Topic: Lost Scouse Lingo

[dave 5516]

Ralleh..

Where you trespassed on the railway.
Ours was by Kirkdale station,where Nixons factory was.
Anyone remember that?

..or the Olleh..which was waste ground,usually after where houses where knocked down.

The Blackies you mean..that was what we called the Ralleh were we were..it was like the Black Hills of Dakota.  A kids dream...it was where they used to load the tanks onto the trains just by Townsend Lane....the loading ramp was still there..there was a scrapheap for cars and the bin depot was there too. Loved that place....we lived like street urchins.

Olleh's all over the city when I was a kid..and prefab houses....like these on Park lane.

[Medellin]

The Blackies you mean..that was what we called the Ralleh were we were..it was like the Black Hills of Dakota.  A kids dream...it was where they used to load the tanks onto the trains just by Townsend Lane....the loading ramp was still there..there was a scrapheap for cars and the bin depot was there too. Loved that place....we lived like street urchins.

Olleh's all over the city when I was a kid..and prefab houses....like these on Park lane.

A ralleh to us was a railway embankment,sort of similar to this..

You would grab a piece of visqueen or Formica etc and slide down it.

[dave 5516]

A ralleh to us was a railway embankment,sort of similar to this..

You would grab a piece of visqueen or Formica etc and slide down it.

You had the canal too didn't you.  My mate and I ride our bicycles all over the country and we see places and we've both said...we lived out here as kids we'd be dead.

Ours was different as the railway line was on the top of the cutting...we raced bikes down..anything that could slide...the best part of the Blackies were the allotments along one section..we never went hungry..we knew every plot that had fruit...we were feral.

There was a tree there that was at least 80 foot high and we made a swing..as the rope was so long we had to climb to the top and then jump..abar 30 foot of free fall till the rope started to come to it's end and then it would swing...fuckin nuts.

[Medellin]

Dave,
The ralleh was a bit different by ours.
Sliding down on a piece of plastic from the top,you initially had to start your own slope thro the overgrown grass.
When you got to the bottom-it was quite a pace when the channel was made,you hit a sandstone wall which was between 6" & 12" high..
A real extreme 'sport' coz if you overshot that small ledge/wall there was a drop of approx 60ft.

[Stevie-A]

Without wishing to bring down the tone, and apropos of nothing, I recall a prophylactic sheath (cheers Partridge) being referred to as a Sponky. Not heard that since the early 80's.

[dave 5516]

Without wishing to bring down the tone, and apropos of nothing, I recall a prophylactic sheath (cheers Partridge) being referred to as a Sponky. Not heard that since the early 80's.

For fucks sake la...Ste, there's Alpen all over me laptop here..I'm chocking laughing...you twat.

I haven't heard that in yonks.

[dave 5516]

Dave,
The ralleh was a bit different by ours.
Sliding down on a piece of plastic from the top,you initially had to start your own slope thro the overgrown grass.
When you got to the bottom-it was quite a pace when the channel was made,you hit a sandstone wall which was between 6" & 12" high..
A real extreme 'sport' coz if you overshot that small ledge/wall there was a drop of approx 60ft.

Kids know no fear...I'm amazed we made it to our late teens.

I recall being on the top floor, the rafters actually...5 floors up in this burnt out house and we were walking on the rafters with nothing but air between us and the ground. At one part we had to hop over a two foot gap as the rafters were burnt away.   A normal Scouse kids upbringing.

[The Gulleysucker]

.... Sponky. Not heard that since the early 80's.

Not heard that one, though I left town in '79 so perhaps it was an 80's thing.

Back in the late 60's and into the 70's through my teenage years I'm pretty sure we used to call them a Johnny.

[Medellin]

Kids know no fear...I'm amazed we made it to our late teens.

I recall being on the top floor, the rafters actually...5 floors up in this burnt out house and we were walking on the rafters with nothing but air between us and the ground. At one part we had to hop over a two foot gap as the rafters were burnt away.   A normal Scouse kids upbringing.

Crazy aye!
The things you'd do most kids wouldn't believe you today.
We had proper running street battles,anything up to 50 or 60 kids fighting each other for...wait for it..fucking bommy wood!
Turf wars between youngsters were common.

Sponky! one I'd forgotten too.

