Misunderstood Regional Sayings (totally stolen idea from another thread!)

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When we moved from the North of England to London my partner had this conversation with a colleague:

Partner: “The cleaner proper saw her arse last night”
Baffled Collegue: “You saw the cleaner’s arse?”
Partner: “No! She seen her arse”
Baffled Colleague: “She was looking at her arse?”

This went on for some time!

When I started my new job they all laughed when I announced “the butty woman’s here” in my flat, Northern accent.

Where i am from*

I knew a man from Mansfield that said Snap for packed lunch, never understood where that came from.

It comes from Mansfield North Nottinghamshire has a whole load of dialect words that don't travel far.

Tab hanging and fuddle also fairly restricted geographically.

Black school plimsolls are definitely daps! And your PE bag is your dap-bag. (South West)

When the Proclaimers first released "500miles" it was a massive hit, and was played in America. DJs there were uncertain as to the meaning of "haver" and thought it referenced sex.

It's a gennel (soft g) NOT a ginnel!

Also 'chapel 'at pegs' confounds many an unwary southerner.

My STBXH is a southerner. He was lost on his first day at work in South Yorkshire when his colleagues asked if he was going to t' snap wagon. A van selling burgers, chips etc used to park up on the industrial estate for an hour or two every lunch time.

It's not a gennell or a ginnell it's an entry!!

Playing truant from school is "waggin' it"

Black pe shoes worn in primary school are pumps.

Black PE plimsolls are Gutties

Oh I wish I could answer all of these right now! Busy day unexpectedly so I’ll be back later.

I have no idea where the origins of “seeing your arse” are but an expression I’ve used for years!

“Yer ma” is anotheor one. Used as an insult but rarely makes sense! Someone can insult someone else and “yer ma!” Is the simple but inexplicable reply.

Also “jarg” is something fake, like knock of North Face jackets as favoured by thugs around here!

Ah a couple. “Our kid” is a sibling (think Gallagher Oasis brothers].

I “skived” off school.

My exe’s ringtone for when I callecpd him was “Mardy Bum”.

My Dad used to accuse me if being “nowty” (not naughty).

Okay! What is a scallop to you and where are you from?

Nothing devides the nation more than what you call:

-A bread roll

-knocking on someones door and running away

-giving someone a ride on the back of your bike

Some things people down south didnt understand when I 1st moved there were.

Made up=happy
Seeing your arse=angry
Cob on=in a mood
Jib=give up/not do something

A Scallop, though I pronounce it scollop, is sliced, fried potato! I'm from Bristol.

Nice one @HermanOrSheRa I’m now also aware it’s a gorgeous fish too but it’s relatively new to me! Chippy scallops are fit!

Also, what’s the green stuff Southerners put on their pie?

@Notquiteagandt Don’t forget “Scone” and how to pronounce “Shrewsbury”

See. The ginnel argument is hotting up.

Are you from North Wales OP? I talk in exactly the same way as you.

“also, don't try and order a 'henry' outside of a GL postcode!!”

You could, but you would probably be handed a bag of weed or coke!

I’m Northern and we wagged it from school, to eat chip muffins, got mithered off our mams.

Giving somebody a ride on the back of your bike is a backie, obviously!!

A scollop from the chippy is deep fried battered potato.

skrykin? N W here

Yeah, don’t come skriking to me - another of my mums constants.

Put t’wood int ole - shut the door

Where you Born in a barn - why did you not shut the door

Corporation Pop - water

Pop - fizzy drinks

Mard - soft crybaby

"Black over Bill's Mother's is an expression frequently used in this household.
Expression of surprise was "Well go to the foot of our stairs"
Playing truant was "wagging it" and the Educational Welfare Officer was the "Wag Man".
Ginnels are actually "Snickets"
Plimsolls are plimsolls and a bread roll is a cob.

Oh and when I was about 6, being called a "mardy baby" was the worst insult ever!

'Now in a minute' confused a lot of people when I moved to England for uni. 'Dull' means stupid rather than boring and when I said 'she's a dwt' to mean tiny no one had a clue what I was on about.
Cwtch is a cuddle where I was from but apparently means something else in London.