We'll miss you Linda!

For you others who may be coming to Hull for the first time, you might think we speak funny (actually it's you!). But just to help you out here's a few Hull phrases you might find confusing.

Surfer/Posh name for a settee
draa waa waane /The opposite of sweet white wine
Mama mia/Here I am Mother.
Myrrh-bile/My other telephone
Me lickle perny/ A toy horse
A terld-a-merl/I informed everyone
Perch deg/A snack, usually on terst.
Spurts clairs/Garments worn by athletes.
Yerolidiz/Your annual vacation
Erk/A type of wood
Yer sir slur/You are not very quick
Rail smerl/Not very big
Burla cherries/"Life is just a................"
Rerm/Capital of Italy
Kirk-a-curler/A fizzy drink, usually served curled.
Burn idol/Extreme laziness
Bains out larkin'/The children are out playing
Gunna snerr/Winter weather expected
Rerd rage/Disgruntled drivers
Perm/A composition in verse
Yer mammal ner/Your Mother will have the information
The Nerth Pearl /The most northerly point on Earth
Erm Sweet Erm/One's place of residence
Oi! Gerreer!/Please approach me
Nerz kern/The pointed end of a rocket
Fern Curls/Telecommunications
The Perp/Head of the Roman Catholic Church
Yer jerkin'/I don't believe you
Lerds 'n lerds/Plenty
British Erm Stairs/Well known department store
Pearls/People from Poland
Err nerr!/An expression of dismay
Goin' on rerd/Going shopping
Gorra curled/I have the sniffles