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The
Collins English Dictionary is looking for dialect words from Manchester
to include in its latest edition as part of a regional campaign to
keep local language alive.
What
a bazzin' book! |
Andrew
Holmes, a lexicographer from Harper Collins, says: "Obviously
we do have lots of dialect words but they tend to be from the past,
like keks, nowt, and owt".
"So what we're looking for are ones that have been coined more
recently or ones that are more obscure."
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From
Mike in Wigan
Gennel - a passage between houses (as opposed to ginnel)
Scoop, sherbet-alcoholic drink
nodders-condoms
Chip muffin? NO! Chip Barm (Muffins are a different thing altogether
like the choc chip variety!)
Brew-cup of tea
Dibble-police (as in Officer Dibble from Top Cat)
Whats with all the ryming slang? Surly it's Cockney and not Mancunian?
From
Dave Mac in Chorlton
Skrieking: Crying
Obstropolous: Awkward, stroppy. This is a great manc word, everyone
knows what it means but you wont find it in any dictionary. A mancunian
corruption of obstreperous.
Ginnel: A passage through a house.
From
Freda Hulse in Georgetown
What are ya skenning at,(meaning what are you looking at)
shut ya gob(shut up)
From
Tom in Canberra
Put't'wood i't'th'ole, tha clothead! it's reet parky in here!
From
Sue in manchester
Out of order = not the done thing
Bang out of order = very much not the done thing
seeing your backside = getting annoyed (also seeing your arse)
From
Harold Wood in manchester
slopstone "the sink"
Ginnel- Alleyway between houses.
From
Moonie in Midlands -Ex Blackley/Langley
Kak - rubbish Flix - the pictures ( cinema )
Alleys and Dobbers - marbles
Playing Walley - kicking a football against the wall
Sharabang - a coach
Or what ? - half the sentences used to end in 'or what ?'.
And we never called it Manchester -it was 'Manny' - are you going
down Manny, or what ?
From
Bobz in Salford
bang on/bangin - exceedingly good
napper - head (ur doin me napper in - you are annoying/frustrating
me)
scrote(s) - undesirable collection of youths, usually with mischief
in mind (in full 'scrote' regalia)
lamp/one arra/spark out - to render someone unconscious with one blow
(what a lovely town, most of the phrases are related to violence!
lol)
bag of - not very good quality (body waste reference)
leathered/steamin/ratted - inebriated
smashed/'ammered/wrecked - rather high on narcotics (usu. cannabis)
From
- Kerry in Manchester
Hankin Marvin - means I'm starvin!
Suckin face - to snog (not sure whether this is manc- I say this alot!)
Ruby Murry - to go for a curry
Joe - taxi
Put me slap on - to put make up on
Troppin off/copping off - to suck face with a nice gentleman
Yer wot? - excuse me?
Off yer trolley/smashed - totally intoxicated
Round our way - near where we live
Squeeze - attractive person of the opposite sex
Wrong on - my fav of the moment from my mate - means an idiot/ stupid
person
Freda
Hulse in Australia
I have heard many of these words I am Manchester born and bred now
in australia,what about the word "decka" meaning to have a look at
something.
From
Alan Shard in West Vancouver, Canada
'payseg'a kid that keeps bothering you
From
big baz in wardle
take a chill pill man = calm down
From
Goldie
I think you all should know that 1)Cock means (not a bird) but a penis
OR a stupid person. 2) ee-ya means hey you. 3) being THE DON means
you are a respected person Big up 2 da manny crew massiv!!!
From
joe in Tameside
Ecky thump! I'l go to foot of t'stairs, does tha not know tis only
a butty with one slice of buttered bread, tha needs two slices for
a sandwich!
From
M Carson in Stockport
Nowty - grumpy
Mingey - (pronounced minGEE - mean)
Is it 'eckers like - Nothing like
From
Blue in mcr
Why has nobody put Mithered ?.To be hassled i.e utd were well mithered
after City took 4 points of 'em.
From
Portia in Knutsford
Champers - Slang word for champagne that my pals and I like to sling
around when we're out. Champagne can also be referred to as 'Shampoo'
which always causes a giggle.
From
mo in manchester
Wupding - means an idiot or someone who is not very bright or intelligent.
