Bolton has loads of local slang words that are really descriptive... just can't think of one just now but a northern one is "mither" which perfectly describes a bothersome twat

 

 

Scotland has too.... without looking it up what does Scunnered mean?

Being Scotland I'd hazard a guess 'scunnered' means completely twatted on ale?

 

A local word I had trouble explaining to someone not born here was 'fow' - the whole all-round description that 'fow' sums up.

I'm sure scunnered means pissed off / fed up etc.

 

I recall it from my days around Annan.

I'm sure scunnered means pissed off / fed up etc.

 

I recall it from my days around Annan.

 

It does indeed.

 

what about spicket then?

I quite like blootered.

I quite like blootered.

 

co-incidentally I do too :-)

It does indeed.

 

what about spicket then?

 

Nope, don't know that one.

Will y' stump me ? Old Bolton saying,any takers ?

It's another word for 'sub' in't it, 'stump', or pay someone into somewhere?

It's another word for 'sub' in't it, 'stump', or pay someone into somewhere?

 

miles off youri

Boltonians should resurrect "trotting"

Cocker

I have a terrible habit of saying klempt for hungry. I'm sure I'll be told Bolton folk don't say it though

Mard.

fettle/fettleing

nowty

 

My better half's old man, who's a an ex public school southern type, was appalled when I mentioned the cat was a little nowty so n so, not a clue

Not heard " Chorved " for ages, meaning aggravated, or " Chorving " to aggravate people.

Not heard " Chorved " for ages, meaning aggravated, or " Chorving " to aggravate people.

Ha ha! I use that one. "Stop chorving the bloody dog, you nob"

When I worked at the pit, if you did overtime till midnight they called it a " Bunnocker ". Getting home late the phrase was used as " I didn't get wom till bunnock ".

So... Anyone know the English translation of spicket?

'Favors' - "tha favors ur dad" - looks like.

 

'Nought' - bit overused these days but can be used in a sentence which actually goes against grammar but excused for dialect purposes (double negative)

 

'Mault' - "I'm mault wi this" - struggling with - extension of mauling with something

 

'Brunt' - burnt

 

 

 

Ha ha! I use that one. "Stop chorving the bloody dog, you nob"

 

That sounds too descriptive & illegal

" Skenning " means somebody with cross eyes. " Look at yon mon, he's got a sken like a bucket of whelks.

Pow fagged.

I have a terrible habit of saying klempt for hungry. I'm sure I'll be told Bolton folk don't say it though

 

The Greyhound pub on Manchester Road was also known as " t' klempt dug ".

So... Anyone know the English translation of spicket?

 

I reckon it might be a tap.It certainly is in some parts of the US.