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WHAT DO YOU CALL IT

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Sharron

Sharron Report 9 Jul 2012 21:05

twitten - alleyway

firk- scratch

basketman- blackbeetle

dumbledolly- bumblebee

threadle- thread

yow (rhymes with low)-ewe

trow (also rhymes with low)- trough

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 9 Jul 2012 21:02

Moving from Hampshire to Essex to Gloucester to Bedford when kids were young.

Shoes for PE.
Plimpsoles in Hampshire and Essex
Daps in Gloucester
Gym shoes in Bedfordshire edit: Seeing Just Ginnie's post they may have been pumps, sounds familiar but can't remember.

Island

Island Report 9 Jul 2012 20:54

Baps in the Midlands Dawnie? I know they have batches and cobs - bread rolls

Dawnieher3headaches

Dawnieher3headaches Report 9 Jul 2012 20:50

we found it strange moving from south to midlands they call things different than we did

Alleyway is a Jitty
drainpipes = spouting
roll =bap

will add as I think of them

martynsue

martynsue Report 9 Jul 2012 20:42

does anyone remember bread,sugar & milk boiled in a pan,

we used to call this pobbies,don't ask me why.

Vera2010

Vera2010 Report 9 Jul 2012 17:44

if I remember rightly

simmit was vest
ganzie was jumper/sweater
cowie par was use of left hand
flattener was dampening somewhat's spirits
sly cake - a pastry with sweet mincemeat
flat cake and baps - types of bread

Vera

martynsue

martynsue Report 9 Jul 2012 17:31

this is what we called thing's growing up in oldham lancashire,

ginnel--alleyway.
maiden--clothes horse.
brew--cup of tea.
dobbies--roundabout,(child's ride).
fow--ugly.
fly--someone quick to answer back.
nazzy--bad tempered.
just a few that spring to mind ,what saying's do you have for certain thing's