Old local expressions

[stetrovers]

How's about Left Leggers, a person of the Catholic faith...

[susie123]

Originally Posted by susie123

It was in the Radio Times the other day - I'll see if I can find it.

RT says first recorded as recently as the 1970s but probably around in spoken English long before.

Pop is used in the sense of pawn, ie someone who is dead no longer needs their shoes. Same as in Pop goes the weasel, from rhyming slang weasel and stoat, coat, pawned to pay for the half a pound of tuppenny rice etc.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by stetrovers

How's about Left Leggers, a person of the Catholic faith...

Never heard of it but Wikipedia says Used in the Republic of Ireland to describe a Protestant, usually from Northern Ireland.

Urban Dictionary says If a Catholic altar boy kneels on only his left knee, priests would scold him. They say that Catholics kneel on their right knee, and Protestants kneel on their left knee. Those familiar with this explanation sometimes call Protestants left-leggers.

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by susie123

It was in the Radio Times the other day - I'll see if I can find it.

Thanks -i use it as being said around 1912. Would be a help to know .

[DaveinGermany]

I was under the impression that a "left footer" or "Cogger" was a Catholic, well it was in Liverpool, perhaps Woolies see it differently.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Thanks -i use it as being said around 1912. Would be a help to know .

see post 437

[walkinman221]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

I was under the impression that a "left footer" or "Cogger" was a Catholic, well it was in Liverpool, perhaps Woolies see it differently.

Or mackerel snapper
What about ged up park for someone being or saying summat daft.

[cashman]

Me grandad used "Pop Yer Clogs" in 50s when i lived wi em. in fact thats were i picked it up from.

[MargaretR]

My dad used it in the 40s.
Clog wearing went out of use in the 50s except for a few occupations as workwear.

[flashy]

'A lazy wind', a wind that goes straight through you and chills you to the bone as opposed to one that goes around you

[mobertol]

Any other ideas of colloquialisms meaning to "snuff it"?

Something a bit humorous and Lanky preferably!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by stetrovers

How's about Left Leggers, a person of the Catholic faith...

Ya us red necks are sometimes called Left Leggers

[susie123]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Any other ideas of colloquialisms meaning to "snuff it"?

Something a bit humorous and Lanky preferably!

So it's no good trawling through the dead parrot sketch then?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Any other ideas of colloquialisms meaning to "snuff it"?

Something a bit humorous and Lanky preferably!

Pegged it, Croaked, Kicked the Bucket, fer starters.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

I was under the impression that a "left footer" or "Cogger" was a Catholic, well it was in Liverpool, perhaps Woolies see it differently.

Same. Always heard it said as left-footer.

Apparently it's all to do with diggin' their spuds up.

left-footer - definition of left-footer by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.