Test your knowledge of "Ullspeak"...

[Old Frightful]

I thought most of these were common throughout the UK but perhaps not.

A. What is Tenfoot? : 1. A unit of measurement 2. A shoe size 3. An alley behind a house

B. What does 'Baine' mean? 1. An Italian pasta dish 2. A young child 3. A type of hairstyle, similar to a braid

C. What is Breadcake? 1. A confectionary item often found at weddings 2. A bread roll used for sandwiches 3. A milkshake made from both bread and cake

D. What is Mafting? 1. When it’s too hot 2. When you fold up a map 3. When you leave work early

E. What is Twagging? 1. When you gather twigs used to build a fire 2. When you pay for an item with exact change 3.  When someone skips school

F. What is Croggie? 1. To get a lift on a friends bike 2. To extinguish a fire 3.  To go fishing

G. What does Bray mean? 1. To beat someone up 2. To ride a horse 3. To walk to the shop

H. What is Larkin’? 1. To climb a tree 2. To play out with your friend. 3. To go on holiday

 

[yanto]

30 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:

I thought most of these were common throughout the UK but perhaps not.

A. What is Tenfoot? : 1. A unit of measurement 2. A shoe size 3. An alley behind a house

B. What does 'Baine' mean? 1. An Italian pasta dish 2. A young child 3. A type of hairstyle, similar to a braid

C. What is Breadcake? 1. A confectionary item often found at weddings 2. A bread roll used for sandwiches 3. A milkshake made from both bread and cake

D. What is Mafting? 1. When it’s too hot 2. When you fold up a map 3. When you leave work early

E. What is Twagging? 1. When you gather twigs used to build a fire 2. When you pay for an item with exact change 3.  When someone skips school

F. What is Croggie? 1. To get a lift on a friends bike 2. To extinguish a fire 3.  To go fishing

G. What does Bray mean? 1. To beat someone up 2. To ride a horse 3. To walk to the shop

H. What is Larkin’? 1. To climb a tree 2. To play out with your friend. 3. To go on holiday

 

B..small child ,G ..beat someone up and H are often used in West Cumbria .

Larking though is more like messing about or joking around.

[Ullman]

It's certainly D all right today.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

I saw this quiz on Hull Live and like yourself, I too thought a lot of these were country wide phrases. 

[Ullman]

1 hour ago, yanto said:

B..small child ,G ..beat someone up and H are often used in West Cumbria .

Larking though is more like messing about or joking around.

Indeed, bain is just the Hull variation of the Old Norse word for a child that you hear in several parts of Northern England and Scotland.

[Derwent]

• A3
• B2 - similar to Bairn in the north east
• C2 - should be teacake though
• D1
• E3 (guess, other places call it wagging)
• F1 ?
• G1
• H2

Edited June 25, 2023 by Derwent

[Ullman]

11 minutes ago, Derwent said:

• A3
• B2 - similar to Bairn in the north east
• C2 - should be teacake though
• D1
• E3 (guess, other places call it wagging)
• F1 ?
• G1
• H2

Correct, it's from the word crossbar and giving somebody a croggie is a lot less work than giving them a seater.

[Derwent]

Just now, Ullman said:

Correct, it's from the word crossbar and giving somebody a croggie is a lot less work than giving them a seater.

A crossy and a backy round here.

[JohnM]

Here are the meanings of the words you asked for:

A. Tenfoot is an alley or passageway at the back or side of a building, usually 10 feet wide¹.

B. Baine means a baby or a child².

C. Breadcake is a large soft bread roll³.

D. Mafting means when it’s too hot¹.

E. Twagging means to bunk off from school¹.

F. Croggie is to get a lift on a friend’s bike³.

G. Bray means to ride a horse³.

H. Larkin’ means to play out with your friend³.

I hope that helps!

Yours truly, Microsoft Bing AI

[jacksy]

Bray means to beat someone up in Hull speak.

Is tansad a common UK word?

[Ullman]

6 hours ago, jacksy said:

Bray means to beat someone up in Hull speak.

Is tansad a common UK word?

When I was a bain me mam used to bool me on road in a tansad.

Edited June 26, 2023 by Ullman

[Gerrumonside ref]

On 25/06/2023 at 14:13, Derwent said:

• A3
• B2 - similar to Bairn in the north east
• C2 - should be teacake though
• D1
• E3 (guess, other places call it wagging)
• F1 ?
• G1
• H2

A tea cake has bits in it.

What you’re looking for is a flourcake.

Next you’ll be asking what a guinnel is!

[Old Frightful]

1 hour ago, Ullman said:

When I was a bain me mam used to bool me on rerd in a tansad.

Edited for "EastUllspeak"

[Derwent]

16 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

A tea cake has bits in it.

What you’re looking for is a flourcake.

Next you’ll be asking what a guinnel is!

No idea what a guinnel is, is it the same as a ginnel ?

[Gerrumonside ref]

12 minutes ago, Derwent said:

No idea what a guinnel is, is it the same as a ginnel ?

It’s the French version!

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

9 hours ago, jacksy said:

Bray means to beat someone up in Hull speak.

Is tansad a common UK word?

I would say 'No', Jacksy, in that I have neither used it nor heard it wherever I have lived.  I realise the collective life experience of the country's population is a wee bit greater than mine, but am fairly confident in my reply to your question!  Maybe it was once widespread, only to fall out of use in most places, but not Hull.

Incidentally - and going back to the original list of words posted here - I would have thought that, in a specifically Hull context, 'Larkin' was a poet laureate...but as ever, I stand to be corrected!

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

My first and most memorable encounter with the Hull accent came when I worked at Northallerton county hall.  A new member of staff joined our team round about 1970; he was called Dave Gardiner and had married a girl called Rose (who thus became Rose Gardiner - I kid you not!)

We quickly discovered we shared a common interest in ornithology.  One Monday morning he told me that he had been to Spain for the weekend to do some birdwatching.  I was impressed by such dedication, but found it mildly implausible, given the likely cost of such a trip.

"Spain?" I said.  "No" he replied, "Spain"  Eventually, we mutually established that he had been to Spurn....for one thing, a bit cheaper to get to than Spain!