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Old 12-08-2011, 17:38   #31
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Remember those times that you came home after a day of running through puddles ... on those few days that it rained ... and your socks were wet, and your wellies half full of water? And your mom tanned yr arse 'cause you wur witchurt (wichurt? ... not sure of the spelling).
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Remember those times that you came home after a day of running through puddles ... on those few days that it rained ... and your socks were wet, and your wellies half full of water? And your mom tanned yr arse 'cause you wur witchurt (wichurt? ... not sure of the spelling).
Near enough, it means thas getten thi feet wet.
Another owd seyin. Av brasted mi galluses.
Am fur clemmed.
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Anyone remember "dancers" for stairs?
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Old 12-08-2011, 21:10   #34
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Yes.

Referred to in our house as (up those) dilly dancers.
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one me grandad used, i always assumed it meant he were starving?
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dancers Noun. Stairs. Also, but less commonly, jolly dancers and molly dancers. [North-west use]
A dictionary of slang - "D" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK.

Guess they were just dilly up Stanhill.

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one me grandad used, i always assumed it meant he were starving?

I knew it usually as starving, or less commonly meaning freezing cold.
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I knew it usually as starving, or less commonly meaning freezing cold.
Though we'd pronounce it clammed, not clemmed.
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one he used to say to me when i was off out at 12/13, "Arte Gallivanting Agean"
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clem or clam (klɛm) — vBulletin , clems , clemming , clemmed , clams , clamming , clammed
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( when tr, usually passive ) to be hungry or cause to be hungry [C16: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch, German klemmen to pinch, cramp; compare Old English beclemman to shut in]

Clam | Define Clam at Dictionary.com
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i always assumed he meant starving,hungry.
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Mek sure thas gettin the ganzy on or thall ketch thi deeth.
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one he used to say to me when i was off out at 12/13, "Arte Gallivanting Agean"
I'd hear that too, but with Fanackapan tagged on the end.



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My Nan also used 'pan shine' as a term of endearment.

Don't know where that came from.
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Same here but it was josco for me
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