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We've already had pow fagged, meaning very tired, but we also got our hair pow'd, meaning cut very short.

To rhyme with pow'd, there's cow'd - cold.

'Back of his neck felt reet cow'd now, after barber had pow'd him.'

Shut yer cake 'ole - Please cease speaking.

Flit - Move house.

Jiggered - Very tired.

Nouse - Common sense.

Kecks - trousers.

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How true, my Grandmother was working part time from the age of 9 and there was no-one better at managing money! The 3 "R's" were the order of the day -Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic - no messing....;)

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Just remembered , my brother-in-law says "Trolleys" for underpants -anyone heard that one?

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And how many of us had to get up in the morning when it was as cold a whore's kiss and beat (beet?) the fire?

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I have heard that before.
My first ex (a dingle) called them 'shreddies'

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I'm on tenterhooks, when your waiting for something to happen

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Estigettenony.
Retlaw.
Garinda will translate

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'Are you having any fun, with the young lady you're courting?'

:D

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Nay Gari
thad is didtigerony, or astiedidaway.
Estigettenony/Astigetenony = have you got any

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I apologise.

:o

I thought Estigettenony translated as 'Is thee gettin' any?'

Trust me to think rude things first.

:D

I'd have thought 'have you got some?' would be Asthigorrenny?

I acknowledge your expertise.

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Ids awreyt Gari.
Just depends which part of Accy you live in,
when I left school my first job was at Shepherd Bros Rising Bridge, every time bus stopped, and folk got on or off, there was a difference in the twang.
Not same today, its all muxed up wi folk having been brainwashed, by the one eyed monster in the corner.
Very few people these days, speak with the dialect I was brought up hearing.

Estigettenony= have you got any.
wadsfurmitay.
Retlaw.

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Always remember family n many people using the word "Laking" meaning the lazy beggers off work again, those who regularly had Mondays off me grandad always said hes having a "Miners Monday" worked wi a guy in 80s who always was laking on monday, he used to roll in tuesday morning n all the lads would sing a well known record of the time the Bangles - Manic Monday, though Miners was sung in place of Manic.:D

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I don't.

In Ossy we all think you speak foreign mumbo-jumbo down Accy.

:D

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I think it started before tv ... maybe the increased mobility during the Industrial Revolution ... I do remember hearing from Sam Wignall in a history class that Pitt reorganised the British army in the 1750s. The regiments would be re-formed on a regional basis to take into account the fact that someone from Blackhall Colliery would be unable to understand someone from Knuzden. But things change, not always for the better. And for your tay ... may I suggest black puddings, with lots of pork fat in 'em ... lashings of mustard. Or maybe a tiddy oggy.;):D

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I'm loving reading this thread. My dad spoke like Retlaw and reading his posts brings back some lovely memories, Thank you:D:D:D