Leicesterian phrases

[Bilsthorpe Blue]

Splats and turns- being sick and having the sh1ts at the same time

[Trav Le Bleu]

2 hours ago, Górnik Leicester said:

Glad someone else said this. Was starting to think it was something my nanna just made up. 😂

 

That is unless you're actually my cousin... 

I'm your nanna.

[One Arm Babba]

On 11/09/2024 at 08:55, FoyleFox said:

My mother said this to my ex years ago. Who promptly asked 'where does Bill's mother live' 😂

My favorite Leicester phrase. I’ve lived away for years, but still use it all the time, mainly to confuse other people. My wife has adopted it now too. Spreading the Lestuh love! 

[Voll Blau]

Colleague from Nottingham recently commented how we all say "haff past" when telling the time.

 

Sounds better than "horf past" in any case...

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

One I hear a lot is "if I see you outside again I'm calling the police!" a classic Leicester phrase 

[Paninistickers]

Apart from cob, 'bob' for excrement and 'okey' (now little used) for ice cream, I can't think of any words exclusive..

 

It's more an accent thing. When I'm in London at the bar with some colleagues,.had a drink, I can lay on the accent a bit thick to confuse them from my office voice..

 

'geh'us too prohnees wiya pal'

 

Edit, oh and they like the way i say days of the week

 

Toosdeh

Satdi 

Edited 14 September by Paninistickers

[FoyleFox]

4 hours ago, One Arm Babba said:

My favorite Leicester phrase. I’ve lived away for years, but still use it all the time, mainly to confuse other people. My wife has adopted it now too. Spreading the Lestuh love! 

The current OH, who's from that there London, was  convinced it was one just made up by my mother. But,  uses it regularly now with an 'Aunt Bessie's' substitution.

 

It does beg the question, who was Bill and his mother, though? And, where did they live? 

[Chiltern Fox]

Croggies, endos and bunny hops for me. Not sure if you exclusively Leicestershire tho..

[Parafox]

On 14/09/2024 at 15:17, FoyleFox said:

The current OH, who's from that there London, was  convinced it was one just made up by my mother. But,  uses it regularly now with an 'Aunt Bessie's' substitution.

 

It does beg the question, who was Bill and his mother, though? And, where did they live? 

 

My late mum who is from "The Borders" (Berwick-on-Tweed) used to say this, so maybe it's not local but just a common phrase from way back when?

 

In fact her version was "It's a bit black over our Bill's". No mention of a mother.

 

But this might shed more "light", as well as a few other well known, odd phrases.

 

England's oddest phrases explained - BBC News

Edited Sunday at 18:33 by Parafox

[Free Falling Foxes]

Probably not restricted to Leicester, but we were often told as youngsters after kicking a ball into a neighbours garden, if it comes over here again, I'll put a bleddy knife through it.