'mimimoking'. If I tried to impersonate one of my mom's sayings or mannerisms I'd be told in no uncertain terms to 'stop mimimoking'. Anyone else used that expression? And 'tranklements' another one. Used by my nan to describe her ornaments or knick knacks. Great thread - keep em coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soft ayperth Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 One saying I recollect but haven't heard in ages is 'mimimoking'. If I tried to impersonate one of my mom's sayings or mannerisms I'd be told in no uncertain terms to 'stop mimimoking'. Anyone else used that expression? And 'tranklements' another one. Used by my nan to describe her ornaments or knick knacks. Great thread - keep em coming. No, but tranklements commonly used in our family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleetwood Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Hi frenchfrie - 'Trankelments' has been mentioned before, I think the other word you said should be 'minimoking' not 'mimimoking', at least thats how I remember it, with the meaning being just as you described. Either way, you would think they derived from the word 'mimicking' would'nt you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkgirl Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 One saying I recollect but haven't heard in ages is 'mimimoking'. If I tried to impersonate one of my mom's sayings or mannerisms I'd be told in no uncertain terms to 'stop mimimoking'. Anyone else used that expression? And 'tranklements' another one. Used by my nan to describe her ornaments or knick knacks. Great thread - keep em coming. Yes i remember the term mimimoking also lol, i still use a lot of the old sheffield terms myself and the kids will often say, whats that mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffin4 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Nahdin Grannypat, tha'rt nobbut a chabby thee. I war born in Richmond in 1939 and went to Woodthorpe scoil in't waar, me. Regards, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Hi frenchfrie - 'Trankelments' has been mentioned before, I think the other word you said should be 'minimoking' not 'mimimoking', at least thats how I remember it, with the meaning being just as you described. Either way, you would think they derived from the word 'mimicking' would'nt you? it was "mimimawking" in our house. and yes we had Trantlements/ trankelments, too, and rammel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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