Words you use that isn't understood elsewhere.

[B. Oddie]

For me, it's "Shunk". I won't say what it means as I want to see if anyone knows it.

'anging (Hanging with the 'H' dropped.) It means 'disgusting' or 'ugly'.

[xsnaggle]

a le key fik (say as you see, real spelling is debateable)

[Taunton Blue Genie]

isn't

[Allez Allez Allez]

isn't

[BLUETIT]

As nag of “jockey’s whips”

[Cleve van Leef]

Joey Barton

[Joe Gillis]

I once asked a woman in a bakers shop in Sunderland for a couple of baps. Her and her fellow workers all burst out laughing. I then changed it to Cobs and they looked at me like I had two heads

[NYCBlue]

I once asked a woman in a bakers shop in Sunderland for a couple of baps. Her and her fellow workers all burst out laughing. I then changed it to Cobs and they looked at me like I had two heads

You could have just asked for rolls and not wasted everyone's time.

[BLUETIT]

You could have just asked for rolls and not wasted everyone's time.

He wanted something to eat, not a car

[MacAdder]

Daps

[NYCBlue]

He wanted something to eat, not a car

Fail.

[Joe Gillis]

You could have just asked for rolls and not wasted everyone's time.

Why? I didn't want a roll! Stick to your Subs Yank

[The Bloop]

Half n half

[NYCBlue]

Half n half

So weird right? Why isn't half and a half a thing?

[stan butler]

For me, it's "Shunk". I won't say what it means as I want to see if anyone knows it.

'anging (Hanging with the 'H' dropped.) It means 'disgusting' or 'ugly'.

Football Togs = Football boots.

[dembethewarrior]

For me, it's "Shunk". I won't say what it means as I want to see if anyone knows it.

'anging (Hanging with the 'H' dropped.) It means 'disgusting' or 'ugly'.

Can imagine anging being used a lot in Wales and oop norf

[jon1959]

Nesh (feel the cold)

Suet (overtime)

Spice (sweets)

Snap (food - usually packed lunch)

Wazzack (idiot, numpty, plank....)

Oil (hole)

Breadcake (roll, bap, cob....)

Mardy (miserable)

Chuff/ing/ed (wazzack or flippin' or pleased)

[dembethewarrior]

Nesh (feel the cold)

Suet (overtime)

Spice (sweets)

Snap (food - usually packed lunch)

Wazzack (idiot, numpty, plank....)

Oil (hole)

Breadcake (roll, bap, cob....)

Mardy (miserable)

Chuff/ing/ed (wazzack or flippin' or pleased)

There's a few mardy bums on here.

[bobh]

I suspect a few on here will know the word, but years ago (OK, decades ) I made, and played on, a "gambo". It once came up on Call My Bluff.

[The Bloop]

I suspect a few on here will know the word, but years ago (OK, decades ) I made, and played on, a "gambo". It once came up on Call My Bluff.

My old man made me a bogie when I was a nipper. Pram wheels, odd bits of wood and steering with your feet and a bit of old rope. Great fun.

[MacAdder]

Is it true that 'daps' is actually short for Dunlop Air Products? Or have I fallen for it, hook, line and sinker?

Could be.
All I know is I've used it before and people have gone "what??"

The term "FAGS" for cigarettes was derived from "For A Good Smoke" so seems feasible.

Edit: just seen post above.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Could be.
All I know is I've used it before and people have gone "what??"

The term "FAGS" for cigarettes was derived from "For A Good Smoke" so seems feasible.

Edit: just seen post above.

The term 'fags' for cigarettes existed before packaging slogans and labels.

[MacAdder]

The term 'fags' for cigarettes existed before packaging slogans and labels.

Now you mention it, I think the advertisement made the slogan up from the term.

FAGs were also gofers for the public school toffs (another princess of useless information!)

[ToTaL ITK]

bap daps gnib gnobs

[splott parker]

Baps are soft, cobs are hard and crusty