General Chat

Blue Moon, Can I get a translation;-))lol

My OH can be a right mard arse if he doesn't get his own way.

it's sad but I think a lot of the local words are dying out ,
words I used when I was a child are rarely used now,
My OH moved to this area when he was 4 years old but if I said to him........

look at that lad cruddling down behind that midden,
he's got bletch all over his legs,if he's not careful he'll slip over and end up scrawping his knees then he'll run home squarking causing a load of mither

he'd look at me like I came from Mars.

well i have only ever heard the term lard Arse Linda but I guess that is altogether different pmsl

Yes,Uggers:-))))

well were well suited Jeannie:-))

I use the word crabby as well, but I'd never heard of 'crabbit' until SIL used it.

Mmm i use "crabby" sometimes , not sure i have heard of crabbit maybe it's a derivative?

My S-I-L uses the word 'Crabbit' which I think means something similar.

I can be really mardy when I want to :-)

Mardy Arse is what I say lol

lol Rox is this cos I said you were mardy :)))

I invented the word and have sole rights to mardiness :)

The word "mard" was sometimes used in my Cheshire/Lancs environments! Sort of in a context if you complained you was cold, "oh stop being so mard!). Seems to be a north of England expression.

You're a mardy bum is frequently heard in our house!!!

Mardy is used in Staffs and Derbys as well.

I found this definition:

Mardy (rhymes with 'hardy') adj., n.; colloquial, dialect

Uses

'Mardy' is a word that, although extremely descriptive and very useful, is not widely known outside the Midlands region of the United Kingdom. It should be.

Because it is not widely used, 'mardy' is difficult to describe to non-users, its meaning being quite elusive. Context helps, though:

One can be a mardy cow
One can be in a mardy
And no one would want you to have a mardy on them
Definitions

Any clearer? Well, 'stroppy' would be similar, as would 'to have a strop', but it's a bit too aggressive and sulky. Mardy has much more of a whine to it. 'Tantrum' isn't really applicable, since mardies are more likely to be ignored/shoved into the corner than to cause a scene.

Me too Maria:-)) my husband might disagree;-))lol

Jacs:-)) x

Used to Rox - but I dont now! the mardiness disappeared as I grew older. Now I couldnt give a tinker's cuss about most things! ))))

Jac xxx

Yes I can be a right old mardy cow. And I'll be 42 tomorrow and I'm a Yorkie so it all fits.

But most of the time I am a very good sweet and nice little lass.

Maria xxx

Oh I do sheila:-)) I could get a degree in it;-))lol

Well after that description Rox, I am glad I'm under forty

Most of those - definitely, but I don't sulk as I can't see the point...!