Remember some of those old words and expressions your grandparents used that have fallen out of use.
We all remember put wood in t’hole (shut the door), croggies (a ride on the handlebars of a bike) and spice (sweets). But there are others once frequently used, now near-extinct expressions and words.
Perhaps you remember some those of expressions. Hey, perhaps you still use them to the bemusement of those you meet. At YorkshireLive we love Yorkshire dialect and Yorkshire slang, no matter how antiquated or obscure some of it is.
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Are you a dialect debutante or a master of our regional vocabulary?
Nah stop thy chelpin’, tha maungy doylem and get laikin our quiz. Rough (sanitised) translation: try our quiz below.
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