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General => The Common Room => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: Keith Sherwood on Friday 09 November 07 13:30 GMT (UK)
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Hi Everyone,
Inspired by a recent post congratulating Trisha on her 6000th post, somebody on there came up with a word associating an inhabitant/native of a place with that place that I'd never come across before.
Well-known oddities of spelling such as Liverpudlians from Liverpool, Mancunians from Manchester, Glaswegians from Glasgow immediately spring to mind.
What are some other examples of unusual words to describe people inhabiting or originating from a particular place anywhere in the world?
keith
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Geordie - Newcastle
Mackem - Sunderland
Smoggie - Middlesbrough
;D
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Loiners from Leeds
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Liverpudlians ... ooops, that'll teach me to read the question properly ...
(I take it that we should omit anything that may be offensive)
but I'm going to risk this one -:
Seppos
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Brummies from Birmingham ::)
But I thought those from Liverpool were Scousers!
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Posh people are Liverpudlians whilst the rest of us are Scouser's and proud of it ;D
Jean
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I only know Scousers ;D
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Brummies from Birmingham ::)
Oy, Yow tawkin about me, eh?
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You were the first person to come into my mind ;D
But some of my cousins are Brummies too :D
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I am a Greenockian (Greenock)
Elaine
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Well now Keith Sherwood .... I've discovered that your posts - always make me learn something !! :D
The word that explains your question is " demonym " ..... who would have thought ?? ::)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym
Somebody from Colchester is called a Colcestrian ( no h ) and inhabitants of Hartlepool are Hartlepudlians !!
'Course right now ........ I'm a Denverite !! ;D
And Americans are "Yanks " .... that doesn't sound quite right !! ::)
Annie :)
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I live and come from Fraserburgh (known as the Broch) which makes me a Brocher.
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Annie
I thought people from Hartlepool were called Monkey Hangers
Simon
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I'm not touching that one ! ::)
I get into enough trouble on me own .... without you helping me Simon !! :P ;D
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Annie
I thought people from Hartlepool were called Monkey Hangers
Simon
ooooh that's fighting talk round these 'ere parts (if there is someone from Hartlepool in the vicinity anyway ;))
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Monmothians from Monmouth ...
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Annie
I thought people from Hartlepool were called Monkey Hangers
Simon
and people from Preston are ??? ??? ???
;D ;D ;D
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Just people from Preston ?
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Savoury Ducks ::) ::) ::)
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Aberdonians from Aberdeen... :)
Blue Tooners from Peterhead :)
Elaine
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I could tell you what the nice folk from Blackpool call Prestonians but its very rude.
Elaine, why Blue Tooners for Peterhead people ??
Simon
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Is there not a more friendly name for Mancunians, bit of a mouthfull that. Suggest Manics? ;D
Glaswegians - Weegies is used a lot these days.
Peter
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Elaine, why Blue Tooners for Peterhead people ??Simon
Well, I thought it was known as the Blue Toon because you're always blue with the cold when you visit ;D but apparently...after a search...it's supposedly because of the blue worsted stockings originally worn by the fishermen.
Also, I was being polite using 'Aberdonian'...there is a very rude nickname...used most often by visiting footie fans...why? I don't know.
Elaine
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The good folk from Wigan are called Pie Eaters
Simon
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Elaine thanks for PM, most of England are called that
Simon
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I understand that people from Wakefield are called "Yeller bellies" by their friends in Leeds!
I, of course, am only reporting!!
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Emmets and Grockles are used in the South West for visitors. In the NW of Scotland, it's Bonglies ::)
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People from the State of Maine are called Maniacs!
And Americans are "Yanks " .... that doesn't sound quite right !! ::)
New Englanders (not the rest of the U.S.) are called Yankees or Yanks.
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People from Haydock call themselves 'yickers'
There is even an off license called 'The Thirsty Yicker'...allways makes me chuckle...
Trust me to know that :P ::)
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Wheeldon, why Yicker ???
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I honestly don't know...my partner is from haydock and his family still live there.
I shall ask his Gran and see if she knows..but as she is in her 90s I'd best leave it until tomorrow ;)
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Black Country folk are called Yam Yam's...but not by them
I'm from Solihull now so I suppose that makes me a Silhillian.
but oy still tork loyk this
ownly Indie nose woroymgerrinat
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woroymgerrinat , is that not an African word ??
