Words Young Ones Rarely Use Any More

[lurganblue]

Mineral

A fella in work mentioned "the Mineral Man" a few months ago and most people had no idea what he was talking about!

I bet  they have  never heard of "the bread man" either 

Or the "insurance man"

The Tick Man

[Tony Baloney]

Mineral

A fella in work mentioned "the Mineral Man" a few months ago and most people had no idea what he was talking about!

I bet  they have  never heard of "the bread man" either 

Or the "insurance man"

The Tick Man

You don't see "Please Do Not Ask For Credit As Refusal Often Offends" anymore.

[seafoid]

Phonebox

[imtommygunn]

Our wee boy just thinks it's something superman comes out of 

[Square Ball]

Go on to phrases.

Your heads a marley.

[AustinPowers]

Go on to phrases.

Your heads a marley.

My da used to say  something similar

Where did it  come from?

[Pub Bore]

Go on to phrases.

Your heads a marley.

My da used to say  something similar

Where did it  come from?

Marley = marble

[weareros]

Go on to phrases.

Your heads a marley.

My da used to say  something similar

Where did it  come from?

Marley = marble

Like the street song Tommy Makem used to sing. Wee Willie lost his marley, down the Springfield Road

[thebuzz]

Mineral

A fella in work mentioned "the Mineral Man" a few months ago and most people had no idea what he was talking about!
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My ma used to quote some oul boy who said 'I could drink minerals, looksie, if I was in the shoulders to snow'.

[Tony Baloney]

Mineral

A fella in work mentioned "the Mineral Man" a few months ago and most people had no idea what he was talking about!
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My ma used to quote some oul boy who said 'I could drink minerals, looksie, if I was in the shoulders to snow'.

  is it a north Ulster thing as the chap from work is from north County Derry. My granny's (N. Antrim) Mineral Man went to her funeral as she had been buying for about 40 years!

[weareros]

Was always minerals in west of Ireland. Remember science class once and the teacher (priest) asked class if they could name examples of minerals. One lad, not even trying to be smart, of course said: Coke, Fanta, 7 Up.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Was always minerals in west of Ireland. Remember science class once and the teacher (priest) asked class if they could name examples of minerals. One lad, not even trying to be smart, of course said: Coke, Fanta, 7 Up.

The words Queran or Ojus. More used in border regions or up north id imagine

[Square Ball]

Thran, the missus uses it now and again, great word.

[imtommygunn]

is it ulster scots?

[andoireabu]

Coggily - to look unstable. Eg. That wall is a bit coggily looking!

Taen (like taken without the k) - took. Eg. He taen it with him.

Crabbit - bad humour. Eg. He was awful crabbit this morning.