Dialect/slang

The origins and history of placenames, nicknames, local slang, etc.
somme1916
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Just love this old one....."tapped in't'ead".....or,tapped in the head.Not heard much nowadays but fairly common 30/40 years ago !Can't beat the old ones..
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Si
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If someone was not quite with it, they were doolally tap.

somme1916
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Si wrote: If someone was not quite with it, they were doolally tap. Yes Si,very familiar with that also.Our old works manager was called "chuffer".....he was always chuffin this and chuffin that !
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Johnny39
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Post by Johnny39 »

Si wrote: If someone was not quite with it, they were doolally tap. Hi Si, doolaly tap is an expression from the days of empire. Deolali was a British Army transit camp in India, very hot and very boring for the troops waiting for transfer. Just a bit of trivia.
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Thanks Johnny. I wondered where the word came from.

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Apologies if this has been mentioned in this thread previously,but there's a lot to trawl through !I just took the black bin out for (hopefully) emptying today and had a quick chat with an old lad down the street.I enquired how he was to which he simply replied "Champion"....I love the use of this word in that context.
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Post by jdbythesea »

Just got back from a bracing walk to the paper shop. The weather is definitely "Backendish" today.

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jdbythesea wrote: Just got back from a bracing walk to the paper shop. The weather is definitely "Backendish" today. Yes jd,a bit "nithering" !
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Think it might tek up and rain.

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Post by Johnny39 »

somme1916 wrote: Apologies if this has been mentioned in this thread previously,but there's a lot to trawl through !I just took the black bin out for (hopefully) emptying today and had a quick chat with an old lad down the street.I enquired how he was to which he simply replied "Champion"....I love the use of this word in that context. Hi Somme, another term of well-being which I remember from far off days and used occasionaly was, on enquiry as to how you were the answer would be "Reet gradely".
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