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according to the website www.yicker.co.uk "Haydock folk developed a dialect of their own and became known as Yickers, a derisory term meaning,..... of simple minds"
old rowley
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No, I thought it was a fruit ;D
hhhaaaaahhhahaa ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
you don't know how happy that has made me Old Rowley...I read somewhere that St Helens (Heydock is in that district) is the most interbred town in England.....so this is just one more thing I can throw at OH when he is having a go at Mancs (Mancunians)
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Black Country folk are called Yam Yam's...but not by them
I'm from Solihull now so I suppose that makes me a Silhillian.
but oy still tork loyk this
ownly Indie nose woroymgerrinat
I do too ;D
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No, I thought it was a fruit ;D
hhhaaaaahhhahaa ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
you don't know how happy that has made me Old Rowley...I read somewhere that St Helens (Heydock is in that district) is the most interbred town in England.....so this is just one more thing I can throw at OH when he is having a go at Mancs (Mancunians)
That accolade goes to the lovely people of Burnley
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Well, what have I started here!
Since I started this thread I've had computer problems, and have only just got back on line. Rather reminds me of the time when I was a student when I left a box of coloured chalks in the Gentlemen's Loo (no nickname for that required here...). I had borrowed the chalks from a school I was doing some teaching practice in, and I'd noticed there was a blackboard for graffiti in the men's WC...
When I came back twenty minutes later, ALL the walls were completely covered in unrepeatable comments...
Anyway, just read a book about the history of Norwich, and their inhabitants are sometimes referred to as Norvicians (apparently....)
keith
N.B. The example that got me started in the first place here was: "Taswegian" for someone from Tasmania, by the way.
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I've been called a Womble...
meles
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That's strange Keith, I thought they were called Tasmanians ;)
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I read somewhere that St Helens (Heydock is in that district) is the most interbred town in England.....
That accolade goes to the lovely people of Burnley
Pardon? :D
8) ;D 8)
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I'm a Weegie myself but I'm surprised no one has mentioned Edinburgh yet - Edinburgers.
Wouldn't want to eat one.
Come to think of it, don't like to meet them either. ;D ;D
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Mental block, forgot what I was going to say
Simon
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I rather like the idea of Meles the badger, being a Womble ... they lived underground too, didn't they ? Not that Meles does, of course ...
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I grew up in Stockport, therefore making me a Stocktonian (which makes me ask what is a native of Stockton called? - -could cause some confusion there....)
Sallysmum
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Meles do you live on Wimbledon Common then? ;D
Jean
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Ooooh! I couldn't afford to live there! Houses there start at £1m.... ::)
meles
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woroymgerrinat , is that not an African word ??
only if there was a Brummie settlement there Duck.
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QUEENSLANDERS are Banana Benders
WEST AUSTRALIANS are Sandgropers
SOUTH AUSTRALIANS are Crow Eaters.
wini
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I'm glad I don't live in Queensland, W. or S. Australia then !
Do the people in other parts of Oz have nicer names ?
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We're lucky we're only called Poms by the sound of it.
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I'm a Weegie myself but I'm surprised no one has mentioned Edinburgh yet - Edinburgers.
Wouldn't want to eat one.
Come to think of it, don't like to meet them either. ;D ;D
According to the book you have the word wrong - its Edinbuggers and Weegies
Theres a slogan that Glaswegians use when talking about Edinburghs world-famous joie de vivre: Edinburgh! A castle, a smile and a song. . . One out of three isnt bad. Edinburghers retaliate by talking of why all the Wise Men come from the East and all the cowboys from the West.
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Forgot to add .... Brandane , a person born
on the Isle of Bute in the town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute
My brother in law confirms the name only applies to those born within the town boundary
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I've never heard about the Wakefield folk, but people from Lincolnshire are Yellerbellies.
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Forgot to add .... Brandane , a person born on the Isle of Bute
I've not heard my best lady friend called that before
Simon
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Forgot to add .... Brandane , a person born on the Isle of Bute
I've not heard my best lady friend called that before
Simon
Its an old name not often used off the island
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Forgot to add .... Brandane , a person born on the Isle of Bute
I've not heard my best lady friend called that before
Simon
Its an old name not often used off the island
Any idea of the history of that Falkyrn?
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No idea.
My wife is from there and that is where I first heard it used .... one explanation I was given referred it back to the viking days and their occupation of the island but there doesn't seem to be any actual evidence to back up that claim.
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Had to look.
First hit I got on Google was Brandane FC.
"Even after all these years the most asked question about the club is why Brandane? Brandane is the name given to indigenous people of Rothesay. Historically Brandanes were warriors or soldiers who formed a private bodyguard for King Robert II in 1372. The original name is thought to have come from a saint of the Old Celtic Church. There is still a St Brendan's Church on the island."
Sounds good to me. My only reservation is the reference to Rothesay. As you know, most folk refer to the whole of the island as Rothesay. Must investigate further.
Incidentally Falkyrn, you mentioned a few posts ago "according to the book". Was that just an expression or were you quoting from something?