From
- lisa in Manchester
Spanner- someone thick
From
- ste in Salford
heres a few
Doggun (noun) - corruption of Dog 'n' Bone (phone)
Scrotes - i.e. scallies hangin round on corners
Mint - meanin Dead Good
Fished (adj) - soggy end of a cig "let's have a go on that" - meaning
for example "can i have a drag of your cigarette"
Cocknobber - idiot
Goomber - clumsy person
skinheads on rafts - beans on toast
Mad as Toast - crazy
Bagpuss Shotgun - first one who says it can go in the passenger seat
rather than cramped up in the back of a car
Rank - dirty/disgusting
twenny deck - pask of twenty cigs
One bell - meanin to one bell someone i.e. punch someone once with
a good shot. So good a fight usually consists of that one punch! Or
- one hammered
one tens (110s) - trainers that cost 拢110. (only this amount can be
used though not '90s' or '150s')
From
- Mrs J in Eccles, Gtr Manchester
Got a right cob on = annoyed
From
- KJ in Eccles, M/ch
Gone manky = gone off;
sweating cobbs = really hot
From
- elaine in stockport
stop "mithering" me!/meaning stop bugging me to do something.
"tops!" or "top one!"
From
- James in M/cr, UK
Scroats (pl.) - group of dodgy looking youths up to no good. Usually
in familiar "street" wear.
From
- Kaz in Eccles, Manchester
When I want my kids to go to bed I say 'right, up the dancers'.
''ash' = type of hotpot.
'Skids' = knickers/underpants.
'On't blower' = on the telephone.
From
mark ashworth in Atlanta,Ga.Usa(Formerly of Eccles)
Biz=No good.
Naf=Nufin.
Waggin it=an occasional day off school.
From
Jane Lorenz in Frankfurt
I remember quite a few of the words already mentioned..
ginnel:alleyway
give over:stop it
nippers:kids
kippered:exhausted
bog:loo
nowt:nothing
butty:sandwich
From
Tommi Jaszczun in Kettering, Northnts
a know most of these words with being born in manchester but the best
one has to be butties
From
Gary Pennington in Stockport
Using your swede means using ones head,or can be referred to as 'bonce'.
Other sayings are'as tight as a gnats chuff' meaning a person is less
than generous with his/her funds.
'Daughter' is a word referring to the beauty of a lady/girl.
From
Ziggy in manchester
zig meaning quick snog
zigging meaning long snog
zig a zig meaning sexual relations!
From
bobby in stretford
BUM/sexy
From
emma in Manchester
Sup up - as in drink up!
From
rob in m/c
ginnel=side alleyway between houses
does anyone else say dark sauce instead of brown sauce?
From
sarah b in altrincham
i was on my way home from the derby on sunday, i got the met and
there was this (Kappa Slapper) Man City fan, a little younger than
me, (i'm 17 and a red) and she was mouthin' off, and when she got
a bit of a response off a few reds she started tellin' her mate on
the phone that "the reds on the met are 'avin a giraffe!"
From
sarah b in altrincham
whan saying 'manchester', mancs tend to say 'are' at the end. in fact
it sounds like 'star' but a really strong abrupt sound. However this
is usually how scallies talk, for example on a met platform: "Eee
rrr, youz goin town tonight? Narrr, i aint got enuff money to go manchestaaar
From
Lou in Ashton
Yer daft apoth - you silly thing
Can i scav a fag? - Borrow a ciggie
'ang about - Wait a moment
I'm gaspin' for a fag - Desperate for nicotine
He's got a cob on - He's upset
Coppin' off - having a snog
Scally - a naughty Manc
Skanky - disgusting
Well 'angin - Very disgusting
Cop a load o' this - have a look
He's well fit - He's handsome
Give over - Oh, stop it
From
corinne in Toronto, Canada
What about "granch" to crunch i.e hard toffees or we used to say in
our house "smothercate", a mixture of smother & suffocate
From
Karron in Middleton, Manchester
peckin' mi ed - as in "doing my head in"
smokin' - as in "good"
am tellin' ya - as in "I agree"
bangin' - as in "good"
trolleys - pants, trousers, underwear
in a bit - as in "bye, see you later"
I'll be back when I can think of some more! Laterzzzzzz!
