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[hotel21]

Kinda following on from the 'Robbers Dog' saying, was swapping PM's the other night with assorted forum members and my use of a certain old Scots (slang?) word was queried as it was unknown to the recipients.

The word in question was 'blether' and means to talk about anything and everything with nothing being particularly important or serious.  Example would be to 'to blether like an auld (old) Fishwife'.

There are loads of Scots colloquial words that fit into this category (and I imagine, Welsh and Irish) but what about English?

Semi serious question here.  Any examples of words of yore that regionally are still in use but lost to the greater world at large??

[Mysteryman]

I would suggest that 'blether' is merely the Scottish pronunciation of 'blither', as in blithering idiot. Also blather.

blath·er (blr) also bleth·er (bl-)
intr.v. blath·ered also bleth·ered, blath·er·ing also bleth·er·ing, blath·ers also bleth·ers
To talk nonsensically.

[hotel21]

Yup, would agree with that...... 

[Pitchfork]

Wireless (these days referred to as a Radio)

[Mysteryman]

In Liverpool a back alley is a 'Jigger'. I know why, but have a guess without your friend google.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Down here in Kent, certainly when I was a child, we used the word "wreck" to describe the grass and play areas (swings, slides, etc). 

All locals (of High Brooms) which included my dad, and the children around me grew up using that term, but although I have known others from that area who used the same word, I have never yet found it in use elsewhere!  Where, and how it was originally used I do not know but it went back many generations

[hotel21]

In Liverpool a back alley is a 'Jigger'. I know why, but have a guess without your friend google.

5 Dolla long Time type jigger??   

[hotel21]

Wireless (these days referred to as a Radio)

Thats you and I just getting old mate!!   

[Webby the Bear]

I would suggest that 'blether' is merely the Scottish pronunciation of 'blither', as in blithering idiot. Also blather.

blath·er (blr) also bleth·er (bl-)
intr.v. blath·ered also bleth·ered, blath·er·ing also bleth·er·ing, blath·ers also bleth·ers
To talk nonsensically.

youre not a house wife husband ........ you wrote the dictionary 

round my way there arent many sayings or words i can think of. however im a huge fan of auf wiedersehen pet and geordie phrases include:

howay (''come on'' i think)
hee-da-barl (cus term translated means ''head of balls'' i think lol)
way aye

ec etc etc

[Mysteryman]

In Liverpool a back alley is a 'Jigger'. I know why, but have a guess without your friend google.

5 Dolla long Time type jigger??   

You're not daft Broocie:
Look up "Jigjig" African sailors terminology for having sex ie when they came into port in liverpool and a few scoops the next thing on the agenda was a prostitute and the only place they could go was the back entry(Jigger)



Someone who was bandy 'Couldn't stop a pig in a jigger'.

[redelitev6]

Down here in Kent, certainly when I was a child, we used the word "wreck" to describe the grass and play areas (swings, slides, etc). 

All locals (of High Brooms) which included my dad, and the children around me grew up using that term, but although I have known others from that area who used the same word, I have never yet found it in use elsewhere!  Where, and how it was originally used I do not know but it went back many generations

The word "wreck" is used around the stockton on tees area for the same description,not used very often thesedays ,possibly a generation thing?

[Webby the Bear]

Someone who was bandy 'Couldn't stop a pig in a jigger'. 
Back to top   

are you lot still talking english?!  :-/ :-/

[Grumpy]

Down here in Kent, certainly when I was a child, we used the word "wreck" to describe the grass and play areas (swings, slides, etc). 

All locals (of High Brooms) which included my dad, and the children around me grew up using that term, but although I have known others from that area who used the same word, I have never yet found it in use elsewhere!  Where, and how it was originally used I do not know but it went back many generations

I think that this is "Rec", which is short for
'Recreation Ground.'

Could be wrong, though; frequently am. 

[Webby the Bear]

isnt ''wreck'' simply short for ''recreation area''???

[hercules]

In Liverpool a back alley is a 'Jigger'. I know why, but have a guess without your friend google.

5 Dolla long Time type jigger??   

You're not daft Broocie:
Look up "Jigjig" African sailors terminology for having sex ie when they came into port in liverpool and a few scoops the next thing on the agenda was a prostitute and the only place they could go was the back entry(Jigger)



Someone who was bandy 'Couldn't stop a pig in a jigger'.

brighton is full of jigger bashes so im told