Just for fun (but we really do use some of these in daily conversation!)

1.    Baines: Young children (note the difference to the more common "bairnes").

2.    Booling: Too hot.

3.    Breadcake: A large soft bread roll.

4.    Brock: Broken.

5.    Croggie: A lift on a friend's bike. "Gie us a croggie!"

6.    Cockle over: Stumble or fall.

7.    Codheads: Fisherman, or for people from outside the city, slang for the people of Hull.

8.    Duvall: A handsome man or playboy.

9.    Frame: As in "frame lad!" - sort yourself out and shape up.

10. Gerroff: Get off.

11. Mafting: Hot. As in "it's mafting out there today, I'm sweating cobs."

12. Mouse: Gone in a mood.

13. Pattie: Mashed potato mixed with parsley and sage; formed into a patty and deep fried in batter.

14. Pattyslapper: A female fish factory worker.

15. Skeg: To take a look.

16. Tansad: A child's pushchair - taken from a brand name.

17. Tenfoot: Alley or passageway at the back or side of a building, usually 10 feet wide.

18. Twagging: To bunk off from school.

19. Warl: As in "can I borrow a tenner warl Monday?" meaning until Monday.

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