Mister M Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 I was reading an article about certain Sheffield phrases which it claimed are at risk of dying out: Varmint - Never heard of it Tozzing - Never heard of it Tha' makes a better door than a window - Never heard of it Nesh - Hear it all the time, especially at work Na' then - Hear it all the time, and use it myself Chuffin eck - Hear it all the time, and use it myself Be Reight - Hear it all the time, and use it myself Ginnel - I heard this as a youngster, and I wasn't even born in South Yorkshire Rurring - Hear this frequently Owtfnowt - This isn't particular to Sheffield, but used in West Yorkshire too A reight Bobbydazzler - Don;t hear it as much nowadays Put wood in oyl - Never heard of it Si Thi - Hear it all the time. Dialect: 13 old Sheffield words and phrases that are in danger of dying out (msn.com) Are there any words or phrases that are at risk of dying out? If they'd have asked me I would've said "please" and "thank you" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 minute ago, Mister M said: I was reading an article about certain Sheffield phrases which it claimed are at risk of dying out: Varmint - Never heard of it Tozzing - Never heard of it Tha' makes a better door than a window - Never heard of it Nesh - Hear it all the time, especially at work Na' then - Hear it all the time, and use it myself Chuffin eck - Hear it all the time, and use it myself Be Reight - Hear it all the time, and use it myself Ginnel - I heard this as a youngster, and I wasn't even born in South Yorkshire Rurring - Hear this frequently Owtfnowt - This isn't particular to Sheffield, but used in West Yorkshire too A reight Bobbydazzler - Don;t hear it as much nowadays Put wood in oyl - Never heard of it Si Thi - Hear it all the time. Dialect: 13 old Sheffield words and phrases that are in danger of dying out (msn.com) Are there any words or phrases that are at risk of dying out? If they'd have asked me I would've said "please" and "thank you" Use Varmint all the time . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Mister M said: I was reading an article about certain Sheffield phrases which it claimed are at risk of dying out: Varmint - Never heard of it Tozzing - Never heard of it Tha' makes a better door than a window - Never heard of it Nesh - Hear it all the time, especially at work Na' then - Hear it all the time, and use it myself Chuffin eck - Hear it all the time, and use it myself Be Reight - Hear it all the time, and use it myself Ginnel - I heard this as a youngster, and I wasn't even born in South Yorkshire Rurring - Hear this frequently Owtfnowt - This isn't particular to Sheffield, but used in West Yorkshire too A reight Bobbydazzler - Don;t hear it as much nowadays Put wood in oyl - Never heard of it Si Thi - Hear it all the time. Dialect: 13 old Sheffield words and phrases that are in danger of dying out (msn.com) Are there any words or phrases that are at risk of dying out? If they'd have asked me I would've said "please" and "thank you" Never heard 'varmint' in Sheffield. Reminds me of cartoons of deep south old blokes chasing off critters with a shotgun. 'Tozzing' isn't a word. Was thinking of 'tosser', which comes in handy. Put wood int' oyl - shut the door. Like much dialect once you leave Sheff you have to stop using most of it as no one understands you. Still use 'nesh' though, Edited July 9, 2023 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Varmint - Only ever heard it on cartoons like Scooby Doo Tozzing - Never heard of it Tha' makes a better door than a window - Mum used to say it all the time when one of us stood in front of the TV. She's from Cumbria Nesh - Bizarrely I can't recall any time I've heard a male say this, just females Na' then - Hear it all the time, and use it myself Chuffin eck - Hear it all the time, Be Reight - Hear it all the time, and use it myself Ginnel - It's GENNEL. Only inbreds say ginnel Rurring - Hear this frequently Owtfnowt - This isn't particular to Sheffield, but used in West Yorkshire too A reight Bobbydazzler - Don;t hear it as much nowadays Put wood in oyl - Again Mum used to say it often Si Thi - Hear it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 22 minutes ago, hackey lad said: Use Varmint all the time . Honestly I'd never heard of it till I read the article. Had a look online and apparently its sometimes used to describe a wild animal or troublesome child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 18 minutes ago, Hecate said: Never heard 'varmint' in Sheffield. Reminds me of cartoons of deep south old blokes chasing off critters with a shotgun. 'Tozzing' isn't a word. Was thinking of 'tosser', which comes in handy. Put wood int' oyl - shut the door. Like much dialect once you leave Sheff you have to stop using most of it as no one understands you. Still use 'nesh' though, Often preceded by the adjective 'pesky'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Just now, horribleblob said: Often preceded by the adjective 'pesky'. Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 ‘He’s eleven pence three farthings’ Meaning not a full shilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 2 hours ago, hackey lad said: Use Varmint all the time . Not at Theo I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirsty Relic Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, crookesey said: ‘He’s eleven pence three farthings’ Meaning not a full shilling. The version I've heard a lot over the years is calling someone "sixpence", or even worse "threepence". Similar idea - not a full shilling, but 3d is far worse than 6d!! You can use how many pence someone is to to say how far short of a full shilling you estimate the person in question to be! Modern version? "a sandwich short of a picnic" and others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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