Lancashire Dialect Phrases and Words, Lancashire Slang, And The Lancashire County Flag
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Lancashire Slang Words and Dialect Phrases
- Eyup cocker (hello)
- It’ll be reet (everything is going to be okay)
- Buzz (bus)
- Meck us a brew (Would you mind making me a cup of tea please?)
- Chuffed (proud)
- Mither (moan)
- Lanky (tall)
- Cowd (cold)
- Swirling (sweating)
- It’s like Blackpool illuminations here (it is either very bright or there’s lots of traffic)
- Do you want owt or nowt? (Would you like something or nothing?)
- Trouble at mill (There maybe danger ahead)
- Cloth ears (Are you hard of hearing?)
- Yer wornt feel th’ benefit when yer owt in theckold (Why are you wearing a coat inside?)
- Soz (I apologise)
- Frettin’ (worrying)
- Clod hoppers (shoes)
Lancashire is a ceremonial county in the North West of England
The Lancashire dialect, known colloquially as Lanky, refers to the Northern English vernacular speech of our county, or in other words how we all talk to each other in this area.
Some of the Lancashire dialect phrases and Lancashire slang only sound right said in the Lancashire accent of course.
So if you want to know how to sound Lanky with a real Lancashire accent listen to Frank Speak from Blackrod reading the poem The Pike.
Feel free to add your own Lancashire dialect words and northern sayings relating to Lancashire in the comments below. Ta very much!
The Flag of Lancashire
The Flag of Lancashire, according to the Wikipedia entry, the Red Rose of Lancaster is a symbol for the House of Lancaster, as immortalised in this ancient poem referring to the War of the Roses:
‘In the battle for England’s head / York was white, Lancaster red.’
An unofficial Lancashire flag, a red rose on a white field, was unable to be registered with the Flag Institute as the town of Montrose, Angus, in Scotland, had already registered it. So a yellow background colour it is.
The next historic county up is…Cumberland.
Please note these lists are an blend of Internet research, talking to people and asking the to r questions. It is, as we say in Lancashire, also based on the gradley skill of no-nonsense reet good communication via the method of using yer loaf.
Read more about the Lancashire accent and Lindsay Hoyle…
About The Author
Nikki
Hello! I am a writer from Lancashire. I spend a lot of my time raising my daughter and hanging out with my family. I also do my own creative writing and help people who are stuck for words. That’s it really. Those two things. It’s a nice life. If you need words, do the write thing, get in touch and hire a writer. Nikki :-)
O’reet?!
Eee-yup!
Ows tha gannin on?
Ack. I’m fairly bruising. I ken we war gunna have a proper psuedo Lanky chinwag. Amma reet? Or amma cracked in the yed? There’s nowt more pressing in tha life, Shirley?
EH!? You wot, mate!? Was you sayin’ summit?!
Actually I’m in Preston tomorrow with a fellow Chorley lad so will have time to practice me Northernisms then. Got to get back into the swing of this Lancashire lingo pronto, one is moving there in February. They’ll be calling me “posh” again, like they used to. Blasted fiends!