pronoun General Slang

hoo

· pronoun · mancunian

'She' — historic Lancashire pronoun.

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The old Lancashire word for 'she'. Largely died out in everyday speech but still pops up in dialect verse, folk songs and older Mancunians quoting their nan.

“Hoo's gone down t'shop.”
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hoo In A Sentence

Hoo's gone down t'shop.

Origin & Usage

Direct descendant of Old English 'hēo' (she). Survived in North West dialect long after standard English settled on 'she'.

Variants hoo's
Tags #mancunian#lancashire#dialect#historic#british

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