The 'Tellins Dictionary

Can't understand a word they're saying? Here's your guide to speaking proper St Helens.

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Aarf-Knacker: Word used for large house brick. Good for 'lobbin' (see also L) at
green'ouse winders - submitted by Jane W
Ave: As in 'Its avin it down' - its raining heavily

Barley: Apparently, a spoonerism of 'parley', meaning truce - used in kids games as an excuse for not being caught.
Bortered: As in "He was bortered in mud." or even clorped.
Bull Bitter: Half a bitter in a pint glass an a bottle of bulls eye brown ale. Why? Who knows?
Burgie water: The black liquid that came off them when it rained. It's been a bit of a saying for years for a bad pint..."looks like fuckin' burgie
water".

Chincoff: A "Parrism" from the 1950's. Meaning - a bad cold caught from various sources ie. sitting on cold doorsteps, drinking out of damp glasses etc.
Chinny: As in being slightly annoyed or wound up by ones friend
e.g.OOHH look at 'im, he's got chinny coz you et 'is pie!
Clempt: "one o me favourite t'ellins words has to be clempt (possibly klempt) meaning starvin'... as in "savers on yer pastie, ah'm clempt""
Corporation Pop: Water

Faffin': Messing, as in 'Stop faffin' about' contributed by Sean
Father or favors: It means a person looks like someone else, e.g. Dosen't he favor Kevin
Keegan....
Fettled: Fixed, sorted out

Galoshers: Those black pump things that kids wear at school.
Geritetten: 'Please finish your meal', possibly used in the context of 'Worart onobehtattall its brew tarm, lerrus gerris answashed and get snap tins and geritetten'.
Gerroff: Telling someone to get off ...or implying that there kidding you
Grand National: Basically racing over everybody's hedges up the street - could be quite painful if you banged a knee on a hidden concrete post. Best played in Windleshaw Road.

Hanrags: Word of unclear meaning - sometimes used to call Saints when they were losing - more info needed

Keks: Trousers - as used in the phrase 'the bastard spilt his pint all over me keks' - suggested by Big Ant
Klempt: "one o me favourite t'ellins words has to be Klempt (possibly clempt) meaning starvin'... as in "savers on yer pastie, ah'm clempt""

Lobbin': Word used instead of throwing. Not to be confused with 'lobby' (see L). - submitted by Jane W
Lobby: Hotpot without the crust. Ususally consisting of meat, (also substituted
with mince if between Giros) potatoes, turnip & carrot. - Jane W

Maud: Grilfriend - as in "Gooin arrt wiff ar maud"
Melt: As in 'Yer soft melt' contributed by Sean
me - used grammatically incorrectly: Still in use today "me" at the end of a sentence. e.g. - "ah proper fanceh an uxley's puddin me". Or "Aahm sick o' bein shagged rownd t'back o' Cindy's me. E sed e luvved meh."
Mither: (my-ther) - Fo be bothered by an idiot, eg "STOP F*****G MITHERING"
Moggie: A mouse, definitely not a cat, apparently.

Quaarp: Rather than wasting energy using two syllables, 'Tellins folk turn the Co-operative Society's democratic nomenclature into a noise befitting a parrot

Roaghm: As in 'Keep still, stop roaghmin' about' (shouldn't that be 'roaming' about, Ed)

Sallywanger: A word of unknown origin, used to scold a young child in days gone by,
Samasase: - 'like I said earlier', or 'like I say...' Word suggested by Mike
Savus: To ask a friend to leave you something after they have
finished with it e.g Savus on that tab, or savus on that butty.
Scon'yed: Scone Head, meaning 'fool'.
Singlet: Meaning vest - i.e. underwear
Submitted by Helen
Skryking: Crying as in - I`ll gi thee summat skryk abarht - submitted by BloorB
Slutchy: Wet and very slippery mud which sticks to
everything that comes into contact with it
Snaped: Unknown origin. Meaning - A bit upset about something.
Sniff - going on the: Making ones focussed vocation to find a soul mate.
Snoo'in: Or possibly 'snowing' - as in "Snoo'in wi twat", meaning "the Plaza was full of nice girls last night".
Split: Chips and Peas with anything i.e Split and Fish, Split and Gravy
Stoney: Alley way, back yard.
Summert: Something