Topic: Lost Scouse Lingo

[monkeyharris]

"Peg it" as in run away as fast as you can. Dunno if that's a purely scouse one but I don't hear it anymore?

SCAT!!!
Which i've ...ahem...read... has different meaning these days???

I'm guessing you dont hear words like that any more cos you're not in the same situations you used to get into as a kid

[The Fletcher Memorial]

I still hear "Scatty"? Like "she's a scatty bitch, her". As in she's a bit radio rentals (mental) or dizzy.

What's scat then?

[monkeyharris]

Scat growing up round ours was the same expression as peg it...we used to play Knock and scat

I think I'd get myself banned off here if i was to give it its more current meaning
The urban dictionary will put you right...or wrong..

[Lenin.]

Scat growing up round ours was the same expression as peg it...we used to play Knock and scat

I think I'd get myself banned off here if i was to give it its more current meaning
The urban dictionary will put you right...or wrong..

[ghost1359]

Spot nor Kerby are exclusively scouse

[Millie]

Did you get the van coming round on deliveries? Ah the memories.

The pop man! high light of the week!

[JohnnoWhite]

In Ardwick and Openshaw (East Central Manchester) it was the Corona mineral truck that came round our way - joyously to be followed some years later by the Davenport's Beer at Home wagon.....

[Lenin.]

The pop man! high light of the week!

I've honestly never heard anyone from Liverpool refer to lemo as 'pop'. Or lolly ice as 'ice lolly' come to that.

[Stevie-A]

I've honestly never heard anyone from Liverpool refer to lemo as 'pop'. Or lolly ice as 'ice lolly' come to that.

Always will be a lolly ice to me, though my wife thinks I'm mad (she is from Southport). I recall Mark Radcliffe having a similar discussion, on his show, about how Scousers were the only people to use that phrase.

[Lenin.]

Is it just us that refer to pigeons as micks?

[Millie]

I've honestly never heard anyone from Liverpool refer to lemo as 'pop'. Or lolly ice as 'ice lolly' come to that.

its definitely lolly ice

[Only Me]

its definitely lolly ice

Seconded!

[monkeyharris]

I've honestly never heard anyone from Liverpool refer to lemo as 'pop'.

I was always told to get myself a glass of "corporation pop" ie water from the tap when I asked for a glass of lemo. Was like liquid gold the fizzy stuff in our house

[24/7]

Seconded!

Olly lice.

[Only Me]

Just thought of a weird one from my childhood - anyone else ever heard this one?

Dad have you got a pen?

"No, but I've got a brother who's a monk on a custard powder!"

Me Dad, me Uncles, and me Mates' Dads all used to say it.

Still got no idea what the fuck it means!!

[The Gulleysucker]

....Still got no idea what the fuck it means!!

perhaps something to do with this old stuff....

No idea exactly what though.

[El Diablos]

Its definitely lolly ice.

I've never met anyone outside of Liverpool who has played kerby never mind use the word.
I am still brilliant at kerby by the way.

[JohnnoWhite]

Is it just us that refer to pigeons as micks?

What?  How does that come about then - and in Liverpool of all places?

Micks are what you would think they would be - an unflattering (and semi-offensive) reference to the Irish.

[gregor]

What?  How does that come about then - and in Liverpool of all places?

Micks are what you would think they would be - an unflattering (and semi-offensive) reference to the Irish.

I think that's what it refers to - as in they're everywhere. To be honest it's a pretty archaic term now and young people don't use it, you only ever hear older people say it.

[The Gulleysucker]

According to here it's Mickeys for Pigeons, not Micks which as you and Johhny say was used to describe an Irishman (amongst many other phrases).

Have to say I'd never ever heard the expression myself and the man next door when I was little kept a racing loft.

Must be, or was, a very localised expression for pigeons used only in a certain area of town.

[Only Me]

According to here it's Mickeys for Pigeons, not Micks which as you and Johhny say was used to describe an Irishman (amongst many other phrases).

Have to say I'd never ever heard the expression myself and the man next door when I was little kept a racing loft.

Must be, or was, a very localised expression for pigeons used only in a certain area of town.

Round by ours [town, L1 postcode] pigeons were always called Micks, but a pigeon shed was called a Mickey pen.

[Effes]

When I was about 6-7 yrs old (mid 70's) me and my brothers used to chant:

"Liverpool cha cha cha"

Anyone else used to do this?

[The Fletcher Memorial]

When I was about 6-7 yrs old (mid 70's) me and my brothers used to chant:

"Liverpool cha cha cha"

Anyone else used to do this?

No. But Liverpool!! (clap clap clap), Liverpool!! (clap clap clap) at the match has sadly been lost and replaced for Liiiiiiiiiiiverpool Liiiiiiiiiverpool which is shit, properly shit!

[apassant77]

Its definitely lolly ice.

I've never met anyone outside of Liverpool who has played kerby never mind use the word.
I am still brilliant at kerby by the way.

Played Kerby for years about 45 minutes away in Accrington so deffo not just scouse.. peg it as well was a common one

Anyone use the word Ginnel?  my mate in sheffield used to call it a Gennel

[blert596]

If I ever asked me Mam or Dad what we were having for our tea, I'd always get the same reply: "Shit with sugar on"

Not sure if it counts as lost scouse lingo, but all me mates mums and dads used to say it to them too. Could have just been that all the parents round our way were fouled mouthed yobs I suppose....

