verb
General Slang
mither
· verb · mancunian
To pester, nag or do someone's head in.
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Definitions
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To bother, pester or nag — usually low-grade and persistent. Kids mither for sweets, partners mither about the dishes, bosses mither about deadlines.
“Stop mitherin' me about the match, I'll book the tickets tonight.”
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To be flustered or stressed. 'I'm proper mithered' = I'm at my wits' end.
“I've been mithered all day with that lot from work.”
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mither In A Sentence
Stop mitherin' me about the match, I'll book the tickets tonight.
I've been mithered all day with that lot from work.
Origin & Usage
Long-standing North-West and Midlands dialect — possibly from Welsh 'moedrodd' (to trouble). Coronation Street has kept it on national TV for decades.
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