“She looked at him gone out” - what region uses this phrase?

[Lunificent]

My friend says it all the time but I’ve never heard anyone else say it here. I just realised her parents are from Northampton. Would it be from there?

@Delatron

I’m from West Yorkshire and I’ve never heard this expression. None of my family or friends use it. How strange! Maybe it’s more a midlands thing and been adopted in certain areas of Yorkshire but I don’t think it’s a Yorkshire thing. Or maybe more S.Yorkshire.

I see lots on here from Yorkshire have never heard it.

I am too and I am familiar with it BUT I have a lot of friends from over T’Border so I think it’s more of a North West thing than Yorkshire

Doesn’t make sense. Although I’m from the South West and there’s plenty of phrases from round here that people wouldn’t really get 😂

My Dad says it, he was brought up in Leicestershire.

@Spudlet

Pretty common in Leicestershire too

Yes, it is.

West Yorkshire and I know loads that say it

West Midlands, especially Coventry!

My family originated in Yorkshire so I was familiar with it but I have also lived in Nottingham and Leicester and it was said there too. My friend at university was from Derby and also used it.

Just asked DP and he is familiar with the phrase (Leicestershire) and said, "yeah, I looked at him all gone out" and pulled a shocked face. Who knew!

@Rillette

My favourite weird Midlands slang is 'mowed out' (sounds like cow). If a shop is mowed out it is full of people.

I don't know this .

Nottingham when I get up there

Common in Lincolnshire, as is " duck " and "mardy/Mard on". I hadn't realised gone out was regional!

@SquigglePigs

Common phrase growing up in Cambridgeshire.

I grew up ther and have never heard it in my life!

Do you maybe mean in the Fens, I imagine there maybe different phrases there?

@DanceForeverUnderTheLights

*57Letitsnoooow* In South Wales we would say, ‘looked at him gone off’ which is what I thought you meant to say. Not heard of ‘gone out'

Same

Same, Wales here too and I'd say 'She looked at him gone off'.

Also say cheers drive

Derbyshire - my grandma said it a lot

@BlackeyedSusan your post made me

I'm from Yorkshire and now live in the North West and have never heard this.

Common in Coventry

I saw this cat on my walk today - looking at me gone out.

that cat is certainly looking at you gone out. I love his hairy ears!

Used in East Midlands

Yeah that cat is totally looking at you gone out! What did you say to him

oh God! that cat is hilarious and it's expression totally sums up 'gone out' !! I'm giggling like mad at its little face :-D

We say it in Derbyshire

I say it. I'm from Leicestershire

Ah ok, I’ve never heard of this but my dad says ‘he was looking out of his mouth’ it sounds like it means the same thing.