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

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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?

I can’t even work out how to pronounce it. Is it ‘on the huff’ or ‘on the haa’ or something else completely?!

Do any of you know what a "scrage" is?

you say it like the phonetic h

Never heard of docky or tiddy.

The origin of Tiddy Mon is really interesting.

My dad used to say someone was ‘not too tightly wrapped’ meaning they were a bit stupid/odd etc …. Judge Judy said it the other day (well the shows are repeats lol) took me back
never heard the huh tho, how do you pronounce huh?

NE Scotland here. Never heard ‘on the huh’ . I would also say skew whiff for slightly squint or off-true things.

I would say ‘tiddly wee’ rather than tidy for something, or someone especially small.

Yes I have, along with Black Shuck.

I didn't hear it until I moved to Suffolk.

I don't like the Suffolk dialect much though (sorry!)

Yep - a graze
(Black Country)

SE never heard of it.

Tiddy means having a wee where I come from! 😂

I’d say tiddly for something very small. (Or being pissed)

I've lived in Norfolk for 15 years and never hear this before, or maybe I have but didn't know what they were going on about. I'm going to add it to my vocab!

No not heard that. I’m in the South and from Kent. DH and in-laws are from Suffolk but never heard them use it.

I’m pretty sure it’s just here in east Anglia

Yep, Norfolk. There a beer made by a Norfolk microbrewery named on the huh too 😊

Same here.

No, not heard of it. I would use skew whiff, wonky or off, eg that picture is off (from off balanced).

Never heard of docky either what does that mean?

Edit - I'm E.Mids but parents came from Middlesex and Yorkshire areas.

Home counties - not a clue.

Midlands and no idea at all

Yes - Norfolk

A "scrage" is a graze.

It's used a lot in Bristol and surrounding areas (or areals as we say here).

There's a book called Krek Waiter's Peak Bristle (Correct Way to Speak Bristolian) that has this and other useful local phrases.

Lived in Suffolk and that’s where I heard it

North east and no idea what ur talking about

I had never heard it before moving to Suffolk and it caused some confusion before I realised people were saying 'huh' and not 'hun'.