Dave
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Wonderful reading in here ;D
wini is a Banana Bender and didnt mention that we New South Welsh people refer to our Victorian neighbours as Mexicans. Think its because they are south of us here in NSW. They speak a different English idiom, play very different football more akin to aerial ping pong, and have bloomin confusing rules for right turns at inner city traffic lights and cant play tennis, cricket or soccer without a roof over the stadium ??? Our Mexicans would have us believe that they are toughies :-X
Folk from our Northern Territory are "Territorians"
What do you call your NSW neighbours wini?? ;)
Robert
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Robert,
Bad news for you. You are Mexicans to us and of course your Rugby League side is the "Cockroaches"
wini
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Was that just an expression or were you quoting from something?
I was quoting from the book by Ian Black
"Edinbuggers and Weegies" ...... the 2nd quote was a direct quotation from the publicity material for the book
Black & White Publishing (http://www.blackandwhitepublishing.com/humour/weegiesandedinbuggers/weegiesandedinbuggers.html)
The quote actually continues
So we have the Far East, the Wild West and an apparently unbridgeable gulf in between, usually called Falkirk.
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Neither of you have mentioned Teuchtars ::) ::) ::)
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Wini,
You are right, my friend. And the term "Cockroaches" is applied to most NSW sporting teams. They, by contrast, call us Queenslanders Cane Toads!!! :o :o :o
MarieC
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Neither of you have mentioned Teuchtars ::) ::) ::)
one never mocks the afflicted ;D
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Some Canadianisms:
Nova Scotia - Bluenosers
Halifax - Haligonians
British Columbia - British Columbians
Newfoundland - Newfoundlanders, Newfies, Newfs
Prince Edward Island - Islanders
Saskatchewan - Saskatchewanians
Toronto - Torontonians
Manitoulin Island - Haweaters
Smithers - Smithereens (my favourite!)
Quebec - this one has been controversial in English. Properly, it's Quebecois(e)(s), prounced in the French way. I think something that sounds like Kay-bec-wah is currently acceptable. Verboten are Kwee-beckers and Frogs.
Madawaska area of New Brunswick - Brayon
non-native of Maritime provinces of Canada = come-from-away
descendant of original French settlers in Quebec = pure laine
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Neither of you have mentioned Teuchtars ::) ::) ::)
one never mocks the afflicted ;D
Must be a first ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Neither of you have mentioned Teuchtars ::) ::) ::)
I never knew how that was spelt! :D
Chooktars! ::) :-[ ::)
;D ;D ;D
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Neither of you have mentioned Teuchtars ::) ::) ::)
I never knew how that was spelt! :D
Chooktars! ::) :-[ ::)
;D ;D ;D
It's actually pronounced with a soft ch in the middle chew - ch - tar as in the word Loch
You also have it's partner in crime Sassenach - which also has similar roots in the irish welsh and Cornish languages to describe a saxon (or englishman)
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ah - only we Celts and Germans can pronounce the ch in that soft lilting way ;D
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I can pronounce Sassenach - I can even spell it without double checking! ;D ;D
The other one still comes out Chooocccktar though when I say it .. but it would! ::)
I could choke trying to pronounce that! ;D ;D ;D
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say it as Falkyrn suggests :
Chew
(ch) - just a wee sound that's barely audible
tar
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non-native of Maritime provinces of Canada = come-from-away
Martha's Vineyard (known locally as 'The Vineyard') & neighbouring island of Nantucket call anyone born elsewhere as from 'off.' However, it's a bit more subtle as your family must live there for several generations before you are called an islander.
The story goes that a woman (born off island) complained her children were born on the Vineyard but still not considered islanders. The reply was something to the effect that if your cat had kittens in the oven you wouldn't call them buns.
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I sometimes wonder how long ... how many generations it takes ... to stop being an 'incomer' ... I've lived here nearly 28 years; my son was born here, the kids went to school here ... yet I'm still an incomer, just like people who moved into the village only a month ago ! And the daft thing is, that 90% of the village population are incomers now, which wasn't the case when I first moved here !
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And the daft thing is, that 90% of the village population are incomers now, which wasn't the case when I first moved here !
Lydart .. that must mean that 90% of the village has moved out since you arrived? :(
;D ;D ;D ;D
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...and I wonder who would class themselves as true Cockneys, and what percentage of the present population of London are true Cockneys...
keith
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My niece and her two children are - you could hear the bells from UCH
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...and I wonder who would class themselves as true Cockneys, and what percentage of the present population of London are true Cockneys...
No' me, ma'e! Even though I do 'ave the righ' haccen'. Was no' born in the righ' place.
meles
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Jim1
yam gooin tu gera thicklug if yam not careful.
David
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And the daft thing is, that 90% of the village population are incomers now, which wasn't the case when I first moved here !
Lydart .. that must mean that 90% of the village has moved out since you arrived? :(
;D ;D ;D ;D
Oh very droll, Pels !
(But yes, you could be right ! There were about six active farms, with proper farmers when we came; now I think there are two or possibly three). I could probably count the village resident families that have been here longer than us on two hands ... village population is around 400 - 420