"DUCK"

[alyson123]

My husband is born/bred Nottingham and he still calls me "duck", my grandfather
came from Cannock area and I remember he called us grandchildren "coc", my late
Dad always used to say "Have you done my snap"(pack-up lunch) and if he was late
for work, well then he"got buzzed"!!!
My favourite is when my hubby requests "knobby greens".......sprouts! Must be a Notts thing!
Alyson

[genjen]

I grew up in the North East of England and we used 'Flower' and 'Petal' as terms of endearment. My ex-husband was so disappointed when, in a cafe in Middlesbrough, a total stranger called him 'flower'. He thought it was  my personal name for him!

I always think of 'Duck' as a Derbyshire expression. If it happens in Staffordshire, maybe my great, great grandmother used it too.

[Silverlamp]

This link explains 'Duck transactions'!

http://www.thepotteries.org/dialect.html#duck

Also in the Potteries there is another commonly used term: 'youth' used as a greeting between males (as in 'all right, youth?'), and which has nothing to do with age - I've heard grandfathers addressed as such. I've also come across this in South Derbyshire, where in broad dialect it's pronounced 'yowth' or even 'yoath'.

[alyson123]

"Youth" terminology is also used in Nottinghamshire and West Midlands, my OH always
calls his brother "youth". Telephone conversation usually starts "eh-up Youth"!!
Alyson

[goff153]

Not only Stoke but South Derbyshire too.  There even the men call each other "duck" or "miduck".  Maybe it's something common to mining areas?

Interesting!

G

[Seaangler]

Living In Burton On Trent and having Derbyshire on its door step it is very popular to call some one duck or miduck..in fact i use it a lot in Burton Miduck...Chris

[Pels.]

I always knew the Sheffield area was well known for its use of the "duck" expression .. now I'm beginning to understand why, with the close proximity to Derbyshire !!

Hi Chris, it's good to see you joining us ! 

[mystifier]

"Duck" is very much alive and well in South Derbyshire (Swadlincote district) and still in very common use. Several of my relatives use it all the time, as did my father.

I was going to make the 'Duke' (Mediaeval Duc)' connection which was my understanding but it has already been given in previous posts.

Kevin

[PoppyWill]

  Think my OH has forgotten my name ,,   I am .........Duck.....   needless to he  say was born and bred in the Potteries