What does Bob mean in Leicester?

bob - a poo. bredwin - friends. braggy park - bradgate park.
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What does Bob mean in British slang?

plural bob. Definition of bob (Entry 6 of 7) British slang. : shilling.
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Is Mardy A Leicester word?

Mardy. If this is said by a Leicesterian, it will probably be pronounced more like 'mardeh'. Essentially, it means someone has a 'cob on' and they're a bit grumpy or upset.
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Is Cotty a Leicester word?

13. "Cotty." What it usually means: A really strange way of saying "cottage." What it means in Leicester: A knot in your hair.
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What is Cotty hair?

Cotty. Meaning: Knotty, e.g your hair is a bit cotty/has cots in. Council pop. Meaning: This one is brilliant, it simply means tap water.
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Is Mardy A Lincolnshire word?

You know what hotchin, mardy and summit all mean

Lincolnshire dialect is full of weird and wonderful words and phrases which often leave outsiders looking a little flummoxed.
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What is the Lincolnshire accent?

East of the Lincolnshire Wolds, in the southern part of the county, the Lincolnshire dialect is closely linked to The Fens and East Anglia where East Anglian English is spoken, and, in the northern areas of the county, the local speech has characteristics in common with the speech of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Why do Leicester people say me duck?

What we've noticed about Leicester. There is a suggestion that people might have previously called each other 'duke' - in the same way that people today might say 'boss' or 'chief' - and that this became adulterated to 'duck'.
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What is a Mardy Git?

grumpy or moody; sulky: She's behaving like a typical mardy teenager, refusing to tell us what's wrong.
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What do you call a person from Leicester?

People from Leicester are Leicesterians.
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How do you say hello in Birmingham?

Brummies' tend to use the word 'alright' as a greeting rather than the usual 'hello'. If we do say 'hello' then we end to drop the 'h' thus saying 'ello' instead.
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What does Nesh mean in British slang?

Nesh is an English dialect adjective meaning 'unusually susceptible to cold weather' and there is no synonym for this use. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word as: "Soft in texture or consistency; yielding easily to pressure or force. In later use chiefly: tender, succulent, juicy."
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What food is Leicester known for?

If there's one thing that the UK does well, it's cheese, and there are plenty of regional varieties. Leicester has two distinct cheeses that are both very popular. The first is Red Leicester, which is easily recognisable from its orange-red colour. It's made in a similar way to cheddar, but it's a crumblier texture.
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Why is a shilling called a bob?

Bob – The subject of great debate, as the origins of this nickname are unclear although we do know that usage of bob for shilling dates back to the late 1700s. Brewer's 1870 Dictionary of Phrase and Fable states that 'bob' could be derived from 'Bawbee', which was 16-19th century slang for a half-penny.
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Is Prat a swear word?

According to Oxford Dictionaries, we started using “prat” to mean idiot in 1960, but before that, it was a 16th century word for buttocks. So when you call someone a prat, you're also calling them an arse. This is another delightful description of someone who's painfully stupid.
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What does lazy git mean?

1 not inclined to work or exertion. 2 conducive to or causing indolence. 3 moving in a languid or sluggish manner.
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What does it mean to call someone a John?

Noun. john (plural johns) (slang) A prostitute's client. quotations ▼ (slang, US) A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.
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What does Ay Up Chuck mean?

“Ey 'up” As featured on one of our T Shirts! This means “Hello” or “How are you,” and is thought to have derived from the Norse, “se up,” which means “watch out.” It is used as a greeting in Yorkshire and the North Midlands.
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What does Ey up mean?

Ey-up definition

(dialectal) Look at that!, take notice of that! interjection. 2. 1. (dialectal) Don't do that; a warning.
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Where do they say AYUP?

"Ey up" (often spelt ayup / eyup) is a greeting thought to be of Old Norse origin (se upp) used widely throughout the East Midlands, North Midlands, North Staffordshire and Yorkshire, and "m' duck" is thought to be derived from a respectful Anglo Saxon form of address, "Duka" (literally "duke"), and is unrelated to ...
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What do you call someone from Lincolnshire?

A yellowbelly (or yeller belly) is a person from Lincolnshire, England. The origin of this nickname is disputed, and many explanations have been offered. These include: The uniforms of the old Lincolnshire Regiment were green with yellow facings.
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What food is Lincolnshire famous for?

Three Famous Lincolnshire Foods

Lincolnshire produces three of Britain's most iconic foods; the Lincolnshire Sausage, Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese and Lincolnshire Plum Bread. These are often used in international food festivals to showcase the best of British produce.
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Does the East Midlands have an accent?

The East Midlands is renowned for its distinctive dialects from the Derbyshire drawl to Nottingham's no-nonsense style of talking. Test your knowledge of Midlands dialect: Ay (or ey) up mi duck - hello there!
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What does Duck mean in Lincolnshire?

1.Duck - term of endearment. 2.Tates - potatoes. 3.Beeling - crying.
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What is the Grimsby accent?

In Grimsby, their "ur" is pronounced "air" and their "i" is pronounced "aa" ("time" becomes "taam", for example). This is more like a Lancashire accent."
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