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Old words needed for a quiz!

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Can anyone help me with suggestions for a little language-based quiz?

I'm after old local words that have fallen out of favour (maybe not so long ago) for my teenage learners to guess the definition of.

For example, I've got

Can you nip down the outdoor and fetch me a bag of rocks?

They don't need to be too demanding (honestly, we struggle with basic English!) but I've got as far as babby, bumpers, Brummegem, jerkin and 'It's black over Bill's mothers' before hitting a blank page.

Help!!:)
 
Welcome Minxy if you look on any of the threads that are on Brummie saying etc thats a start for you.:)
 
Thanks Alf, I'm having a mooch.:)

Lots of sayings but not so many odd words.

I haven't heard of bobhowler since I was little though, that's a cracker!
 
Old Words Needed for a Quiz

Hi Minxy and welcome.
The outdoor was where you could buy beer to take home to drink. This was often 2 pints in a jug, or bottled beer. The outdoors were sometimes part of an established pub or a stand alone outlet. Rocks is another name for sweets.
 
Hi Minx
Try charabanc( I think thats how it was spelt) pronounced sharabang = coach.

How about Miskin or pigbin both forms of dustbins although pigbin you were only allowed to put food into that as it went to feed the pigs during and after the war we still had one in Ward St in 57/58.

Gill, liquid measure used to measure out spirits in pubs until the eu took over and we had to change to ml's.

Goal as in Prison not football. lol

Omnibus as in Bus

Perambulator as in Pram/pushchair.

Will try to think of a few more for you , Jude
 
'On the Fly"
It means something like 'grabbing a bite a bite to eat but keeping on going' or similar.
Dictionary deffinitions refer to shooting a bird on the wing (whilst it is flying) as the origin but I wonder. You don't shoot birds on the ground do you? In the canal section here 'Fly Boats" are referred to. These were narrow boats of lighter construction that were used for express delivery of perrishable produce, such as fish, to inland cities along the canal system. They worked continuously around the clock with teams of horses and men. The men probably would take turns leading the horses and stearing the boat. So that the only time that they would be able to eat a sandwich or such would be when they were stearing the boat. Hence 'On The Fly'..boat. Any opinions?
 
Not heard of that one. What about a chain as a measurement. Groat for money...........oh i'll think of some more later.
 
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Minxy have a butchers hook at this Our dustbin lid = have a look at this our kid

ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Dave_Mellor/slang.htm - 21k

Mossy
 
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Minxy here a couple of modern ones for ya

Bromford Bridge = Fridge
George Melly = Telly Television
Alum Rocks = Sox
Rythm and Blues = Shoes
Lionel Blaire = Nightmare
How am i Doin
Mossy
 
miskin = Dustbin
Suff = Drain
Horseroad
Duff = not very good
Bobbydazzler = good looking girl
Glad Rags = best clothes
Boogie = dance
Bobby = policeman
Farthing ]
Bob ]
Shilling ] Coins
Half Crown ]
Halfpenney ]
(K)nicker = Pound Note
 
Any beetle ( usually found in with coal ) was always called a "blackbat"
... actually I still call them that even though I now have
central heating.

Margaret.
 
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