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MODERN YORKSHIRE WORDS GLOSSARY Taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/voices2005/glossary/glossary.shtml

GLOSSARY: A Yorkshire term allus 'appen aye Definition always maybe, possibly e.g. "I'll 'appen that's it" for "that's possibly true" yes

GLOSSARY: B Yorkshire term backend bad 'un badly baggin bagsey bairn bait/ bait box bap bazzerking beck beefin(g), blubberin(g) be reight berg best y' do Definition Autumn no good not in a good state of health, i.e.'How's Martha?', 'She's badly.' packed lunch childhood term, i.e. 'bagsey my turn!' child snack/ packed lunch bread bun relaxing/ telling off brook crying it'll be alright mountain see that you do Yorkshire Words
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GLOSSARY: B black bright, black as't face o' spades bog bonce bonny brant bracken bray/braying breadcake butty very dirty toilet head pretty steep e.g. "'tis a brant hill" ferns beating e.g. "you'll get a good braying" or "I'll bray you" bread roll or bap sandwich

GLOSSARY: C Yorkshire term cack-handed carr chat chelpin' childer chippy, chip 'ole chuckin(g) your guts up chuddy chuffed clarty clemmy clout cludger coal 'ole, coyle oyle coit/cooat croggy Definition left-handed, clumsy marsh fir cone talking children fish and chip shop being sick chewing gum pleased, excited dirty, muddy, sticky stone (of a size you might throw) cloth or slap toilet (in Knaresborough) coal cellar coat riding on the cross-bar of a bicycle Yorkshire Words
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GLOSSARY: D Yorkshire term daft as a brush dale delve dowly down't (road) drinkings dursn't Definition stupid valley dig dull, gloomy, misty day down the (road) mid-morning snack farm workers took to work daren't

GLOSSARY: E Yorkshire term 'ead eeh by gum Definition head oh my God

GLOSSARY: F Yorkshire term faffing fair t' middlin famished fast fell fettle flaggin(g) flayed, flaysome flippin 'eck flitin' flower Definition messing about fair, in the middle hungry, starving stuck moor to tidy/mend tired, worn out scared, scary (flipping heck) exclamation of shock and surprise moving house term of endearment Yorkshire Words
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GLOSSARY: F flummoxed foss/ force fowl friggin' frozzed confused waterfall bird a curse referring to face or fingers being very cold

GLOSSARY: G Yorkshire term gaffer gander garth gear gill ginnell gi' over giz, gizza, gizzyer goffs goodies good 'un goosegog gormless gripe guff gunna, gonna Definition the boss look at yard items, things stream alleyway give over, stop it give, give us, give your smells horrible sweets good one gooseberry stupid garden rake fart going to

GLOSSARY: H Yorkshire term hell fire! Definition goodness me!

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GLOSSARY: I Yorkshire term in a bit in't Definition bye in the

GLOSSARY: J Yorkshire term jammy jiggered Definition very lucky very tired

GLOSSARY: K Yorkshire term khali kegs kiddin(g) Definition sherbert trousers/underwear telling a fib, joking

GLOSSARY: L Yorkshire term lake, laikin(g), larking lass lavvy leg v. (to have a) lem on lowence lug, lug'ole Definition play (i.e. "Is your Lesley coming out to lake?"), playing girl/young woman/wife toilet throw to be angry, moody (like having a 'monk on') snack whilst working, especially for farmers ear

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GLOSSARY: M Yorkshire term maffin' (I'm) mafted manky mardy mester middin' middlin(g) minging mithered, mitherin(g) v. (to have a) monk on missen Definition hot and clammy weather (I'm) hot not nice, unpleasant moody, sulky, stroppy mister muck heap ok, average horrible, unpleasant irritated with something, as in "stop mitherin' me" is "stop bothering/irritating me". to be grumpy, to have a sulky face My self e.g. "I'll do it missen"

GLOSSARY: N Yorkshire term narky n'arn neb nesh Definition moody, sulky, stroppy, (mardy) now then nose cold. Often exclaimation that an individual is 'soft' for feeling the cold or term of mild abuse e.g. "nesh southerners!" very cold (not backward at coming forward) pushy person sense nothing hello

nithered not back'ard at comin' for'ard nouse nowt/ nout now then

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GLOSSARY: O Yorkshire term oh aye?! 'ow do owt Definition oh really?! how are you, hello anything

GLOSSARY: P Yorkshire term pack it in paggered parkin pikelet playin(g) pop plother pop pot washin' pudgy put wood in'th oyle Definition stop it knackered e.g. "I'm completely paggered" or "I've just paggered my dad's car" ginger cake made with oats crumpet to tell of/ get angry with mud fizzy drink washing up fat or chubby person shut the door

GLOSSARY: R Yorkshire term radged ratty (it) reeks reet Rum'n Definition Angry grumpy/gross (it) smells horrible right Cheeky/bit of a character e.g. "He's a rum'n"

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GLOSSARY: S Yorkshire term sam/ sam up sarnies Scotch yows scran seethee sh' in't in shoon, shooin side/ side the pots siling down sithee (have a) skeg skell over skip skrike slape snap snicket spanish Definition collect together/ tidy away sandwiches ewes food do you see? (often used at the end of a sentence) she isn't in shoes clear/ clear the table raining heavily goodbye (see thee) (have a) look fall over, tip over ship cry, scream slippery food small alleyway or footpath licqourice - apparently because Spanish monks bought a licquorice tree to Rievaulx Abbey splinter sweets sweets child sparrow really cold (not 'hungry' as you might expect) or makes cold eg: "Milk starves my tea" stone great Yorkshire Words
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spelk, spell spice spoggs sprog spuggy starved/starves sten stor

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GLOSSARY: S strand summat sup shore something drink

GLOSSARY: T Yorkshire term ta tarra tek thee, tha thissen thorpe threp thwaite Tyke Definition thanks bye take you yourself hamlet a blow or a kick clearing Yorkshire person

GLOSSARY: U Yorkshire term un up-skelled Definition one upset, knocked over, spilled

GLOSSARY: V Yorkshire term vexed Definition angry

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GLOSSARY: W Yorkshire term waint watter while wick Definition won't water until e.g. "I'm working while seven" alive or lively

GLOSSARY: Y Yorkshire term ya, yan yam yat yonder yune Definition one home hot over there oven

OTHER YORKSHIRE PHRASES Yorkshire phrase 'appy as a pig in muck look frinint ye more brass na brains near as makes n'matter neither use nor ornament not enough room to swing a cat a Scarborough Warning Definition very happy, content with oneself look in front of you (i.e. when walking) more money than sense close enough expression of disapproval; useless very small room, cramped bad behaviour that will result in a punishment, i.e. "You better watch it, you're on a Scarborough warning young lady". expression of amazement you've left the door open: close it! where is it? Yorkshire Words
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well, I'll go to't foot of't stairs/ I'll go to our house were ya born in a barn? where's it at?