Do you know the phrase on the huh and where are you from?

[AnnaQuayRules]

I was recently having a conversation with a group of people, and one of them mentioned that something in the room was "on the huh". About half of us knew what she meant and the other half were completely baffled. I was surprised as I assumed it was a fairly widespread expression, but it seems that it is actually quite localised.

So, do you know what it means and which part of the UK are you from?

SE London. We say ‘skew whiff’

I've lived in the NW, NE and Scotland and never heard that!

Yeah, I know it! Another one from Norfolk!

Is

I’m gonna clip your bleedin’ lughole

from Norfolk too. Heard that being said a lot as a kid up there. Not to me I hasten to add!

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On the huh is Norfolk Suffolk.

This is what we say in Australia too.

I learned it when I moved to Suffolk, along with “On the drag”, which means running late.

Grandad was a carpenter from Suffolk - it’s a standard phrase in our house in Oxfordshire 😂

*Round Bill's mothers"

I lived in the Midlands and that was very well used there, it was said to refer to William Shakespeare
They often would say "It's black over bill's mother's" which meant it's very cloudy over there

They also had a big hill called the Wrekin and if you had gone out of your way to get somewhere they'd say 'I've been all round the Wrekin'

(Never heard on the huh or on the drag)

Never heard it before, no idea what it means. I live in the Midlands but originally from the South West.

I’m from South Cambs and I’ve never heard of these or ‘docky’.
I might have to start the trend here.

Yes, Norfolk.

😃

West mids here and never heard it before. I’d say on the wonk.

I’ve lived in Shropshire, Essex and Scotland, and I’ve never heard this phrase, @AnnaQuayRules.

I think 'docky' might be a fen thing. I lived in the Cambridgeshire fens 9very close to Ely in fact) and it was common there.

NE Scotland. Never heard it nor any idea what it could mean.

Never heard of it. I'm from Midlands/home counties/London.

Have you ever heard the word 'tiddy' to mean small? Or of tiddy mon?

I'm Scottish, never heard it. I'd say, that picture's squint.

Lived in Suffolk for several years so familiar with: on the huh, on the drag, you alright then boy and I’m now going.
Now residing in skew whiff land.
Language is great isn’t it!!!

Yes, living in Suffolk. Certainly hadn’t heard of it before I lived here.

Yes!

I’m from Norfolk and we say this all the time. Eg if the shelf has been put up wrong and it’s not straight, then the shelf is on the huh