Urban Dictionary: Definitions by Proper Sheffield lad

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.

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A phrase used in parts of Yorkshire, mainly in South Yorkshire as a way to tell someone that they need to shut thier face

Bob: "blah blah blah, random bollocks"
Jim: "Put wood in t' oil will thy, you're getting on me wick"

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A common word in Yorkshire for glasses
"Gigs" is also commonly used in areas such as Sheffield and Barnsley

Jim: "I can't see the bleedin' thing"
Bob: "Put thy gebs on then. Tha knows thar as blind as a bat wi aart em"

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An expression of unknown origin that is used mainly among older British folk when someone breaks wind

Bob: *Lets one rip*
Jim: "More Tea, Vicar? Will ya stop farting for five sodding minutes, I'm trying to do something here"

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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?"

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