Do you know what a bishy barnabee is?

[Queijo]

Was talking to my lovely friend today and said I had an influx of bishy barnabees. She looked at me like I was quite mad!

I didn’t realise it was such a local colloquialism! What’s your one that confuses everyone?

@Spareincoming Eee Ah did get wrong though an' me dad went git radgie. Said ah wuz " brassen-fond" when I said he looked sackless. Got his own back later though when ah fell off our ahd cracket. It was always git femmer an' ah ended up wi' spelks

Slater is a woodlouse
Spelk, I’m guessing is a skelf?

Spelk is a splinter in the North east.

The Norwegian for splinter is 'spjelke' which I found super interesting.

Also bairn. The Norwegian for child is 'barn'.

Chuggy pig is a woodlouse

My oldest friend from 5 years old’s mum was a Norfolk lady, so i knew this from her, she also used the phrase “dickey’s eye water” when presented with a weak cuppa, still use that myself! I believe its local speak for a donkey?