Article by Warren Woodhouse
Alright, chucks!
As someone who was born in Lancashire, England, I rarely use phrases from my birth county but over the last few years, I’ve tried to use greetings and phrases from my native county to spice up my vocabulary and my videos on my YouTube channel. Below are some common phrases from Lancashire that I thought I should share with you guys.
- Alright, chuck: a term of endearment, it means “How are you doing, friend.”
- Well, I’ll go to the foot of our stairs!: Used to emphasise shock or disbelief of something you’ve just witnessed
- Where there’s muck, there’s brass: Hard work is profitable, basically
- Stop being so mardy: Stop being so moody
- Put wood in t’hole: It means that you should close the door. My mum often adds “Were you born in a barn? Put wood in t’hole!”. Letting the heat out of a house is never a good thing
- Ay up, me duck: a warm and affectionate greeting heard across multiple northern counties, it means “Hello, my friend.”
