Yorkshire is blessed with a rich and colourful dialect, often laced with humour, but if you’re new to the county it can be a bit confusing.
We asked the people of Yorkshire to suggest the words and phrases you’ll only understand if you’re from the area, and they replied in their droves.
We’ve picked out a handful of sayings, as suggested by you, that are popular in Yorkshire but might baffle outsiders.
Some are better known than others, and some are variants of phrases used more widely across the north, but they’re all sayings you might well hear on the streets of Yorkshire.
Some colloquialisms that were once widely used in Yorkshire are in danger of dying out, but these ones appear to have a little life in them yet.
How many of these sayings do you recognise, and what others would you suggest?
1. It's looking reet black o'er Bill's mother's
Yorkshire folk have lots of great sayings to describe the weather, with this being one of the best. It usually precedes a downpour, with Brian Richerby, who suggested the phrase, explaining how it means 'black clouds are gathering' and there's 'gonna be a reet storm'. | Getty Images Photo: Daniel Smith
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2. Me stomach thinks me throat’s cut
This phrase, suggested by Jilly Wosskow, is one to save for when you're dying of hunger. The humorous saying means it's been so long since your stomach's received any food that it assumes the throat must have been cut. | Getty Images Photo: Jacobsen /Three Lions
3. Just nipping out to get my ears lowered
This phrase was suggested by Steve Payne, who told how if he utters it anywhere outside Yorkshire, 'they look at me strangely'. It's a more colourful way of saying you're off for a haircut. | Getty Images Photo: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive
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4. A run round't table an' a kick at t'cellar doower
This is the traditional Yorkshire answer to the question: "What's for tea?" Vicky Horton said: "I'm not sure if it's local to Darnall, in Sheffield, but my Nan said it every time - that or 'step and fetchit'." | Getty Images Photo: Fox Photos