19 definitions by Proper Sheffield lad

Ta' Luv

Common phrase in Yorkshire, means thank you.

*Getting off a bus, you always thank the driver.
No exception!*
Person *to the driver*: "Ta' Luv"

by Proper Sheffield lad October 28, 2021

Couldn't manage a piss up in a brewery

When someone is so incompetent that they quite literally couldn't manage a piss up in a brewery

Person 1: "Ere, look at 'im ovver yonder"
Person 2: "does tha mean malc?"
Person 1: "Ay, that's 'im"
Person 2 "Ay, dunt trust 'im, 'e couldn't manage a piss up in a brewery"
Person 1: "Ta, fer that advice"

by Proper Sheffield lad March 14, 2022

Ey 'Up

A classic Yorkshire phrase that can be used universally in the county to greet someone whatever time of day.

Bob: "Ey 'Up, Jim"
Jim: "Ey 'Up, Bob"

by Proper Sheffield lad July 30, 2021

Ecky Thump

Another phrase used in the same way as ee bah gum to show surprise or curiosity to something

"Ecky Thump, what's going on 'ere?"

by Proper Sheffield lad July 30, 2021

ee bah gum

A phrase used in Yorkshire to show surprise or annoyance to a situation

"ee bah gum, he's made a reet mess"

by Proper Sheffield lad July 30, 2021

Sack the juggler

A phrase commonly said in pubs in England when a customer or the person behind the bar drops a glass or a bottle, usually preceeded by a cheer by all who are in the pub

Come on, it's pretty obvious how you use it.
It literally says it above.

Sack the juggler

by Proper Sheffield lad April 25, 2022

Nowt

Yorkshire slang for nothing, can be used in a variety of ways

You can do nowt,
Hear nowt,
Say nowt
Look at nowt
Shout at nowt

But you can always do owt as well as summat.

by Proper Sheffield lad July 30, 2021