From
Ashley in Stockport
Scran = food / snack
Telling chinnies = telling lies
From
panjo in sale
raz- you say this if you are surprised or amazed at something, insteqad
of saying 'wow'
From
- Jim Ennis in macclesfield,uk
Gorton Tank=Bank
Chad~referring to a womans behind
Soft Mick~as in you've had more of something than Soft Mick
My Nan who is from Gorton used to say if you were crying that you
are crying like"Piffy"
A Ruby is a curry as in Ruby Murray
Orchestras = Balls as in orchestra stalls
From
lisa in Hamburg, Germany
Scally = rockport boot wearing youth with "trackie bottoms" and a
big coat, the brighter the better. Recreational activities include
"twoccing" (taking without owners consent) and generally avoiding
"lock up" i.e prison.
From
- Zoe P in Stockport
SNAPPERS - UNDERPANTS
NIPPERS - KIDS
A ROUND OF TOAST - PEICE OF TOAST
ARE KID - BROTHER OR SISTER
TANNING - DOING SOMETHING REALLY FAST LIKE ITS NO HASSLE eg " My gran
well Tans her cigs"
PURE - when somethings really good
PEACH - ACE !
NO SHARES - I think this was a Heaton Norris thing when you see a
dead cool car - like a porshe you shout "No Shares" and its like its
yours, you ahve to be the first one to shout it out. We did this on
the Bullocks coach on the way to Reddish Baths when we were kids.
From
Brian Davies in Wigan
Bobbins - no good
From
kelly red, manchester
lovin it
From
John, Stockport
I'll ave a gill. - half a pint please.
From
Brian, Blackley
Go and have a "burst on your banjo" = to let off steam, let your hair
down.
From
Sarah, Denton
On the lash = Having a "few" alcoholic beverages
From
Dan the Bell in Manchester
Swear down man. Manc term for 'honestly'
From
Scott in Manchester
I will leather you - pronounced "I'll levor yoh"
From
Andy Upshall, Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester.
kippered=tired, peppered=no money, clempt=hungry, chauv=to annoy someone,
lothered=sweating, gradely folk=nice people, and at a chippy in walkden
I heard a bloke say, babbies yed and pey wet un a smack bottom= steak
pudding and pea juice and a scollop(potato fritter) and an oven bottom(large
flat barmcake).
From
Andy Upshall in Horwich, Bolton
kippered=tired,
peppered=no money,
clempt=hungry,
chauv=to annoy someone, lothered=sweating,
gradely folk=nice people,
and at a chippy in walkden I heard a bloke say: "babbies yed
and pey wet un a smack bottom" = steak pudding and pea juice
and a scollop(potato fritter) and an oven bottom(large flat barmcake).
From
H, Sale
SKUDS Underpants
SARNIE Sandwiche
BAZZIN' Quite good
From
Marie, Old Trafford
OZZY: means sex God, used alot in my primary school to describe the
best looking lad,ahhhhh, the memories.
From
Anon
Kop off, Box off, Score - to get lucky with a guy/girl...
From
Anon
Dinner medals... food stains on clothing after a meal.
From
kathy
'nowt fer noseys' = mind your own business!
From
jill finan, altrincham
finny- the biggest loser
From
Laura Finn, Flixtom. Manchester
MANKY:Used to describe something that is dirty or horrible.
From
Dean, Warrington
'quality' and 'mint' for anything thats decent. Also 'can't be mithered'
when you can't be bothered.
From
kate in trafford
'bagsy' - I want it! cartin' - carry something round or- 'lugging'
- carry something, or 'lugs' can be ears as in lug holes....
From
Brian Collier in Oldham
Numpty/Meaning Fool,Idiot
From
David Email Address
Your Yitten...means your scared or yellow
From
Gary in Urmston
doin' me swede...doing one's head in
From
Andy in stockport
a right bobby dazzler...stunner
since adam were a lad...a very long period of time
bazzin'... ace
gigs...glasses
wookies...sideburns (not sure about this one heard it in a club)
From
Leon Sale in Douglas, IOM
Banjo'd - To punch some one. For instance "That guy just walked up
to him and banjo'd him" . Middleton, Manhester, all my life. now living
on the Isle of Man.
From Matty Owen in Manchester
a buzz! means either a good time or a bus
From
zapwald, salford
heres a few words generally used round the west of manc.
dibble - police
angin' - horrible/awful
tommy 'k' - tomato sauce
buzzin - brilliant/exciting or someone who is excited
bog - toilet
gaffs - cigarettes (could you lend us a gaff?) Gaff - house (i'm going
to the gaff - i'm going home)
top one - thank you/brilliant
nout - nothing
sarny - sandwich
From
Rick in Ireland, formerly Hyde
I;m not sure how to spell it but 'Kayleyed', meaning drunk.
