soft ayperth Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 When we were growing up, folks in my family would refer to a baby with a bald head as a "bald headed checker." Anyone else came across that or know where it came from? A number of other sayings I've posted have received no response. It's entirely possible that my family invented its own vocabulary and sayings. This is not meant to be trite. Folk back then may have done this. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 If we were in pain it was always a 'naging' pain or giving us. 'some jip'. Does anyone still use these sayings? Popt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 T.V as changed all for ever why you can even understand what a Yorkshire man is saying and I wonder what they now speak in The Black Country, English was never heard there, 1946 I moved to Leicester much to the delight of my class mates many an hr was spent with class and teacher trying to decipher just what I was saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeD Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 anyone know how "myself" became "me sen"? As in "I'm p***ing me sen". Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeD Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 ooh ooh and while I'm at it, where did "while" come from. As in "10 while 4". Most of the people I've ever met would say "until" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirglyn Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 You'll be pleased to know that the Sheffield dialect has gone international.My Japanese wife often uses the words 'shift' and 'sup up' even when she's speaking to me in Japanese.Rog G,you're quite right,a lot of families had their own slang and sayings.If my grandma thought anyone was being pretentious she'd say 'Ooh Oscar Wilde'My uncle and aunt (but not my mother) also picked up the habit,There were a lot more examples like that and if there was a distinct improbability of something happening grandma used to say 'that'll happen when Sheffield's a seaport town,' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 ooh ooh and while I'm at it, where did "while" come from. As in "10 while 4"..." I dunno. I say it all the while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 When we were kids we used to have brick fights on any bombed sites. We used to 'wang' not throw bricks between gangs. Does anyone else remember? Happy Days! PopT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffin4 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Eyup Pop T, Wanging is not exclusive to Sheffield. Down here on the edge of the Fens, my wife used to organise the village gala and one of the events was "Wellie Wanging". This brings me to another Sheffield expression, when egging some one on in a minor skirmish, he was urged to " 'it 'im wi' thi wellow"; which translates as "strike him with your gum boot". Alseediden, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh01 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 once just before i was about to have a game of pool someone said " who tha lerkin" weer did dat fraze cum from? i believe it may originate from up the road with the dingles in barnsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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