Regional sayings that throw others

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I'm West Midlands born and bred. A few phrases or words I say to people outside of my area are met with considerable confusion. I was talking to someone about someone else who smokes a lot and said 'yes he's always got a fag on' and was asked what the hell I was on about
Any regional sayings that others would be baffled by?

I’m from Yorkshire and I’ve heard of “always got a fag on”
I recently said “I’m coming too to from” and got a expression from the person I said it to.

At uni, a guy offered to knock me up in the morning. He meant knock on my door first thing; to me it meant getting me pregnant!

My friend always says knock on when she says about popping round to see someone

I’m from Yorkshire too and heard always got a fag on. Ones I’ve used that I’ve had to explain since coming to Essex are: Mardy (meaning grumpy/ moody) and t’other yonder (over there)

I once posted on here something about "he got wrong off his dad" and a fair few people didn't know what it meant then one poster knew straight away where I was from based on the phrase "get wrong".

“It’s siling down.”
“They all gaustered.”

My Southern in laws were totally bamboozled by me telling them that a neighbouring area was "very fur coat, no knickers" which to us up in the North East means a lot of show of wealth but not actual money. They thought it meant a red light district!

"I'll be there now in a minute"

@FoxyTheFox

I once posted on here something about "he got wrong off his dad" and a fair few people didn't know what it meant then one poster knew straight away where I was from based on the phrase "get wrong".

Yes! North east!

‘kenched’ when I’ve slept funny and got an achy neck or a sore muscle.
‘Scraged’ as in when you used to fall over and take the skin off your knees
‘Manky’ when something is not very nice
Im from the West Midlands too.

@Riapia

“It’s siling down.” “They all gaustered.”

It's siling it down It's looking black over Bill's mother's I'll go to the foot of our stairs (but said rigorously as "ahl gutta futta ahr stairs" Shall we side them pots? Stay on the corsy

Oops meant to say "it's siling it down" is one of my regional sayings too.

My dad always used to say he was going egging back o'Doigs. Still live in my hometown but never hear it now.

Where's it to

Stop being nebby
She's always nesh

Definitely mardy (meaning touchy/grumpy)

Yep, Mardy too. Or mardarse.

Yes! North east!

See!

he's always got a fag on
What part of Britain would this not be understood? It's not one of my everyday sayings but I would have thought it was universal.

I moved from London to near Sheffield over 30 years ago and had to learn words like mardy, manny, nesh and many more I can't remember offhand. My husband still comes up with sayings that baffle me.

"Come on whistle and ride" when someone can't multitask and talk at the same time

I am Scottish where to start...

how means why
awrite means hello
sound means okay
ah ya fucker means ouch
mockit means dirty
drink means alcohol
a choon is a good song
cunt means person
jag means vaccination
jobby means a poo / shite

Some of my favourite phrases:

Chap the door - knock the door
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse - means explain yourself clearly.
Your bums oot the windae - you are talking rubbish.
Skinny malinky longlegs - tall, thin person
We’re a’ Jock Tamson’s bairns! – nobody is better than anybody else – we’re all equal.
Gie it laldy. – Do something with gusto.
Skelp your bahooky - smack your bottom

"He/she's got a sack on"
Was asked what this meant when I said it once.
Means same as got mard on

a choon is a good song

I’d pronounce that the same ‘down south’ but spell it tune!

My Southern in laws were totally bamboozled by me telling them that a neighbouring area was "very fur coat, no knickers" which to us up in the North East means a lot of show of wealth but not actual money. They thought it meant a red light district!

I’m surprised-I’d have said that was a universal one! I’d say it was more trying to dress up posh when you’re really a bit of a trollop underneath (as my uncle would say!) though

Got the monk on.

Like a fart in a trance...