Daft sayings

[Teflon1961]

How about this?.. Enter colloquial sayings, from your part of the world, with a short explanation of what you think the proper meaning is, so..it's sort of educational! Some of these may be more widespread than we think, but I'm hoping to unearth some little beauties!

"Dickeyfit"
..a random explosion of unnatural characteristics.

[GingerMaestro]

Old Butt

comes from the Forest of Dean
Describes the helper in the pits who put up the pit props

[Cantonian]

I'll be there now in a minute.

[Teflon1961]

"Bloznob"
..an affectionate term for someone close.... as in..

"..now then Bloznob?"

[Feefee]

as fit as a fiddle! i can understand as fit as a butchers dog meaning that dogs are fit but why a fiddle!!!

[Cornishwomble]

"I'll do it Dreckly"

Cornish saying that basically means "I'll do it sometime soon in the near future" but in reality means "I'll probably get round to it sometime in very far future so don't hold your breath".
Usually heard when you speak to mechanics or other repairmen, or is the standard answer when your wife asks you when you are going to do any jobs around the house

[brassybabe]

"don't be so nesh"

nesh meaning that a person feels the cold easily, and often moans about it. :p

[HBB]

"you'll get wrong" - silly Geordies :p

[DaveR]

"Whose coat is this jacket??"

[HBB]

"Be there in a jiffy" what's a jiffy?

[Walterplinge]

The more you know the less the better

[Accidental]

a lot of weather we've been having....
erm, do we live in a vacuum the rest of the time then?

[Teflon1961]

"would love to get me head around it..."

[Teflon1961]

"Yer gooin off terra shadda yooth"

You are losing weight

[2nd man down]

"Well I'll go to't foot of ah'r stairs."
And Yorkshire exclamation of surprise.

Why on earth going to the foot of the stairs should relieve anyones surprise escapes me.

[andyp]

Lancashire philosophy....

"Them as 'as nowt, is nowt. If they'd have had owt, they'd have bin summat."

"Was swant?" - a Wigan native is asking you what you'd like to drink.