Ours wa always  "Whats for tea mam?"

"Weenies"

"Whats Weenies?"

"Weenie bits of shit with hairs on"



Yumee!!!!

And it deffo lolly ice. It drives everyone mad up here when I say it.

Anyone remember selling the choc Ices from the shoverounds fulled with "leccy ice"?

[Welshred]

Its definitely lolly ice.

I've never met anyone outside of Liverpool who has played kerby never mind use the word.
I am still brilliant at kerby by the way.

Played Kerby all the way down in the mean streets of the south Wales valleys

[Witherkay]

According to here it's Mickeys for Pigeons, not Micks which as you and Johhny say was used to describe an Irishman (amongst many other phrases).

Have to say I'd never ever heard the expression myself and the man next door when I was little kept a racing loft.

Must be, or was, a very localised expression for pigeons used only in a certain area of town.

My Dad still calls them mickeys, and we are over the water.

As in 'the mickeys 'ave shite all over the jigger' = 'our grey feathered friends appear to have defecated copiously across the alleyway'

[Shazz]

According to here it's Mickeys for Pigeons, not Micks which as you and Johhny say was used to describe an Irishman (amongst many other phrases).

Have to say I'd never ever heard the expression myself and the man next door when I was little kept a racing loft.

Must be, or was, a very localised expression for pigeons used only in a certain area of town.

My Husband still calls them micks, his Dad has a loft he also calls them micks. No idea why though.

[The Fletcher Memorial]

Again, not so much lost (as I still say it) but wondered if this was a scouse thing:

"Gerrowtha road"; Would you be so kind as to step aside dear fellow.

Another one I've just remembered is:

"eezall overda shop"; That young man seems to be a little worse for wear and is unable to maintain a steady gait.

[bigbrillo]

remember the school fights outside the school perimeter
people would be heard saying 
NO JUGGING IN !! in other words no sly kicks or  punches from the opposing sides spectators lol..........................................
being a school prefect  at school (perfects as we were called  by our peers)
was like being a  MADE MAN as the mafia would say!  untouchable by other kids, the green  badge of POWER
those were the days lol !!.....................................................

[Lenin.]

remember the school fights outside the school perimeter
people would be heard saying 
NO JUGGING IN !! in other words no sly kicks or  punches from the opposing sides spectators lol..........................................
being a school prefect  at school (perfects as we were called  by our peers)
was like being a  MADE MAN as the mafia would say!  untouchable by other kids, the green  badge of POWER
those were the days lol !!.....................................................

Ha ha. Remember the jugging in thing. We used to stand around when there was a fight going " Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo". They still do that?

[john_mac]

According to here it's Mickeys for Pigeons, not Micks which as you and Johhny say was used to describe an Irishman (amongst many other phrases).

Have to say I'd never ever heard the expression myself and the man next door when I was little kept a racing loft.

Must be, or was, a very localised expression for pigeons used only in a certain area of town.

From a family who also raced pigeons and it was always Micks. Know a fella now in late 60s has always gone the match even now known as Mick because he kept pigeons.

[Salacious B. Crumb]

In savio, as in other schools I imagine, the spectators of a fight used to gather around and spit at the 2 fighters (if they weren't deemed tough of course) fucking disgusting. I also heard some people chanting 'barney barney chicken on a sarny' haha
And my nan would reply to the what's for tea question with 'shite on a crust'

[Dr. Beaker]

'Dockers' - a pair of massive ungainly working boots.

[Salacious B. Crumb]

must have been asked before but is 'gobshite' strictly a liverpool one?

nan used to say 'stop acting the goat' if i was messing about.

[Dr. Beaker]

must have been asked before but is 'gobshite' strictly a liverpool one?

nan used to say 'stop acting the goat' if i was messing about.

My ma (and everyone else for that matter) used to say 'acting the goat'.

'Gobshite' I think is definitely scouse. I heard it first uttered by Billy Dean in a 60's BBC play called 'The Golden Vison'. Me dad knew Bily Dean and when he ad libbed it, the BBC camera crew were helpless with laughter for ages apparently.

PS Are you really in Medellin; I was there about thirty years ago - and I would never want to go back!

[Salacious B. Crumb]

Just got onto that, I was there in 2011, must have put it in when I was there for some reason? I thought it was a good city, parts of it were rough as fuck like but I avoided them like the plague, or Kirkby. It was probably a completely different place 30 years ago though!? I'm in the opulent environs of Dodge City, Netherton.

[Stevie-A]

'Dockers' - a pair of massive ungainly working boots.

Docker was also used to describe a less than petite lady.

[JohnnoWhite]

must have been asked before but is 'gobshite' strictly a liverpool one?

nan used to say 'stop acting the goat' if i was messing about.

I think gobshite is definitely a scouse word. Acting the goat was also used widely in Manchester.

Me Nin had an auld saying her Nin used to say to the kids when she was a girl - when anyone was arsing around over much.

"Ah sure an' yer an ownshuck and an omadawn".

It's derived from the Irish language of course and I think it means something along the lines of you're a thickhead or a dozy bastard.

[B0151?]

have a feeling gobshite might be an irish one. think shite comes from there? liverpool and ireland share a lot of slang that no-one else uses

'meet' as in to frenchkiss someone is one that is used widely in liverpool today, comes from ireland. not lost in anyway, but i was wondering how old it is? any of you familiar with it?