Various Accrington Nicknames!

LancYorkYankee · 28-03-2007, 17:48

Okay guys, just asked for a clarification for the nickname scousers. Thought I'd broaden it for other nickname Accrington folks have for surrounding Counties, Villages, Boroughs, Councils.

Also, what do these other localities referred to Accringtonians as?

Brian

mrskitty · 28-03-2007, 17:53

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Originally Posted by LancYorkYankee

Also, what do these other localities referred to Accringtonians as?

I couldn't possibly say,this is a family forum....

panther · 28-03-2007, 18:26

ive no idea, what do they call accy people??
oswaldtwistle residents are usually called ossy gobbins, but only if they live above the "lamp", so that counts me out!!

Lolly · 28-03-2007, 18:29

Yeah Panther i'm also not a Gobbiner, I live below the lamp to. I dont think people call us anything really. Just Northerners I get mainly.

yerself · 28-03-2007, 18:34

How about Americans = Yanks = Septic Tanks.

Burnley: Dingles
Birmingham: Brummies
Newcastle: Geordies
Scotland: Jocks
Wales: Taffies

mrskitty · 28-03-2007, 20:50

Kent-shandy sipping pansies apparently! (know its not a northern county but hey gotta include us southerners x)

entwisi · 28-03-2007, 21:30

I tend to use 'Merkins' for Americans as it comes from another group I have frequented for >10 years

cherokee · 28-03-2007, 21:32

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Originally Posted by panther

ive no idea, what do they call accy people??
oswaldtwistle residents are usually called ossy gobbins, but only if they live above the "lamp", so that counts me out!!

you are only a true gobbiner if you were born above the lamp which very few people are these days...

Ianto.W. · 28-03-2007, 21:56

Scouser is a Liverpool born and bred, with a great sense of humour, most of our best comedians/comediens hail from mersyside, anyone on the fringes is a woolyback. A question to all you so called Accringtonians, "how many of you can rightly claim that you were born within the Borough"? I suspect not many of you, unless it was at Rough Lee that would include those around 40 years of age, so we will discount them, the last page of the birth register goes back only app 10 years and there is room for more.

cherokee · 28-03-2007, 22:03

I was church so thats me in..lol..

West Ender · 28-03-2007, 22:05

Those who were born in my adopted home village, here in Cheshire, are called "Greys". Nobody seems to know exactly why but we think it has something to do with horses.

Warrington, not far from here and the place where I work, has a name for people from Wigan - Pie Eaters.

lancsdave · 28-03-2007, 22:11

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Originally Posted by West Ender

Those who were born in my adopted home village, here in Cheshire, are called "Greys". Nobody seems to know exactly why but we think it has something to do with horses.

Warrington, not far from here and the place where I work, has a name for people from Wigan - Pie Eaters.

People from Burnley also refer to Wiganers as Pie Eaters. Not allowed to swear so can't tell you what Blackburnians are called

steeljack · 28-03-2007, 23:14

I allways smile whenever I hear someone refered to as a Monkeyhanger ....... someone from Hartlepool

LancYorkYankee · 29-03-2007, 01:06

That's all very interesting (minus the Yank = Septic Tank

). Now how many of those terms are derogatory?

Like if we refer to an Irishman as a Mick, it's not takien too kindly but a Paddy is more exceptable. As I'm sure I stated before, I was raised thinking it was "The Bloody Irish!" Didn't go well with my Irish pals! We wont even start on what we refer to our Italian friends/neighbors as.

Brian

lancsdave · 29-03-2007, 06:10

Unfortunately Brian we have a problem here. As citizens of the UK we can refer to other areas of the UK with any term we use, however if we start saying what we call citizens of other countries we will be arrested for racism