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Proud to be a Tyke :)

Tomorrow is Yorkshire day :) now Im well aware this has probably just been invented for touristy reasons but I dont care :) Am a northerner and proud as many of you know. I thought I would use the oppertunity to make you all talk proper like what I do lol...(Im only including the ones Ive used or have heard of...)

A bad-un (A bad person)
A banger (A sausage, and also a small firework that makes a very loud noise after being lit and thrown away)
A brew (A cup of tea)
A bugger (A bad person - but was previously used for a person that practiced sodomy)
Aye (Yes; it is pronounced the same as the letter ´I´ in the alphabet)
Ay-up! (A surprised, but warm, greeting. The "Ay" is pronounced like the first letter of the alphabet)
Bab (Faeces, or the act of excretion - also known as "Baba"; a word used by children. Can also be used to describe something that is useless or bad)
Baccy (Tobacco)
Barney (An argument, or to argue)
Barn-te'r (Bound/sure to do something)
Bairn (Child - although this is disputed as to whether it has true Yorkshire origins)
Be-fuddled (Confused)
Benny (A tantrum i.e. to throw a Benny/throw a tantrum)
Bevvy (Beer)
Berth´ day suit (In your birthday suit: naked - being the same as when one was born)
Blatherin´ (Talking a lot, but saying nothing)
Bogus (Something not quite right - probably illegal)
Boots fer Bairns (A charity that gave donated shoes to - presumably - shoeless children) this one made me laugh
and it goes on, have a look yourself
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshireisms

For Kate...
'On Ilkley Moor Bar-tat' is possibly the most famous of Yorkshire songs, and to answer many queries, the phrase "Bar-tat" translates as, "Without a Hat".





Cow & Calf rocks on Ilkley MoorWear 'as tha-bin since ah saw thee,

On Il-kley Moor bar-ta--at?

Wear 'as tha-bin since ah saw thee?

Wear 'as tha-bin since ah saw thee?

Chorus
On Ilk-ley Moor bar-tat

On Ilk-ley Moor bar-tat

On Ilk-ley Moor bar-tat!

Thar's been´a co-ortin' Mary Jane

On Il-kley Moor bar-ta--at

Thar's been´a co-ortin' Mary Jane

Tha's been´a co-ortin' Mary Jane

(Chorus)
Thar's barn-ter t´catch thee death a'co-ed

On Ilk-ley Moor ba-ta--at

Tha's barn-ter t´catch thee death a'co-ed

Tha's barn t´catch thee death a'co-ed

(Chorus)
Then we shall-ha' to bury thee

On Il-kley Moor bar-ta--at

Then we shall-ha' to bury thee

Then we shall-ha' to bury thee

(Chorus)
Then´t worms 'll cum and eat thee up

On Il-kley Moor bar-ta--at

Then´t worms 'll cum and eat thee up

Then´t worms 'll cum and eat thee up

(Chorus)
Then´t ducks 'll cum and eat-up worms

On Il-kley Moor bar-ta--at

Then´t ducks 'll cum and eat-up worms

Then´t ducks 'll cum and eat-up worms

(Chorus)
Then we shall go an' eat-up ducks

On Il-kley Moor bar-ta--at

Then we shall go an' eat-up ducks

Then we shall go an' eat-up ducks

(Chorus)
Then we shall-all-'av etten thee

On Il-kley Moor bar-ta--at

Then we shall-all-'av etten thee

Then we shall-all-'av etten thee

(Chorus)