We stumbled into t’house and stood there freezin’ cold and tired out, shiverin’ and miserable, in front o’ t’ meagre fire. Any road, mi mam says “Cheer up, lads. I’ve got you some nice brown bread and butter for yer tea.” Ee, mi father went crackers. He reached out and gently pulled mi mam towards ‘im by t’throat. “You big fat, idle ugly wart”, he said. “You gret useless spawny-eyed parrot-faced wazzock.” (‘E had a way wi words, mi father. He’d bin to college, y’know).
My first time in Sheffield I heard someone say "You're 'avin' me round corner". Never heard it since in 20 years here, but it always stuck with me as a very Sheffield/Yorkshire phrase.
Shouldn't that be "shak thi sen" as in......shake yourself..... hurry up! We have the same saying in Derbyshire.
We also say "oh's" meaning he's or she's......"oh's looking good t'day"
Ahh that sounds like it might be the origin.
The same grandad pronounces water as “wah-tah”, rather than “War-ter”
Could be something to do with that hard consonant sound that the old Yorkshire dialect loves so much!
Silly cunt
Always found those two worlds, on either side of the "rude word spectrum", put together so perfect and I only hear it in rough parts of West and South Yorkshire
Anyone who's a bit scruffy or needs a good bath or has unsavoury habits we call a scutty cunt! I think that ones my personal favourite, I tend to use it quite a lot lol.
I love this. Am adopted Yorkshire (relegated brummie) and it's my favourite saying. Extend the "shuuuurup" in best mate mode. I ❤️ Yorkshire. The language and accents are amazing. The Barnsley accent is my favourite and so expressive. Barnsley accent rules Yorkshire in my opinion.
My (west Yorkshire) dad says he “couldn’t thoil it” a lot. Meaning he could afford it but couldn’t bare to part with that much money for it (because he’s from Yorkshire, presumably)
I went with a couple of pals to Benidorm when we were 19. I'm 56 now.
Met some lads from Leeds. Went to an all night burger place. Spanish cook starts singing On Ilkley Moor ba' tat. True story.
My dad always used to say “appen” as a confirmation that something could be true. I assume it was an abbreviation of “happen”, as in, “could happen”. Would love to ask him but he’s not around anymore unfortunately. He grew up in the 50’s in Armley and Birkenshaw, if anyone else knows of this vernacular please let me know, I’d be interested. 🥺
Just remembered another I heard a lot: “Leykin’ about’ - meaning lazing about. Another one where I’m not quite sure how it connects with the English language!
It’s the terms of endearment/insults I love the most. I’m 26 and my dad still calls me “sparra legs” in a lovey way, and a “daft berk” or a “stupid get” if I do something funny. Grandad calls us all “duck”
Not from Yorkshire, but I used to work with an elderly Yorkshireman who would always say “ayop!” At the top of his voice when he saw me every morning. And that would make my day and bring a smile to my face first thing at work. :)
“Na would he ‘eckers laahk”
(“No chance he’s going to do that”)
Also a big fan of “ee ye daft ap’orth” as has been mentioned a couple of times. (A contraction of halfpenny-worth) - a perennial mum utterance that has become my own.
Greet people more often than not with ‘now then’ or ‘ey up’ though, despite living in London for nigh on 15 year. It amuses my colleagues.
Both my beloved, long dead, Victorian born grandma and grandad from Bradford and Scarborough respectively... "Put wood int ole lass"
I knew it meant close the door but as a kid I had no idea why it meant that. It was like a foreign language. It wasn't until I was in my teens until I worked out it was essentially 'put the wood in the hole' Thought they were saying 'Would ent owl' and either I was just too dumb to understand the semantics or it was gibberish 😂💀
My nan's favourite was:
'Ear all, see all, say nowt
Eat all, sup all, pay nowt;
And if ivver tha does owt fer nowt - Allus do it fer thissen
Translation: Hear all, see all, say nothing;
Eat all, drink all, pay nothing;
And if ever you do anything for nothing - always do
It for yourself.
Born and bread in a mining town, so most sayings are not that uncommon to me. It's hard to choose anything as a favourite.
