Just seen someone use ‘chums’ rather than mates or whatever in another thread, which got me thinking. Nobody says ‘chums’ ant more, but it’s a great word…. Any more?

fettle………………….. its a northern word

‘skill’ as an appreciative adjective, e.g. “cor mate, you’re bike’s skill”

Was informed by an English colleague that people in England don’t use the word ‘outwith’. I was surprised.

People don’t say ‘groovy’ nearly enough anymore either. 😉

Yeah, skill! Wicked!

🙂

mortgage 🙄

there’s lots of words I don’t use any more.

but if I use them here it kind of means that they aren’t words I don’t use any more.

oh, go on then;

nincompoop

Golliwog

Yonks

“bison”

As in: “that dude is f-ing bison” (i.e. he’s really hard)

Was informed by an English colleague that people in England don’t use the word ‘outwith’. I was surprised.

Too right, I moved to scotland and found the very prevalent use of outwith quite startling. Very definitely a “local” thing!

Hard work (though technically two words)

Try and work this lot out i gave my work colleagues 30 mins. I will post answers later 😈

1. INDIDOT
2. GIVIDEER
3. THERSSUMMATUPOWERTHEER
4. GEDIDETTEN
5. GADAWAWITHI
6. WOTSUPWITHEE
7. WOTSUPWIIM
8. IAVENTGEETID
9. ATEGEETID
10. ISMIATONREYT
11. AHSATBIGOOIN
12. ASTIGETTENIDREYT
13. ISTHADTHIMUM
14. ESTIGETTENIDWITHI
15. GIVIDUSEER
16. AHVEERDNOWTYET
17. EESEZITSNODISBURRABERRIDIS
18. THALEVTGEDANEWUN
19. THAALLLTGIANANSER
20. SUMMONNUSULAVTGEDOFF
21. AHVECUMOWTBOWTBRASS
22. THALEVTGEDDAFRESHUN
23. SHUTTHIGOB
24. OWDUSTANO
25. ANLEBEDITSNODTHINE
26. AHLCAWFERTHIATAFEPASTEYTINMORNIN
27. WODARTIDOINNEAW
28. DIDTISITTHADONTELLYLASNEET
29. NEVERTHEEMIND
30. ARTGOOINTPITCHERS
31. CONTALENDUSABOB
32. THANOESNOWTABOWTID
33. AHLGITHIWOTFORINAMINUT
34. ISTEGOOINONTBUS
35. ESTAWESHEDTHIEERS
36. EESEZEEASNTGEETID
37. OWARTADOIN
38. ARTLISNINTME
39. PUTTHIATONREYT
40. AHLGITHISUCHACLOWTIFTHADUSNAGIVORE
41. IDISNDISISID
42. GEDIMTGITHIANANDWIIT
43. ARTGOOINOMENEAW
44. NEAWTHINKONWODAHVETOWDTHI
45. ASTAGEETACAR
46. WASICHARGERAWWNDEER
47. ARTASUPPINUPERWOD
48. DARNTBISAMARD
49. THIMAMULKILLTHIIFWHOFINDSAWT
50. THERSNOWTWOSSTHANBADALEANCHEEKIKIDS

furtle – like a fettle, only dirty.

ladgeful – (for all you Cumbrians out there)

I am solely responsible for keeping “groovy” going through the years 🙂

guff
lush

You wally.

Plebs

Schwing!

spiffing

I mourn the decline of the words ‘tube’ (should be pronounced ‘Chube’) and ‘roaster’ (no special pronunciation requirements) both meaning “idiot of the highest order” and generally of Scottish origin.

thomthumb, spiffing is a part of my daily vocabulary.

‘spiffing’ and ‘chums’ used lots here.
‘hep cats’ and ‘zoot suits’ sadly underused these days.

Footstomper miduck, from Nottnm by any chance?

Gee-Jay – Member
I am solely responsible for keeping “groovy” going through the years

That is in itself, groovy, baby!! 8)

I’ve been trying to get these back in circulation for a while….

crivens!
cripes!
yoiks!

footstomper. That list sounds like a conversation overheard down one of my local pubs.

yoiks!

‘yoinks’ is the correct term, as any fule kno

chickenshit poltroon

“ladgeful – (for all you Cumbrians out there) “

I’m shant that you’ve added that.

Footstomper miduck, from Nottnm by any chance?

Lancastrian!

Cosmic should be used more. As in;

Salt and Vinegar Disco’s? They’re cosmic.

pillock

Another ‘groovy’ user here too. 😀

Using any of the english language more would be a good improvement for me :'(

Joey – used as an insult

footstomper – definately sounds like my native yorkshire – you must ive near the border!

I miss podger, gallus, hurl and shoogle.

“Loan-approved”

“Gommo”
“Wazzak”
“Spaz”
“Flid”
“Piece” (Referred to a single piece of bread usually with brown/red sauce on)

We use “fettle” a lot.

lush

You obviously spend little time in the Cheltenham/Gloucester megalopolis.

Wizard eg. That new bike is wizard.

I’m thinking of bringing it back, as I wasn’t around to appreciate it at the time.

is it back in fashion then IHN? ’twas all the rage at Pates Jr back in the 80s. Grumpy English teacher (who looked like Maggie Thatcher) used to get us to write out the English Dictionary definition 50 times if caught using it in class! 🙂