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?

My mate I work with is from Stirling- I need to ask her now! I presumed it was Scots.

@HaveringWavering, tis Scottish, commonly used everywhere I’ve worked in Scotland in construction. See also dwangs (the bits of wood between uprights in partition walls) No such thing in England, they call them noggins.

And the word outwith. They don’t use that either!

I had a very confusing conversation with an English housemate when I said 'is this picture squint?' and he had not the slightest idea what I meant. He kept talking about squints in eyes until we finally came to an agreement that the equivalent in English is crooked but until that point I had no idea that squint in that context is generally only used by the Scots!

@BoredZelda

My mate I work with is from Stirling- I need to ask her now! I presumed it was Scots.

@HaveringWavering, tis Scottish, commonly used everywhere I’ve worked in Scotland in construction. See also dwangs (the bits of wood between uprights in partition walls) No such thing in England, they call them noggins.

And the word outwith. They don’t use that either!

I am slowly but surely teaching my American colleagues to use the word 'outwith'. They love it.

Not you naan bread (the mighty boosh) when the kids are listening to our conversation and shouldn't be
Can i fix you some sandwiches? (bad santa) if you are going to make lunch.
Smell my cheese (alan partridge) whenever cheese is mentioned

'haircut' was Mary Whitehouse Experience.

'Drain the glass Mainwaring' is a frequent one here.
Plus 'melted cheese' in a scouse accent from a random Steven Gerrard interview, heard third hand as all the best stories are.
I've had to stop the DCs also pointing out when someone has got a 'hair island', thanks to DH & Athletico Mince.
Also when someone farts, I sometimes follow it up with 'ooh you've dropped your Shabba Ranks tape'. Very rarely gets the credit it deserves.

Another one I periodically bring up from the Mary Whitehouse Experience is “oh no, what a personal disaster”.

@Puffalicious

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

No idea! My parents said it so now I do too.

I am so glad to finally find out where 'haircuuut' comes from. We have been saying it for decades, even our kids and my team at work say it and I had no idea why.

Ironic as I went to see Newman and Baddiel back in the 90s, and I still didn't make the connection.

With the shaky pointy finger too.

My Ddad had a very strong Somerset accent and whenever he wanted to talk to us he would say "come by 'ere" and without fail it would elicit the sung response "m'lord come by ere..oooooohhh lord come by here"

I am so glad to finally find out where 'haircuuut' comes from. We have been saying it for decades, even our kids and my team at work say it and I had no idea why.

Ironic as I went to see Newman and Baddiel back in the 90s, and I still didn't make the connection.

It was on Newman and Baddiel video I had. I’ve never seen MWE.

Today's fish is fish a la creme

Don't slip on the coleslaw

Pretty, pretty, pretty good from Curb

@Waitwhat23

I had a very confusing conversation with an English housemate when I said 'is this picture squint?' and he had not the slightest idea what I meant. He kept talking about squints in eyes until we finally came to an agreement that the equivalent in English is crooked but until that point I had no idea that squint in that context is generally only used by the Scots!

See I'd say ' Is it squinty?' . I'm still aghast it's not Standard English.

LadyJane I love the word outwith.

Lovely, lovely, lovely (voters), à la Neil Kinnock on 80s/90s Spitting Image.

Black! Black! etc in an alarmed voice like Charlie Higson's character of Johnnie (?), the painting man, from The Fast Show.

@Doublevodka

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

Haha we do this too! It got a bit samey after I went vegetarian for a year though 😂

I always say cheese please Louise. And keys please Louise, we used to say that when I worked in a bank.
Whenever I buy bananas or they come through my till at work I have to stop myself singing "bananas in pyjamas "

Ooh and another one!
Many years ago the film " dancing with wolves " had just been released and my ex (no sense of humour) asked me what it was about.
I said well, this man asks a wolf- you dancing? The wolf says- you asking? Man says- I'm asking, wolf says- then I'm dancing! I was laughing my arse off, but he just looked at me and said if you don't know, why don't you just say so.
My DH thinks it is really funny so whenever the film is on, and it's been on a lot lately, we just look at each other and say "what's that about then " and laugh and laugh and laugh.

DH and I have plenty. Many inherited from our parents/grandparents; others made up by us.

We definitely do The Key, The Secret every time we leave the house.
Driving down the motorway, we sing "Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel!" á la The Doors.
"Home James, and don't spare the horses" came from my grandparents. I don't know where the reference is from.
My FiL gave us "Just the one, Mrs Wembley." It's also FiL's fault that I say goodbye to people in his regional dialect! Including to those who speak English as a second language.
Whenever we offer a cup of tea, we make a T shape with our hands, like in the old Tetley Tea ads.

Loads more, but I can't remember them all right now...

Breakfast is announced with a cry of "favourite spoons" denoting the fundamental requirement 8 and 5 year olds have their favourite spoons or all hell with break loose.

Similarly, dinner time is pronounced "dinner dinner dinner dinner batman"

If anyone says "it's not a big issue" everyone has to shout "Big Issue!"

Peter Kay - garlic bread
Potato in an Irish accent

You got the keys? Is responded to with 'I got the secret'

"Bless you!" if someone burps or farts. Particularly good ones also get a high five

Cake or death (Eddie izzard) when cake is offered.