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Old 17-03-2012, 19:51   #460
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Re: Old local expressions

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Originally Posted by MargaretR View Post
You probably misheard - 'moither' not 'moider' is the word I remember.
moither - Wiktionary
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I've heard both moither, and moider.

To me moither is more usually used to mean bother.

'Stop moitherin' me, I've got to get this finished.

Moidered to me means worried, upset.

Moider - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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