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.

My DH says having a lift on someone's bike is a croggy. I have no idea as I never did it (urban sophisticate).

My southern flatmates at uni were perplexed by my use of 'hanging' (with a silent h of course due to my Manchurian accent) to mean something disgusting. And my saying 'in a bit' instead of goodbye.

West of Scotland and bunking off school was "dogging it" which has whole new connotations these days!

My dh calls what I would call a backie a croggy, he is Nottinghamshire, I am Leicestershire (and right),

We say 'it's a black over Bill Smiths'

East Midlands here and we used dogging off, croggies ( short for cross bar?). We called sweets dods too.

DPs family are from Nottingham and she recognises most of these (they're all Greek to me, I'm a soft southerner)
Her mum used to say "codfrozzen" for being really cold - anyone else ever heard this?

Seen her arse was originally "she's seen her arse and doesn't like the colour".
I am from Leeds and now live and work in North Yorkshire. Result much confusion over sayings. Some more common ones...

It's like Briggate in here - very busy, Briggate is a Main Street in Leeds centre.
I'll show my arse in schofields window - if something unlikely happens. Schofields was Leeds major department store.

@suchasoftersin someone I deal with through work always says tra bit when ending a call. Derbyshire perhaps?

A colleague of mine used to say 'gopping' for disgusting which I had never heard before.

I love this thread and hearing different sayings and words people use.
I'm hanging in bits today after a night on the lash last night, I've seen my arse about three times today, the kids are mithering me to death and I'm really hoping dp will go and get me babies head, chips and gravy for my tea with a barm cake.

Any guesses where I'm from?

Pants = trousers not underwear. I had a very confused southern colleague wondering why I had black pants just for work.

Holy - NW. I've never heard of babies head so probably closer to Manchester than Liverpool

@holycityzoo deffo from wigan!

Im from Greater Mancjester and never heard of babies head? There's summat up with this , we used to get a buzz to skoo .

Ah if its Wigan that makes sense i have a few Wigan jokes , im from Bury but live in Bolron.

Originally from Barnsley -

" Got munk on". ( Sulking)
" He wa' roarin!" (He was crying)
"Ah tha lakin art terneet?" (Are you playing out tonight?)
" Gerron t' coorsie!" ( Get on the pavement!)
" Eeeh- a wa fast on! ( I was fast asleep!)
" She brayed im up!" ( She beat him up!)
" Snap- tin" (Sandwich box)
"Flooer Clart" ( Floor Cloth)

We also had this thing called 'mischievous night'. On the 4th November every year, All us kids went out playing tricks on people- Bobby knocking etc - it was tolerated- well maybe that's the wrong word as if caught you'd get a smack around the head still, but they wouldn't call the bobbies... 😁

I'm from Manchester. To be fair I think the babies head thing is a bit old fashioned now (it's a pudding from the chippy by the way) I grew up in Gorton so had a full on Manc accent pretty similar to the Gallaghers but I've moved out to a bit and my accents really changed.
It does get a lot broader when Ive had few drinks.

My step daughter has moved to Wigan with her dp and was telling me she really liked the name Marni for her next child but couldn't use it as she would always be known as our-Marni and she thought it would be mean

It was a ginnel with a hard g when we lived in Sheffield. Interestingly a venelle is something very similar in France. I remember nesh and mardy and "living on't brush". I was also confused by while meaning until as in the apocryphal traffic sign, "Wait here while lights are red".

I got one last week. Was accused of calling someone Carol. They are Carl but I am for Yorkshire. Nothing intended

I think r'Marni would be a fab name.

Op - i think you're a scouser (jarg and fit gives it away).

Mine that confuse people

Standing there like one of Lewis'
Wouldn't do it for a big clock
When asked who did that, getting the answer icky the fire bobby

Now I live in Brum and say YORRITE

Babies head is a steak pudding from the chippy.

It's actually babies head and jockies whips and babies head is pronounced bab-ees yed.

How about chips & pees wet? Easy one for the Wigan folk!

Going to the outdoor ( off license )
Going in the brake ( minibus )
It’s mizzling

Fannying around also still used

A Snicket has 2 meanings for me. A little shortcut alleyway and the latch on the front door, as in, put the door on the Snicket (leave it unlocked).