Familial Sayings

[Roll Deep]

Phrases that exist(ed) in your family. And ones that you've adopted in yours. Oh, and could any Celts among us please keep it to a minimum please as I'm sure your clan has many, thanks.

A quote = A brace of 6+ tins of lager. "Run round the offy and pick us up a quote son, he'll know it's for me."

There's a lad = Sneering term of one-up-manship employed against someone tasked with doing an un-wanted task i.e washing up. Often used under ones breath in the presence of the delegating parent. Failure to get away with uttering this saying resulted in either re-assignment of task, or a firm slap upside the head.

Don't test me boy = Indication that dad was about to loose it.

Dad, here me out = Opening gambit used to open talks discussing if I could have or do something i.e -

"Dad, before you come to a decision, just here me out."

"What is it?"

"Can I have an airgun?"

"Just let me say a few words on that."

"What?!"

"No."

Over to you.

[SteveT]

If you don't shut up you'll get the back o' my hand.

My mother delicately reassuring us of her presence.

[Roll Deep]

From when my dad was freelancing.

Her Majesty's Mafia = Revenue and Customs

[SteveT]

"You can sit there till you've eaten it", 'your not wasting food in this house'.

[silverfox]

Me: "Dad, can I have a quid?"

Dad (Jewish): "50p, what do you want 25p for?"

[woofmarkthedog]

"I should coco"

My Mother, but the she is mad

W**F

[RosieH]

She's a bit peas above sticks = she's no better than she ought to be (but rather thinks she is)

You can go and sanfairyann = to this day, absolutely no fricking idea

[Roll Deep]

Sanfairyann = Ce ne fait rien: 'It does not matter'.

[RosieH]

Ca ne fait rien

But it doesn't make sense in that context, d'you see?

[Roll Deep]

Yes I see, but like you I'm still none the wiser. I take it it's a northern thing?

[RosieH]

Well I've never heard anyone else say it so I'm not sure - I suspect it's something my mental parents made up to shame me in the school yard.

Although I did once hear my nan say that she wasn't as green as she was cabbage looking - prior to that, I had thought they only said it on Corrie.

[rememberwhen]

One of my grandmother's (born 1900) favourite sayings was, Well a blind man would like to see it, if something wasn't quite right.

[Belle]

I know you said nothing Celtic but an exception, please:

"He comes up your back" (seriously) - my mother has given three different meanings for this, each time denying the previous one, and never the one the dirtier mind might suspect. She is now sticking with it meaning 'he unwinds a bit after a while and gets quite chatty' (about shy people). She also claims an idea can 'come up your back'. Don't know if anyone has ever seen the Ricky Gervaise sketch involving the same line in a very different context but each time she says it I find it hard to keep my face straight.

[joom]

Ca ne fait rien - my french Grandmother used to say this all the time!

[Muley]

'Goan chase Spuggies' (Geordie for 'Go and chase sparrows')= bugger off

'You're neither use nor ornament'

'...and I'll dance at your wedding'- usually following an instuction to carry out some menial task

Cheers Dad!

[SteveT]

'Your a bugger up the back' which meant clear off before you get what's coming to you.

Im sure she had no idea what it meant as she would not allow swearing in the house.

[felt-tip]

"You'd be hot too if you'd been thrown across wembley carpark"

said every sunday as a retort to "these roast potatoes are hot"

sheer insanity

[legalbeagle]

Whenever I did something young and foolish my great aunt Gertrude would say: "you can't put an old head on young shoulders".

[trinity]

If I was being too quiet (!) as a child I was always accued of being a creeping Jesus. That's quite unpleasant now I think about it.

[ratty]

A fave of my dad's (RIP)

"Sh1t said the Queen and the whole court strained!"

[GSJ57]

One of my Mum's....

'Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs!'

[legalbeagle]

(Said in our house of one who looks very grumpy)

He's got a face like a smacked bottom.

[JetSetWilly]

"if you don,t stop crying i,ll give you something to cry for",

"get that ate up, there,s wee babies in africa would love a plate of .......", spag bol,stew,etc,etc.

[Roll Deep]

Ol' misery.

The name me and my brothers christened the cane with.

[KidKruger]

"KK, Get here !" - when looking around the house to give me a belting.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrgggggggggghhhhhhh", done at a screechingly high voice (high scream) when I asked for an 'Ice Cream'.