What does Mash the tea mean?

Mash. 'To brew', usually tea. It can either be used as 'the tea's mashing', i.e. it's brewing, or 'mash some tea', i.e. make some tea.

What do Yorkshire people call a Ginnel?

Be it a snicket, ginnel, or a tenfoot - everyone has their own unique way of saying it, especially if you live in Yorkshire and across the North. Ginnel is the common (and correct, tha knows) word, if you ask us. Sheffield and South Yorkshire have their own way of saying it, and use gennel instead.

How do you say it's cold in Yorkshire?

Parky – meaning cold.

What do Yorkshire people call food?

Scran – meaning food. “I can't wait to get some scran, I'm starvin'.”

How do you say cheers in Yorkshire?

“Chip butty wi' scraps, cheers.” Usually used by parents with reference to the ears. A term of endearment in Yorkshire. Usually meaning silly person and said in a reassuring manner.

Do they say duck in Yorkshire?

Karina Adrian, PR & Brand Partnership Manager at GalaBingo.com said: “We're all guilty of using pet names every now and again. 'Duck' is a term that many people associate with Sheffield, and 'Love' for Yorkshire overall, but it's interesting to find out this just isn't the case anymore!”

What does Cush mean in Yorkshire?

Cush-pet is a Yorkshire slang term of endearment for a cow.

How do you say hello in Yorkshire?

The dialect can be a little confusing to a fresh set of ears, so here's a small guide to understanding Yorkshire slang.

1. Yarkshar – Yorkshire.
2. 'Ow Do – Hello.
3. Nah Then – Hello.
4. 'Ey Up – Hello.
5. Ta – Thanks.
6. Ta'ra – Goodbye.
7. Si'thi' – Goodbye.
8. T' – To.

What does clap cold mean?

Clap cold

Gone completely cold, usually of food or drink.

What do Roadmen call their friends?

'Mandem' is commonly used by males to describe their group of friends. Your crew is your mandem.

What is chuff in Yorkshire?

CHUFF/CHUFFING – nothing to do with trains, not unless used in the context of 'that chuffing train is late'. It's a mild expletive like 'bloody'. CHUFF OFF = get lost.

What does Cocker mean in Yorkshire?

British informal. a mate (esp in the phrase old cocker)

What does Nesh mean in Yorkshire?

As the other volunteer had said, nesh means “unusually susceptible to cold weather” and according to an online etymology website its roots stem from the Old English word hnesce (how on earth that spelling is pronounced is beyond me) which is defined as “weak, feeble or infirm”- how rude!

What do British people call alley way?

Ginnel (an alleyway), said to originate in Leeds.

What do they call an alleyway in Yorkshire?

Ginnel or gennel are used widely in the north, thought to be a corruption of the word channel. Snicket is another popular term, particularly in West Yorkshire.

What's the difference between a Snicket and a Ginnel?

As nouns the difference between ginnel and snicket

is that ginnel is (british|especially yorkshire and lancashire) a narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses while snicket is (northern england) a narrow passage or alley.

What does Maungy mean?

/ (ˈmɔːndʒɪ) / Save This Word! adjective -gier or -giest. West Yorkshire dialect (esp of a child) sulky, bad-tempered, or peevish.

What does Charva mean in Bradford?

charva (plural charvas) (Tyneside, derogatory) Unruly youth; disobedient child or teenager. (Tyneside, derogatory) Unemployed youth with poor taste and dress sense.

What does Ey up mean?

Ey-up definition

(dialectal) Look at that!, take notice of that! interjection. 1. (dialectal) Don't do that; a warning. interjection.

What does fettle mean in Yorkshire?

Unusual words for the Yorkshire region include 'fettle', meaning to 'put in order', 'day gate' meaning 'sunset' and 'sackless', meaning 'innocent of wrong intent'.

What does Allus mean in Yorkshire?

These are friendly terms strangers sometimes use, so you shouldn't be offended. Here's our A to Z of some of the other popular and interesting words you may hear in Leeds, and what they mean: Allus – Always. Aye – yes.

What does canny mean in Yorkshire?

Canny, adj. C. (1) Knowing, intelligent, skilful.

Why do farmers say Cush?

With reference to Charles Taylor's letter of March 10, “Poppo”' was certainly used by young children in this part of the West Riding in the 1940s to mean a horse. “Cushy cow” was also used and I can remember hearing a farmer shouting “cush,cush” as he called the cows to take them to be milked.

What is a person from Yorkshire called?

Definition of Yorkshireman

: a native or inhabitant of Yorkshire (York), England.