In our house it is the LAW to say

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"Basil!" in a screech à la Sybil

"Brown sugar!" In the style of Mick Jagger.

"Mangetout, Rodney, mangetout!" à la Only Fools.

OR

"What the hell is Mang-e-tout?!" À la the (American) boyfriend of a pal of mine who had never heard of it.

"Aubergine!" In a horrified tone in memory of DD2 when offered some.

What foodie (or otherwise) catchphrases do you have?

@HipHopBanzai

If anybody ever mentions the rules for something or tries to explain a set of rules, somebody in our house will always say: 'the rules are, there ain't no rules' in a terrible American accent

This is from Grease!

“Can you eat wafer thin ham?” Whenever someone states they’re vegetarian - as per Nana in the Royle family.

Where the fucks my fucking coat?

(Only said when child out of earshot)

The key/the secret is used here daily.

And am always greeting friends by saying "hello Bumders"..there's loads I do without thinking

On a Friday morning, as my colleagues and i go into the unit, we sing one day more from Les mis with a few rewritten lyrics.

Put the kettle/oven/dishwasher on

It won't suit me/you

Every time...

@BoredZelda the squint thing! Dh just looked up the dictionary because he didn't believe it and - sure as eggs is eggs - there it was "chiefly Scottish"!

Onion badgers!

[quote lovablequalities]@BoredZelda the squint thing! Dh just looked up the dictionary because he didn't believe it and - sure as eggs is eggs - there it was "chiefly Scottish"![/quote]
😱Did NOT know this. Until about 10 years ago I had no idea 'stank'wasn't standard English. Only when speaking to my English mate, when he had no idea what I was on about, did I discover this. I'm an English teacher.

In my defence all my English cousins would use it, but I failed to realise this is because they have a Scottish parent.

And of course “PIVOT” whenever moving furniture.
I actually got stuck trying to manoeuvre a sofa up 3 flight of stairs. I shouted "pivot!" and burst out laughing and nobody got it. Most disappointing.

Also a bilingual one but if anyone has a bit of a luck someone invariably says "what a bottom!"

Another for the Scots. Every time we have meringue I must say ' Am I right or am I wrang?' From my fabulous aunt, not with us anymore.

Similarly, when buying a particular favourite cake from the baker's, a Jamaica cake, she'd show it to us and say 'Whit de ye make ah that?' to great howls of laughter. She lived in Devon for 50 years and didn't lose an ounce of her Glaswegian accent. A legend.

We don't have kitchen roll - it's always referred to as EBR (elephants bum roll). Also a liquid manure spreader is referred to as a squirtiliser.
Also 'listen very carefully, I shall say zis only once'...

@Puffalicious

Another for the Scots. Every time we have meringue I must say ' Am I right or am I wrang?' From my fabulous aunt, not with us anymore.

Similarly, when buying a particular favourite cake from the baker's, a Jamaica cake, she'd show it to us and say 'Whit de ye make ah that?' to great howls of laughter. She lived in Devon for 50 years and didn't lose an ounce of her Glaswegian accent. A legend.

We also do 'ah'm a right or ah'm a wrang?', closely followed by a theatrical flourish to point at said meringue.

My late and much-loved papa also did a Jamaica cake gag ('no, she did it all by herself') and I haven't thought about it for years, so thank you of reminding me of a funny wee memory.

@Puffalicious re “stank” presumably you mean as in drain, rather than the past tense of “stink”?

So on and so forth and what have you (when explaining something) quote from Sue Heck The Middle.

Oooooooo aaaaaaaah, ooooooo aaaaaaaah, that's it, I'm not going ...quote from Grinch when he is looking something to wear to Whoooville Christmas party.

Ah LadyJaye I'm glad I sparked those memories. They really are precious. Jamaica cake must have been a classic in the day! Our Jamaica cake was presented with a clap of the hands and a sort of strange, olde worlde bow. Think of your papa tonight and smile.

Haveringwavering yes, that is what I mean! Apologies for the ambiguity! . I was so convinced it was standard English I just kept saying ' A stank! You know, a stank!'

@Puffalicious

Ah LadyJaye I'm glad I sparked those memories. They really are precious. Jamaica cake must have been a classic in the day! Our Jamaica cake was presented with a clap of the hands and a sort of strange, olde worlde bow. Think of your papa tonight and smile.

Haveringwavering yes, that is what I mean! Apologies for the ambiguity! . I was so convinced it was standard English I just kept saying ' A stank! You know, a stank!'

I hate to break it to you but that’s not even standard Scottish, just Glaswegian! We just call them drains in Stirling!

When offered an alcoholic drink - just the one Mrs Wembley!

Tv comedy show On The Up with Dennis Waterman. Mrs Wembley was Joan Sims!!

Anyone asking for a spatula has to say that they have a “spatch sitch”

7 has to be said in a Len from Strictly style

In that moment of silence before someone sings on The Voice, my husband will periodically sing “love on the rocks” - at least once every episode

'Go to the dentist then' if someone when asked what the time is says it is 2.30.

Whenever we see are car the same as ours we have to say Hi Bev, hi Kev from some advert years ago with a very young Olivia Coleman.

When given a bottle if wine you have to say ‘Duty free… my favourite. How did you know?’ and when popping a bottle of fizzy wine you have to give a distant muffled kind of cheer, both are Marsha from Spaced I think.

If we are going our separate ways home we always say,
See you back at the ranch.

Bichette where on Earth does that come from? My mam always said that and now I do it now and again!

Haveringwavering
I hate to break it to you but that’s not even standard Scottish, just Glaswegian! We just call them drains in Stirling!

Noooo!!!! Really? My mate I work with is from Stirling- I need to ask her now! I presumed it was Scots. I imagine the etymology is because a drain would often stink, especially back in the day, but since stink/ stank is SEnglish in this case I truly thought it was SE and then Standard Scots. Hey, you learn something new everyday.