Stuff I’d never heard before I joined mumsnet.

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Disclaimer: I’m not from the UK!

“Grim” - I’ve heard of the word obviously but I’ve never ever heard anyone actually say it to describe anything. It’s a favourite here!

“Naice” - I’m still scratching my head over this one. What does it mean?

“Pants” - I’m going to assume these are undies/knickers? Otherwise some conversations I’ve read really don’t make sense

Also, what is half term please? I’m gathering it’s some sort of holiday half way through the school term, how long do your terms go for? Ours are only 8-10 weeks (4 terms per year) so obviously don’t need holidays in the middle..

Teach me all the UK things!!

I had a whole list, I’ll be back when I remember the rest..

Omg I assumed a North Pole breakfast (which I had never heard of before) was an alternative to ‘morning glory’. Looked it up and checked urbanslang and discovered it’s an actual thing and no connotations seemingly. How embarrassing !

I’m definitely not one for spitting out tea/coffee over the keyboard or waking my DH/baby by laughing, but this made me snort.

naice is in the dictionary! It's not a MN made up word although it is used specially on MN to denote a certain type

"naice
(also nace)
ADJECTIVE

derogatory
Genteel, over-refined, or affected, in a manner supposed to be characteristic of or agreeable to the English upper classes.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in H. G. Wells (1866–1946), novelist and social commentator. Representing a supposed English upper-class pronunciation of nice.
Pronunciation
naice/neɪs/"

I am from Sweden and we have the weirdest words borrowed from english that doesn't actually work or are used in english. For instance Manchester trousers are corduroy trousers. A freestyle is (was) a portable music player. Like a Sony Walkman.

After work or AW for short, pronounced AV to confuse further, is when you go out on a Friday after work with your colleagues for a drink.

It is regional. Pants are trousers in the north (of England).

Thanks

Pants can also be used to say something is crap or rubbish.

• 'I dropped my phone and it smashed today'

• 'Oh no, that's pants'

Not sure if that's regional!

His wee brother came to town yesterday

He was in Edinburgh at the weekend, still it was calm in the pub . Damn Sun came out when we left.

I see the phrase 'lions share' used on mumsnet several times a day. I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone use it in real life

well, perfectly normal English expression here. I use it and have heard it used.
It is interesting which words and phrases are common to some of us and others which are completely unknown!

It's no unknown to me, I'm aware of the saying I just don't and have never heard it used regularly in daily life but it seems a favourite on MN

I have heard - and use - lion's share, but haven't seen it here.

However, what I seen endlessly here is 'batch cooking'. I started using it in RL only for people to say 'what is batch cooking?'

Hoik up your judgy pants!

Clutch your pearls and think of the children.

All the dfottfaof, tssdnrip im sure I've got them wrong, but I recognise them when other people use them.

When I moved to an international school in Europe from NI, I asked a classmate for a page off their file block. They had no idea what I meant.

Turns out I should have asked for 'a piece of paper'.

I also embarrassed myself by telling someone they were 'in the road'. Ie please get out of my way.

In NI, where I believe the term 'boak' or 'boke' originates (well it's an Ulster Scots term anyway) we don't say 'gives me the boak'. It's never 'the boak'. We would say, I want to boak, or I boaked etc.

We also say 'pants' for underpants /underwear here. Never for trousers.

I'm from NW, now live in South,and I tell my DS to take his pants out of his pants... meaning don't leave your underwear in your trousers when you put them in the laundry.
He knows what I mean!

However, what I seen endlessly here is 'batch cooking'. I started using it in RL only for people to say 'what is batch cooking?'

If you use it in and around Coventry, they will assume you are making bread rolls.

Grey rocking

Sea lioning

Gas lighting

WTF is Sea lioning?

Ah. Just like sea lions then.

But genuine thanks for the reply, I had no idea.

Wasn't saying sea lioning Etc al is a made up Mumsnet term - just an example of stuff I hadn't heard of before Mumsnet