The 20 words and phrases you'll know if you went to school in Yorkshire
By Sarah Wilson
Published 24th Sep 2019, 13:44 GMT
School phrases Yorkshire
There are plenty of things that bring back memories of school, from Angel Delight to child-sized scissors. But nothing reminds us of school more than the words and phrases thrown around in the playground.
These are 20 words and phrases you'll only understand if you grew up and went to school in Yorkshire.
A shortened version of Itll be alright, this was a reassuring phrase usually heard when things went a bit wrong - unusually optimistic for Yorkshire folk.
Mint meaning good, this was a phrase regularly heard on the school playground about whatever craze had lately swept your class.
Often directed towards teachers, youd usually hear this when someone was being sent out of the classroom - snide basically meaning unfair.
The most sacred of all Yorkshire phrases, swear down was a - usually false - assurance that whatever fib your friend was telling to show off was true.
This is one youd hear at home and you somehow always knew which light was being referred to.
A lunchtime ritual, dinners or packups was usually a phrase used by dinner ladies to point you in the right direction for dinner - or lunch, to southerners.
Pester your parents on the subject of whats for tea - or dinner for non-Yorkshire folk - and s*** wi sugar on was the usual reply.
Old or young, being outraged at the price of stuff is an age-old cultural quirk that bonds all Yorkshire folk.
This one basically meant in the middle of nowhere, dramatically used to refer to the house of your friend who lived anywhere that required your mum/dad to drive you.
