Yorkshire Slang

a quick guide to

Yorkshire Slang by katie kershaw

a short zine explaining the Yorkshire language to those who struggle to understand :-)

tha’ wot?

tha’ wot? a. pardon? / when you misheard something b. to exclaim in disbelief / when you can’t believe what you are hearing e.g; a. rebecca: tha’ wot? I can’t hear ya! b. kai: I’m moving to america to party with the hippies sarah: tha’ wot? No way!

eee-bah-gum

eee-bah-gum to cry out in surprise or frustration. e.g; a. sam: eee-bah-gum! It’s hot today! b. helen: eee-bah-gum!

Hurry up I’m waiting

was tha’ born in a barn?

was tha’ born in a barn? to imply someone is messy or leaves the door open constantly e.g; scott walks in from school and leaves the door open. His mum yells ‘oi, was tha’ born in a barn or summat? close the chuffin’ door!’

flippin’ eck!

flippin’ eck! to exclaim in astonishment. e.g; jake: flippin eck! did you see the size of that fish?

eyup

eyup how to greet someone e.g; tim: hello dave: eyup!

be reyt

be reyt it will be okay e.g; lisa: it’s going to rain later chris: oh, it’ll be reyt

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