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I love local expressions and finding out where they orginate from. Do you know any?

The third cigarette lit on a match is unlucky - started during the first world war in the trenches. Locating the direction of enemy, taking aim and firing.

The third light being unlucky; yes, I've heard of that one supposedly from WW1. Probably true, too.

I can't think of anything local to us except calling someone 'm'duck' which seems to be a 'Middle England' expression. I've no idea where it came from, though.

Birdi

many years ago a monarch it was one of the Georges , put a tax on windows , the more windows you had the more tax you paid hence the saying " daylight robbery"

M'duck used to be a common form of endearment (to practically anyone!) in Northampton and Leicester as well. It does seem to be dying out now.

I'd love to know it's true meaning.

I live in Northampton and have never heard it , i thought it was a Staffordshire come leicestershire expressio but i may be wrong , the only expressions here are foreign
igor

I live in Northampton, too. I was born here (a rare 'bird' these days) in St Edmund's Hospital (the old Workhouse, now being demolished brick by brick over 10 years!).

M'duck was a very common expression when I was a child. My dear old aunt used to greet each new baby with 'Oh, you little duck!' It was a family joke as we knew what she was going to say!

Birdi

i live in Far Cotton (for my sins lol) but i have lived all over the place , but we moved here to be closer to our grandchildren .
wether i like it or not is a matter for debate but the people are friendly and it,s handy for Birmingham and london
igor

We've lived in Abington for 31 years and we like it here (we must do!). We lived in Semilong when we first married but we were pleased to move to the 'leafy glades' of Abington and we love the nearby park!

I like "G'day" -- a feature of Australian-speak, but also Newfoundland-ese, here in Canada, and the Ottawa Valley Twang. In the Valley, it's "G'day G'day".

I lived in the Valley for a few months quite a few years ago, and started to talk like them. ;) "G'day, I'm goin to the boink" -- the place where you put money.

It's actually Irish, there being loads of Irish descendants in Newfoundland and the Ottawa Valley, and I guess Australia!

Thanks for the replies. My inlaws come from Burton and often refer to people as duck.

I assume "Gone for a Burton" refers to the brewery trade in Burton upon Trent.

how about---

"Yagunna goda Mairlben freester?" - Icon ardlywait."

"Jegoda the footy?" -
"Nar dingo - sorten tv."

Jeer that noise? Wodger reckna itiz? Scettin lairder."



xxxxxx mick

my father in law and his sisters say mduck their from leicester.


My uncle from wolverhampton calls everyone R Kid.

heres some pompey speak for you all

dinlo - idiot
lairy - cheeky/rude/aggressive.
mush - man/ boy/ friend
squinny - complains a lot
skate bait - girls who went out with sailors ( my mother wouldnt let be one of those even though I wanted to be, lol)

Love it Mick!!

Have you read the very old book called "Let's Talk Strine"? My Dad had it years ago and it was fantastic.

Alison

Lorraine, do you think the term may have originated with fishermen as Skate is a type of fish I think?

Hi Alison

My father also bought the book many years ago!

(He's a pom)

I have still got it around here somewhere.

xxxxxx mick

Ah wunna watta kinna pun al mek the deh

I wonder what kind of pudding I will make today

Me marra got lifted fer oying clemmies at the spuggies

My friend got arrested for throwing stones at the birds

(North Yorkshire/Cleveland area)

lol Mick that is proper strine.......

Lorraine, those are either very local or fairly recent. I come from Fareham, worked in Portsmouth and married a sailor and the only one I recognize there was mush but it referred to face or mouth., (as in shut your mush)

'Thin out for a five minute burn' was a common expression in the Royal Navy community at HMS Mercury it meant taking a quick cigarette break - I continued to use it after I left the Navy and it became common place in the office I worked in perhaps thats how expressions can spread outside of their home locality

Hi Ann

no Mush has been used for years, I'm 44 and boys where mushes when we where teenagers and my son who is 24 uses it still

sailors have always been known as skates as far as I can remember,

Pompey does have a slang all of its own and the different areas, Ie Portsea, buckland, somerstown have slang of their own too.

apparently dont know if this is true or an urban myth but sailors did rude things to skate fish!!!!!,

Dinlo is romany word how it came into to pompey I don't know