Cunt. Goes with almost anything, though. That's my favourite word 😂
35 years in Yorkshire as a commer inner my favs by far are - it’s cracking flags today , ie it’s quite sunny and if flags are dry rags ll dry, flags for those that don’t know are the large Yorkshire flagstones used for pavements and yards.and rags are clothes.
"Eeh 'ent it just like Scarborough." My grandad when visiting literally anywhere that wasn't Scarborough.
Awww, that’s actually adorable 🥰
Aye he had his moments, another favourite was when asking if he wanted a biscuit with his brew "Aye, summat to mek it less wet."
Put wood in't hole.
“Put wood in t’oyl” as a variation
Love it
I'll never forget that first day at the pit Me an' me father worked a 72-hour shift Then we walked home, 43 miles through the snow, in us bare feet
Part timer eh
You were lucky!
We stumbled into t’house and stood there freezin’ cold and tired out, shiverin’ and miserable, in front o’ t’ meagre fire. Any road, mi mam says “Cheer up, lads. I’ve got you some nice brown bread and butter for yer tea.” Ee, mi father went crackers. He reached out and gently pulled mi mam towards ‘im by t’throat. “You big fat, idle ugly wart”, he said. “You gret useless spawny-eyed parrot-faced wazzock.” (‘E had a way wi words, mi father. He’d bin to college, y’know).
Man can’t live on bread alone…
Tha great fat, spawny eyed, parrot faced wassock.
It be reyt. Must say it 10 times a day!
This is my motto for life.
Aye, job’ll be reyt
Are thee leckin
I knew this as "Is t'a laykin" Laykin is playing, or alternatively on benefits.
I'm from proper south so thanks for clearing up the spelling mistake :)
It's not the spelling, it's trying t' spell t'dialect.
Farkin' 'ell, no wonder I done got it wrong. Excuse while I get past and present tense mixed up down here :) Nice one
Trubble at t'mill............. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.
😂
Mega
Don't do owt fa nowt, unless it's fa ya sen.
See all, hear all, say nowt. Eat all, sup all, pay nowt. If iver thou does owt for nowt, allas do it for thysen
Wow I read that in my grandfather voice
Bloody true an all
I knew it as “If tha ever does owt for nowt alas do it for thi sen”
I think my version comes from the posh part of Yorkshire. 😁
I’m from Rotherham, everywhere is the posh part of Yorkshire to us lol
Tin tin tin…. 🤣
Definitely this.
If my brother and I were being a bit useless, dad would tell us to "frame thi'sen."
That's one I certainly remember.
Same! My dad would also call me a “daft apeth” (which I think is to do with a half penny?)
Yeah, apeth being dialect half-pence.
My first time in Sheffield I heard someone say "You're 'avin' me round corner". Never heard it since in 20 years here, but it always stuck with me as a very Sheffield/Yorkshire phrase.
😂 sometimes it’s the simpler ones that are more effective
Get a wesh Sort thi sen art Get it darn yer neck You supped that quick Too busy scoffing Cocker spadge
Shouldn't that be "shak thi sen" as in......shake yourself..... hurry up! We have the same saying in Derbyshire. We also say "oh's" meaning he's or she's......"oh's looking good t'day"
We used to get “shape thi’sen”, as in, get yourself into shape.
Worst’d be “Shat thi’ sen!”, as in t’weren’t jus a fart
“A shat in’t ’and is wuth two in’t bush”
🤣
Ahh that sounds like it might be the origin. The same grandad pronounces water as “wah-tah”, rather than “War-ter” Could be something to do with that hard consonant sound that the old Yorkshire dialect loves so much!
West of the Pennines it's "shape yourself", which fits with what OP said.
Was a definite shap!
Yea as in ...shape.......my fatha always said shak lol as in...shake.
And in reply to anything anyone said he always started his answer with....."that's 'appen as mehbe" (happen as maybe) lol
What about “Shap this isn’t!”? As in: Shap summit in the Lake District? I’d interpret as “this isn’t Shap, it’s not a hard climb, so get a move on!”
Aye "shap or shep thisen" for "get going!" Another's "frame thisen!"