[gregor]

Back in the late 60's and into the 70's through my teenage years I'm pretty sure we used to call them a Johnny.

That's what they're still called now.

[Stevie-A]

For fucks sake la...Ste, there's Alpen all over me laptop here..I'm chocking laughing...you twat.

I haven't heard that in yonks.

Glad to hear a small chuckle resulted from the memory Dave. Hope the keyboard recovers. 

[gazzam1963]

Without wishing to bring down the tone, and apropos of nothing, I recall a prophylactic sheath (cheers Partridge) being referred to as a Sponky. Not heard that since the early 80's.

Yep that's what they were known as to us teens in the 70 s and also the lack of using one always prompted the classic ..... " did you get off at edge hill "

[only6times]

Sponky haha. Memorable.

[only6times]

Kids know no fear...I'm amazed we made it to our late teens.

I recall being on the top floor, the rafters actually...5 floors up in this burnt out house and we were walking on the rafters with nothing but air between us and the ground. At one part we had to hop over a two foot gap as the rafters were burnt away.   A normal Scouse kids upbringing.

We camped down Garston shore and early morning would climb on the landing lights that go over the river to have hot knives heated with a camping stove. Walking back stoned was an experience.

[AshLFC]

Not sure if this has been post already, but when i was in school, we used to call trainers 'trabs'......I still say it now again, but people look at me like 

Is it just me, or does anyone else say the same..or does everyone just say trainees?

[gazzam1963]

Not sure if this has been post already, but when i was in school, we used to call trainers 'trabs'......I still say it now again, but people look at me like 

Is it just me, or does anyone else say the same..or does everyone just say trainees?

Still hear the word trabs , probably first heard it in the late 80s

[Mumm-Ra]

Not overly proud of this but when driving recently, and becoming irate at an overweight woman who was not blessed with the best looks, I found myself calling her a 'fat sweat' which I hadn't heard in years

The insult was muttered inside my car, windows were up, no offence was caused. Trust me she was oblivious.

[Billy Elliot]

Jigger

Couldn't stop a pig in a jig.

[vivabobbygraham]

Not overly proud of this but when driving recently, and becoming irate at an overweight woman who was not blessed with the best looks, I found myself calling her a 'fat sweat' which I hadn't heard in years

The insult was muttered inside my car, windows were up, no offence was caused. Trust me she was oblivious.

"Got an arse like a Bombay money lender?"

[BossThaLa82]

Not sure if this has been post already, but when i was in school, we used to call trainers 'trabs'......I still say it now again, but people look at me like 

Is it just me, or does anyone else say the same..or does everyone just say trainees?

Yeah I always say a pair of trabs or webb's.

[Medellin]

Yeah I always say a pair of trabs or webb's.

Yep trabs all day.

Another variation..

Webbed..could mean drunk or sometimes heard some refer to being beaten up.

[BossThaLa82]

Yep trabs all day.

Another variation..

Webbed..could mean drunk or sometimes heard some refer to being beaten up.

Yeah or another one is i Bladderd him or he got bladderd in a fight.

[TheTeflonJohn]

"Ye fuckin blert".

[BossThaLa82]

"Ye fuckin blert".

Haha cracker that one, nob stain is a funny one too although not sure if that's exclusively scouse to be honest.

[Medellin]

"Ye fuckin blert".

😄
This sketch makes me laugh,from 4mins mate is what you're looking for.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pryjv

[Billy Elliot]

Bell Whiff

[dave 5516]

Trabs....what part of Libpool are yiz from...Kirby-Birkenhead-Prescot.....trabs, wool word that la.....fuckin Texans.

It's trainees....nothing else-trainees!! 

It's originally trainees....that was what it was back when we stopped wearing Risley runaways and started the phenomenon that was Scallies.

Trabs becomes part of the Scouse vernacular in the early 80's.

But it's really trainees.

[the 92A]

The ralla was our home as kids, used to live on it jumping over the elecky lines without a thought, linked all the mobs you used to fight with, like an alternative lawless world connecting everywhere. Trainees were shite at first, like flat footyboots but fell apart first game of footy at least the shite your got from the likes of Freeman Hardy Willis did, then while everyone else was three star jumpering it, about 75, we packed away our Flemos and started duffel coats, Wrangler flares with  greenflash, then the missing link in 76, canvas three stripe addidas tennis shoes, then leather Stans, the rest is history.

