#north
38 words tagged “north”
To cry or weep.
'Sort yourself out' / get organised.
Pestering, annoying or fussing.
'Until' (in Yorkshire usage).
To chat idly or gossip.
A bloke or man (also 'gadgie').
Don't worry (Northern reassurance).
Whiny, sulky or bad-tempered.
'Shut the door' (literally 'put the wood in the hole').
Playing truant from school.
To talk back cheekily.
A tin carried to hold a packed lunch.
Chilly, cold (of the weather).
Frightened or scared.
So-so; neither good nor bad ('fair to middling').
An exclamation of surprise, roughly 'oh my goodness'.
To catch, get or receive (often trouble).
A toy or plaything.
To retch or feel sick.
'See you' / goodbye; also 'look here'.
To ask someone for money or a favour.
Always.
Very cold, frozen through.
To shirk work or dodge duties.
Bitterly cold with a cutting wind.
Very cold (as well as hungry).
A greeting, or a warning to look out.
Clueless, dim or lacking sense.
To hang washing on the line; also to collapse or die.
A narrow footpath or alleyway.
To throw or put something on/in.
Soaking wet through.
The street (from cobblestones); often 'on the cobbles'.
'You know' — a conversational tag.
An exclamation of surprise or feeling.
Something.
A half-pint measure.
To annoy; also a noun for an informer.