Words specifically used in one area of the country

[400bhp]

I think "bobbins" is mainly used in Manchester?

"barm cakes" (soft round bread rolls which meat/chips can be placed to make a "butty" or "chip barm") seems to be very specific to parts of Manchester & Bolton. I've heard them called "tea cakes" elsewhere.

Others?

 

[2bluegp]

not barms, its MUFFINS

 

[postman]

Spice instead of sweets in South Yorkshire in the 1920's to 50's.

 

[Glow worm]

You can always go to Norfolk for a good old 'mardle' (chat).
Be wary as folk don't tend to stand for any old 'squit' (nonsense) though!

 

[Sara_H]

Spice instead of sweets in South Yorkshire in the 1920's to 50's.

I grew up in Sheffield in the 70s and was regularly treated to spice by my grandparents.

 

[Hacienda71]

Men calling you love and women calling you ducky in Sheffield.

 

[biggs682]

' me duck ' is one from Wellingborough/Rushden area of Northamptonshire

 

[accountantpete]

pobs - bread and milk

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

Round my neck of the woods tourists are called Grockles; down Cornwall way they're called Emmets. That time of the evening when the light is starting to fade into night time it's said to be dimpsy. Apparently people who live on Portland call people who don't live on Portland Kimberlins.

 

[Tommy2]

Spice instead of sweets in South Yorkshire in the 1920's to 50's.

Castleford and pontefract still call sweets "spice"
Some people don't like being called "cock" I've never heard it said outside Yorkshire really.

 

[Primal Scream]

Its Essex "innit"

 

[classic33]

Castleford and pontefract still call sweets "spice"
Some people don't like being called "cock" I've never heard it said outside Yorkshire really.

Is that as in being "cock of your class/year at school"?

What about scratters

 

[Sara_H]

I asked my step son (from Nottingham) if he wanted a sausage bap the other day, his dad had to translate it into sausage barm

More I've just thought of:
Nesh = feels the cold easily
Mardy = miserable

 

[gbb]

I asked my step son (from Nottingham) if he wanted a sausage bap the other day, his dad had to translate it into sausage barm

More I've just thought of:
Nesh = feels the cold easily
Mardy = miserable

Nesh and mardy...we moved from Nottingham years ago, nesh particually i've never heard anywhere else, i'd forgotten we all used to say it years back. Mardy is more widespread i suspect.
Don't know how it's spelt, but we used to greet each other as 'serry'...as in 'now then serry'...another regular one in Notts.

 

[400bhp]

Mardy = miserable[/quote]

Used generally up north I think.

Scran (food)?