[TheTeflonJohn]

Trabs....what part of Libpool are yiz from...Kirby-Birkenhead-Prescot.....trabs, wool word that la.....fuckin Texans.

It's trainees....nothing else-trainees!! 

It's originally trainees....that was what it was back when we stopped wearing Risley runaways and started the phenomenon that was Scallies.

Trabs becomes part of the Scouse vernacular in the early 80's.

But it's really trainees.

Funny enough Davey, I travel across to Leeds two or three days a week as I work there and the lads over there think it`s fucking hilarious that I call them trainees, apparently it should be trainers.

To which my general response is - Fuck off knobhead, it`s trainees 

[Mumm-Ra]

Anyone ever rhyming slang it and call trainees Wayneys as in John Wayne? Might have just been a thing in my circle of friends rather than regional

[dave 5516]

Funny enough Davey, I travel across to Leeds two or three days a week as I work there and the lads over there think it`s fucking hilarious that I call them trainees, apparently it should be trainers.

To which my general response is - Fuck off knobhead, it`s trainees 

It's a different world outside the city, as I've said before.

I spent 4 days earlier this week on my bike in Swaledale and every...and I mean every person I spoke to I had to repeat what I'd said.....slowed down my speech and enunciated every word...coz they're too thick to follow what I'm saying. I told them, "it's was because Scousers are further along in our evolution and that their brains had yet to reach the level of intelligence that we are currently at and that's why they weren't able to understand me"...fuckin true too.

[Mag Hull]

Slummy (noun) - for a handful of change or Coppering up (adjective) when one wishes to make a financial transaction with a handful of slummy.

[Garry_LFC]

Slummy (noun) - for a handful of change or Coppering up (adjective) when one wishes to make a financial transaction with a handful of slummy.

'Slummy jar' to save it all in.

[Medellin]

The ralla was our home as kids, used to live on it jumping over the elecky lines without a thought, linked all the mobs you used to fight with, like an alternative lawless world connecting everywhere. Trainees were shite at first, like flat footyboots but fell apart first game of footy at least the shite your got from the likes of Freeman Hardy Willis did, then while everyone else was three star jumpering it, about 75, we packed away our Flemos and started duffel coats, Wrangler flares with  greenflash, then the missing link in 76, canvas three stripe addidas tennis shoes, then leather Stans, the rest is history.

Freeman Hardy Willis! 😄

I'm hazarding a guess you bought your first record from Creases too?
Wrangler flares/cords..Greenbergs?
Pretty embarrassing but Hi-Tec stood up to a bit of a battering playing footie.
Leather Stans & the obligatory whitener?
I remember getting my first pair of Nike when they appeared here,hole in the toe first game-gutted.

[Medellin]

Walvale first record early 70's just before they stopped selling records and just sold bikes, we used to go to Greenbergs after 77 for various gear, Grey/silver Hitecs I had as my first 'running' shoe better than pumps, could knock out 10 miles in under an hour but no one was arsed then, you only did cross country if you forgot your footy kit as a punishment

Cross country punishment ha ha,something we couldn't do-our punishment was circuit training & you always got pull ups last when you were fucked.
When you got a pair of trainees that fell apart very quickly you ventured into the unknown..I donned a pair of leather Diadora,think they were Borg tennis,can't remember really-anyways these lasted longer than any I ever had. I wasn't that arsed,I always had a couple of decent pairs to go out in.

*Also a pair of Mitre Memphis,lasted well too.
Adidas Kick..the forgotten Mamba & Bamba too.

Laffin'!!

[only6times]

Billy Onions.

[Theoldkopite]

I got nicked by the bizzies for having a slash in the jigger = I was apprehended by a member of the Liverpool Constabulary for urinating in the entry.

[only6times]

Freeman Hardy Willis! 😄

We used those as our surnames if we got pulled by the bizzies. Always took a few minutes for the penny to drop with them.

[Medellin]

We used those as our surnames if we got pulled by the bizzies. Always took a few minutes for the penny to drop with them.

I know a couple of lads with famous names who when pulled,the bizzies thought they were taking the piss when their names were given. 😀

[Bucke]

Anyone ever rhyming slang it and call trainees Wayneys as in John Wayne? Might have just been a thing in my circle of friends rather than regional

We used to say John Wayne for train