Words specifically used in one area of the country

[snorri]

As in (I hear often) "it gives me the boke" ... you know what I mean, Jimmy?

Just don't call me Jimmy, ok?

 

[MossCommuter]

In Yorkshire, 'while' means 'until'.

I hear people from t'other side of the Pennines say "while" to mean "since":

"I have been here while nine O'Clock"

 

[Sara_H]

Mither - that's one I don't hear elsewhere.

Barm, nesh, mard or mardy (both mean "moody" to me), bobbins, duck and cock I am all familiar with*

Favourites that I never hear outside the locality are "flit" to mean "move" (as in home) and "thrutch" to mean fidget or wrestle or raum (which is another one).
I can remember flitting when I was little, and talk of people doing a midnight flit, usually if they were in debt or in trouble!
*shut it

 

[MossCommuter]

I can remember flitting when I was little, and talk of people doing a midnight flit, usually if they were in debt or in trouble!

this too

 

[Hacienda71]

Do one. To leave, as in I'm gonna do one.

 

[Onthedrops]

Tea cake = bap
Currant tea cake = bap with currants in.
Snicket = passageway
Flit = move house
Nesh = a bit soft
Bits = loose flakes of batter from the chippy
Leet geen = older man thinking he's attractibe to opposite sex.
Snap = packed lunch
Pillocking = joking

I do use the word while. I work 6 while 6 (12 hour shift)

 

[Herbie]

Teuchters for country folk in Aberdeenshire.

and i'm prood tae be een

 

[Primal Scream]

They say "flit" for moving home here too.

In London to "flit" as in do a flit means moving out on the sly without paying any outstanding bills or rent. Hence the expression doing a moonlight (or midnight) flit.

 

[slowmotion]

snicket

A narrow alley for a fumble, but usually a place to gather dog poo on your shoe.

 

[germanicdogman]

a ned (none educated delinquent) Scottish for hooligan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_(Scottish)

 

[ayceejay]

Bist gwain abn? (Wiltshire) her bent no good if her do.

 

[mcshroom]

A few more South Yorkshire ones: -
Ginnel = passageway (interchnageable with snicket)
Thi or Tha - You (probably corruption of Thee)
Thissen = Yourself

Pronunciation of there sound more like 'thiyer'
Also a tendency to drop the s from plurals, e.g.: 'That were 3 week ago'

Around here a few memorable ones I've noticed since moving in: -
L'al = little
Bait = lunch (also Bait-box instead of lunch box)
Having a ratch = looking for something
marra = friend
Jam-eater = resident of Whitehaven (or sometimes Workington if the person using it is from Whitehaven) - derogatory

Oh and one from North Devon: -
Backsifore = back to front

I learnt that one from my mum and then couldn't work out why no-one understood me when I used it at school (in Yorkshire)

 

[Pale Rider]

A few from the North East:

Netty: toilet.

Dreek or dreich (also heard in Scotland) - wet weather.

Clart: mud.

Marrow or marrer : mate - originally used by coal miners to describe their nearest workmate.

Gan: go.

 

[summerdays]

Flit and boke are both used in NI as well.

I was looking up something in relation to this thread and I saw that apparently saying "cheers drive", as you get off the bus is local to Bristol. It's something I've heard regularly, and I wouldn't really notice anyone using it as saying something unusual.

 

[Milo]

You hear that here as well. Never heard anyone saying gurt though think that's strictly Bristol.