There are certain Lancashire Lingo that only you will understand. Indeed, these will sound ‘foreign’ to people outside Lancashire. Indeed, these will sound ‘foreign’ to people outside Lancashire.
We have put together our list of sayings to help you understand the Lancashire lingo. Have a gander!
- Barm – Bread roll
- Put wood in th’ole – Shut the door
- Corporation pop – Water
- It’s cracking flags – it is so hot outside that stone pavings are breaking
- Use yer loaf – Use your brain
- I’ve not got out fort do – I don’t have anything to do
- A’v cum b’out any money – I haven’t got any cash on me today
- Stop skriking – Stop crying
- Mitherin’ – Annoying/pestering
- Wot you sayin’? – What’s up? or What are you up to?
- Proper reet good – That is very good
- Give us a nicker – Please may I have a pound
- A doll and a drum and a kick up a bum – That is what you get for being cheeky
- What ya on wi lad – What have you been up to?
- How’s yer sen? – How are you?
- Stop pace egging about – Stop messing around
- Kecks – Trousers
- I’m spitting feathers here – I am thirsty (can also be very angry!)
- Nice one – Thank you
- Beltin’ – Great
- He’s not as green as he’s cabbage-looking – He’s not as stupid as he looks
- Scran – Food
- Our kid – My brother/sister
- Manchester caviar – Mushy peas
- Wind ya neck in – Calm down/keep your nose out of my business
- Shut ya gob – Be quiet
- Put big light on – Turn on the main light
- Ta rah – Goodbye
- Your hair is full of lugs – Your hair is all knotty
- Chuffed – Pleased
- Willie heckers like – No he won’t
- Ow’do – How are you?
- ‘angin’ -Horrible
- Don’t be nesh – Do not be soft
- Mingin’ – Not nice
- That’s bobbins – That is useless
- I were agate and he were agate – I said and he said
- Muffin – Bread roll
- I could eat a horse between two bread vans – I am very hungry
- Clobber – Item of clothing or hitting someone hard
- Do I heckers like – No, I definitely don’t
- Nippin’ shop – Going to the shop
- Up the wooden hill – Up the stairs
- I’ll av a meat an tata cake – I’ll have a meat and potato pie
- Al’reet? – Are you ok?
- What a load of twod -What a load of rubbish
- Sweating cobs as in ‘I’m sweating cobs ‘ere’ – I am sweating a lot
- Brassic – Broke
- Oh aye yeah – Oh yes (realisation)
- Barmcake – Bread roll
- Like piffy on a rock bun – Used for someone hanging around with no purpose
- Sound as a pound – Great, doing good
- I’m starvin’ Marvin – Hungry
- Jibbing – Not to pay on the bus or train/unwilling to do something
- Yer great barmpot – You are being rather silly
- ee, I’ll go t’foot of our stairs – Expression of surprise
- Yer doin me shed in – You are driving me mad
- He’s not behind the door is he? – He’s not daft is he?
Have a look at some other related articles which may be of interest:
- The Dumb Blonde’s Guide to Lancashire Lingo
- Do You Know The Lancashire Lingo?
Now that you are aware of more Lancashire lingo, take a look at some of our other blog posts.
