Great Boos Up Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Have we finally civilised you? No, I just slowly turned Ferrell and went to watch citeh and married a Lestoh lass.
Rincewind Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Has anyone had a bevvy then had a croggy doun to tha cut stopping off at the chippy on the way back?
cambridgefox Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Im Confused.Or as they say in the fens confoozed.uurgghh.
sly1 Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 There's only a few words in a leicester ascent not all that rubbish
midland_red Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 as a native born Fox I cant remember anyone saying someone was 'nesh' - they might have said 'gizza bit o yer snap' in the Leicestershire pits - but again, never heard that in Leicester
Langston Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 I think @@Voll Blau is bang on personally. Lest-uh or Lest-oh. Lest-ah has a West Mids twang to it.
Voll Blau Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 I think @@Voll Blau is bang on personally. Lest-uh or Lest-oh. Lest-ah has a West Mids twang to it. Yep, personally say Lest-uh - though I am from Mahkidabrah.
SemperEadem Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Yeah Kasabian of all folks got it badly wrong with Les-tah. Les-toh or Les-tuh.
Vacamion Posted 14 May 2016 Posted 14 May 2016 at "Bob". Near where I grew up we had a "jitteh". People don't shout something, they "yorp" it. Ah, fond memories.
Dodgy Bob Posted 14 May 2016 Posted 14 May 2016 Never heard snap or nesh, or larreh I don't think Deffo lestoh for me
Strokes Posted 14 May 2016 Posted 14 May 2016 Yeah Kasabian of all folks got it badly wrong with Les-tah. Les-toh or Les-tuh. I say les-tah, you need to wash your ears out fella.
Dodgy Bob Posted 14 May 2016 Posted 14 May 2016 If you've got a strong Leicester accent then I reckon when you say lestah it sounds to everyone else like you're saying lestoh but maybe you don't realise
Vacamion Posted 14 May 2016 Posted 14 May 2016 Never heard snap or nesh, or larreh I don't think Deffo lestoh for me Snap and nesh, I agree aren't Leicesterisms, but isn't "larreh" just a bad spelling of "lairy"/"laireh"?
Dodgy Bob Posted 14 May 2016 Posted 14 May 2016 Snap and nesh, I agree aren't Leicesterisms, but isn't "larreh" just a bad spelling of "lairy"/"laireh"? Yeah possibly, i was reading it as larry. Does lairy mean cheeky though? I've only used it to describe events that became troublesome, particularly nights out when the booze has been flowing and things have started to get out of control.
Vacamion Posted 14 May 2016 Posted 14 May 2016 Yeah possibly, i was reading it as larry. Does lairy mean cheeky though? I've only used it to describe events that became troublesome, particularly nights out when the booze has been flowing and things have started to get out of control. Yeah, "Doont be laireh" is what would have been said to me as a kid on the Saff. The meaning appears to have expanded, in the same way that cheeky is used as in "a cheeky glass of wine".
Webbo Posted 14 May 2016 Posted 14 May 2016 Snap is what miners say I believe. They used to say it around Coalville way.
Guest Bob Hazels shorts Posted 14 May 2016 Posted 14 May 2016 Even Claudio's got in to it. Hear him say 'a tome'
foxoffderby Posted 14 May 2016 Posted 14 May 2016 Snap is what miners say I believe. They used to say it around Coalville way. They still do in Coalville
Parafox Posted 15 May 2016 Posted 15 May 2016 Don't worreh... I'll be running a competition to win a week's holiday with my missus' family in New Parks soon Will this include a visit to the new road layout?
Buce Posted 15 May 2016 Posted 15 May 2016 I think 'nesh' is an old Leicester term that has gone out of use. My late mother (born 1923) used it to mean 'soft' (as in not 'hardy'). If you complained of the cold, she would say you are 'nesh'.
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