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Sheffield Phrases That Are In Danger Of Dying Out. Apparently.


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On 09/07/2023 at 15:49, 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"

 

How strange that you haven’t heard all the above before.

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10 hours ago, coop said:

How about crozzled / crozzling?

I've not heard that for ages!

When I was a nipper, I used to ask my Mum for crozzled bacon sarnie

6 hours ago, prince al said:

How strange that you haven’t heard all the above before.

I wasn't born or raised in Sheffield.

West Yorkshire lad me.

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5 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

Has anyone heard of “snurping” . My Dad always put heating on before his shower because he used to say the cold “snurped up “ his nudger  😀

Lot of truth there Hackey,

I've been in the sea at Brid, and when I've come out my todger  is 1 inch long instead of its usual 1and half inches.

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