Any South Wales people on here? What does the term pouting mean to you?

[SouthWalesSays]

I'm trying to follow a conversation with my mother (who monotones at me and doesn't need me to actually respond).

She's talking about how her brother in law - who is knocking on 70 - is 'pouting' over the gift she bought for him. Apparently it's a computer tablet and it's an insult to him as he's surrounded by people 'sucking up his broadband'.

Said BIL (my Uncle) is a bit of an entitled manbaby so is 'pouting' South Walleian for sulking?

I can't interrupt my mother to ask and she doesn't care anyway.

Yes it’s sulking or being in a right mood!

Amazing!

So he's been given a present and is having an outright sulky fit about it?

Jeesus.

Yes sulking.

Yeah it’s sulking.
Raging tamping fuming 😂

Yes, a massive sulk!

He needs a cwtch 😂

Yes, definitely sulking.
As opposed to a cat's bum selfie

Yep, sulky strop, that sort of thing.

Yes pouting means sulking to me in Cardiff. I had no idea it was just a South wales thing though?! (I know it can also be used for the facial expression but I thought that came from the sticking lower lip out sulky expression originally. )

Yup. He sounds like a gem 😂

He needs a kick in the crotch.

Honestly.

@Simplelobsterhat

Yes pouting means sulking to me in Cardiff. I had no idea it was just a South wales thing though?! (I know it can also be used for the facial expression but I thought that came from the sticking lower lip out sulky expression originally. )

I'm not sure.

I was raised in the SE of England but my mother and all the other emotionally stunted members of her family are from S Wales and that's the only place I've heard it (not knocking S Wales btw, just my mother and her family).

It means sulking in Ireland too

It's universal. Not just south Wales.
Sometimes Google (or an actual dictionary) can be your friend.

"When you pout, you're expressing annoyance or displeasure. It's a sulky kind of gesture, one that involves a facial expression more than words — in fact, a pout is often accompanied by a moody silence. The verb form of pout describes the action, and the noun form describes the facial expression."

@42SrauvP

It means sulking in Ireland too

Interesting thank you! I lived on the west coast of Ireland and didn't here it there but I can see that it would fit the linguistics.

@Smidge001

It's universal. Not just south Wales. Sometimes Google (or an actual dictionary) can be your friend.

"When you pout, you're expressing annoyance or displeasure. It's a sulky kind of gesture, one that involves a facial expression more than words — in fact, a pout is often accompanied by a moody silence. The verb form of pout describes the action, and the noun form describes the facial expression."

Thank you I'm familiar of the term 'to pout' I was referring to colloquialisms.

It’s a pretty standard expression I think. I’m in Devon and it’s always meant sulking afaik.

@CoastalMum101

It’s a pretty standard expression I think. I’m in Devon and it’s always meant sulking afaik.

Not in the South East of England it isn't :)

Not in the South East of England it isn't smile

It really is!

‘South East of Englander’ here.

Thank you I'm familiar of the term 'to pout' I was referring to colloquialisms

It’s not a colloquialism. If you know what ‘to pout’ means, how can you not know what ‘pouting’ means?

I lived in the SE for years and it was standard in my part of the world.

Also South East England and also means sulking

Sulking, or as my Mam would have said, 'having a pwdi'.

To me, pouting is the facial expression pulled when sulking, not the actual sulking. (South East.) I would never use it in the way described by OP.

@Howshouldibehave

Not in the South East of England it isn't smile

It really is!

‘South East of Englander’ here.

Standard usage in the bit of South East England I grew up in as well.

Although my hometown actually had quite a large Welsh community so not impossible it came from there.

I grew up in Kent and I’ve heard it plenty of times