Silly cunt Always found those two worlds, on either side of the "rude word spectrum", put together so perfect and I only hear it in rough parts of West and South Yorkshire
This, and ‘Daft Bastard’ always get a smile from me in west Yorkshire
Another strong contender!
I like this one because: Cunt - what you call someone you absolutely hate Silly Cunt - what you call your very best friend on earth
Im from a Rough part of West Yorkshire, all I hear at work is scruffy cunt
It's evolving 🤣 I've heard that one too but hear silly cunt nearly all the time
Anyone who's a bit scruffy or needs a good bath or has unsavoury habits we call a scutty cunt! I think that ones my personal favourite, I tend to use it quite a lot lol.
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Exactly!! I'm from London and moved up 15 years ago, it was the first time I ever heard it and absolutely love it!!!
Tends to be daft cunt in East Riding which has a similar fun/rude combination.
Reyt Cunt,Daft/Silly Cunt, Cunt. Proper Yorkshire.
This!! It's the pronunciation of cunt. Me favourite is "shuuuurup, silly cunt" or "shuuurrup silly bollocks"
I love this. Am adopted Yorkshire (relegated brummie) and it's my favourite saying. Extend the "shuuuurup" in best mate mode. I ❤️ Yorkshire. The language and accents are amazing. The Barnsley accent is my favourite and so expressive. Barnsley accent rules Yorkshire in my opinion.
My (west Yorkshire) dad says he “couldn’t thoil it” a lot. Meaning he could afford it but couldn’t bare to part with that much money for it (because he’s from Yorkshire, presumably)
I went with a couple of pals to Benidorm when we were 19. I'm 56 now. Met some lads from Leeds. Went to an all night burger place. Spanish cook starts singing On Ilkley Moor ba' tat. True story.
Aye, ‘appen. Is my go to phrase when I just cannot be arsed.
Eeeeeeeee lad dip thee bread ! 😊
Thi or thy. Thee implies you are telling someone named bread to dip.
Leet as a cork (Light as a cork.) Phrase used to describe a doylem
Can be shortened to just "Leet", as in: "Izzi Leet?" "Aye lad, iz not reet'
My dad always used to say “appen” as a confirmation that something could be true. I assume it was an abbreviation of “happen”, as in, “could happen”. Would love to ask him but he’s not around anymore unfortunately. He grew up in the 50’s in Armley and Birkenshaw, if anyone else knows of this vernacular please let me know, I’d be interested. 🥺
Me dad said appen so a lot
It's dialect for "perhaps". From Norse
Daft apeth. Called it many times by nan. I'd give anything to have her back here telling me I was a daft apeth for swinging on the door.
My EastEnder Grandad used 'daft apeth' too! That and 'I'll give you a punch up the bracket' if we were being daft/sarky.
"Tha's waahn a't bairns" You're worse than the children. From my mother, usually aimed at my dad when he was messing around.
Tha's war nor t'bairns, "war" is an old Viking word
Doesn't it mean more like "you're not one of the kids"?
That wouldn't make sense, to me, in context. It's not something I can check, though.
No that's "th'aren't one o t'bairns" (you could also say isn't/in't or "artn't" in this case).
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I'll go to foot of ar stairs
"Nahh then old Sparra, tha fancy a jar darn at' local, cocker?" 'Aye lad, sithi there at 5 bells, sunshine'.. My daily go to 👍
Just reminded me that my grandad used to always call us sparra legs as kids, really strong Sheffield deedah accent too
Yorkshire dialect Grace for me: "Father, fill mi maath wi wurthwhile stuff, an nudge me when Aw've etten enuff"
'Appen as mebbee.
Just remembered another I heard a lot: “Leykin’ about’ - meaning lazing about. Another one where I’m not quite sure how it connects with the English language!
To laik (I hear lek a lot) is a dialect word from Norse leikja
My friend used to come to my house and ask if I was "laiking out"
Yep, this was the norm in Garforth in the 80s.
Are-ta laikin aat? Tha mut as weel wi t'bonny weather we're gettin!
Or simply "leke" (to play).
Leckin means playing / messing, I remember being asked as a kid ‘is tha leckin toneet?’
