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Why in Lancashire?
Why in Lancashire are left-handed people called "Kaypodder's"? (spelling?).
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I`ve tried looking this up before but couldn`t find anything.
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I've never heard that either.
I think this word is used - cack-handed - definition of cack-handed by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. I've looked at a few lancs dialect sites and kaypodder isn't there. |
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Never heard of it???:confused:
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Driver at work calls it me every time he sees me writing (which is why i`ve tried looking it up before), I`ll ask him next time I see him. Also get cack handed from some others.
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cack handed is used down south, too, according to hubby.
It's more about not knowing your left from your right whereas kaypodder is specifically aimed at left handers. |
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iv always refered to them as lefties iv never heard of a kaypodder
until now cant see it catching on though i think leftie is here to stay lol |
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It`s not pronounced how it`s been spelt, it`s more like keypodder or koypodder. Still can`t find any info on it though, no matter which spelling i use.
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it was always keypodder in our house when I was growing up and weirdly it appears my lad is "blessed" so to say...
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I know it as keypodder, but know nothing of the origin of the word.
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As far back as I can remeber Keypod has alus refered to left handers.
Cack handed is used to refer to some one who is holding or useing something the wrong way, and mekin a reight mess o things. What does the origin of the word matter, its what we say in certain circumstances, wether them southern jessies know what we mean, thats their ingnorance not ours. |
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My husband's the southern jessie, but it's not him that's asking. :)
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quay-podder ?
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I've always known it to be left handers I always called my mate that, in fact his nick name was Lefty
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My hubby a left handed crown green bowler and gets called a keypodder.
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Keypodder, Kaypodder, with the evolution of language & more so in dialect, peculiarities, (a chance to indulge my fanciful imagination here :)) could the words stem from such phrases as "Keep hold of" or "Cape holder"?
Keep hold of - keep 'old of yer purse - keyp od er! As Left handers in Latin were deemed sinister, bad, evil. equating to cut throat or villain. :idunno: Kaypodder - Cape holder - Kayp 'older! Could equally stem from days of yore when Knights or latter-day landed gentry would have squires/ seconds for tourneys or duels, these would doubtless stand to the left as most combatants would be right handed. :idunno: Or maybe none of the above, but just wild speculation & rather imaginative waffle. :D |
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I never knew how to spell keypodder but it's what I still call left handers. Not that anybody round here knows what I'm talking about.
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Could the word be split to make two, like in 'keep odder' as in 'consistently being odd'. Just a thought!
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it originates from the past past meaning'' Great lovers'' hehehehe
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