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.

Now then - generic greeting
Glory hole - cupboard with assorted rubbish, usually under the stairs.
Nithered - very cold
Gip - gag or retch

You're in me road= you are in my way.

Alreet me babber? Bristolian for how are you . DD age 13 in M and S whilst being measured for bra on visit up there looked quite traumatised when the bra fitter said ‘alreet my lover’ to her.

Ey up!

Nah then, ows tha doin? Ahm fair t’middlin

By ’eck ’ees got reyt monk on. Mardy git. Supw’im?

That bairn wo black bright wen ee got ’ome

Put wood int ’ole. Wo tha born in a barn?

Tha meks a better door than a winda. Move thisen or ahl bray yer

Ginnel=snicket
Bread roll=breadcake
Crumpets can also be pikelets

Wang us that breadcake, ahl mek a sarnie

My grandad always had spice in ’is pockets (sweets)

Snap went int’ snap box

If you look outa winda you might see some spuggies int’ garden

If someone moves house, they flit

I always work 8 while 4. Then ahm jiggered

If tha wont owt doin reyt, do it thasen. Alreyt, ahl do it mesen

Duz tha no where ahm from, si’thi?

Also Bristolian:

I'm off to Asdal (Asda)

Good ideal (good idea)

Where's ee to? Where is he?

It's 'the Asda' where I come from. Not sure why, we don't say 'the Tesco' or 'the Sainsbury' but there you go!

Northern England here:
A patient told me she was "starving." I made her some scrambled eggs, but she really wanted an extra blanket!
Also, "I need a road through me love," means "Can I have a laxative?"

Nah Then Laundry Hepburn ah tha tellin me tharra tyke?

Keep out of the clarts!

I live near Newcastle and totally confused someone from London when I told her I'd made my bait ( packed lunch ). I also say pants for trousers and she says pants for underpants. Also the dinner then tea thing

Just going to catch 40 winks = a very short nap 1-5 mins usually whilst sitting

snicket = narrow ally way
twaging/skiving = playing truant
brass monkeys= cold
patty= battered herby mash potatoe
seeing y arse = bad mood

I had to explain an expression the other day to someone and now I can't remember what it was!

I have loads but as soon as I come to write them my mind goes blank.

LaundryHepburn Sheffield

Squinny = Whining/whinging

Dinlo = Idiot/stupid person.

I still remember the kerfuffle over David Moyes (Scottish manager of Everton) describing something as "minging" (Scots for revolting/disgusting). Cue lots of horrified English people thinking it had something to do with minges.

When I first went to Scotland for university a little girl knocked on the flat door asking if I wanted to buy tablet. I was worrying about her and wondering whether or not to call the police about this tiny drug dealer. So glad I didn’t when someone put me right the next day! They had a good laugh at me.

not sure if this one is regional or just I've not heard it in a long time.

thick head.
anyone? it doesn't mean someone who's dence.

Made up
Scran
Me arl fella
Divvy
An alleyway is a jigger

I’m from the NE and use the word geet in many sentences. Usually in a place where the word ‘very’ would also fit. Eg ‘I’m geet cold’ ‘she’s geet big’.

Born and brought up in Lancashire here:
My dad used to say 'what's up with you? Have you seen your arse and found out it's better looking than your face?'
If I complained of a bad smell 'you're too near yourself'
Mum didn't have a dressing gown, she always called it a housecoat.
And for some reason, the living room was called the house.
A brew was a hill eg I was walkin' up Shepley Brew.
If I was standing in front of the TV 'you mek a better door than a window'

Another West Midlands one is "got your arse in your hand" for bring in a bad mood.

An old fashioned one is "outdoor" for off licence.

*being in a bad mood. Damn you autocorrect.

Loving this thread.

After moving down south from Bury, I used to confuse people if I said “can you give me a lift” meaning can you help me.. they thought I meant could they take me somewhere in a car.

I remember going to the outdoor licence too 😁

The petrol station was always called the garage too

In Cumbria complaining or whinging is 'twining'. Great word. You just know what it means the first time you hear it