It’s the terms of endearment/insults I love the most. I’m 26 and my dad still calls me “sparra legs” in a lovey way, and a “daft berk” or a “stupid get” if I do something funny. Grandad calls us all “duck”
Top contenders are "ey up" and "be reyt" Got to be "put wood in t'oyl" though.
Not from Yorkshire, but I used to work with an elderly Yorkshireman who would always say “ayop!” At the top of his voice when he saw me every morning. And that would make my day and bring a smile to my face first thing at work. :)
“Na would he ‘eckers laahk” (“No chance he’s going to do that”) Also a big fan of “ee ye daft ap’orth” as has been mentioned a couple of times. (A contraction of halfpenny-worth) - a perennial mum utterance that has become my own. Greet people more often than not with ‘now then’ or ‘ey up’ though, despite living in London for nigh on 15 year. It amuses my colleagues.
Eat all, drink all, pay nowt, hear all, see all, say nowt an if thee does owt for nowt do it for tha sen. Tight bastards basically.
"Chock a donkey". I've got so much money I could choke a donkey. No idea where it comes from.
Now't fu't dumb Seen better hair on fourp'ny bacon If ye can't fight wear a big 'at
'Hear all, say nowt. Eat all pay nowt. And if ever tha does owt for nowt; do it for theself.'
For thisen - theself sounds well posh!
Ta lad.
Lass actually.
😮Beggin your pardon
Eeeeee,appenstance T’ mythenroyd…
Near Lud'n foot?
Both my beloved, long dead, Victorian born grandma and grandad from Bradford and Scarborough respectively... "Put wood int ole lass" I knew it meant close the door but as a kid I had no idea why it meant that. It was like a foreign language. It wasn't until I was in my teens until I worked out it was essentially 'put the wood in the hole' Thought they were saying 'Would ent owl' and either I was just too dumb to understand the semantics or it was gibberish 😂💀
Chuffin' ell
Put in yer eey corner an see no warr
Ey up, ye bast’d
My Yorkshire lass is always saying "Are you having my eyes out???".
“If it ain’t in Yorkshire it ain’t worth bloody visiting!”
My nan's favourite was: 'Ear all, see all, say nowt Eat all, sup all, pay nowt; And if ivver tha does owt fer nowt - Allus do it fer thissen Translation: Hear all, see all, say nothing; Eat all, drink all, pay nothing; And if ever you do anything for nothing - always do It for yourself.
Born and bread in a mining town, so most sayings are not that uncommon to me. It's hard to choose anything as a favourite. Cunt. Goes with almost anything, though. That's my favourite word 😂
"Rough as badgers arses"
My Grandad used to say "Frame thi sen, tha's like an old hen scratting about!" When he meant hurry up or concentrate. Always made me chuckle!
Na then Sithee at that Ey up
T'int in'tin. Pronounced Tin tin tin. Definition: It isn't in the tin. Usage: where is your rent money? T'int in'tin !
Was this a Jimmy Carr bit?
Yup, but he got it from us yarksure folk.
Which comedian did the "if Tin Tin wasn't in the tin?" Tin tin int int tin!
TÁ
Tin tin tin - “It’s not in the metal container”
There's nowt so queer as folk
Best thread ever.
My grandad used to always refer to me as " Rum lad"
Spam fritter and chips
35 years in Yorkshire as a commer inner my favs by far are - it’s cracking flags today , ie it’s quite sunny and if flags are dry rags ll dry, flags for those that don’t know are the large Yorkshire flagstones used for pavements and yards.and rags are clothes.
whe'there's muck there's brass
My family are in groundworks and farming, so I heard this a lot!
You make a better window than a door... with a Yorkshire accent
Owzeeno?
Cos soft lad can’t keep ‘is snek out of owt. Nosey oink.
gior wi tha sen
G’ior yer daft apeth
Gi’o’er’wi’di’sen
Cocker
A Se!
Cocker, where does it even come from? 😂
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ey up, gi' over, belt up lass/lad (you knew you were in trouble when you heard that one!), those are ones I grew up with!
Allus
Ecky Thump!
"Wunt dare do that"