Maroon Sailor Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Not sure if they are Edinburgh specific but I was thinking about words I heard all the time as a kid and wondered if they still exist today Shotty - Look Out As in - Shotty here comes the Polis Stoory - Run fast Barry - brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfc_fan Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Shan - mean/cruel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_hmfc Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 When I was younger people would say someone "had a family" basically meaning the had a tantrum or were raging. Who thinks this stuff up? Everyone uses "shan", would actually quite like to know where it came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Blackman = Nougat Wafer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Radge/raj/rajy/radgey Gadgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams bird Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Never heard of stoory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboUpNorth Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Everyone uses "shan", would actually quite like to know where it came from. Definitely an Edinburgh word... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 When I was a lad we used to "dreep" doon off a high wall or fence (hang over the edge and then let go and jump the rest of the way down). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gentleman Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Never heard of stoory. "Stoory" meant "dusty" where I came from...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Ken meaning do you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Deek yur peerie at this thread http://www.hmfckickb...page__hl__slang or this - http://www.hmfckickback.co.uk/index.php?/topic/124147-favourite-edinburgh-words/page__hl__slang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlasgoJambo Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 When I was younger people would say someone "had a family" basically meaning the had a tantrum or were raging. Who thinks this stuff up? Everyone uses "shan", would actually quite like to know where it came from. From Tazio in another thread Shan comes from sharn which is the borders traveller word for manure. One which always makes me laugh is people talking about buying their butcher's meat. What other kind is there? You don't talk about baker's bread. As I said previously too I used the word shan at primary school in Cumbria so fits with being a borders word likesay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Language fascinates me. As quoted above a lot of the words we use here are travellers words. Which helps explain why we use a lot of the same words as Geordies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I have to admit I love the Edinburgh accent. Spent most of my adult life getting the pish ripped out of me for having such a strong Edinburgh accent and using these words on a regular basis but I bloody love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Never heard of stoory. Used to hear it in conjunction with shotty here comes the Polis if you were up to mischief and they where heading your way - then it was a case of stoory ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 The term barley when requesting a time out in a game. Barleys up, two thumbs raised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 The term barley when requesting a time out in a game. Barleys up, two thumbs raised. I taught that to my kids, who were born in Canada. They, in turn, taught it to their pals. Before long, it was a well-used expression among the children on our street in Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FORTHCLYDE Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 BOABY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 As well as the previously mentioned 'black man' from the ice cream van, is there something else called a 'basher'? I'm sure I've heard someone mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Shan - mean/cruel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 As well as the previously mentioned 'black man' from the ice cream van, is there something else called a 'basher'? I'm sure I've heard someone mention it. Yes, It was a snowball with ice cream between to wafers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Not slang, but it's only people from Edinburgh who know how to pronounce 'Sciennes'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Spider Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 peeve = drink choary = steal barry = good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CostaJambo Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 we used to call a leather football a philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Is chum as in I'll chum you to the shops Edinburgh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjambo190512 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 What about helfy as in it was a helfy good night oot, Im pretty sure bunker is an edinburgh word as well ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 we used to call a leather football a philly It was more of a suede football wasn't it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Blackman = Nougat Wafer. My cousin was staying with us for a few days and we got her to ask for a blackman. She thought we were pulling her leg but convinced her the ice-cream man would know what she meant. Anyway time it came for her to get served she asked for a bogeyman ! Everybody just fell about laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 My cousin was staying with us for a few days and we got her to ask for a blackman. She thought we were pulling her leg but convinced her the ice-cream man would know what she meant. Anyway time it came for her to get served she asked for a bogeyman ! Everybody just fell about laughing. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Blackman = Nougat Wafer. You can ask for a blackman at the iceys in seaside towns on the west coast and they know what you mean. I always do it to annoy the wife. Always loved the word shotty as in the OP after i did the poem fitba in the street at school. shote! the poliiss the gayfield poliss they'l put us in the nick for playin footbaw in the street yin a them's a foty like a mukle foazy toty bi the others lang and skinny like wi umbrelly feet ach awaw says tammy curtis fir thir baith owre blate to hurt iz thir a glacit pair of teuchters as hielant a piet shote! thayr the thir comin wi the hurdygurdy wummin that coupit wi her puggy playin footbaw in the street Could only find half of it online, anyone know where i could get the rest. I had it by heart when i was 11, but it's slipped since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 You can ask for a blackman at the iceys in seaside towns on the west coast and they know what you mean. I always do it to annoy the wife. Always loved the word shotty as in the OP after i did the poem fitba in the street at school. shote! the poliiss the gayfield poliss they'l put us in the nick for playin footbaw in the street yin a them's a foty like a mukle foazy toty bi the others lang and skinny like wi umbrelly feet ach awaw says tammy curtis fir thir baith owre blate to hurt iz thir a glacit pair of teuchters as hielant a piet shote! thayr the thir comin wi the hurdygurdy wummin that coupit wi her puggy playin footbaw in the street Could only find half of it online, anyone know where i could get the rest. I had it by heart when i was 11, but it's slipped since. I've never heard that one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 won me a burns award. that and The Sair Finger. 'you've hurt yer finger? pair wee man! yer pinkie? dearie me! Noo just you haud it that way, an' I'll get ma specs an' see' etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poultry Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 As well as the previously mentioned 'black man' from the ice cream van, is there something else called a 'basher'? I'm sure I've heard someone mention it. Was a basher not a cone with a snowball on top ?. could be wrong. You also had the oyster, slider and blackman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Was a basher not a cone with a snowball on top ?. could be wrong. You also had the oyster, slider and blackman. No. See post 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryJ-o-s Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Is chum as in I'll chum you to the shops Edinburgh? I think so. Moved to England and literally nobody has a clue what you're on about. Don't think it's said in the west, but am willing to be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I think so. Moved to England and literally nobody has a clue what you're on about. Don't think it's said in the west, but am willing to be wrong. chum is a generic term for friend, so if its just used in Edinburgh it's just because it fell from use elsewhere. just asked my wife who's from the west and she knows and uses it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamboelite Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 collie buckie = piggy back Clype = Telling on someone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 " ben " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duns Jambo Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 "Doing the messages" - doing the shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 The term barley when requesting a time out in a game. Barleys up, two thumbs raised. This must be derived from 'parley'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Not a word, but, is it an Edinburgh thing to, when walking down the road with someone, make sure that nothing like poles, bollards etc come between you? If I 'inadvertently' happen to walk the other side of a pole they backtrack to go round the same side as me. I know three people from different parts of Edinburgh who do this and I've never heard of this elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychocAndy Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 You can ask for a blackman at the iceys in seaside towns on the west coast and they know what you mean. I always do it to annoy the wife. Same here, Thats the only sport I'm good at. I don't know your wife but it's a good bet I'd annoy here too "Doing the messages" - doing the shopping. That was a question on The Chase last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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