Nottinghamshire words

Nottinghamshire words

Nottinghamshire words are English language words or dialect that have become common in usage over the years and are applicable to only the county of Nottinghamshire. Here are some examples...

Bobbo - Horse [1]

Bobbaahs - Naughty/Don't Touch (Usually said to children)

Batchy - Round the bend

Beer-off - Off license

Cob - Bread roll [2]

Causey - Pavement [3]

Ditched - Dirty [4]

Fettle - To clean through thoroughly or fix

guzgog - Gooseberry

"Ayup midduck" - Hello

Jitty - A narrow passageway between buildings [5]

Knobby Greens - Brussel Sprouts

Kroggeh / Croggy - To give someone a lift on a bicycle, "Giz a kroggeh"

Manky - Daft, silly

Mardy - Grumpy or miserable [6]

Nesh - Cold, particularly a person who is prone to feeling cold whilst others around them do not

Not it - "not" replaces the word "won't" (as in .."that'll do, not it?")

Pods - Baby booties [7]

Pobbys - Bread and milk

Puthering - Relating to heavy rain (as in .."it's puthering down")

Rammel - A collection of items (perhaps saved in case they become useful)[8]

Scranny - To have a tantrum

Scrating - Crying [9]

Slinging it - See puthering

Snap - Lunch/food [10]

Snidered/Snided/Snied - Covered or infested (DH Lawrence used the word 'Snied' in a description of an infestation of mice in Sons and Lovers).[11]

Swag - Gulp of drink - variation on 'swig'

Teggehs - Teeth, "Av ya cleaned ya Teggehs?"

Tabs - Ears [12]

Tuffy Small Chocolate or Boiled Sweet

Twitchell - A narrow passageway between buildings [13]

Wappy - Acting in a silly or obscure way [14]

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