Colloquial local expressions.

[Joey Shabadoo]

Clout

This has 2 meanings
1. To hit someone, you ‘clout’ them
2. Around Barnsley, it’s a scarf (‘muffler’ in some areas)

Also a type of nail for roofing felt

 

[BoldonLad]

Clout is also used on Tyneside/Wearside, meaning to hit someone.

My late mother used an expression, which I assume is Tyneside, if we asked for some mildly extravagant treat (eg some sweets):

"where do you think you are?, your granny's yacht"

Havent heard anyone use that for quite a while

 

[bobzmyunkle]

2. Around Barnsley, it’s a scarf (‘muffler’ in some areas)

“Ne'er cast a clout till May is out”
Common enough. I.e. don't go taking your cloths off too early in the year.

See also Dish clout, floor clout - self explanatory surely.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

“Ne'er cast a clout till May is out”
Common enough. I.e. don't go taking tour cloths off too early in the year.

See also Dish clout, floor clout - self explanatory surely.

Exactly that expression

 

[BoldonLad]

“Ne'er cast a clout till May is out”
Common enough. I.e. don't go taking your cloths off too early in the year.

See also Dish clout, floor clout - self explanatory surely.

Another of my late mother’s many sayings

 

[Alex321]

Clout

This has 2 meanings
1. To hit someone, you ‘clout’ them
2. Around Barnsley, it’s a scarf (‘muffler’ in some areas)

Well clout is an old English word for cloth or clothing, and is where the old saying "Ne’er cast a clout ‘til May be out" comes from. Sounds like it is just rather more specific in the Barnley area.

EDIT - oops, see I was beaten to this, on the next page.

 

[captain nemo1701]

As kids, we used 'croggy' in the 70's to mean give a lift on your bike. Today, 'backie' seems the norm?.

 

[Dave7]

As kids, we used 'croggy' in the 70's to mean give a lift on your bike. Today, 'backie' seems the norm?.

We said 'crozzy' ie on the cross bar.

 

[Profpointy]

As kids, we used 'croggy' in the 70's to mean give a lift on your bike. Today, 'backie' seems the norm?.

In south Wales that would be a "saddler"

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

’Booley’

Perculiar to the Barnsley area?

Allegedly invented by Ian McMillan, in the 70’s, so he admits in one of his books
Listeners to ‘Radcliffe & Maconie’ (to name one location he can be found) will know of him

It covers a large area of possible uses, eg;
”Feeling Booley” poorly/sick
”Booley Wind strong, or cold, wind
”Booley song” a good tune

Etc, etc…….

As seen in this book

 

[robjh]

I think Mardy is fairly universal, not just West Yorkshire. I've certainly heard it here in South Wales, and my family have always used it, and expected it to be understood anywhere (though my parents were from Lancashire, which isn't all that far from West Yorks).

Mardy was common in Leicestershire when I moved there in the 80s, but I had never heard it in the SE and East Anglia where I'd lived up till then.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

'Ken' goes back to at least 1824
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D'ye_ken_John_Peel_(song)

Much further than that! It derives from Old English ‘cennan’ and Middle English ‘Kennan’.

I might need to post this in the Admit your ignorance thread, but I never knew Outwith was a Scottish thing.

Scottish and Canadian. Not much used outwith those areas.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Are these references to pregnancy simply his, a ‘sand grown ‘un (Morecambe), or Lancastrian?

‘Arms & Legs’?!?

‘Four pumps & Grunt’

As all read in this book

 

[FrankCrank]

This creature, the common woodlouse, has many aliases throughout the UK

In Reading, and only this town I believe, it's called a cheeselog.
Care to share your name for it?................and no, it's not a baby armadillo.

 

[Red17]

Call them hardbacks although don't think that's from anywhere in particular