Are there any regional words which you use and didn’t realise that not everyone else does?

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Inspired by a conversation with friends from different areas who assumed that everyone used mardy and mithering. It’s making me question now which words I assume are universal and really aren’t.

Didn't realise chipper was niche

Ginnel A small narrow alleyway between buildings.
Mardy Moody, grumpy, or upset.
Snap Food.
Chuffed Very happy or pleased.

Are we from the same place, OP? 'Mithering' was a favourite word of my mother.

My additions: 'mashing' (tea); 'nesh' (unable to cope with cold weather)

Great hilarity when I used these in London as a new undergraduate.

Had never heard of 'mardy' until I met my husband who is from Staffordshire/Derbyshire area....
My mum's side of the family were from Whitley Bay (Tyne & Wear) and everything is 'canny' :-)
I love the variety of regional language.

Spelk
Haar

Where I am from a turnip is big with an orange interior and a swede is small with a cream hue.

I’m from Glasgow. My friends, well some of them, are the ones who used mardy and mothering. Where are you from if I may ask?

I didn't realise that there were people who only call it a sandwich when made from sliced bread.

Here, and hopefully @SuitcaseAndSecrets will back me up, because we're likely very close to each other, a small round single serving of bread is called is called a breadcake and if you fill it with meat, cheese, egg etc, its still a sandwich, not a roll.

It was also a horrific shock the first time I ordered curry and Chinese takeaway outside Yorkshire and realised that elsewhere poppadoms, pickle tray, chips and rice weren't included in the price of a main like they are here

Glasgow? I wasn't expecting that! I was brought up in Sheffield.

All of the above, plus

Neb - nose, as in “keep thi’ neb aht”
Lop - flea, as in “fit as a lop”
Maungy - miserable, whiny
Nesh - soft, feeling the cold

In Berkshire where I come from woodlice are known as 'Cheeselogs'
My DH comes from Staffordshire and also uses 'nesh' to describe someone who feels the cold

So many from across Scotland, but tge one that I can't get my head around is 'outwith' - it's such a brilliant word, it should be used internationally.

Suspect we’re from the same area @HarderBetterFasterMother. But…the little creamy coloured things weren’t called swedes I don’t think. Swedes were what other people wrongly called our proper big orange turnips. 😁

Slider- a slide
Scrage- a scrape or graze.
Daps- trainers or plimsolls.
Gurt- very
Babber- baby.
Luvver- a term of endearment.
Council 'ouse- to mean the administrative buildings of the local council.
Coopie down- to crouch down.
Keener- a swot.

All Bristolian words ( I also speak Glaswegian).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-53308981

I’m from the south east and use ‘mithering’ as whingeing and whining. My friend is from the Scottish Borders and uses it as another word for drizzle!

We use mardy. Also twitchel, sucker and tabs. But I won’t say what they are. IYKYK.

Now then mardy bum🎶 i also use mardy and mithering.

Does anyone know where to find the backsis ?( not sure o n spelling!)

In Sheffield, we had (not sure now) swede - big and orange flesh; turnip - yellow flesh and a bit smaller; white turnip - small and white flesh

Mockit - does that count. It means very dirty.

Portsmouth

Mush - mate
Squinny/squinting- whinging or whining
Din/dinlo - plonker, being a bit thick

I use mithering
also going for a mooch(usually around TK maxx or something) My colleague looked confused by that one
o’th - as in “top o’th moor”

We moved around a lot: turnips, parsnips and swedes have been a constant disappointment! I like the big, round, orange one but can't stand the others. Safest to avoid the lot, unless I bought it.

Hacky means the same as manky. Midlands.

Bostin' means fantastic. Black Country.

Keks are trousers. North-East.

Has a cob on - is in a bad mood. Unsure.

Messages…. Shopping
Diddies…… Boobs
Poke…… ice cream cone
Slider …. Ice cream between 2 wafers
wain ….. child

Isn't that just a shonky transliteration of Welsh for dirty pig?

Edited - I think it's "mochyn"