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Want
to pass yourself off as a scouser? Then you'll need at least one
or two of our favourite scouse phrases.
And
if you think we've missed any - let us know liverpool.history@bbc.co.uk
| Stickie
Lice |
a
liquorice root (to eat) |
| In
the Cut |
the
Leeds/Liverpool canal |
| Don’t
let on you’re bandy |
keep
your own counsel |
| Dowse
|
keep
a lookout for the police (usually when playing pitch and toss) |
| Til
Dick docked |
waiting
a long time |
| Mug
you |
pay
for your mate (usually a drink) |
| Tanner
Meg |
a
small rubber football |
| Latchlifter
|
having
enough money to go to the pub |
| Nesh |
feels
the cold |
| First
Wet |
After
a haircut, friends wet fingers and hit you on the head |
| Whip
Behind |
carters
would use whip to stop children riding on back |
| The
Nugget |
a
full weekend’s work on the docks |
| Boyanks |
String
that navvies tied around legs to stop mud or clay |
| Banny
Mug |
thick
brown pottery |
| Backie |
riding
on the back of someone’s bike |
| Hug
Me Tight |
a
tight blouse |
| Delf
|
cups,
saucers and plates |
| Donkey
Stone |
used
to clean front doorsteps |
| Ollies
|
marbles
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| Red
Raddle |
colour
the tiles/front step |
| The
Stick |
old
name for the Landing Stage |
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| Pobs |
sloppy
baby food made from bread and milk |
| Dicky’s
Meadow |
in
real trouble (as in.. "you’re in Dicky’s meadow) |
| Notecracker |
someone
who would change a seaman’s advance money order |
| Dibbins |
money
thrown into the ring for amateur boxers |
| One
Ton Heavy On |
boys’
street game (like leapfrog) |
| Shaddle |
moving
plank of wood in children’s playground |
| Welt |
tea
break |
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Any Lunches |
children
would ask dockers for left over food - "sarnies" |
| Casey |
leather
football |
| Brew |
steep
slope esp.for carters - or Dole Office |
| High
Rip |
gang
of women who used to rob sailors |
| Exey
cosher |
newspaper
street sellor |
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