Your a 'shed-head', meaning your daft. You 'nodder',
meaning you idiot and 'ya daft whazzack' meaning much the same.
I was a cruel child!
From
happymanc in manchester
gonk - idiot type person, also useless
mahoney - thing said to gonk who was drivelling nonsense and obvious
lies
bins - spectacles (shortened binoculars?) hanging - rather
distasteful or unattractive lobby - hall (as in entrance)
tilly - place near the back door where mop etc. was kept
whalley - change (from whalley range)
bells - fingers (from bell ringers)
gorton - bank (from gorton tank - the swimming baths)
traff - anyone called mark (from trafford park)
standat - cheese (from 'stand at ease' - army thing)
salfords - socks (from salford docks)
orange - wash (from orange squash)
fresh air and fried snowballs - water (regular reply when kids
ask what's for tea)
corporation pop - water
newtons like boothill - graveyard teeth!
bazzin - very good, excellent
smuv - smother - winter coat
joskin - someone from the sticks around manchester
glodwick - describe all derogatory name for anyone from the wilds
of oldham
PS a ganzey is definitely the word for jumper - still used
in some parts (particularly derry area of n.ireland - where in the
not so distant past a band formed calling themselve mahat maganzey!!!!!!j)
From
Scott Mills in Mossley, Manchester
slap head - bald.
scrote - scumbag.
snide - counterfeit (not contraband)
'taters' (potatoes) can be used to mean cold , testicles or taterin'
is moving at some speed.
Can't believe this hasn't come up yet!
"Deck" has two meanings.
1) s'ave a deck (decko) - lets have look.
2) He's gonna get decked - someone's going to knock him out.
Also:
Ordering a sandwich in the manchester area can be an extremely confusing
experience. The small round bready ingredient is variously called:
teacake, breadcake, barm, barmcake, flourcake or bap. (Incorrectly
muffin) There's probably more!
From
Steve W in Boston, USA - formerly Crumpsall
Chip Biff - Chip muffin
(he's got a) Mard on - (He's) Sulking Skriking - Crying / whining
owt or nowt - anything or something, as in, "what are we doing tonight?
Owt or nowt?"
All belters!
From
Bobby in Manchester
From the above it seems apparent to me that a number of these words
come from Cockney slang.
What about... Hangin'...rather unattractive
Com 'ed....simply "come here"
Ey 'up..."Hello there."
From
james in Chorlton
Numpty - meaning stupid.
From
Richard in San Francisco
Things that I remember were:
Kex - meaning trouser as in "Nice kex"
"Sound as a pound" Well. Used all the time. Things were "Well sound,
Well hard"
Rum. meaning mischevious or full of character. as in " I remember
old Joe he were a rum one!"
From
Kathy, hale, cheshire, england
Scrorpe: (like scrape) unsure of the spelling, but used as in ' I
fell over and scrorped all me knees'.
From
kathy, hale, cheshire, england
I remember going out as a kid having a 'bazzin' time 'chuckin dukkas'
in the local 'taddy' pond, and Tom being a right 'mardarse' when he
fell in coz he 'skriked' all the way home, where he got his arse 'tanned'
off his mam...we all wished he would 'go and get knotted' and 'shut
his cakehole' - he was 'doin our heads in' with all the 'whingein'.
Stop 'mitherin' Tom! (Wythenshawe circa the 70's)
From
Chris Sounds, Eccles
Krill (verb). Similar to 'creb' and 'thrutch'. The unbearable all-over
squirming/shivering sensation one experiences when someone nearby
is picking their scabs, dragging thier nails down a black board or
is simply being extraordinarily irritating. As in "Joe Pasquale's
voice made me krill so much I crebbed all over my legs forcing me
to thrutch out of the theatre."
From
lee, winton
magic days! days off from work when there neither holidays or sickys.
From
Julie in Rome/Italy
I remember my Mum saying "state of him and the price of fish"
I never knew where the saying came from, I imagin its Mancunian. other
words are: butty - sandwich; outdoor - off licence; what d'ya want,
owt or nowt
From
Anon
cabbage/meaning idiot
From
Foley in Stretford
Fire-Engine!!! Something dumbwits like me shout out randomly in
conversations.(just like mickey from league of gentleman)
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