Yorkshire Slang Dictionary
Slang from Yorkshire, God's own county. Yorkshire has given us innumerable wonderful additions to the British language. You'll hear expressions that you won't hear anywhere in Britain or the world. Yorkshire also has a distinctive accent.
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Aboon
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Above or Over
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Ackle
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Work or function as intended
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Addled
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Silly; daft; drunk
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Aht
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Out; Outside
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Allus
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Always
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Anall
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Me too, as well
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Antwacky
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Old or old-fashioned
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Any Road Up
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Anyway
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Bad job
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Unfortunate
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| 'You lost a twenty pound note? Hmm, bad job!' |
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Barmpot
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Idiot/fool
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Bleb
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Blister
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Blether
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Talk nonsense
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Blob
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Kingcup or Cowslip
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Boggart
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Ghost or Spectre
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Bray
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Hit or thrash
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| 'I'll bray them kids on of these days!' |
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Brew
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Tea (drink).
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| 'Let's sit down and 'ave a Brew.' |
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Cadge
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To borrow
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| 'Can I cadge a lift off you?' |
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Chuffy
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Haughty
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Chunter
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Mutter, muble
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| 'Look at the old fella, chuntering away to himself.' |
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Daft apath
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Silly person
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| 'You're as much use as a chocolate teapot you Daft Apath' |
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Earwig
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To overhear, or listen in
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Ey Up
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Look out
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Flag
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Flat paving stone
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Flay
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Frighten
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Flummox
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Confuse
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Fret
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Fog or sea mist
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Frit
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Frightened
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Gawby
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Silly person; fool
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Gawp
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Stare
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| 'What are you Gawping at?' |
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Ginnel
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Alleyway, usually roofed between houses
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Gob
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Mouth
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| 'Shut yer gob!' |
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Gradley
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Good, excellent
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| 'Ee, that were reet Gradley.' |
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Gumption
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Common sense; intelligence
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Happen
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Perhaps
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Hinny
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Honey
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Hoamin
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Murmuring
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It Be Reet
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It will be alright
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Jigger
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Alleyway
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Kist
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Chest (i.e. box)
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Lady-Cow
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Ladybird
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Lug
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Ear
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| 'Use your lugs mate, I can't keep shouting at you' |
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Mardy
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Whining, bad-tempered
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Marlock
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Trick, prank
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Middling
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Moderate, Fair
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Mind
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Pay attention to
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| 'Mind you don't spill that pint Walter.' |
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My Ansum
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My friend
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| 'Wozzon my ansum' |
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Nawpins
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Perks
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Nesh
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Cold; insult against a person who feels the cold too much
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| 'What are you doing with your coat and scarf on, you nesh sod! It's lovely and warm!' |
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Nowt
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Nothing
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Owt
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Anything
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Parky
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Cold
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Petal
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Term of endearment
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Pop
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Fizzy/carbonated drink
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Put the Wood in the Hole
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Close the door.
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Scran
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Food
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| 'I'm starving, let's go to the chippy for some Scran' |
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Sen
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Self
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Sitha
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Look!
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Smittle
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Infect
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Snap
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Small meal or snack
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Snicket
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Alleyway, normally open at the end of a row of houses
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Summat
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Something
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Swaimish
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Timid
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Tab Hanging
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Listening in
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| 'He was Tab Hanging round the door I swear!' |
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Thee
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You
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Thine
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Yours
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Think on
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Remember; a mild warning;
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Thissen
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Yourself
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Tosspot
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Generic insult, mainly for men
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Trammel
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Rubbish, garbage
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Ullet
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Owls
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Utch
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Snuggle
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Wag
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Play truant
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Wankle
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Unsteady
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War
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Worse
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Wazzock
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Stupid or annoying person
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| 'You daft wazzock' |
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