Happy Yorkshire Day 2021!
Aye, on this important occasion, it’s imperative you be tested on your regional slang.
Don’t be a daft bugger, start your day with some Yorkshire tea and brush up on some of your fave northern phrases.
Every year on 1 August, the county is celebrated in joyous ways by its inhabitants and beyond.
For the non-initiated, it can be hard to guess the meanings of the fine accent.
So grab a Yorkie or test your own knowledge of the culture.
Can you differentiate your bray from your bairn or between chuddy and croggy? Take the quiz below and find out.
How many of these Yorkshire phrases do you know?
- The Yorkshireman’s motto is ‘allus do it fer thissen’ but what does thissen mean?
- This one
- Yourself
- The family
2. What is a butty?
- A butt
- A mate
- A sandwich
3. If you’re ‘bloody-minded’, what are you?
- Stubborn
- Moody
- Angry
4. If you’re mardy then what are you?
- Disappointed
- Mad
- Moody
5. You say tarra when?
- When you enter
- To say goodbye
- To surprise someone
6. What does b’aht mean?
- To be bad at something
- Pointing at something
- To be without
7. What is ee by gum!
- Oh my god
- I just sat on gum
- I need to buy some gum
8. If I say put wood in t’ole, what do I mean?
- Put some wood in the fire
- Cook a toad in the hole
- Shut the door
9. What does tea mean?
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Gossip
10. If you’re feeling jammy, you are?
- Very tired
- Very lucky
- Very happy
11. If you think someone is a bit nesh, you’re saying they are?
- Weak
- Nasty
- Rude
Answers
- Yourself
- A sandwich
- Stubborn
- Moody
- To say goodbye
- To be without
- Oh my god
- Shut the door
- Dinner
- Very lucky
- Weak
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